New Jammies

Thanks Grammy! Noah thought is was so neat that they matched!

They bless my heart! Love them!

Hanging with Noah

Grammy gave Noah some new Thomas stickers and he had a blast with them. It was a really neat pack with lots of trains, people, trees, etc. He was so proud of his creation...

So handsome, joyful, smart, full of energy, and love. Love that boy!

Earlier that day, we had a picnic. "Just me and you," as Noah would say.

My plate is the one on the bottom... apparently he thinks I eat a lot.

He is always counting things out with his fingers. He has seen John and I do it and absolutely loves the fact that he has mastered the art. The first picnic picture was a '1' and now '2'

and here is '4.' I guess I missed the '3.'

So proud! Love him! He is so smart and learning leaps and bounds. He is maturing well and it finally seems that he is learning things that I have told him 1,000,000 times. I continue to pray for patience each day as I train them in the way they should go. God is good! I am so blessed. My heart is full of love for those precious boys! And I of course I am so in love their Daddy! I am so blessed!

Football with Daddy

I truly enjoy seeing John teach Noah many things. I had to get this 'class' on camera. Daddy holding for Noah has he learns to kick the ball...

Good job Noah!!!

Noah wanted to take his turn at holding for Daddy...

I love seeing how Noah perfectly copies the things we teach him at times. Sometimes that can be scary...praying he remembers the good and throws out our sinful displays!!!

Noah and I do many different things to play 'school'...today we wrote our letters and numbers in shaving cream. Here is our number 2...

His attention span only lasts so long. He had a little fun after that :)

8 Months!!!

My baby is 8 months old! I cannot believe it! He is running through his milestones like crazy! He is a cruiser...crawling to everything he can, pulling up, and stepping around it.

He tries to get to his brother any chance he can. Although it is normally not too hard because Noah loves playing with him and it is normally right there.

You are still as sweet as ever, always willing to give a smile. You absolutely are in love with me. You crawl, crawl over, pull up, cry, and do whatever you can to get to me. It is sweet. I cannot get enough hugs and kisses from you...at other times, I would like to get some sleep. Nights are still rough around here. It is a good night when I get 5 hours of sleep and typically it takes 3 different times at night after feeding you, etc. to get that. But as soon as you say Mama, give me a smile, and squeeze my neck I again forget I've been slept deprived for over 10 months...yes, even in the womb.

You still will not take a bottle but you are doing well eating food. I can tell you belong to the Woogie family with your sweet tooth. You love fruits and do most veggies besides peas and some squash. I think you are weirded out by certain textures like your brother and Daddy. Your favorite is breastmilk in your cereal.

You love your Daddy. You love to play with him, smile him, snuggle with him, and grab his face. I hope you continue to look up to him and want to reflect your life after him as he does after Christ.

You got sick for the first time over the last month and are just about over it. I thought you were sick a few months ago but you were teething. You got your first ear infection and possible a viral infection. I think it was mostly due to your 7th tooth that came in. Can we take a break from that now??? Over all, I am so grateful for how healthy you've been. One sickness in 8 months...cannot ask for more. You are a little miracle from God!

Noah thought it would be great to sit with you and hold hands....so sweet!

Love you Luke! I am so blessed to be your Mommy. Check out those sweet boys. I am so grateful!

1st Brothers Bath

It is neat to see Noah and Luke doing more together. Noah is enjoying Luke increasingly as he learns to do more physically and now as he says Dada and Mama...love his sweet voice. He talks back with him and asks him to play with him. Noah asked Luke to come into the box with him...Luke was all for it because he is wanting to do everything Noah does.

He made it!!!

Since the boys have been sick, we did not go trick-or-treating...glad I didn't buy any costumes! Noah was going to be Woody (found it at a thrift store last year and he wore it for our church game night) and Luke was going to be Pooh (a friend let us borrow it.) Since they missed out on that, we thought we would make the night special in another way. We had the boys take a bath together for the first time. Until now, Luke has been taking one in the kitchen where we would place his baby bath.

Luke is just looking at me thinking...Mom, are you crazy...in here with Noah...I will never survive...Noah is thinking....he,he,he...this is so much fun!

Strategically placing the trains...

And this is where Noah had a thought that it would be great to dive into the water...

And that is when the bath ended with Luke falling in the water, hitting his head, pulling up on the side of the tub crying for me to come get him...it was bound to happen.

I am looking forward to many more baths and activities that they can enjoy together. Fun times!

Shhh!! Don't tell...

Shhh! Don't tell! Luke is enjoying Noah's HIGHLY treasured fire truck while Noah is napping.

He sees Noah traveling on it all day and he finally got his hands on it! Lovin' it! I guess we will have to find another vehicle for Luke to call his own.

Standing!!!

Standing...seriously...

I was making his dinner...mashed up turkey...yum! I looked around the corner and Luke was standing. What? He only learned to 'stand up on his knees' two days ago. He isn't even 7 1/2 months yet. Where did my baby go? He was so proud!

Pumpkin Festival

Found this post today and realized I never posted it...

Several Saturday's ago we went to the pumpkin festival. We really enjoyed it! Noah enjoyed a few different activities! We saw Woody...

and Buzz...

He got to bounce in a couple different bounce houses.

And enjoyed a barrel train ride...

We were not sure if Noah would come back but the driver went around the square and did bring our child back. :)

There was a four wheeler who rode up a ramp, flew over many vehicles, and landed on a ramp after doing various things in the air. Noah thought that was pretty neat but hoping he forgets that because he is NEVER allowed on a motorcycle of any sort; especially one that flies through the air!!!

I enjoyed the food most. I had a turkey leg, funnel cake, and Dr. Pepper. I was thankful Noah declined sharing the turkey leg with me (I had to share with him at the fair) but would have shared if someone insisted. I was glad they had funnel cakes too since I hadn't had one in a couple years.

It was a great time to spend with the family. I guess I didn't get any photos of Luke but love all my men!

He is trying...

Luke crawled over to the table yesterday and found him like this...

He sees brother walking around and wants to figure out how to do it! Look at that guilty face! He is growing up so fast...only 7 months!

I caught him again....

4's and...

I do 'school' with Noah and he learns everything so quickly. I think it is because he has a photographic memory like his Daddy. He can visually recognize all his letters, most lower case letters, shapes, colors, and now we are working on numbers. I haven't bought any curriculum nor go along with anything on the internet but find things around the house to use as I teach. Here are some of the things we did with the #4.

He loves school and often asks to 'play school' even over going outside!

The boys typically nap in the afternoon but there are days where they wake up early. So they are entertaining themselves while I cook dinner. They love to be where Mommy is; I love that. If you look closely, you can see we have part of the #4 on the fridge made out of his cherished letters.

Daddy and Noah putting change in the First Choice Pregnancy bottles...

It has been a rare event to buy either of the boys a toy. Noah was blessed with so many toys from his older niece and family members so we've hadn't had to buy any along the years.

I found out about this toy from a friend and thought I would be great to get Luke. It is called Sofie. It is a giraffe made out of 100% natural rubber (from sap of a Hevea tree) and food paint. It was born in Paris in 1961 (and looks the exact same as the first day it was made!) and is great for teething. And since he has been teething since he was 3 months and was having such a rough time getting his 5th and 6th tooth in, I thought it would be a great buy. Luke absolutely loves it! He smiles every time I show it to him and he immediately started chewing in its little parts. Here is Luke's first introduction to his favorite toy!

He is saying, 'Thank you. I love it!' What a cutie! Love him!