Sitting Up!

(January 12) An attempt to capture the first days of Noah sitting on his own - granted, he needed assistance from the Boppy (and me to keep him from biting it a few times) - but he was starting to get the balance a bit.

The Little Prince

My mom & dad gave Noah the cutest "little star" outfit - a sleeper with stars all over it, and a hat with points like a star (but it actually looks like a little crown)! (This isn't the best picture since the burp cloth is hiding the outfit a bit...)

Noah & His Swing

(January 11 - 24 weeks old)
When we started putting Noah in his swing, we made fun of the little straps that you're supposed to use to keep him in (he was so little that he wouldn't move anyway). We recently found out why the straps are so necessary...

One day after we put Noah in his swing, we noticed that he started to wiggle himself down to the end so his legs were hanging over. The next day when we were in the kitchen & Noah was in the other room, we heard him start to fuss and took a bit of time to go get him (he often starts fussing when he is ready to be picked up). We felt pretty bad when we rounded the corner & saw his little feet sticking out from under the swing - his hands were trying to keep it from hitting him in the head! So we use the straps now...

Mars & His Muscle Shirt

Someone gave Marley a shirt for Christmas, but it was a bit too small...

Snow Day!

On January 8 (which just happens to be Elvis' bday, but who's counting), we had a snowstorm! We got about 6 inches in the matter of a few hours, so Dave didn't have to go to work. He and Mars had a great time playing soccer while Noah & I stayed toasty & watched from inside. (And then he had to go shovel the driveway.) Fun!

New Year's Bath!

Here's Noah, getting all clean on New Year's Day. He even censored the picture for me!

Happy New Year!

Since we were all dressed up (and nowadays, that takes quite a bit of effort!) we took some family photos at the wedding...

Uncle Buck & Aunt Jessica are Married!

Noah's Uncle Buck (RC) got married on December 30 in Chicago. Dave was the Best Man & Noah was the Ring Baby, and it was a gorgeous wedding. We had a great time being with all of Dave's family, and his aunts/uncles/cousins from out of town really enjoyed meeting Noah for the first time. (Noah was just 5 months old.)

Here are some pics from the blessed event!

(RC in fabulous clothes for his bachelor party @ a Bulls game; Noah with cousin Mark; wedding pics!)

Chicago

We traveled to Chicago 2 days after Christmas for Dave's brother's wedding - what an adventure! Noah did SO well on the plane - he entertained us & many other people (he loved smiling at all of the ladies sitting nearby!) And he had a great time playing with his Daddy on the bed at the hotel. At 22 weeks, he is considerably bigger than he was the last time we had him at a hotel - at only 3 weeks old!


We stayed with Dave's folks & sister Jess in downtown Chicago (right off the lake) for the first night, and then headed out to Palatine where the wedding was. (And we stayed at Hotel Indigo for the rest of the trip - what a fabulous little hotel!) The first full day we were there, we decided to walk to see RC's workplace - in a driving snowstorm. (You'll notice our fancy cover over Noah's stroller - yes, it's a trash bag that we got from the nice folks at Dunkin Donuts!) We eventually turned back & decided to drive instead. :-)

And...We're Back!

Sorry for such a long absence...we have so many updates and so many pictures, and crazy life has kept us from getting them to you. But we're back! So here goes...