Yikes!

So I haven't posted in almost two months. Horrible! (But such is the life of a mom who spends most of her days away from work chasing an 11-month-old.)

I have way too many pictures to share, so I'll get a few new ones up here soon. Many apologies to all of you who have checked here time and again, only to find old pics of Noah in clothes that don't even fit him anymore...

Check back again soon. He's cuter than ever now!

All Grown Up!

(Saturday, April 26)
I may be teething & have a cold, but watch out world - I'm 9 months old!

There's nothing like some good morning reading...

Now that Noah is more mobile, he's into everything (including my Cottage Living magazines)! Puts a whole new spin on 'babyproofing'...

Guitar with Grandpa

(April 25)

Big Boy Room!

It was quite a week for Mr. Noah Jones - started crawling on Wednesday, his very first cousin was born on Thursday (welcome, beautiful Olivia Eve Easterday!), and on Thursday night he moved into his very own room. He had been sleeping in our room (first co-sleeping, then in the bassinet, then in his crib), and after almost 9 months we decided it was time to make the transition. It just kind of happened, and he was fine with it!

...And He's Off!

On April 23, 3 days shy of his 9-month birthday (and on the day Dave's sister went into labor with her firstborn daughter!), Noah decided to start crawling forward!

It was crazy how uneventful it seemed: I was on the phone with my sister while making our guest bed & Noah was sitting on the floor playing with toys. He got interested in something across the hallway & just took off after it: slowly, but very methodically, he moved forward. When he got to what he wanted, he sat up & started playing again like nothing had happened! Had I not looked down at just the right moment, I might have missed the whole thing!

So I decided it would be fitting to dress him in his "I Do All My Own Stunts" T-shirt, & Dave added the leather jacket. Thanks for the great threads, Uncle Buck & Auntie Heather!

My Loves

This furniture is tasty!

Clapping!

(April 20) Noah loves to clap his hands now! When other people clap, he gets all excited & joins in. It's so cute!

The Brothers

(April 19) Mars had a sore on his head, so he has had to wear a cone to keep from scratching. Noah decided to take advantage of it - he loves to grab Mars' cone & shake him around! Poor Mars - here is Noah making the lunge for him...