Noah ~ 4 months

I am almost 2 weeks late, but better late than never!

Noah is an absolute joy. He is getting to the really "fun" baby stage...smiling, cooing, laughing, oh my! He LOVES to be talked to, held, and tickled . At 4 months, he weighs 15 pounds and is 25 inches long! A few weeks ago he rolled from his tummy to his back and he loves to roll from his back to his side.

He has turned into quite the wiggle worm! As you can see from the picture above I was unable to get him to sit still while I took his picture; he kept wanting to flail his arms and legs! Oh, and the drool is pretty much a mainstay these days...I'm wondering if he is going to be teething soon?

He rarely spits up, which is absolutely foreign to me seeing that Caleb spit up ALL THE TIME and was on medication for it until he was a year old. Drool is much more pleasant and not nearly as disgusting when it lands in your mouth like it did in Kevin's shortly after taking this picture. :)

He is such a happy baby!!! He is so easy-going and content. He was sleeping 11 hours consecutively until our trip to California and the time change has messed him up (more on our trip later). He's been getting up around 4:00 for the last few mornings, but then nurses and goes back to sleep until around 8:00. His naps are erratic at best. He goes down easily, but will not sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time.

I feel so very blessed to see this sweet face everyday and get to love on 2 amazing boys (3 if you count Kevin, of course)!! :)

funniest. kid. ever.

Sesame Street Live

Yes, we are those people. You know, the people you promise yourself you will never be prior to becoming parents...spending a crazy amount of money so that your 2-year old can see his favorite furry red monster (I have since learned NEVER to say never--especially when it comes to parenting). To justify--it was his birthday present from us, the only other thing we got him was a puzzle.

Now that I have swallowed my pride, I'll admit we had a great time. My family took Noah to his first 4-star restaurant while we reminisced how it felt to be a family of three again for a hours. We met Kevin's entire family there and enjoyed seeing all of the Sesame Street gang dancing and singing for an hour and a half. Afterwards, we headed to Caleb's favorite restaurant--Freddy's--to enjoy "burga, fies, and dip," as Caleb says.

Here's "Bumba", Emma, and Aunt Crystal...the rest of the gang is just down the row. Man, I wish I would have gotten a picture of everyone!

It's amazing how nice it is to spend with your children individually. We both could give Caleb our undivided attention and smile at eachother when for the 15th time Caleb exclaimed, "I want to give Elmo a hug." In a few weeks, we will be going to Palm Springs, California for Kevin's conference. After much deliberation, we have decided that Caleb will stay with my parents for 3 nights and Noah and I will fly out to be with Kevin 2 days after the conference begins. I just couldn't leave Caleb for the whole week but couldn't really imagine taking care of both of them myself in a fancy-shmancy hotel room (which the company pays for) while Kevin is at his meetings. We are looking forward to getting to spend some one-on-one time with Noah. After last night, we have decided we need to give our kids some individual time with both of us more often.

I have found that being a mother of more than one child brings with it a whole new load of guilt--guilt about not being able to give your second child as much attention as your first, taking away time from your first to take care of your second, guilt about the house being a mess so that you can spend time with the baby while the older one naps, etc. And then I remember the love that I have for all 4 of my siblings. What a blessing it is to share the love of brothers and sisters! I know Caleb and Noah will grow up being best buddies and we will enjoy watching their relationship grow!