9 Month Portraits

Nine month portraits - Taken at Target in Tennessee. So glad we had a family picture made this time!

Noah's 1st Steak N Shake

We couldn't wait to share one of our favorite restaurants with Noah -- Steak N Shake! He seemed to enjoy it almost as much as we do!

Crawl

Noah still hasn't become a great crawler. We are expecting him to walk before he crawls. When he tries to get started he immediately will drop to his belly and do the army crawl or just roll to where he wants to go. He gets so frustrated when we try to get him to crawl on his hands and knees.

Thinking Christmas Cards....

Had a cute little photo shoot with Noah while I was thinking about Christmas cards... Love his little naked booty!

Football Boy

Doug had a football toy box like this when he was little... we couldn't resist picking this one up for Noah when we found it. So cool!

Daily Happenings

I just couldn't leave these out... They are just everyday photos of the everyday bits that make up our day to day life. New hats, first time eating cookies, snuggling with Daddy, naked baby after a bath, baths in the sink, learning to stand up with help from the ottoman... Good stuff.

He Makes Us Laugh

Noah is such a funny baby... He does the silliest things sometimes and we just crack up. This face is a true riot. The story behind this face is he had a cold and he would sniff and scrunch up his nose as he was doing it. However once he saw how much attention it got him, he would do it all the time! He would make us laugh and then he would laugh too. We love this face.

His Abbie Dog

I got Noah a couple of dogs when I was about 6 months pregnant with him. One was a large golden retriever (Phoebe Dog) and the other was a medium german shephard dog (Abbie Dog). He loves to cuddle with these two dogs so much, which in turn makes me a happy mama. He also loves his Porsche Bear his Grammy & Papa got him.

Happy Halloween!

Noah was too little to go trick or treating this year, so he wore his costume to daycare (where I worked) to celebrate. I had to dress up as well, so I went as a nurse this year. Instead of bunches of candy, he got several Halloween books to look at and play with. He was definitely the cutest giraffe there!

Mamaw Bear

My mom got Noah this bear from Build-A-Bear. It's special because she recorded her voice on a button inside his arm. So whenever Noah wants to, he can push the button and listen to his Mamaw tell him how very much she loves him. I love it and he loves it. :)

Carving Pumpkins

Can you guess who's is who's? Ha ha... Doug's is on the left, Noah's in the middle and mine is on the right. I think mine look just about the same every year. :)
Noah seemed to enjoy pumpkin carving - he really wasn't too troubled to stick his little hand in his pumpkin and feel all the yucky stuff. It was cute to watch him react to it and I love that he was involved, even if in such a tiny way. Love this little boy so much and love including him in all of our traditions.

Little Giraffe

Doug picked out Noah's Halloween costume at Target and he thought it was just perfect for him. It was a bit big, but it was still soooo cute! When we originally went to Target we weren't even looking for a costume, but there it was and Doug knew as soon as he saw it that Noah had to have it. I could only giggle and agree with him.

Noah At The Pumpkin Patch

About two weeks before Halloween we took Noah to Southdale Nursery to their pumpkin patch there. It was so much fun to watch him taste all the pumpkins. The first thing he did was taste the stem, and then lean over to lick the side of the pumpkin. They had a cute set up inside the nursery for pictures, but he was having none of that - He was too busy trying to eat all the hay they kept sitting him in. We stuck to the pumpkins outside and let him enjoy himself. :)

Happiness

I wish you could hear the laughter that this sweet boy was making while he was laying in the tub tonight. I recorded it on a memory button and put it in his scrapbook to keep safe... I wish we could record it here as well...
Happiness is holding the sound of your laughter in my heart, your wonder of the world around you, and the complete joy you take in the everyday instances of just being alive. Noah, you are my happiness.

Spidey Hat

I absolutely adore you in this cute little Spidey hat. You have been wearing it ever since I picked it up for you in Tennessee. Everyone always stops us to tell us how completely cute you are in it, and I couldn't agree more!

First Word: Mama

Noah said his first word on the first of October. We were sitting in Tony Romas having dinner when all of the sudden he just started saying 'Mamamamamamamama'. I looked at Doug and he looked at me, then we looked at Noah and he looked right at me and said 'Ma Ma'. Now I know he had no idea that I was Ma Ma, but I got the biggest smile on my face. I cannot express the thrill in my heart that his first word was the name I was to be called by him for the rest of my life.