Rolling, Rolling, Rolling!!!

Okay, so now that mommy has seen it with her own two eyes....three times today, by the way, it's official! I have mastered the roll from my belly to my back! I actually rolled over for the first time about 2.5 weeks ago but mommy kinda missed it. She saw the before (me on my belly) and the after (me on my back) but she missed the actual rolling action. Mommy was organizing in my closet while I was playing with toys on my bedroom floor....and rolling!!!! :) She didn't believe I had actually rolled over since she didn't see it and she was playing mind games with herself all day wondering if she really put me on my belly or if she put me on my back. The next day daddy had me on my belly while mommy was running on the treadmill and guess what! I rolled over for daddy...and mommy missed it again. So for the past two weeks, mommy has been putting me on my belly and cheering me on to roll over and though I got very close many times, I just couldn't make it all the way over...until today!!! And boy did I make mommy happy when I finally rolled over for her!!! :)

Another good thing I should note today....mommy took me to visit my soon to be sitter, Suzy. Suzy is such a very nice lady and she already loves me so much. She has a great house with lots of toys and a big, fenced in back yard filled with toys which I can't wait to play with! Mommy has been taking me to visit Suzy for little periods of time a couple days a week over the past couple weeks so Suzy and I get to know each other. I haven't been the happiest when we have visited Suzy's. I pretty much have the "pout" mastered. When I see a strange face or a strange place, I stick out my bottom lip and then usually follow that up with some tears. So when we would get to Suzy's, I would do my "pout" and fuss in Suzy's arms. Now that I have seen Suzy a few times, I decided to be happy in Suzy's arms today and I actually even cuddled with her a little! :) This also made mommy very happy!!!

House-hunting!

Mommy and I have been saying lots of prayers to God that we sell our house soon and find a new house that we love soon too! This house-selling business and house-hunting business is really not too fun and kinda stressful. Lots of times I don't get to take my naps when I need to because we have to be out of our house for a showing. Usually we just go out for a stroll but when I'm sleepy I'm not very happy. Mommy sings ABC's to me and that calms me down, the only problem is mommy has to keep on singing them to me to keep me calm and happy. One night we had a showing that lasted over an hour...betcha can't guess how many times mommy sang the ABC's (I think mommy lost count too). Also, when mommy, daddy, and I go look at houses that usually keeps me up way past my nap time too. Whew, it's exhausting! And mommy and daddy originally planned to not move until mommy was pregnant again with my little brother or sister (so not for awhile). Good thing they decided to try now instead...I'm sure this would be so much rougher is mommy was pregnant! Please say some prayers that this house stuff works out!

This weekend was especially busy, we went out house-hunting Saturday and were gone for over 4 hours! Boy did I have a really good nap when we got home!

Sunday we had two showings so we spent alot of time strolling and singing!

Bailey is exhausted too! He was trying to catch some zzzzzz's in between our showings yesterday using his bunny as a pillow.

I wore my new outfit from Dick and Debbie (my cousin Addison's grandma and grandpa) on Saturday!

Aunt Kristi, Uncle Dustin, Cousin Addison and Cousin Wrigley's visit

Friday evening my Aunt Kristi and Uncle Dustin, Cousin Addison and Cousin Wrigley came to visit me. Daddy and Uncle Dustin went to the Indians game while mommy, Aunt Kristi, and my cousins, Bailey, and me played! We only got to play for a short while and then it was bedtime. After we went to bed the mommies talked and watched TV (gymnastics) like old times. Bailey and Wrigley (Buzz is his new nickname...kinda a coincidence because cousin Wrigley got stung by a bee a few weeks ago..right on his little nose). :( Saturday, mommy, daddy, and I went to Ben and Kylie's new house for a quick dinner. Quick is mommy and daddy's new most used word...every where we go and everything we do is much quicker now. Ben made his famous pizza and it was delicious!!! And their new house is sooo nice!

My 4 month stats!

Yesterday at my pediatrician appointment, I weighed 13 pounds, 5 ounces and I am 24.5 inches long. My weight is in the 25th percentile and my height is in the 50th percentile. I spent most of the time talking to my pediatrician, Dr. Sangree. Even when mommy and daddy were trying to talk to her, I just kept on talking and when I felt like they couldn't hear me, I just talked louder and louder! At one point it seemed as if we were all shouting so we could hear eachother. :) Everything went good with Dr. Sangree. She said I looked GREAT! She also said I can start on cereal and veggies in about a month or so. Mommy is going to make my baby food for me (with the exception of my cereal) and I am so excited to see what it tastes like! I will report back on the subject when I am about 5 months old. After Dr. Sangree left the room another lady walked in with my shots. I had to get 2 shots again and boy did they hurt. I was not very happy but mommy tried to give me a paci (which I usually don't like) to soothe me and I was just sucking away on it. When we got home, I was sleeping in my car seat still sucking on my paci! It made my boo-boo's feel alot better!

This morning I slept until 10:30 (the shots have really worn me out) and I woke up not real happy. I was sad this morning and was running a fever (102.6). Mommy called the pediatrician and they said that a fever is not uncommon for a day or so after the vaccines and if Tylenol doesn't bring it down to call back. I cried myself to sleep in mommy's arms and she rocked me for awhile so we could cuddle. I took a great nap....I may have even set a new record for myself...FOUR HOURS!!!! And I may have slept longer but mommy wanted to make sure I didn't have a burning high fever so she came in and felt my head which may have led to me waking up. Well, I'm not scheduled to go back to the pediatrician for 2 months so I will have another weight and height update then! YAY, no shots for 2 months!!! :)

Gammy's visit!

Well, I am refreshed.....I just woke from a 2hour and 45 minute nap! And mommy says that I haven't been taking the best naps the past week+. Well, I have to admit I have not been a consistent good napper lately...most of the time it's just a 30-45 minute nap...and every now and then I'll throw in a 2 hour nap just to keep mommy on her toes! This afternoon was one of those times! Mommy and gammy wore me out this morning by taking me to daddy's work so I could see Gramps, Aunt Heather, daddy of course, and all of daddy's great co-workers! I was exhausted when we got home so I took a nice snooze! Plus, I know I'm going to have an eventful pediatrician visit later this afternoon so I thought I better rest up for that too. How much do you think I weigh???? :)

Okay, back to the title of this entry. My gammy just left me and mommy and Bailey...again. It's so great when gammy comes to visit but then it's so sad when she leaves. We wish gammy could stay here with us in Cleveland FOREVER! :( Well, gammy's visit was wonderful. Gammy got to play with me alot and talk to me alot too. I just have the best time talking to gammy! We did alot of tummy time, some strolls, some sitting and lots of entertaining with my toys that I take straight to my mouth when I can get a grip on them! I just loved looking at gammy when she was around and always smiled and giggled a couple times too! I miss gammy so much already and can't wait to see her again soon!!! I love you gammy! SO MUCH!

I just couldn't wait....

All the excitement in my new bathtub really made me have to go potty so as mommy was taking her time drying me and talking to me, I decided I just couldn't wait any longer for mommy to put my diaper on....so I just went potty on my towel (YUCK, I know....please don't remind me about this on my graduation day or wedding day)! :) Mommy thought maybe I would like to read a magazine while I went so daddy let me borrow his Men's Health!!!

My first bath in my baby bathtub!

Well, my yellow teddy sponge is starting to get pretty old and is having trouble hiding the fact so we decided to try a bath in my little bathtub (that sits in the big bathtub) last night. My little bathtub is neat in the fact that one side is for infants (like me!) who can't sit up yet so it has a reclining back and the other side is for toddlers (or for me once I can sit up on my own). But I think I am such a big boy now and can sit up so I am ALWAYS trying. I try when you hold me, I try in my bouncer, in my car seat, in my stroller, and yes in my bathtub too. Mommy thought I looked really uncomfortable the entire bath because I just kept on trying to sit up but I really wasn't that uncomfortable. Mommy says that my bath should be my relaxing time to help prepare me to unwind and fall asleep for the night so she is having second thoughts about going back to my teddy sponge. Mommy was also a little sad for me because when I took my baths on my teddy sponge, I use to stick my feet under the running water out of the faucet and really liked doing that and in my bathtub I can't do that. I think I may be taking a bath on my yellow teddy sponge tonight!!! :) YAY!!!

What is this thing I am in?!?!

I don't know if I like this..but the wash cloth sure is yummy!
Maybe if I try to sit up and take a look around at what I am in....gammy can you help?
Mommy, can we use my yellow teddy sponge again?

Learning to sit in my big boy chair!

Now that my neck is getting stronger and I can hold my head up pretty good, I am advancing on to learning how to sit! I have this really cool orange chair...called a bebepod. It comes with a tray too so when I can start eating snacks I can rest my snacks on my tray. It also comes with a really neat toy that spins around, makes noise, and is so colorful! Mommy and gammy sat me in my pod on the counter the other day and I was having a great time sitting there watching them. Yes, we all know the counter is no-no but they did not walk away from me so I was nice and safe. Plus being up high on the counter helped me keep my head up because I was so interested in looking around at mommy and gammy.

I'm sitting!!! YAY!!! Hi mommy and gammy!

Geez, my head sure is heavy!
Woops, I'm starting to lean a little!
I sure like this toy on my tray!!!

I want to eat everything!!!

This week I have just about perfected grabbing my toys and bringing them to my mouth so now that I know how to do it...that is all I want to do. When I am on my activity mat...I want to eat my toys and mommy brings them down to my reach so I can! When I am in my bouncer...I want to eat my toy monkey and toy parrot....however in this case they don't detach and they don't quite reach my mouth. This has been very frustrating for me and my bouncer was once a place I use to love to be and now I get frustrated in it because I can't eat Mr. Monkey and Mr. Parrot!!!

My rings taste so yummy!!!

Open wide!!!

Come to me Mr. Parrott!!! You look so tastey!!!
I almost have you!!!

Cookout with Gramps and Evelyn!!!

Yesterday was such a wonderful day!!! The weather was BEAUTIFUL...soooo sunny (mommy says those are her favorite kind of days)! I slept until 11:30am!!! And the most wonderful thing of all that made yesterday such a good day was that my Gramps and Evelyn came over for a cookout and to visit! I didn't take the best naps yesterday but it was because I knew I had company and I wanted to visit with them instead of be in my room all by myself. I sat in my Gramps lap for a while and I was just so comfy...just relaxing and snacking on my hand! I even wore "my lucky t-shirt" onesie that Gramps and Evelyn got me from Vegas!!! Thanks for coming over Gramps and Evelyn! :)

Let me show you how strong my neck is getting!!!

Just in the past two weeks my neck has become so strong. I can pick my head up nice and high and push my chest up with my arms during tummy time. It is so much more fun now that I can see all of the interesting things around me instead of having my face stuck in my activity mat because my head was just too heavy to lift up! I love looking at mommy, daddy, and Bailey during tummy time! Bailey is especially interesting for a couple reasons. No. 1 Bailey jingles!!! Bailey's tags on his collar jingle and make lots of noise when he walks around. No. 2 whenever I am doing tummy time, Bailey thinks we want to play with him too. Maybe because we are down at his level...or maybe because mommy is usually showing me all of my fun toys attached to my activity mat so Bailey wants to show us all of his toys too. During tummy time, Bailey typically empties his whole toy basket from the other room by bringing us his toys, one by one. Since Bailey is constantly on the move and making noise with every move he makes, I usually can't take my eyes off him!!! I just can't wait until I'm on the move too and can follow Bailey around!
Another thing that I love to look at during tummy time is...MYSELF! I just love looking at my reflection in the mirror...I am just SO HANDSOME!!! Well, I know, I actually don't know it's me I am looking at..but what I do know is the baby in the reflection is so much fun to talk to and giggle and smile at!!!

I'm getting strong like my daddy!

What a handsome baby that is in the mirror!
He's still there even when I turn my head like this...
Well, it doesn't look like he is leaving anytime soon so I'm going to start talking to him!

Just enjoying being cozy in a towel after my bath!

I love my nightly baths...everything about them; laying on my yellow bear sponge with a warm washcloth on my tummy, sticking my feet under the water coming from the faucet (and then pulling them away really quick), making it hard for mommy to wash my hands because I clench my fists really tight, mommy squeezing water on me from my washcloth, being wrapped in a nice soft towel afterwards, getting my hair (that mommy says is made of silk) brushed and being lubed up nice and good with lotion!

Here are a few pics of me hanging out in a towel...I was really interested in the camera flash that is why my eyes are opened so wide!!! :)

My trip to Gammy and Poppy's house!!!

I had a fun-filled weekend visiting my Gammy and Poppy in Dayton! It was my first time at their house and I just had the best time!!! I have to tell you all about it..... Well, we left for Dayton Friday afternoon around my nap time...well actually it was a bit past my nap time so I was really tired. I fell asleep right about when we were getting on the highway and slept for 2.5 hours! It was great because I woke up and we only had about an hour to go! We stopped so mommy could feed me and then mommy sat in the backseat and entertained me the rest of the way. When we got to gammy and poppy's it was about time for me to go to sleep again but I was just too excited to see my gams and poppy so I stayed up for a little while and talked their ears off. I was just telling them all about our ride down and what mommy, daddy, Bailey, and I have been doing back home. Then mommy gave me a bath and put me down for the night. Gammy got a pack-n-play for me to sleep in (and my cousin Addison when she visits) and I slept great in it!

Saturday, mommy, daddy, gammy, Bailey, and I hung out while poppy worked. Aunt Lori came to visit for a while and once again I talked everyone's ears off on Saturday (I just love telling stories and chatting with anyone who will listen...sometimes I keep talking even if no one is around)! :) Gammy, Bailey, mommy, daddy, and I went for a stroll to the park around the corner from Gammy's. The park had a couple baby swings so I got to swing for my first time. Gammy stuffed towels in the swing though because I am still a little too small for them...but it worked and it was fun! The park has so much fun stuff to do but I'm not quite big enough...but when I get bigger it is going to be soooo much fun playing there!! That night I had dreams of running around, swinging and sliding with my cousin Addison when we are visiting gams and poppy!!!

Then we went to great-grandma and great-grandpa's for a quick visit. Great-grandpa held me for a little while and we chatted. Great-grandpa tells really funny stories so we were just having a ball! Mommy forgot her camera though so I'm going to have to get a picture with great-grandpa next time. Then we went home so poppy could hang out with me for a little before I went to bed.

On Sunday we went to my Aunt Bec and Uncle Bo's house in Caesar Creek. It's actually mommy's aunt and uncle but they are way too young and cool to put a "great" in front of. They have the coolest house..the stone house people call it....uncle Bo built it all by himself (pretty much....a few friends and his brothers helped a little I think). It took him almost 10 years. He was working while building his house so he just worked on it in his spare time (ie. every minute when he wasn't working). He also has a huge greenhouse and a pool house and a pool....once again he built all of this by himself....even the pool! Most of mommy's family was there for the pool party so I got to hang out with all of my aunts, uncles (great's...even though we don't call them great's and my regular aunt and uncle (Kristi and Dustin)), my cousin Addison, and lots of my second and third cousins. Mommy dressed me in my crab swim trunks and crab tee-shirt and my hat that Shari (mommy works with Shari) gave me so I could go swimming! Mommy took me in with her and dipped my feet and legs in. It was a little chilly compared to my baths but I loved it! It was very, very sunny out so I had to borrow my cousin Addison's shades!!! I didn't swim for long because mommy didn't want me out in the sun too long so my precious skin doesn't get any of those bad, bad things the sun can give. I had a great day hanging by the pool, swimming, and yes....talking to all of my family!! I was so busy talking to everyone that the day just flew by. I just had so much fun...I can't wait for the next pool party!

I was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as we pulled out of the driveway and it's a good thing I did b/c then mommy, daddy, and gammy witnessed something horrible. Mommy is actually writing this part because she said I am not allowed to know what happened....and mommy's not going to go into too much detail but she will give you a little summary of the horrible event. As we were pulling out of Bec and Bo's neighborhood, there was a car pulled off on the side of the road and a man walking in the grass toward a deer (a baby deer) that he had just hit....oh those poor deer, I wish they would look before they crossed the street! Well this all happened in just a matter of seconds but I (Noah's mommy) (and gammy, and daddy too) witnessed this man put the deer out of it's pain from being hit by the car. I about lost everything I ate at the party and immediately had tears running down my cheeks. It was an awful, awful thing to witness (and yes, I know that the deer would have just layed there and suffered for hours and the man thought he was doing the deer a favor...but I just wished I would not have seen it). I said two prayers to God as I drove away crying. First I asked God to please let that deer go to heaven and then I thanked God that Noah was still a baby and too young to see what had just happened because if a child had witnessed that they wouldn't of understood why it happened. Then I tried my hardest to put the images out of my head so I could concentrate on driving. We got back to gammy's, I gave Noah a bath, kissed my little angel a million times, and put him down for bed around 8:30. All the swimming (and talking) :) he did must have seriously worn him out because he didn't wake until 9:30am!!!! He ate a little and went back to sleep until 11am!!!!

Okay, mommy said I could write again. Today we had to leave gammy's and go back to Cleveland. Gammy and I played a little this morning and then we got in the car around my nap time. The trip back was similar to the trip down... I slept for a little over 2 hours again...we stopped so I could eat and then mommy sat in the back and entertained me for the last hour!

After we got home, mommy got a call from Gammy who told her that my Aunt Mickey had her baby today!!! It's her fifth child and Mickey was at the pool party yesterday lounging in the pool with her big belly. She just looked so relaxed...she must have know yesterday was her last day to do that for a while!!! :) Mickey had a baby boy today!!! YEAH!!!! Another playmate!!!! :) Baby boy Haines doesn't have a name yet but he is going to be a great playmate/cousin (2nd, that is) of mine...I just know it!!! Baby boy Haines was 10 pounds, 6 ounces and 23 inches long!!! Can you imagine what her belly looked like yesterday?!?!? :)

My Baptism

My baptism was this past Sunday, July 13th. Lots of my family came up from Dayton just for the day which meant that they spent at least 8 hours in the car to make the trip for my special day. My Gammy and Poppy came and my Aunt Lori and Shawn and even my Great Grandma came! My Aunt Kristi and Uncle Dustin came too, from Columbus, and they were an extra important part of the day because they are my Godparents... and of course my cousin Addison came too! Most of my daddy's family in Cleveland came too. And it just so happened to work out that my Nana moved back to Cleveland just in time and she was able to come too!!! My daddy's friends Sonny and Bruce and Lindsey came too. It meant so much to me and so so so much to mommy and daddy that all of the people who are most important to them were there!!!

Mommy and daddy are a little unique given the fact that mommy is Catholic and daddy is Jewish so mommy and daddy are going to teach me lots about the Catholic religion and lots about the Jewish religion so I learn about both. That is a special thing I get in my life and I am so excited to learn about both mommy and daddy's religions! But what's most important to mommy and daddy is to teach me to have FAITH and to believe in the POWER OF PRAYER. There have been so many times in mommy and daddy's lives that have been difficult or trying for one reason or another and they had faith that things would be okay and prayed alot and both of those things helped them get through those times. For example, mommy and daddy said lots of prayers that they would be blessed with a child and now they have ME!!! :) Then when mommy and daddy found out that they were pregnant they said lots of prayers that I would be healthy! Mommy tells me sometimes she thinks that if she didn't believe in the power of prayer and didn't have faith in God that she doesn't know how she would have gotten through certain things. One of the hardest years of her life was this past year when her sister, my aunt Kristi (my Godmother), was diagnosed with and battled the horrible disease of breast cancer. Mommy says that one of her most favorite prayers and one she says every day is asking God to watch over and protect all of her loved one's and to keep them safe and healthy. But mommy also told me it's important to not only pray to ask God for things but to pray to thank him for all of the blessings in our lives too!

So to make a long story short....well I guess this story is already kinda long... but most importantly mommy and daddy just want me to know that as I grow up and experience difficult times or have difficult decisions to make that I do not have to go through these things alone....that I can pray to God and ask for his help, strength, and guidance. After my baptism was over, we had a cookout and it was a beautiful day to sit outside, visit with family, and eat!!! :)

Daddy, Mommy, and Me

Daddy, Mommy, Me and My Godparents (Aunt Kristi and Uncle Dustin)
Me and My Godparents

Mommy's family
Daddy's family
Mommy and Daddy, Me, and friends

My GIGANTIC Cake
My cousin Kayla and Me!!!
My Great Grandma and Me!