Noah 1 year

Noah had his 12 month check up this week. He weighed in at 26.6 pounds!!! That is a whole 3 pounds more than Susanna weighed at 12 months old. I could tell Noah was heavy just because my arm gets so tired when I carry him around but I had no idea his was THAT MUCH bigger than his sister!! He does not have a lot of fat rolls but is just super solid, muscular, and strong. His belly is quite cute and does get a lot of pats because it is soo round.

It is hard to believe but now there is only 10 pounds seperating Noah and Susanna (she is 36 pounds). Watch out Susanna, your brother is going to be bigger than you soon!!

Noah's 1st Birthday

Noah is now 1 years old!! We celebrated his first birthday with a big party with all our friends and family. It is hard to believe he is already 1 years old, where oh where did this year go?? I keep thinking back to last year at this same time, we were just home from the hospital with our newborn son. And now he has grown and changed and become a little boy right before our eyes. He is a very funny, playful, loving little boy. Noah adores his big sister and Susanna LOVES her little brother. I love having a boy and a girl, it has been even more fun than I could ever imagine!!




Here are a few pics from his birthday party. Just like with Susanna, Noah did not have many sweets in his first year. So his first taste of cake was his birthday cake and HE LOVED IT!! He ate it all and wanted more. Watch out Daddy... this kid definitely has a sweet tooth!!







Noah had a lot of fun opening his presents and he was definitely spoiled rotten with gifts!




Noah's Favorites at One Year Old:
Food: Any red sauce pasta and he loves to make a BIG MESS with sauce all over his face and hands! On his own he decided to stop taking his milk bottles so he only drinks from sippy cups now.
Toy: His ride-on car he got at Christmas. He and Susanna love to race around the kitchen.
Mischievous: He LOVES to get into the pots and pans and take them all out of the drawers, spreading them around the kitchen floor. He also will grab ahold of the cabinet handles and pull and pull and pull trying to bang the child locks off.
Abilities: He climbs stairs by himself, stands and walks, starting to point at everything, can show you where his belly is, and give a high five!
Walking: He is able to walk but doesn't practice much. He has instead perfected a one legged scoot and can really go fast.

Sir Buds

Yesterday marked the beginning of Noah's pre-birthday week. Next Saturday, January 8th, he will be turning ONE YEAR OLD!! It is unbelievable to me that a year has passed so quickly. Susanna's first year seemed to last forever, with each new milestone and adventure. Noah's first year has just flown by!! We are all getting very excited to celebrate his big day!

Noah update:
Food - If it is up to him he will eat everything and anything we eat all by himself! He loves to self feed!!


Walking - On December 20th Noah took his first steps. He continued to walk multiple times that day, taking up to 6 steps at a time. Since that day of mastering a new skill he has decided NOT to practice anymore. He will stand on his own and if you encourage him to walk he smiles over his shoulder at you and then sits down and crawls. It is almost as if he knows HOW MUCH I really want him to walk and he is NOT doing it on purpose. He gets this attitude from his daddy!

Talking - He says DaDa, Momma (every once in a while), Dog (which sounds more like Gog), and Bye Bye with a cute little wave.

Teeth - He has four teeth on the top, 3 on the bottom and his top and bottom incisors are almost cut through. He definitely puts those chompers to work too

Play - Susanna and Noah LOVE to play together and Noah will copy anything Susanna does.


He now has his own push car to ride-on and can get on and off by himself. He and Susanna drive their cars around the kitchen and have soo much fun.




It is amazing he has changed from this...






To this in just a year....



Happy Pre-Birthday Week Noah Bear! We love you Buddy