5 old months

- Noah is wearing size 2 diapers.
-  He is wearing 6-9 month clothes.  Well he can still get into 6 month on top but he can only wear 9 month pants.  His chunker legs are just too big to fit into anything smaller.
-  Noah's sleep habits are much different from Sophie's.  He takes short morning naps sometimes only one and then he will take longer afternoon and evening naps.
- At night Noah isn't very consistent with how long he sleeps.  We have let him cry it out (for no longer than 10 minutes) a few nights and that seems to help him get back into a better routine.
-  Noah eats every 3 - 3.5 hours.
-  He loves hanging out in his saucer, his swing, and on the floor with his toys.  (He won't be in his swing much longer.)
-  Tank is such a smiley baby!
-  Noah is very observant and loves to study the world and people around him.

-  We took Noah on his first road trip to Sedona this month and he was such a trooper.
-  Noah rolled over from his back to his belly on Saturday, October 13.  He does it so fast too and mostly on the right side.

- On October 20th, Noah found his toesies!
- Noah is such a joy and we love him SOOO much!

Noah is 4 Months Old

Noah is just growing up right before our eyes!  Here are some things he has been up to this past month.
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-  Noah wear size 6 month clothes!
-   Size 1-2 diaper but could probably move up to a size 2.
-  You still nap and sleep in your swaddler but you can sleep without it too.
-  Noah takes cat naps during the day and doesn't seem to need long naps.  

-  He can fall asleep and do well without the paci.  

-  Tanky Panky goes to bed around 8:30 and wake up around 1 then 4 and then 7 to be up for the day (on a good night).   
-  Noah boy has his hands/toys in your mouth all day long!  He likes to wrap his hand in his blanket and shove it in his mouth.
-  Noah is a talker and has the cutest belly laugh!
-  He grabs at the toys on his play mat and saucer.  He brings everything to his mouth.
-  Noah Dean smiles so big when Sophie comes around.

He is such a laid back, content, happy baby. We are seriously the luckiest parents ever to have the cutest babies ever!

3 months

Noah is 3 months TOMORROW!  This little guy has changed so much in just a month.

-He loves to be in a standing position.
- He has an incredibly strong neck!
- His sweet smile is infectious
- He is transitioning from a size 1 to a size 2 diaper
- He is still taking 4oz every 3 hrs.  I have started adding dairy back into my diet and he seems to be a happy boy.
- Noah eats around 8:30pm and falls asleep around 9 or 9:30 he will sleep for about 4 hours and then put himself back on a three hour schedule.  Some nights he wants to be up more often.
- We swaddle him when its time to go to sleep and he seems to do really well with it.
- August 6th he rolled from his back to his tummy three times - he did it a couple more times that week and then hasn't done it since
-Buddy boy loves his bath time!  When I put him in there he kicks his little feet and smiles.

Taken 3 days before Noah turned 3 months.  This was the first day of MOMs group at church.

We took out the saucer a little earlier for Noah.  He absolutely loves it and his favorite are the pandas.

Noah found the same comfy spot that Sophie liked to snuggle in.  

Noah is 2 months

This little boy of ours is growing so fast.  He is quite a chunker compared to when he was first born.  At his 2 month appointment he weighed in at 14 lbs and 2oz.  When I looked back at Sophie's stats she was 14lbs at 4 months.  I can only imagine what Noah will be then!

Noah's tummy issues continued into this month.  We tried Similac Advanced, Soy, and Infamil Gentlease and none of them seemed to agree with his tummy.  I also stopped eating dairy and onions.  After weeks of not being able to get him to go number 2 and still being gassy, we took him off formula completely.  Thankfully we saw a huge change in our little guy after having no formula in his system.

He is also on a great schedule these days.  At six weeks, we decided it was time!  So he now gets 4oz every 3hrs.  He is usually up for about 1hr after he eats and will sleep for the other two.  I think he LOVES his new schedule because he wakes up and seems so content. :)

At 6 weeks we put Noah in his own room to sleep for naps and through the night.  He prefers the firmness of his mattress compared to the bassinet in the pack and play.  During the nights he usually sleeps 3-4 hours and if I am lucky he will go 5hrs every once and awhile.

He is very alert and loves being held outwards so he can checkout the world around him.

With Sophie, we held her non-stop.  Even throughout the night she would sleep with Josh in his "daddy" chair.  Unfortunately that is not possible for little Noah.  However, he has had more tummy time because of this and he is getting to be so strong.  I know that he will be a roller very soon!

Noah wears size one diapers and is wearing 0-3 month clothes.

He loves baths and being outdoors.

Noah loves watching his sister~  Gramma and Mimi have both said that they have already caught him smiling at her.

Oh Sophie....

You crack us up!

Here are some funny things that Sophie has said recently.

After Noah's newborn picture session, Sophie and Auntie Steph were looking at our wedding albums.  Steph was telling Sophie how her mommy and daddy got married.  So Sophie ran in the living room and told us that we were married.  Well, now that she has decided that it is a good thing that we are married we are allowed to give hugs and kisses to each other because before we were not allowed.  She  didn't like it at all and would cry if Josh touched me.  Fast forward a couple weeks... We are walking around Costco (Sophie's favorite place) and Josh asks Sophie if he can give me a kiss.  She smiles really big and says, "Yes, marrrrrrrrrrrried!"  After Josh gives me a smooch he asks if he can give her a kiss.  She replies with, "Yes, I married too!"

A while back I decided to make some cupcakes with Sophie.  Before Sophie took her first bite she said, "Daddy, I have cupcakes.  It's my birthday!  Sing to me!"  So Josh sang to her and right after with huge smile on her face she asks, "WHERE ARE MY PRESENTS!?!"

Sophie came with me to Target one evening to buy a present for a baby shower that I was going to.  On the way there I was explaining to my inquisitive daughter why I was buying a gift for someone with a baby in their belly.  Here is how our condo went...
Sophie:  I have a baby in my belly, too!
Me:  You have to be married first then you can have a baby.
Sophie: I married.
Me:  Who are you married to?
Sophie:  Long Pause.... DADDY!

Just for fun I asked Sophie a few questions about what she likes...

What is your favorite color?  Orange
What is your favorite food?  Peanut Butter and Jelly
What do you want to be when you grow up?  A giraffe... ROAR!!!
Where do you want to work?  At schoooooool (in a singing voice)
What are you going to do there?  Push buttons on the computer
What is your favorite toy?  LUCY
Who is your best friend?  without hesitation she answered... AIDEN!!!!
What is your favorite T.V. show?  Word World

Our little two year old is a smarty pants and full of things to say!  We love everyday with this little love and are so proud of the big girl she is becoming!

Noah - One Month

- On Monday, June 25th, you turned one month old!
- During the day you nurse pretty much every 3 hours.  Sometimes it is every 2 hours.
- At night you are still on a 2-3 hour schedule. You usually take about an hour to nurse at night because you are so sleepy.
- You love being swaddled.
- You sleep in the pack-n-play beside our bed. 
- You are a noisy little sleeper.  I was concerned about it but the doctor said it is called periodic respiration and its completely normal.- Your tummy started bothering you around 3 weeks.  You would get angry toots and they would wake you up from your sleep.  At four weeks we put you on Zantac for your reflux.  
- Sophie is so in love with you!  She has cute little nicknames for you like bumble bee, honey-bunny, buddy, and bubba.  
- You are not  a big fan of pacis like your sister.  We gave you one from the hospital and you prefer it over the ones we bought you.
- Newborn clothes still fit perfectly and your 0-3 month clothes are a little big but you still wear them.

- You weigh 8 lbs and 5oz and are 21in long.
- You are the cutest little boy and we love you so much!

Sophie LOVES Noah

Sophie just adores her little brother.  From the moment she laid eyes on him she was completely obsessed.  He is the first thing she asks about in the morning and always gives him kisses before bed.   She will say, "Where'd Noah go?" or  "What Noah doing?"  or "That's my Noah!"  

Tummy time together

Holding HER Noah

BIG Kisses

Our cuties

Feeding him - What a lil momma!

Playing Pat-a-cake

Snuggling!

It is super sweet watching these two together!  I hope she always loves him this much!