Loves to be big

These last couple weeks Noah has loved when you help him walk around places and he just loves to be standing up.  Most nights we usually let him watch the bathtub fill up while he stands outside of it (there is an alterior motive there too because we love his cute little naked butt when he stands there, haha).  He loves standing up against the couch and tries to pull himself up when he 's on his changing table too.  This morning he was just so cute standing there in his footie pajamas, I had to take a few pictures.  It's so funny to see him in sleepers again because he hasn't worn any all summer, he has been sleeping in 2 pc set pajamas and onesies.  His little butt and thighs are so funny in them now! 

Here is our little man thinking he's big stuff!

Doctors Visit

Today I took Noah in to the doctor.  I knew he was sick and figured it was probably just a cold but yesterday and this morning he wasn't really eating to much and half of his bottles he just threw back up. I just knew I would feel better if he went to the doctor so we got him in this morning.  The doctor checked everything and his ears were good, chest was good so just a cold, she figured maybe just swallowing all the mucus was causing him to throw most of his bottles back up.  Anyways the rest of the day we gave him Tylenol and he took an extra nap tonight.  I woke him up after awhile because I wanted him to get up play and take a bath before he went down for the night.  He wasn't a fan of that but finally got awake and then we had a hard time getting him back to bed tonight, so I probably just should of left him.  It stinks so much when babies are sick and especially since Noah isn't a cuddler, not even when he's sick.  Hopefully our next one will be a cuddler, I'm due for one.  I'm praying he gets better ASAP since he's also teething and has another tooth that is right at the surface so I'm sure that is bothering him as well, poor guy!  Today at the doctor Noah weighed 22.10 and the last time I weighed him he was 22.4 on the 11th, so he has gained a little in a few weeks but not much.  Well I'm off to bed need to get an early start in case we (not sure why I say we, I mean me) are up a lot this evening like  the last couple. 

What Noah's doing at 8 months

Oh, I just can't get enough of  that smile!

Our little boy acts and seems so big this last month!

At 8 months Noah

has 2 teeth and one on top that will most likely break through any day

says da-da, ma-ma, and na-na

says an occasional hey

seems to get the idea of waving, but I'm still not sure if he's doing or he is just happening to flap his arms at the right moment

still isn't crawling forward but moves around in circles and went backwards the other day for the first time, but this sure doesn't stop him from moving around through he can still get places

loves when you hold his arms and let him try and walk, he gets better and better each week

He loves doing anything he thinks is big

we had almost 2 weeks of sleeping through the night or at least until 4:30, boy was it nice but this last week we have been back to getting up multiple times  (this week he has been sick and teething so I haven't played hard mommy) hopefully we will go back to that, Some mornings I would just stay up after 4:30 or 5 because I always felt good after sleeping at least 6 hours straight!  Amazing how that is so much better then 8 hours with getting up a few times

tries to pull himself up on certain things

loves, loves his sippy cup, he likes to drink it and chew on it.  We were having to lay him down when we gave it to him or prop him up somehow but last week all of a sudden he started being able to do it sitting up, it's so funny how he thows his head back to drink it.  It's a little exaggerated, but so cute none the less

wears at least 12 months size clothing, I have been so glad that it's been cooler because we had a bunch of 12 month winter waiting for him and once he got into that size this summer I couldn't find any summer in that size so we had very slim pickens. 

has really learned how to through a pretty good fit, he definetly wants what he wants

has the craziest hair, its getting so long but still so fine, I can wet it down and gel it but by the afternoon it has still found a way to end up sticking straight up

is very ticklish in certain spots, anytime I want to hear the best sound in the world I tickle him.  I just love his deep belly laugh, so CUTE!!

loves music, sometimes when it's loud he will try and sing too.  We love it!

has such a personality,  He is truly growing up into a little boy.  How fast these last 8 1/2 months have gone by!  Even though things get stressful I really try and enjoy the time I have with him, I know he will be going to school before I know it.  Love him more and more every day even when he can be a little stink.  That smile he gives you just makes everything worth it no matter what! 

Swingset

 I hadn't planned on going to any garage sales yesterday but it was weird how it seemed like this was the one week I should have looked online to see if there were any good ones.  I got a couple calls throughout the day from different people telling me about some. I didn't get to go to the early one I called about but around noon one of my aunts called to let me know about her neighbors who had a bunch of baby stuff and clothes.  I didn't get there until after 12 I was sure everything would be gone but to my surprise they still had lots of big things left.  I had picked up a few clothes and looked at the toys.  I looked at this Fisher Price bounce and spin pony and thought about getting it but didn't.  I left and the whole way home all I could think about was how I wanted to go back and get the pony.  Noah was really needing to get home to eat and go down for a nap so  I waited until Matthew got home.  Once he got here I told him I was going to go back and get the horse for Noah for one of his Christmas presents.

Here is a picture, it bounces and then it can be plugged into the T.V and somehow you can play games and it is supposed to have some learning things you can do as well.  We will have to figure that out later, I don't think we will need that part for awhile yet though. 

 Once I got there I grabbed the horse and just started looking around again and noticed this Little Tikes mini swingset.  Noah loves to swing and I have been meaning to get him one for the tree but all I have ever seen is pink ones I didn't want a pink one for our manly little boy.  I kept staring at it and thought it would be so nice to have something outside for him since he loves being outside so I told them  I will take it but I have to get it to fit in the Highlander.   I collapsed the back seat and got it flat, moved Noah's car seat to the front and we got in there, it was a close one though.  I didn't realize how much that Highlander could hold, I was quite impressed.   The whole drive home  I was just so excited that I just bought it I couldn't wait to see Noah in it but knew Matthew would be quite surprised when I got home with it.  But anyways once we got home while Matthew played with Noah I got it all sprayed and dried off and was ready for Noah to see his new swingset.  Now his nap was only about 45 minutes so he wasn't really ready  to play he was still quite cranky, so he wasn't as happy as I think he will be next time I take him out.  But here are some pictures I managed to get of him not whining. 

 Finally got a smile, I had to work quite hard for this! 

 Not quite sure what to think about the slide yet.

Loved spinning the wheel!

After we played for a little bit I put him down to see if he would nap again, he went right to sleep.  I knew he wasn't ready to get up yet.  So cute still when he sleeps, just makes you want to jump in there and cuddle with him! 

So Smart

Last night Matthew put Noah to bed.  Now Matthew has been wanting to start putting him to bed without the sound machine because he wants him to get used to falling asleep in the dark without noise.   I think it's a good idea the earlier we can get him to do it the better.  So anyways I had started cleaning bathrooms and was in the one right by him room, when I started to hear some banging.  This happens a lot, more often once he wakes up.   He really enjoys kicking he crib and occasionally hits the crib toy with his feet.  Well it just went on and on and got louder and louder.  Matthew asked is that him, I said yes you can tell he is hitting or kicking at the crib toy.  He laughed and we just continued to listen.  Not to long after we realized we heard music.  Music that sounded just like his crib toy.  Yea, he turned it on himself somehow.  I'm not sure if he got it with his feet or his hands but he managed to turn it on this time.  Still not sure if he meant to do it or was just playing with it.  I have no doubt in my mind that he knows how though, he has watched us multiple times each day turn it on and he has learned so much lately.  So whether it was intentional or just happened to happen I'm going to believe our little boy is just smart, haha.  We love him so much, he adds so much to our day.  Matthew is home with us today and as I'm writing this he was just laying on the floor playing with toys and laughing and them completely entertaining himself. 

Big Boy

Noah is at the stage where he just loves to do big boy stuff.  He loves when you hold his arms and let him take steps.  He loves standing up too.  I put him in his crib one day and he was locking his legs and didn't want to sit so I let him stay against the ledge.  We still have the crib mattress all the way up so he is a lot taller than he should be for this level, but without me he never stands up, we still haven't come in to his room and found him sitting yet either.   We will have to move his matress down but  I think he will be okay for awhile yet. 

Couldn't help but taking a picture of our little man looking so big!

Can't get enough of that smile!!

I got this drum out a while ago but he didn't have much interest in it.  I got it out again and showed him how you do it.  He was actually hitting it and getting it to go off, but I'm still not sure if he realized that is what you were supposed to do or it was just coincidence.  Either way it was cute!

Katie's #1 Little Fan

Noah's Aunt Katie plays volleyball for the Hearts and his grandma Shelley thought he needed a shirt to cheer on his aunt.  This is the best picture we got of  the shirt so I just decided to take a picture of just the shirt later on the night of the game.  Noah truly does like to watch volleyball.  I think his favorite part is the music they warm up to.  Then sometimes he will watch the ball, and watch everyone clapping but mostly I think he just likes being somewhere besides home sometimes.  When the buzzer goes off he usually jumps but it doesn't seem to bother him.  All the games that we have went to he has also filled his pants, so I don't know what about the game relaxes him but it's been quite humorous!

The front of the shirt

Back of the shirt