If you happy and you know it........

Clap your hands. Noah has recently figured out how to do this. It is so funny to see the word come on the screen. (via "Your baby can read") and look over at him clapping away. Here in the video it is the "If you happy and you know it song", in this version they do not even say clap. But I guess he has associated clapping and this tune.


He also has figured out Peek a boo. He does this quite often, I will go around the corner and he intently looks to see if I will poke my head around and say "Peek A Boo." And when I do he just laughs.

Hide and Seek. He does not have this totally figured out but will soon. Today I was letting him have a new snack. And trying to teach him the sign language for more. Which is both of your hands, fingers and thumb togther, coming together as if your fingers were kissing each other. Okay bad description. Anyway google it if you really what to know. But my point is, in the meantime of me trying to teach him the correct sign and switch his foot stomping, grunting, and whinning for more food in to something constructive and usefull in communicating, I hid the snack. Well he searched high and low till he found it. Behind me. So he definitely does not have the concept of out of sight out of mind anymore. He knows it is just hiding.

Amazingly this Cry it Out thing is starting to pay off. IT WORKS!!! Well for us it does. He is sleeping for 9 to 10 hours straight. He seems to soothe himself to sleep, and in the middle of the night I think we are just too tired to get up repeatedly. Thanks to P90X we are beat. I will be so happy when that work out is done. Only on day 60 something.

I am loving watching him grow up and would not trade it for anything in the world. I am blessed to have such a wonderful husband who is willing to support our family, by working, going to school, and leading us spiritually. I makes me think of a statement I heard once. "The Lord equips you for the task that he has for you, there is no way you can equip yourself for His plans." Well that was paraphrased but you get the point.

He is our Bread.

New Job/ Tummy ache

We are letting Noah's little bum air out, wearing a diaper all the time with an upset stomach makes for a bad rash.





My little Rebel. Mohawk style. This is his favorite part of bath time, when I let the water out. Oh, except the part after bath time where I chase him around the house. His little naked booty booking it and huge grin on his face giggling at mommy trying to put his diaper on.

So Drew has started work, IKON business solutions. He is working at WakeMed hospital as a courier. It will be enough to sustain us with rent and bills so we are definitely provided for by our Father. I however have been so worried about the time Drew will spend away from Noah. So I have been letting them spend lots of Daddy/Son time. I think that I miss seeing them spend time most of all and it has only been a week.

These are precious shots of my little tired sick boy, his body was so tired from pooping so much. This is not long after he woke up.

Peek a boo I see you

Sick stomach bug little Nuhu. This is after like the 10th diaper change. He finds a new game to play. I have to admit I love his snuggliness when he is sick.

There's an elephant in the room

And Noah has found them.

He has started to reach for things. And as we go down the hallway and name everyone who is in the pictures, he likes to reach towards who ever you talk about. Like on the frig there are pictures of Madison and Raleigh our dogs at my parents house. If you say, "Noah, where is Madison?" He will reach and look at her picture. So fun, how they just learn and grow their little personalities.

Happy Birthday Kate Kate

April 24, 2010

We celebrated our friends Kate's second birthday today. The rain was heavy all night but the sun showed up and we had a blast with bikes, bubbles, and cake. Noah however and cake so not really get along. I thought we would get ready for his birthday in a month and a half, but it is really gonna be a lot of sugar. Kate had fun today.

Walk for Life

April 24, 2010

Today we Walked for Life for Pregnancy Support Services here in Wake Forest. It was a really fun day to see and experience community here. We are proud to be a part of this town, and how it comes along side moms and dads who need help. They provide a mobile unit (RV) where the bedroom in the back is converted to and ultrasound room. These ultrasounds are free. They provide counseling and resources for smart choices for pregnant moms. Even men who can come along side a new dad and walk through life. We were a part of raising 110,474 dollars through this Walk. Amazing.

Sleepy Time

My boys taking a snooze. Love it.

5th Annual Turkish Festival

April 17 2010

We joined some friends at the Turkish Festival. There were shops, women making crepes, gyros with cucumber sauce, baklava, stuffed grape leaves, turkish coffee and tea, a turkish cooking class, artifacts, a booth where you could dress like a turk and get your picture taken, calligraphy, henna, and best of all turkish music and dancing. It was so fun to try the food and just take in the culture.

There was a board with a map on it to place a pin, wherever you were from, I put the only tac on Mississippi. But the pins in turkey and across that expanse were many. I chatted with a lady from Pakistan at one of the shops, really fun to meet new ladies.

Noah meeting turkish friends

Now that Noah can walk, walk he does. He wants to be put down where ever we go. We will have to get one of those baby leash things. In the meantime, I will just video him having a ball meeting lots of new people and having people dodge the little one walking around.


Sweet thing wore the squeakers out of his shoes




We also caught a cute snippet of our friend Kate dancing her turkish dance.

Worn out Momma

April 16 2010

We had a fun day at the park but I am exhausted, that is all I have to say.