Favorite time of day....

I had to return to work this past Wednesday after receiving 2 weeks off for Noah being born. Going back to work was super hard, and I realized that one of the things I miss most is how Noah wakes up in the morning. I put him on the table to change his diaper and he just kind of lays there, almost like he knows food is only a few minutes away, and is perfectly content with that. So this morning I decided to video my favorite time of the day....

Catch up - cousins, belly buttons, and more...

It has been a few days since our last post, so I thought I would jot a little bit down on a Sunday night before going to bed.
This weekend Beth's brother Mark, his wife Joy, and their 8 month old Devric (babyahlman.blogspot.com) came for a short visit. We had a good time, although we sat around a lot because a certain someone in our house could not turn off the Ryder Cup. Ok, it was me. Incidentally, if any of you reading this saw the Ryder Cup, you will know that is was some of the best golf seen this year (along with the US Open showdown between Tiger and Rocco). The level of play was as high as I have seen and the atmosphere seemed to be electric. The US finally got the cup back from the Europeans, and after this one, I cannot wait for the next one 2 years from now. It was a fantastic event and the US team rocked it.

Back to babies. So, Devric met his little cousin Noah for the first time this weekend. I think he liked him...I cannot believe how much Dev has grown. As always, it was great having Mark, Joy, and Dev here, and hopefully soon we can hit up Charleston to visit them.




Ahm, let's see, Noah's belly button-umbilical scab thingy fell off today. Not newsworthy, but I posted it anyway.
Not a lot has happened really. I think we are all a bit tired of being in the house, but Noah continues to bless us and he gets cooler and cooler and prettier everyday. I love that little guy. He definitely loves his mom. I think he knows she is the one who gets him food every few hours. Anyway, I love my wife and my son. And I love how he looks when she holds him, like he knows he is in the safest place in the entire universe.
It is going to be very hard to leave them and return to work on Wednesday.


Well, that should do it for now. Not a lot of substance, but good to post a few new things I suppose.
Hurricanes training camp has started. That means hockey season is upon us. Noah is certainly going to love the Canes!
Today is my dad's birthday. That means 6 years ago on this day I asked Beth to marry me (it also means he is a year older). She agreed to my question, and now look at us. We have a little Noah, and he is fantastic.

Smiles...

Noah definitely smiles. I may have mentioned before that I have been told babies this young don't really know how to smile. Maybe they don't "know" how to smile, and don't know what they are smiling at, or that it is even called a "smile", but they definitely smile, and Noah definitely is flashing more and more smiles, and I have been wanting to catch one, and I finally did just a few minutes ago. There is a delay from when the camera actually takes the picture, so I missed the perfect moment, but this is close enough for me.
I will call it Noah's first smile actually caught in a photo, and I had to post it.
peace
pauly

My guys

This is my first post since Noah came. Paul has done a wonderful job of keeping you all informed during Noah's first week, and thankfully so. As many of you mothers know, the first week is full of highs and lows, which are pretty overwhelming and all-consuming. It's precious, quiet moments like the one pictured here that remind me there will be rest. . . . I snuck up on Paul and Noah during a late afternoon nap and felt the moment was too precious not to share.
So, these are my guys. My love for the both of them abounds. I really cannot express in words how proud I am of my husband. His love and support for baby Noah and his tired mama have been incredible. We are so blessed.

Beth

Mione dealing with Noah...

Real quick, many of you have asked how Mione (our fat cat who sits like a human) is doing with Noah around. Mione is usually pretty shy and hides under the bed when new people are present, and even when the people are not so "new", she still gets skittish and hides. And when kids come, especially when they cry, she is nowhere to be found.

That being the case, we thought she would be invisible for the first little while, but it has been the opposite. She just sits on the bed, even when Noah is screaming. She got used to him really fast, and she is acting rather normal, as you can see by the picture.
Mione is chillin' just as she always does.

First doctor appointment

Today was our first little routine checkup for noah. It is a simple little visit where they weigh him, take his temp, check out his hips, heartbeat, breathing, etc. Noah is tiny, but the dude is super strong. He was trying to do a pushup when she looked at his back. I was so proud of how good he was.

This was the first time we have taken him out of the house since we got home on Thursday. He got in his car seat and did not say a thing. This is not that crazy as he does not know how to talk. What I meant was he did not even cry or wimper one bit. Our timing was a bit off though as he was hungry when we got there, but could not really feed him. but he was a trooper and, although he did cry, he calmed rather quickly. A funny moment that was almost not so funny was he had to use the bathroom, and, well, being an infant, does not really know how to hold it, so he just went and it was nasty as it wanted to be. if he had held off just a few minutes, the pediatrician would have been in for a not so pleasant surprise.
Anyway, he is looking great. Heart sounded good, breathing, good color, just a healthy little dude and we are so thankful for that, no question.

Everyone is out of the house now (Beth's mom was here all last week until yesterday and she was a huge help, and really made a sacrifice at night as she watched Noah as he started to act normal and cry a lot. Joanna, beth's sister, and her man josh were here also, as were my parents, all to meet Noah) so it is just Joy, Beth, Noah, Mione, and I. not a lot of sleep going on, but that is normal I hear. Noah is soooo good though. He is fantastic.

Crazy how fast his face changes...he now has a true double chin working just after a few days!

word. more later. peace

pauly

oh, sometimes Noah looks like a bald, old man. See attached bald pic

while I sleep...

Sometimes when Noah sleeps...or actually, all the time, he makes the funniest faces and movements and jerks. This is just a short example...