Plans for the big bash are in motion. Sort of. At least I have booked flights to Texas, made arrangements to stay at my cousin's house, convinced my aunt that having a first birthday party at her house will be spectacular, and ordered the invitations. I've still got to mail those out as soon as they arrive, order all the supplies and ship them to my parents' house, get cakes decided and ordered, get his pictures made here, etc. Oh boy.
In the midst of that, I have finally ordered the safety gates for the stairs, am shopping for the new car seat, getting ready for the painter to start the kitchen cabinets this afternoon, and planning for my parents upcoming visit. They arrive Saturday, March 13 and are staying until Friday, the 19th. Yay! Maybe I can finally get a break and let someone else chase Noah for a while! Oh, and I also need to order a new spring/summer wardrobe and finally get some shoes for the kid! I hear that clothes make great birthday gifts. ;)
The boy has been keeping his mama on her toes lately! He is constantly on the move and into something. I can't wait to get those safety gates in so we can set up a nice, safe playroom upstairs for him. Not sure how that will go, however, since he sits by the baby corral in the living room and cries as though we have seriously wounded his spirit. I had no idea that between 9 and 12 months it is normal for babies to start waking up at night again and crying, but we seem to have gotten past that now. Noah is crawling, pulling to a standing position, saying the "m" and "n" sounds, and eating everything we give him, including asparagus, beets, and tilapia! He hates it when I give him a sippy cup, not real sure how to get him going on that. He takes a sip or two, then gets mad and pushes it away. I'm scared of being that mom I saw in the airport whose 3-year-old was still drinking from a bottle, so I wanted to get him used to it! No luck yet. He is almost ready to switch to whole milk, which will be much nicer to buy than formula! I have been educated by a friend about the dangers of forward-facing car seats, so Noah unfortunately will not be turning around to view the world until he is two. She made me watch terrible video clips about toddlers with spinal cord injuries that brought tears to my eyes. ;)
Little man is getting into throwing the fits already. Independence is such a beautiful thing, right? :) As my mother would say, he throws a "wall-eyed fit" everytime we change his diaper. What happened to the docile baby who patiently waited for me to clean him up and change his clothes? Unfortunately, not sure how to correct that at this age. I guess it's just frustrating not being able to communicate or do what you want to do.
So what if I have banana on my chin?
Handsome devil.
A new friend, William, came to visit this morning with his mommy and the boys had a lovely time. Will is a very laid-back little guy and did not mind when Noah yanked toys away from him. (Sharing...hmm.) That must mean the start of a beautiful friendship. :)
I had a terrible time getting a non-blurry photo of the two chums.
2 comments:
Sounds like lots of fun going on at your house! Sorry for your traumatic video experience, but I do happen to agree with your friend. Our kids are still backward-facing & don't mind a bit because it's all they know. My advice if he starts to protest: DVD player! Those things are miracle workers.
Can't wait to see you!
why would you watch things like that? I can't even remember how old Madison was, but seems like she was at least 18 months old, but I just would not want to watch stuff like that - too tramatic.
Don't know if you want my help with anything, but I am letting you know if you need help - you can ask!!
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