11 Months Old

Here we are. On the verge of being one year old. Oh my goodness.

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.

New Stuff

I have a lot of shopping to do for Noah! And I need some advice...I am looking for safety gates to go at the top and bottom of the stairs and a convertible car seat. Any suggestions??

First Sketti Pictures

The famous first pictures of Noah eating Mom's spaghetti. He loved it! He started out eating his own made with rotini, ate all of that, so he got some more off Mommy's plate. Yum!

Noah and I survived three whole days without Jeremy! I am glad we made it but don't desire to do it again anytime soon! gotta go chase Noah out of the kitchen cabinets. He recently gave up the army crawl and is moving furiously throughout the house now. :)

Just Some Fun Stuff

I discovered the other day that Noah loves to watch the washing machine go round and round.

So cool, Mom. So cool.

You never knew tossing a ball could be so silly.

I take no responsibility for this outfit, but here he is showing off his new skills.

The Bar-Nutts Do West Virginia

OK, I am finally getting around to posting about our visit from the Nutt's a month ago! Although, I'm pretty sure we didn't get all of the pictures somehow, stace. Definitely not all the ones from the slopes. Anywho, here is some of what we do have.

Ah, yes. Anytime we have guests, we make a trip out to the Greenbrier.
As my boy gets busier and busier, I think I am getting fewer of these loves, but he still gives some good ones!

The most exciting part! Our friend Paula came over with her ultrasound machine. Right in our living room, Brian and Stacie found out they are having a....

GIRL!!!!! We could not believe it! Brian is the only one who thought this baby was a girl. Rylie Sophia Nutt is due around the first of July and we cannot wait to meet her!

On Friday, we hit the slopes at Winterplace Ski Resort, only about an hour away. Actually, we hit the snowtubing slopes.

Taking a little break.


I know there were more pictures of Stacie and I out there. It ended up being a bit adventurous for me. Stacie and I were sitting on our tubes waiting for the boys to come down again (in the position above) and some woman came flying down her lane headed staight for me. I jumped off my tube at the last second and she crashed into it, sending my tub flying over the embankment that is very high and roped off only by the fence you see there in the picture. A kid crawled down and got my tube. This incident I laughed about. As we were leaving the tubing lanes, some guy barreled right into me and I went down, like a bowling pin, feet over head, head smacks on ground. Other than a headache (and my tailbone which still feels sore sometimes!) I escaped the snowtubing adventure in one piece. No one else had any difficulty. :)

We left our house at 7:00am on Saturday to take Brian & Stacie back to the airport in Roanoke only to discover that we had a snowstorm on our hands and the entire airport was shut down. Their flight was delayed until after 5:00pm Sunday, which meant a late night for them getting back to Tulsa. Jeremy and I planned to stay the night in roanoke anyway, and do a little shopping, however, the mall was closed too! We got hotel rooms and made the best of it!

All in all, we had a great time together! We tested out the hot tub (sure hurts when you get out!), Stacie caught up on her rest (Rylie really wears her out!) and everybody had fun with Noah of course. Can't wait to see them again this summer, when Miss Rylie makes her grand entrance into the Nutt House. Love you guys!

Deadly Icicles and Other Snowy Adventures

In honor of our sunshine and 40 degree temps this weekend, I feel I can post some of the winter fun we have witnessed recently. Everyone here says the amount of snow we have gotten this season is crazy and only happens once every 20 years. They also blame us for moving here and bringing the snow with us. Ha!

Here is what happens when you leave your truck parked by the road and the snow plow comes along. Can you see it? This happened weeks ago and they still haven't gotten it out.

I think the full-length icicles on this house are divine.

Here is a particularly deadly dagger hanging above our back door. The pic really doesn't do it justice. Jeremy insisted that these icicles were going to fall and maim someone, and proceeded outdoors to knock them down. My mop is now frozen on the roof of the house. Guess I won't have to use it until this summer, right?

I raise my glass to all the Texans who said I should just stay in my pajamas all day and enjoy the snow! You try doing that day after day and see how you handle the cabin fever! Nanny. Nanny. Boo. Boo!

10 Month Portraits

We took Noah to the Portrait Innovations in roanoke over the weekend to get some new pics. And let me tell you, Noah was a photographer's dream! He smiled and laughed at everything they said and we ended up buying 7 poses. Too many, but of course there were many others we hated to turn away. Here are the rough jpgs of the ones we bought.

(Minus the hand.)