Bouncy, Bouncy Baby!

Such a cute video of Noah's first real laughter...although it is a little hard to hear because we were all laughing right along with him! What joy our little man has brought into our household!!

3 Months Old

Noah's 3 Months Old and so cute!!! Our camera is still dead and has not yet been replaced. So the best I could do were some blurry pictures taken from our video camera. Thus, why there are a lot of the same little outfits in these, but it's better than nothing! Enjoy!!

Our Chunky Monkey Man

Little Stud

So happy!!!

Future Little Leopard

May have to lose the binky before then...



Look, he is SMILING in the bathtub!!

All ready for a ride in the car...of

course not before getting buckled in...but

there aren't many smiles after that!

Giraffe is Noah's favorite little buddy, he tells him

everything!

All tuckered out after telling Giraffe

all about his exciting day!

So I get this email at work on Friday...

And the subject is "Urgent" with a link inside that says, "Watch this video asap" with a link... and it's from my husband. Upon finding a computer to play the video, I see this adorable footage of my 12 week old son holding...okay, propping up, a sign while he is propped up against the couch that says, "There is a surprise waiting for you in your glove box. Love, Noah and Daddy".

I leave work that afternoon and look in my glove box...which leads me to an envelope holding lots of puzzle pieces. I put the pieces together and it is a cute Valentine's Day poem Noah and Daddy wrote for me stating they had planned, on our limited budget, an evening consisting of a formal dinner and then we would get comfy, cozy and play games and just enjoy being a family on our first Valentine's Day. I was so excited I couldn't get home fast enough...

I get home, open the door to the house and there they are, the two most important men in my life, sitting on the couch all dressed in their best. So, so, so cute!! Tony was even wearing a tie and Noah was sporting his best church clothes, complete with dress shoes. There were candles lit, the table was set and all the games we owned were sitting out on the coffee table, ready for an evening of fun!

Our "formal" dinner was leftovers from the night before, so romantic. Nothing says "I love you" like yesterday's dinner straight from the microwave! Then I opened a card from Tony, which used to be my favorite cards to open until Noah came along. Noah's Valentine's Day card to me was the cutest! The outside said, "Mommy, want to know how long you have been my special Valentine..." and the inside said, "Just as long as you've been my mommy!" And Tony had actually painted his little hands and had him sign my card with his little hand prints...boy, does he know how to make mommy's heart melt!

So then we all three put on our comfiest clothes and it was game time...Noah and Daddy had created a "Wolfe Family" Crossword and Word Find for me to play, and even Spencer was included in the fun!! One of the crossword clues led me to a present Noah had gotten me for Valentine's Day, which was David Achuleta's CD. So, we listened to David while Noah went down for a nap and Tony proceeded to take the night both in Scrabble and Mancala...it was NOT my night for games! But I didn't care, it was the BEST Valentine's Day I have EVER had!!

The celebration continued into breakfast the next morning, where Tony made me pancakes and hot tea and proceeded to say, "Okay, this is seriously the end of the your Valentine's Day present."

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In other news...

--> Noah is now a formula baby much to mommy's dismay. Apparently two month olds are smart enough to realize that meals are better and easier to eat through a bottle...and so it begins. My little boy is growing up!

--> Still working on that thumb sucking daily...

--> We believe he has discovered his hands as he focuses on them and proceeds to go cross-eyed drawing them into his face as close as he can. Funny!

--> Noah has conquered the task of completely soaking through his diaper, onsie, sleeper, crib sheet and matress cover overnight...for the past three or four nights. So, every morning now consists of "pee" laundry, sometimes bath time and a complete strip down before breakfast.

--> He is quickly acqiring the nicknames of "BooBoo" and "Bug a Boo" because it seems every morning we go in to get him out of his crib he has a new scratch on his face, baby fingernails are the worst!

--> We don't get to go to the doctor for a checkup this month, but Noah has to be tipping the scales between 12-13 lbs these days. He is wearing all 3-6 month clothes now. My little chunky monkey man!

Note: Our camera died so we are working on putting together some video clips until the camera situation gets remedied...stay tuned!!!

2 Months Old

Back to work...hard to believe maternity leave is behind me and it's back to work already. Last week was my first week back and it went very, very well! There was a part of me that was looking forward to brushing my hair, putting on something other than fleece pants and being amongst the adult world again. And on the flip side, Tony is thoroughly enjoying his time at home alone with Noah. It's been nice to be away for a little during the day and then come home and spend the evening with my baby...I'm always ready to get home and snuggle with him!

Noah had his two month check up at the doctor, and in no uncertain terms, he is definitely a thriving baby. He is now 11 lbs 6 oz and 22 in. long. He had his first round of immunizations, which hurt me more than it hurt him I'm pretty sure. He was fussy for about a day or so and looked so pathetic with his little Dora band-aids on both his little thighs, broke my heart!

Noah's new mission is to suck his thumb, which he has been attempting before, but now, he means business! It is seriously all he does during his awake times, so cute! He just isn't quite coordinated enough yet, but it will come with time, he is determined...I think he may get that characteristic from his mommy...

So, it's Monday and back to the grind...my life now has an added component to its predictable routine of Noah eating, playing and sleeping...now we eat, play, sleep, mommy goes to work, only to come back home to eating, playing and sleeping again, just like I never left. Sprinkled with the neverending task of making bottles, bottles and more bottles of course...ah, the rhythm of parenthood.

I'm all smiles!! Aunt Debbie made me this onesie for Christmas!

All tuckered out after a long fifteen minutes of playing...

There's no one snugglier than my daddy!

Look at me all dressed up in my church clothes...what a stud I am!

It's "Trial" Week at the Wolfe residence...

So, laugh and call me crazy, but we are having a this-is-what-life-will-look-like-once-mommy-goes-back-to-work week. We are fixing bottles, planning meals and working our schedules as if I am back at work to see if I, in fact, can keep up with the bottle-making and that Tony is prepared to have Noah all to himself for an entire day. I have been sure to stay out of the way and not hover as Tony and Noah learn their daily routine. It has been a fun learning experience for us all...and Tony is doing a FANTASTIC job!! What a great daddy he is!

Tony and I went to dinner the other night, our first time both being away from Noah. It was definitely strange to be without a baby, even just for two hours. And I was ready to get back to him soon after dinner was over, no dessert for us! But it was good to have time to reconnect and talk about life with the baby and all the new dynamics taking place around our house. I feel so grown up...and yet kind of like we are just kids having kids...it was a wonderful evening!

Noah has been going through a major growth spurt, I'm interested to see what the doctor says at his two month appt next Thursday. I have had to pray for extra patience to make it through the past week or two, but I do think we are coming out of it, gradually, and are settling back into a somewhat regular routine.

Although it has been a challenging time, we are seeing SO many smiles from Noah, hearing LOTS more coo's and A-goo's...A-ghee is his favorite sound to make. And he has started laughing, just a little, but it's happened a few times now so we don't just think it's a fluke anymore. He has also made several attempts a day to suck his thumb...new discoveries everyday!!

Check out our biggie boy!!!

Six Weeks Old and Smiling

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Cutest little Buckeyes fan!!! Even

though they didn't pull off a victory...

My not-so-happy bathy time...

1 Month Old, Holidays & Dr. Appts

So, it's been awhile...everyday seems to slip away as we follow our daily pattern of eating, playing, sleeping and messing diapers. I really thought that being home on maternity leave would mean the blog would stay updated, the dishes would always be clean and all of my holiday decor would actually make it out of its boxes this year...not the case. It's amazing that you can spend SO much time in your house and get none of those things accomplished! But its all for something much more rewarding and that's all that matters!

I'm down to having a little over three weeks left before I return to work and I am hoping to start getting Noah on somewhat of a routine by that time. Although he has gotten pretty good about letting me get 2-3 hours of sleep a couple of times throughout the night, which is more than I could say a few weeks ago!

His 1 month checkup at the doctor went well. Noah weighs 9 lbs 1 oz and is now 20 inches long. Biggie boy!! He's got the cutest smile ever and Tony and I have discovered his favorite place to be in the whole wide world is laying on the changing table. Silly boy! Everyday is a new adventure as Noah is becoming more alert and beginning to discover the world around him!

My First Christmas!!!

Daddy put me in the laundry basket!

Check me out!!

Sleepy Boy

See...I'm happy on my changing table, plus, it

was happy bathy time!!

What a stud!