After many weeks of army crawling, Noah decided it was time to sit up. He thinks it makes play time even more fun!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Pics - finally
New Year's Eve 2009... Pizza for Natalie, veggies for Noah, crab cakes for mom & dad!
Natalie's second haircut... at Carnival Cuts in January. So fun!
Playing in the tunnel in our playroom (family room).
He makes this funny face when he's eating a food that's too liquidy. He sort of eats it out of the side of his mouth. Cute :-)
In our living room. We don't have anywhere close to enough furniture so our deck chairs are currently pressed into service. This pic is Noah showing his love of balls - all shapes and sizes.
Natalie puts Baby to bed on my mom's old sewing bin! She is so proud of herself when she snuggles baby all into this "cribby".
Valentine's Day, opening presents from Grandma Sybil. Again in the playroom.
Living room and view to dining room, a.k.a. bird-watching central.
In Evanston visiting Aunt Amy, Uncle Chris, and Matthew. I didn't take anywhere near enough pictures, which I very much regret! I will be stealing liberally from others' cameras.
Every morning the kids woke up *before* the crack of dawn (5-6 a.m.). Once I was able to function, we would drive to Starbucks and pick up quintuple-shot lattes - only kidding, i swear!- and then take advantage of the free breakfast. Smorgasbord worthy of a toddler/preschooler. Donuts, yogurt, toast, bagels, and salty preserved meats to Natalie's delight. Noah ate lots of buttered toast and bananas. The business people around us in the hotel surely thought I was crazy with my huge BOB revolution stroller, booster seat, diaper bag, two kids in tow... but with a face this cute, it can't be all bad, right?
Natalie's second haircut... at Carnival Cuts in January. So fun!
Playing in the tunnel in our playroom (family room).
He makes this funny face when he's eating a food that's too liquidy. He sort of eats it out of the side of his mouth. Cute :-)
In our living room. We don't have anywhere close to enough furniture so our deck chairs are currently pressed into service. This pic is Noah showing his love of balls - all shapes and sizes.
Natalie puts Baby to bed on my mom's old sewing bin! She is so proud of herself when she snuggles baby all into this "cribby".
Valentine's Day, opening presents from Grandma Sybil. Again in the playroom.
Living room and view to dining room, a.k.a. bird-watching central.
In Evanston visiting Aunt Amy, Uncle Chris, and Matthew. I didn't take anywhere near enough pictures, which I very much regret! I will be stealing liberally from others' cameras.
Every morning the kids woke up *before* the crack of dawn (5-6 a.m.). Once I was able to function, we would drive to Starbucks and pick up quintuple-shot lattes - only kidding, i swear!- and then take advantage of the free breakfast. Smorgasbord worthy of a toddler/preschooler. Donuts, yogurt, toast, bagels, and salty preserved meats to Natalie's delight. Noah ate lots of buttered toast and bananas. The business people around us in the hotel surely thought I was crazy with my huge BOB revolution stroller, booster seat, diaper bag, two kids in tow... but with a face this cute, it can't be all bad, right?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Noah is
**9 months! Out in the world a week longer than he was in the belly.
**Quiet until he is loud. He loves to sit back and observe (particularly his sister) but at mealtimes his shrieking can overwhelm even the most patient observer.
**A huge fan of his dad. It's true love for both of them! So cute to see.
**Squirmy while in the stroller. He leans over and tries to take his sister's snacks... Or pulls her hair, or grabs her jacket... you get the picture.
**A passable sleeper... one wakeup at 5 a.m. (for a bottle, *sigh*) is the norm again now that he has his own room.
**Scooting all over the house!
**Left-leg dominant when he scoots. His sister was right-leg dominant when she crawled/scooted (and now seems to be right-handed) --- I kind of hope he will become a lefty like me :-)
**Saying mama! I am so excited about that.
**Inventive. He spends a wonderful amount of time amusing himself. One of his current favorite activities is throwing a jingly Roll-A-Round ball and chasing after it, grabbing it, then tossing it again. He laughs and laughs!
**An animal lover. If one ever wants to make him giggle, all one has to do is call Reese over! As soon as he sees her, he squeals and laughs and tries to make his way over to her. He also loves my sister's dogs SO much. He doesn't get *too* excited about the zoo yet, but that could be because he is normally all bundled up in the stroller (combination of cold, plus his sister yells louder, so I tend to let her out of the stroller and tend to her while he sits calmly and quietly). We shall see how he likes the zoo when it's warmer out and when someone can carry him!
**Just a little darling, and such a good snuggler. We feel so lucky to have him (and his sister).
**Quiet until he is loud. He loves to sit back and observe (particularly his sister) but at mealtimes his shrieking can overwhelm even the most patient observer.
**A huge fan of his dad. It's true love for both of them! So cute to see.
**Squirmy while in the stroller. He leans over and tries to take his sister's snacks... Or pulls her hair, or grabs her jacket... you get the picture.
**A passable sleeper... one wakeup at 5 a.m. (for a bottle, *sigh*) is the norm again now that he has his own room.
**Scooting all over the house!
**Left-leg dominant when he scoots. His sister was right-leg dominant when she crawled/scooted (and now seems to be right-handed) --- I kind of hope he will become a lefty like me :-)
**Saying mama! I am so excited about that.
**Inventive. He spends a wonderful amount of time amusing himself. One of his current favorite activities is throwing a jingly Roll-A-Round ball and chasing after it, grabbing it, then tossing it again. He laughs and laughs!
**An animal lover. If one ever wants to make him giggle, all one has to do is call Reese over! As soon as he sees her, he squeals and laughs and tries to make his way over to her. He also loves my sister's dogs SO much. He doesn't get *too* excited about the zoo yet, but that could be because he is normally all bundled up in the stroller (combination of cold, plus his sister yells louder, so I tend to let her out of the stroller and tend to her while he sits calmly and quietly). We shall see how he likes the zoo when it's warmer out and when someone can carry him!
**Just a little darling, and such a good snuggler. We feel so lucky to have him (and his sister).
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Natalie is
**A book-lover like her mother. Our new favorite activity is to snuggle up together under blankets while Noah is napping, reading book after book until I tire of hearing the sound of my own voice. And after every book Natalie says "The End" or "What are they doing?" - the latter in an effort to keep the story going. We now get books out of the library, which is so fun for us.
**The talkingest child I have ever seen. Ever. My mother (who used to call me jabberjaws) is laughing at me from heaven now.
**Loath to get her picture taken.
**Always underfoot. We have moved into a large (by our standards) home in Michigan, and she is unable to be more than 3 feet from me at any time. I have to ask her politely to move away sometimes so I can get things done.
**Sensitive. See above where I mentioned I have to ask her politely. If I seem like I am chastising her, she absolutely loses her mind in tears. It's heartbreaking!
**Funny. She likes to say things just to make me laugh - for instance, asking me every single night (with a mischievous grin on her face) where her Cookie Monster toothbrush is. She knows fully well that I had to throw it out, but asks for it every night, simply to make me laugh. She and her brother were given bath wraps for Christmas, and absolutely crack up at themselves and each other when they are wearing them.
**Conflicted. "No. Yes. NO!" is one of her favorites... sometimes she says it seriously, but sometimes she says it just to make me laugh.
**IN LOVE. With her father, with her brother, with her cat, with her new house. And with her mother. Today she said "Thank you, mom." And I said "for what?" "For you. Thank you for you." When I tuck her in at night and tell her I love her, she always says "I love you too!" and sometimes when she sees her father, she mumbles quietly, "That's my daddy. I love him so much."
**Choosy. About clothes and food and just about everything.
**Very upset when she hears barking dogs!
**So very 2 1/2. So, so very 2 1/2.
**Beyond beautiful. She has her father's eyes.
**The talkingest child I have ever seen. Ever. My mother (who used to call me jabberjaws) is laughing at me from heaven now.
**Loath to get her picture taken.
**Always underfoot. We have moved into a large (by our standards) home in Michigan, and she is unable to be more than 3 feet from me at any time. I have to ask her politely to move away sometimes so I can get things done.
**Sensitive. See above where I mentioned I have to ask her politely. If I seem like I am chastising her, she absolutely loses her mind in tears. It's heartbreaking!
**Funny. She likes to say things just to make me laugh - for instance, asking me every single night (with a mischievous grin on her face) where her Cookie Monster toothbrush is. She knows fully well that I had to throw it out, but asks for it every night, simply to make me laugh. She and her brother were given bath wraps for Christmas, and absolutely crack up at themselves and each other when they are wearing them.
**Conflicted. "No. Yes. NO!" is one of her favorites... sometimes she says it seriously, but sometimes she says it just to make me laugh.
**IN LOVE. With her father, with her brother, with her cat, with her new house. And with her mother. Today she said "Thank you, mom." And I said "for what?" "For you. Thank you for you." When I tuck her in at night and tell her I love her, she always says "I love you too!" and sometimes when she sees her father, she mumbles quietly, "That's my daddy. I love him so much."
**Choosy. About clothes and food and just about everything.
**Very upset when she hears barking dogs!
**So very 2 1/2. So, so very 2 1/2.
**Beyond beautiful. She has her father's eyes.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Food
Today marks one of those funny milestones. Noah (8 mo) actually ate more than Natalie (27 months) for breakfast! He ate an entire banana amongst other things.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sitting and smiling
Our guy is sitting here to let everyone know that he has not one, but two teeth! All of the Gibbs family members are pleased that they have finally poked through, although there are likely more on the way soon!
(Apologies for picture quality, the phone was closer than the camera.)
(Apologies for picture quality, the phone was closer than the camera.)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
After All That
After months of misery, Noah finally got his first tooth today! Wahoo! Except - boo. Because he feels totally miserable still as only the tip has broken through... We have been enduring 3-4 wakeups a night since we got to Michigan from our little sore guy. And mom has been enduring her share of bites as well.
As most of you know, we are safely in Michigan at my (ever patient) sister's home. We are doing grown-up things like figuring out how to buy a house and another car. Sorry we haven't posted in so long - we will try to be more prompt, though pictures may be tough to come by until we actually get a house (since we don't have anything to which we can download our camera's pictures). But we will do our best with Tyler's iPhone.
As most of you know, we are safely in Michigan at my (ever patient) sister's home. We are doing grown-up things like figuring out how to buy a house and another car. Sorry we haven't posted in so long - we will try to be more prompt, though pictures may be tough to come by until we actually get a house (since we don't have anything to which we can download our camera's pictures). But we will do our best with Tyler's iPhone.
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