Easy Rider

Noah got his first motorcycle this weekend. Some of our good friends have passed it along to him. He can't wait until his legs are long enough to reach the gas...

We dragged him all over town this weekend. Yesterday I put him in the car to go to the post office and he was frowning at me. He just wanted to stay home.

On top of all the dragging around, we had his pictures taken on Saturday. He was so good for about half an hour and then he'd had enough. Hopefully we have some good pictures. I would have like to have more shots, but what can you do?

He's doing such a good job of sleeping through the night. Since "the big sleep," he's had one night where he didn't quite make it all night. We're so proud!

We just dropped off the lawnmower for service. It's not quite nap time. But, the 2 minute car ride put him to sleep. Usually, when we get home, he wakes up (you know when you want him to stay asleep). So, I thought he would wake up. He's sawing logs in his car seat. I really wanted him to be awake a little longer... Oh well! Sometimes the schedule varies.

He's working on rolling over already. (I'm not quite ready for a mobile baby...) He'll get up on his side and rock back and forth. He wiggles himself around quite a bit when we lay him down. AND, he totally escaped from his wrap today. I went to get him from his nap and he had both arms out and the Velcro was undone.

He's just getting so big so fast!

The Big Sleep

Noah slept all night last night!! We had to wake him up at 6:00 so we'd be on track with our schedule today. He's such a good boy!

The 2 Month Check Up

We had our two month check up today...with shots. Noah did NOT like those, if you can imagine. He was really good, though. He held mommy's finger the whole time. He's getting so big! He's 12 pounds 10 1/2 ounces and 23 7/8 inches. Long and lean (sort of, he's getting some meat on him). He's doing everything he's supposed to be doing at this age: smiling, making noises, holding his head up for short periods of time, tracking, batting at his toys...

Ever since he's been home from the hospital, we've been wrapping him in these swaddle blankets when he has a nap and at night. (He sleeps so good in them.) We wrap him pretty tight with his arms down at his sides. He's starting to escape from them. At first, he would just get a hand, sometimes both across his chest and ocassionally out the top. Now, he's getting his whole arm out. I'm really not sure how he does it. Generally speaking, he's such a wiggle worm. He never stops moving... Which means he doesn't always stay where you put him.

He tolerates his baths, but loves to have his hair washed... It's so curly when it's wet. (I think he gets it from daddy.) When he's getting his bath, he clenches his fists and holds his arms down.

He's working so hard on sleeping through the night. About a week ago, he made it through the night. He did get up at 5:30, which is too early for anyone to be up... But, how can you be upset at someone so cute? He's consistently going 6 1/2 to 7 hours between feedings at night. Such a big boy! I adjusted his daytime schedule from 4 hours to 3 hours, which is helping to sleep longer at night. It won't be long...or so we hope!

The First Two Months

They tell you in the birthing class the signs of labor. My contractions were uncomfortable, but nothing like they were describing (yet anyway, we eventually got there.)

We arrived at the hospital around 3:30 am on Monday, February 18. I was pretty sure they wouldn't send us home as I was already past my due date and had developed high blood pressure in the last week. But, nonetheless, we didn't call anyone until we were sure.

After 9 months (and a few extra days) of waiting, Noah arrived. I was beginning to wonder if he would ever arrive. (Once I reached 37 weeks, I thought he would come at any time. Three and half weeks later, he finally did.) He made his debut at 4:24 pm on February 18.

I was thinking we'd have a 6 pound baby. Oh, no! He was 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. Although, had be been 6 pounds, his head wouldn't have been much smaller. Let's face it, that's what matters...

Everything went great at the hospital. The labor and delivery was much better than what I had imagined. I slept good the two nights we were there. Noah was latching on and eating good. I was ready to be at home. Then the reality hits... The first few days at home were full of poopy diapers, breast pumps, baby tanning beds and little sleep. (He really is a good baby, but there's only so much you can get done between feedings.) Unfortunately, he had a little jaundice and had to lay on the "tanning" bed for 2 days. He only cried when he was hungry. What a good boy!

Eventually we got ourselves on a schedule. Noah is such a good baby. At first we would feed him every 2 1/2 or 3 hours (even in the night). Now he eats on average every 4 hours and goes up to 7 at night. We're well on our way to a full nights sleep and he's just two months old.

He has such a cute smile. He started smiling at me when I go to get him up from his naps...even if he was crying for me to come get him.

At his one month check up, he weighed 10 pounds, 10 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches long. He likes to eat. He's in the 90th percentile for height and 75th for weight. Can't wait to see the report at his two month check up.

He had his first earthquake last night (mommy's too). I had just put him back down in the playyard at the end of our bed and turned on the vibrator. The bed started shaking and I thought the playyard had slowly vibrated over and was hitting the bed. So, I got up to reposition it. The playyard was nowhere near the end of the bed. I had also noticed the windows were rattling. So, my next thought was it was a bad storm and I'd better take Noah to the basement. A bad storm outside wouldn't make the candles on the dresser shake like that... I finally realized it was an earthquake!! Unfortunately, Greg was gone. Noah and I were a little frightened, but we toughed it out.