Noah is already 6 months old!

It's hard to believe it has been 6 months since that scary day that turned into a miracle in March but it has! You could never tell by looking at Noah that he was a preemie unless you check out the growth charts. Even on the preemie charts he's pretty small, about 5%, but the doctor is very pleased to see he is progressing right along his "own" growth chart and is happy and healthy. Here are some pictures from the last month.

Brian is trying to catch a nap but with Noah wide awake, the cat sleeping on his head, and me taking pictures, it's a losing battle.

A good friend gave Noah a new hat for Halloween. Here he is showing it off.


This is Noah with his friend Hunter. The due date for these two was only 1 day apart but Hunter is proving to have a football player physique weighing in at 19 lbs and solid muscle while Noah is 13 lbs and aiming to be a baseball pitcher. It's so fun watching these two grow up together!

Noah's good friend and babysitter Melinda took this picture on her cell phone and it came out so good we had to share it. Noah is lounging on a blanket and enjoying nakedness for a while.

"I'm not sure why mommy insists on dressing me up but I refuse to smile!"

"I mean it; I'm going to keep it in."

"Okay, this is harder than I thought..."

"Oh fine, I just can't help myself!!"

Fixing Cars, Camping & Practicing Sitting Up, August 2009

Noah has been a busy little boy this summer. He's been to the beach, went camping and helped Grandpa fix the car. He's also starting to control his head/neck much better and can sit up in a Bumbo chair for a couple minutes before his neck gets too tired. Here are some fun pictures from last month.

Grandpa needed to take a look under the car so Noah decided to check it out too.

"Wrench please.." Grandpa couldn't figure out the problem but Noah was determined to fix it.

Noah in his first set of big boy clothes. Those are actual jeans and sneakers he's wearing! Of course sucking his thumb and having his teddy bear next to him doesn't help to pull off the mature look.....

This is Noah with his good buddy Karon. He loves Karon because she can really get him talking and smiling. This was taken during his first camping trip with our Bible study group. Noah really seemed to enjoy it but that could be because he was rarely put down and was always the center of attention.

"Look at me nice and calm sitting up all by myself in my Bumbo chair!"

"Uh oh, mom, I think I may need a diaper change in about 10 seconds..."

"Oh yeah, going to need a diaper change but my stomach feels so much better"

Noah's Dedication, July 19, 2009

We dedicated Noah to the Lord on Sunday, July 19th and it was a great morning. His grandparents were there along with Aunt Jenn, Uncle Rob and cousins Lauren and Jonathan. We stood before the church congregation and shared a little bit of our story. They put up the picture of Noah at a week old with his bear next to him in the hospital so the people could see just how much he's grown since then.

The projection screen at church w/a picture of Noah at 1 week old with his teddy bear

Holding Noah up w/his bear (Noah didn't particulary enjoy this part!)

Brian explaining why we wanted to dedicate Noah

Pastor Fred blessing Noah

Grandma Barbara, Daddy, Mommy, Grandma Laurie and Grandpa Dan praying for Noah

It's been a long morning and Noah has earned a nap