Noah got his new big boy car seat yesterday, and today was his first ride in it. He loved it — it’s like an infant Lazy-Boy!

He loved it so much, in fact, that he decided to “mark” it as his own. 🙁

Noah’s ready to join Starfleet Academy now!

Isn’t he a dapper little fella?

As promised, here are the pictures from this year’s Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch.  Really hoping we can get over to the Pumpkin Express for pictures, too!  I love trains…and, I’m sure Noah will, too!

To the pictures…

Noah went in for his 6-month checkup today, and everything is great.  He’s up to 18lbs 14oz now, and the doctor said he’s ready to go into a convertible car seat – which Mom and Dad are thrilled about!  He’s getting a little heavy in his carrier!  Noah is in the 90-95th percentile on height and somewhere around the 50th percentile on weight – the doctor still predicts “tall and skinny” is in his future.  His head is doing well, and the doctor was very happy to see him in his new helmet.

We also got another piece of good news today – Noah got accepted into the Wrap Buddies program from 360 Wraps here in Dallas!  This is a program run by a local shop that wraps plagiocephaly cranial bands as a service to the community.  We were really lucky to be chosen so quickly out of many applicants to get into the program, as Noah only wears this cranial band (helmet) for about 2-1/2 to 3 months.  So, we’re really excited – Noah goes in on November 12th for his wrapping party!

And, lastly, we got some really great photos at the local Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch that I hope to post soon.  Here’s a quick taste of Noah finding the Great Pumpkin.  🙂

Amanda went crazy and bedazzled my son last night… 😉

Now, I know some of you think you know what Noah’s new helmet looks like, but we had a last-minute switcheroo.  We really thought this other helmet fit his style and personality too well.  So, without further ado, Noah’s new helmet…  😉

Well, we’re still waiting to hear from Hanger Orthodics about Noah’s helmet.  Hopefully, he will get it this week.

In the meantime, enjoy Noah squealing in a video Amanda just posted.  He does love his jumperoo!

We met with the doctor today, and it looks like Noah will be getting his helmet in the next 2 weeks.  His head asymmetry had increased since the last visit (which is bad), and the doctor thought it was a good time to go ahead and start him with it.  So, now we face a new dilemma:  which color should the helmet be?  Maroon, with painted white letters/numbers?  Yellow and black, with crash-test emblems on it?  Other suggestions?