Noah was excited about the roses he got for Mom on her first Mother's
Day!

Hope to have some more pictures posted soon.

Noah had a rough night last night. He just didn't sleep well. This
morning, we're having quality time and letting Mom sleep in. 🙂

This morning was an adventure…

Noah took his first full bath (not a sponge bath).  Thanks, Aunt Dawn and Uncle Adam for his great little whale bathtub!  🙂

Noah decided we were lacking in the creativity department during the bath, so he made a little fountain for us!  His bathwater, now contaminated, had to be flushed out while Amanda held the soaking wet baby over the kitchen sink.  [Seriously, is this starting to sound a little like a scene from Mr. Mom???]

We got him re-bathed and swaddled up in his nice, new swaddling towel.  He started to “hum” a little song, which we thought was precious.  Then, he ended the last measure with a brown note….  Doh!

It was an interesting morning!  🙂

We love this little guy – who couldn’t?  😉


He continues to amaze us every day. Amanda and I both looked at Noah the other day, and this set of Bible verses came to mind. I love how The Message phrases the words:

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;

you formed me in my mother’s womb.

I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking!

Body and soul, I am marvelously made!

I worship in adoration—what a creation!

You know me inside and out,

you know every bone in my body;

You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,

how I was sculpted from nothing into something.

Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;

all the stages of my life were spread out before you,

The days of my life all prepared

before I’d even lived one day.

Psalm 139:13-16

Verse 14 in the New International Version says “I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”  When a person looks at a child’s little hands, and little feet, and little ears, and nose, and eyes, and …, how could he/she not see order in the universe, something greater than themselves and the world we can see with our eyes?  What an amazing Creator we serve!

Noah visited his pediatrician for his two-week check-up today, and he got the thumbs-up on everything.  He is healthy and doing well.  He’s even gained a pound over his birth weight, and he’s up to 7 lbs 8 oz now!  (Most babies, we’re told, work to gain back just their birth weight by the first 2 weeks.)

Look out, cousin Remy!  You may have competition for that “Super Chunk” title in a few months!  🙂

Uploaded some more pictures, from visits this weekend by Grandma Berg, Grumpa Shaw and Grandaddy and Gumma Sharp.

Today, we learned that Barq's Root Beer has about 2/3 the amount of
caffeine as in a Coke. Ask us how we know…

Root Beer was supposed to be caffeine-free… 🙁

Only 2 weeks left until Aunt Lisa comes to visit!

Well, first, Noah decided he was ready to see the world 10 days early (sorry, Mom! — Happy Birthday!!). Then, yesterday, he surprised us by lifting up his head and moving it from side-to-side! He has done this about 5 or 6 times since then, with more control each time. I think he likes his “tummy time” in the sun!  Watch a video of it here.

We’ve updated the pictures more, with new photos of Cousin Leslie and Michael, photos with daddy, tummy time, and what I affectionately call “the little pope“.

“I’m 99% parched right now. I could sure use a co-la.” (Just Like Heaven)