Rice Cereal Take Two...

After last weekend's unsuccessful attempt at getting Noah to eat rice cereal, we decided to take a week off and try again. Luckily, this weekend it's been going much better! As you can see from the below photo, he's not totally thrilled, but he is actually eating some of it and smiling. Today didn't end very well though... Rob left the bowl of rice cereal withing striking distance of Noah's little arms. The bottom picture shows what happens when Noah gets a hold of the rice cereal (notice that it's dripping from the blinds). Mommy had to say, "I told you so!" as Rob wiped the icky stuff up from all over the kitchen!

"I guess this isn't soooo bad..."

Just because...

"My name is Noah, and I'm soooo cute!"

The Devil's Backbone

This morning we headed up to the Devil's Backbone, west of Loveland, which was one of Rob and my favorite spots to get away from Greeley while we were in college. Noah really seemed to enjoy checking everything out, it's amazing how much more he seems to be paying attention. He's so alert!

"I love "hiking" with Daddy!"

family photo at the lookout

The Keyhole

Rob and Noah in the keyhole

All that walking around wore Noah out! About a mile from the car he was sound asleep with Rob "wearing" him. Once we got back to the car though, he was wide awake the whole way home!

Playdate with E!

Noah had an early morning playdate with Elizabeth on Wednesday. Ellie is my friend Sarah's daughter, she's 9 months old! Noah (and his mommy) are very depressed because they will be moving to South Carolina next week... we're trying to get in as much quality time as possible before their move! They're not quite sure what to think about one another. Elizabeth paws at Noah a lot, and he just sort of stares back at her. She also give Noah "kisses" (big, open mouth, face-licking kind). Very cute...

"Well hello! Welcome to my house!"

Mmmm.... everything in the mouth!

Hi! Look at me standing up! I'll be walking in no time!

"Hey, can I play with you?"

"My Auntie Sarah is really hilarious! I'm going to miss her so much!!!"

"Hey You!"

Thanks GG

To celebrate the "rice cereal" ordeal, Rob's dad and Grandma brought over the high chair that she got for us. It's really great, and he definetly has *plenty* of room to grow into it! Can't wait to try it out in the morning when we give the rice cereal a second go! Maybe he'll enjoy it more in his sleek new chair!

Look at me!

Plenty of room to grow!

Who needs rice cereal when I can just chew on the 5-point safety harness? (yes, maybe a bit overkill for a high chair, but I'm glad he's safe :)

big day... rice cereal!!!

Today is the day we've been waiting for since Noah's 4-month check-up! We decided it would be a perfect day to start solid food (using the term "solid" loosely). Noah's new food group is RICE CEREAL! We got all the necessary supplies, got him all set up, and offered him this new delicacy. Overall I'd say he was less than thrilled. Although I can't say that I blame him given the smell of it and the fact that, out of the box, it looks like fake, department store snow. He took a few bites, wasn't sure what to do, and then he started screaming! Must be an aquired taste! Better luck tomorrow!

This is a neat chair Mommy, what are we doing?

(Thanks for the great bib Carrie! We picked it just for this landmark event!)

Daddy, I am not sure about this!

Thank God that's over! Please don't make me eat anymore of that stuff!!!

Caught up!

Yeah! I'm finally caught up! Time for bed (11:15pm is a LATE night for me)!

Bath Time (8.22.07)

Not only do baths help Noah sleep better (an average of at least 2 more hours!), but he is finally starting to "get it" and likes to splash around in the water! He's getting so big! Check the bottom to compare to one of his first bath pix!

"Hi Mom!"

Wow... look how big our little peanut is getting! Below is a picture from his first bath on May 4, 2007! Rob and I were terrified, and Noah wasn't sure he liked it either! How quickly times change!

Foot in his mouth...

...literally

Puzzle time! (8.20.07)

Noah got so many wonderful and generous gifts for his baptism. This is a huge Noah's Ark floor puzzle that we made together. We decided to lay him on it for a cute photo op. Thanks Uncle Ron!

Love this one...

I took Monday off to recover from our two weekends of parties! We had a wonderful, lazy day!

Ouch! (8.19.07)

Kisses from Mommy!

Yes, that is Mommy's hair! Ouch!

Noah's Baptism! (8.19.07)

Noah was baptized at Risen Savior Lutheran Church (where Rob and I were married), on Sunday. It was a really nice day, and we were so happy to have so many friends and family with us!

Here he goes... (He didn't cry, not one little peep! Everyone said, "Is he always this good!", you bet!)

With his wonderful God Parents, Erinn and Uncle Ron (now know as "The Godfather"!)

The gangs all here!

Family Photo!
(Noah wore a very swanky onesie that Rob wore *under* his big, fancy christening gown almost thirty years ago. It was a bit snug, as Rob was probably much younger, but it was nice for Noah to be able to wear something of Robs!)

Aunt Alice was kind enough to share her 50th birthday with Noah's baptism! (Another great cake from Gateaux!)

Another party, another party pooper! Having that water splashed on his head was hard work, and it's time for a nap!

My favorite Hawaiin cousin... Karen!

Goodnight moon... (8.15.07)

Noah has the most adorable new footy pajamas! I love them!

Am I the luckiest girl in the world or what? Look at those two guys!

Goodnight kisses!

Yup, he's still sleeping with his arms straight up in the air!

The "Must Have" toy of the moment (8.12.07)

Noah LOVES to play with his feet, suck on them, grab them, etc. No other toys needed!

All smiles! (8.12.07)

Shower for little Stevie Stadler... (8.11.07)

Hooray, I'm going to be an auntie, and I can't wait!

Saturday, August 11, we threw a great shower for my sister-in-law, Lauren. Even though her and her hubby, Chris, are waiting to see if it's a boy or girl, I'm convinced it will be a boy! (Hence, the title of the blog... if I'm wrong, we'll happily welcome little Emma too!)

Very cool cake from Gateaux downtown! (Thanks Aunt Cheryl!)

Lauren opening the basket of "must have items for the first 90 days" that I got for her, including all of Noah's tried and true favorites!


Rob and Lauren's mom, Kathy in the back with Aunt Cheryl, Heather, Lauren, and me (I must have forgotten that rule about horizontal stripes...eek!)

Rob brought Noah by the shower for a bit, and of course he was the hit of the party! This is him relaxing in dad's lap at home after the big day! (Rob wants me to clarify "at home" so that nobody thinks we are white trashy letting Noah roam around in just a diaper!).