Little Moments Like These

It's been a while since I have posted some of my favorite special moments with Noah. He is literally changing every single day and I couldn't be a prouder mom.

- the way you always say "my mommy"
- you love hats and you have the tendency to put them on the funniest ways!! You must wear a hat when riding your rocking horse every time! Safety first!

- always eager to help and if it is something strenuous the sound effects are priceless

- the way you say your name "Woah"

- the way you run, your little shuffle is priceless and I often find myself hoping you always run that way because it is just so darn cute!! 

- your obsession with the wiggles, you ask to watch it when you wake up in the morning and nap time. It allows you to wake up slowly and about half way through you are up dancing about!

- you are a people pleaser and ready to flash a smile at your friends just to cheer them up.

- the way you insist on sitting right tight with me on the couch

- you are tractor and truck obsessed
- oh and Grandpa obsessed
- I love the way you have to say goodnight to all the pets in the house before bed
- lots of snuggles for Gracie
- it melts my heart when you reach for my hand even just while you are sitting beside me
- your giggles are endless
- your kind heart and eagerness to share
- the way you look at things or people to try to understand
- the way you put your boots on and its usually the right feet too!
- you absolutely love reading
- your excitement after you used the potty lately. You are just soo proud, as are we.

But let's be honest, we are proud of the many things you do and the compassionate, fun-loving little boy you are turning into! There have been many big changes going on around these parts, some initiated by yourself, like potty training, wanting to sit in your big boy high chair, and some that we started like sleeping in your big boy room, but either way you are tackling them all like a champ! You do tend to get easily frustrated with us when we don't know what you are saying. Your language is coming a long great, and you continue to say new words each day. We love you like crazy little man!!

{ Weekend Rewind }

This past weekend was super busy, just as I expect every weekend coming up through December to be!! But it was fun none the less!

Friday night I went over to J's to get our Christmas boards done. I have yet to post about our Halloween boards, but now that our Christmas ones are done too (on the same board just back and front), I should probably get that post ready!! Here is a sneak peek of my board. I will hopefully get the planter ready outside and snap a pic soon as well!!

 

Saturday morning Noah stuck to the trend of waking up around 6:30 AM... not my thing... and luckily Daddy was home to deal this weekend! Although I ended up being awake the whole time, I rested in bed as long as I could until M had to go to work for a few hours to survey! So in the mean time Noah and  I got some laundry done, Noah had a quick morning nap and I showered during that time. We had to run onto town to drop off my Christmas Swap gift to my sister, so my partner (Anna) could pick it up from her place (yay for close swap partners to save on shipping)

 

When M got home just after lunch, he put Noah down for a nap and I got my Christmas baking done for the village moms cookie swap. 7.25 dozen cookies made, I only needed 5.5 for the swap, so I did make some extra, but I think I will make maybe 2 more batches of freezer dough! I ended up over buying on my supplies, not realizing that 3 batches made that many!

 

Noah had a monster nap, which honestly, he really needs! This poor kid is behind on sleep and I am not sure if its the new bedroom transition or teething causing the problem, but he is just not sleeping the same! So when he woke up from nap time we let him try his very first homemade cookie! He wasn't too sure, but was super excited and ended up devouring it! Look at his little smile:

 

Saturday night M and I had the fireman's Christmas party, so M's parents came over to babysit and took Noah out for dinner while we got ready! 

 Noah enjoyed his night with Grandma and Grandpa and even went to bed like a champ!! We enjoyed our little night out and were constantly joking about the last time I was pregnant and going to this party, we didn't make it because I fractured my ankle and ended up in the ER. Yes, I am being overly cautious now with this pregnancy and praying my bones hold up this time!

Sunday morning Noah was up at 6:40 again. I managed a real sleep in until 9 AM and felt great! Today was the day we Christmasified the house! So we brought up the tree and bins and this little guy was already getting excited!

 

We had to change the room around, so that took some time, but we managed to get the tree up before nap time and we even enjoyed a little buffet lunch, which Noah surprised us with doing so well with!

We decorated the house with the decor while Noah was napping, put up the train track system on the tree and I got the garland on the tree.

 

Noah had to measure the tree apparently!

 

I will say seeing Gracie laying by the tree made me miss Lily like crazy. I ended up in tears before I knew it remembering just how much Lily enjoyed Christmas - it was her favorite holiday!! 

 

Noah only napped for an hour and then we decided we would head into town, we had some shingles to return and a few gifts to pick up! We are soo close to being done Christmas shopping, with just a few people left on our list to buy for!

We decided to pick up pizza for dinner and invited M's parents over to help decorate the tree! Noah wasn't too interested in putting ornaments on, and really just wanted the train to keep going around! Train obsessed!!

The finished product:

 

Today I am happy to report Noah slept in until 7:45, which is soo much better for this mama!! We are just about to head off to play group and hopefully have a nice low-key day!! 

22 Weeks with Baby V2

How Far Along: 

22 weeks

Size Of Baby?

Maternity Clothes?

Still mixing it up where I can, but mostly maternity clothes!! 

Stretch Marks?

Nope, but I am putting on oil when I remember to! 

Gender?

We will find out in April!! I am really aching to find out lately, but M is making me promise not to find out!! 

Name?

We will share in April, our girl names are pretty much set, but boy names are very few, I will say we have two contenders and two middle names all picked out! 

Sleep?

My throat has been super sore and with my cold it is making me sleep with my mouth open, which is making for a very dry mouth. I'm considering trying out the new pregnancy pillow I mentioned a few weeks back, as the boomerang pillow is annoying me lately. 

Cravings/Aversions?

More Wendy's frosties!!

Movement?

Felt the first kicks on the outside this week!!! Soo exciting!! This baby likes to play!

Weight Gain:

Roughly 11 pounds. 

Feeling?

Pretty good overall, my cold was mostly gone by the end of the week!! Backaches are persistent by the end of the day. 

What I Miss?

Can't think of anything.

Items Bought for Baby:

Nothing this week! 

What the doctor had to say? 

My blood pressure is starting to go up, as it naturally should, but my OB is staying on top of it, as this is around the same time mine started to climb when pregnant with Noah too. So I am back in 2 weeks. But everything checked out good with the baby's heart and face, which is what they were looking at with the ultrasound this week!! Baby was super active! 

Highlights:

Having Noah moved over to his big boy room, so we can start prepping the nursery for the baby (fill the drawers, etc. Feeling the baby's first kicks on the outside!! Seeing Baby V2 again this week!!

We also took advantage of a date night for the fireman's Christmas party and I am happy to say I made it on two feet this year - you may recall when I was pregnant last time for this party, our date night ended us up in Emerg and I fractured my ankle! We did enjoy our night out!

Belly Button?

In, but I will say it is getting shallower already! 

Bump Pic:

Looking Forward to: 

Decorating for Christmas! 

These posts will be a week behind, as I am now 23 weeks. 

Summer Fun Recap 2015

This summer was filled with fun, so just to be able to recap what all went down this summer, I have been compiling a list of what all we did, so I won't forget!!

- zoo trips!! (4 to be exact)

- trip to the cottage in Grand Bend

- quad rides - Noah knows how to start them now! 

- I ran my first 5K!!! It was slow, but an awesome start. I was only a few weeks in before I had to stop because I was pregnant (Drs reccomendation), but I look forward to picking it back up when I am able to post baby. 

- shopping

- beach trip 

- boating and seadooing

- built a deck and stairs up to the pool

- we visited the butterfly conservatory

- swimming in the pool and the lake

- we visited my Grandma's old house where I had a ton of memories. I loved seeing Noah in the same yard and house where I had so much fun!

- backhoe and tractor rides

- bbq'd and had play dates with friends and family

- we celebrated birthdays and anniversary's

- fireworks

- campfires - granted Noah has been sleeping during these for safety reasons
- splash pad (2)

(Yes Noah is in there... Covered in water...)

- RTVing

- flying on an airplane (2)

- visiting cousin Jenna's in Saskatchewan 

- sleeping in a camper for the first time

- horse back riding

- we went to the farm show
- we said goodbye to our Lily girl!! Miss her like crazy every single day!

 - we took family photos

- becoming a BIG brother!

 - seeing the baby and his/her heart beating!! Soo special!!

It was a busy summer to say the least, but it was awesome and one I don't think we will forget!! Traveling alone with your toddler in the earliest weeks of your pregnancy with a busy toddler to say the least was very exhausting, but it was an opportunity we couldn't out on and it was already booked before we found out we were expecting. We found out the week before we left! 

But it was a great summer, we had lots of fun with friends and family and created lots of memories!! Noah did awesome with swimming and is just like his mom and dad - a water rat! He doesn't want to get out!!  Having our Brantford Zoo pass was a nice thing to have this summer as we managed to at least get the cost of the pass in, plus one extra trip I think. Our last trip there was definitely our best, as Noah was really interested in all the animals!! 

Backhoe, tractor, RTVing, and quad rides will never get old with this little guy!! I'm sure we did more, but that at least sums up the biggest events that took place!!!

21 Weeks

How Far Along:

21 weeks

Size Of Baby?

Maternity Clothes?

Still mixing it up where I can, but mostly maternity clothes!! 

Stretch Marks?

Nope, but I am putting on oil when I remember to! 

Gender?

We will find out in April!! 

Name?

We will share in April, our girl names are pretty much set, but boy names are very few, I will say we have two contenders and a middle name picked out! 

Sleep?

Is not as good as it was last week, but still decent. I am slowly getting more uncomfortable and have a lot of back aches, and now with cold that is waking me up.

Cravings/Aversions?

Dill pickle rice cakes. You, you know I am pregnant when I am eating anything dill pickle flavored. I thought they smelt good when I was getting Noah some, so I tried them and sure enough they were great! Wendy's frosties as well. Vegetable are upsetting my stomach, the only one that doesn't so far is cauliflower. Oh and I can't get enough water these days. I'm still not loving water, but my body is craving it!! 

Movement?

Lots of kicks being felt inside, but nothing on the outside yet! Kick are up high though, which I am still getting used to!! 

Weight Gain:

Roughly 9 pounds. 

Feeling?

Skin is still such a mess and not healing quick at all! Heartburn, and backaches - which I think are caused from the baby sitting so much higher. Having a cold this week has made for some unpleasant moments whenever I cough, I never know if I am going to puke. Being sick is making me irritable and grumpy. I will say that my belly feels like it has slowed down in growth over the last week and a bit, that I actually feel a comparable size to last time, so I checked and yes, this belly is a bit of a different shape, but roughly the same size!

What I Miss?

Not having a cold! 

Items Bought for Baby:

A new rug for the nursery that I am in love with. A baby hat from a small shop - stay tuned for details on that.

What the doctor had to say? 

We go back next week for another ultrasound and appointment. 

Highlights:

Getting Noah's big boy room moving in the right direction. This has been our main focus lately. Visiting with my girlfriend C while she was down this week. 

Belly Button?

In, but I will say it is getting shallower already! 

Bump Pic:

Looking Forward To:

Getting Noah's big boy room ready!! Decorating for Christmas! 

These posts will be a week behind, as I am now 22 weeks.