Yay for Dave!! So proud of you!! :)

Dave passed his PT test!! Woohooo!! and with flying colors I might add!

BEFORE AFTER

Weight: 193 lbs 177 lbs

Waist: 36 in 32 in

Run time: 12:46 10:29

Push ups in a minute: 24 39

Crunches in a minute: 29 46

I will add some pictures later on if I get time!! Right now we have some errands to run and then finish packing!! woohoo!!

Noah's first snowfall !!

Well... for the first time ever! (since we've been here) it has snowed here in England a few days in a row.. in November!! I took Noah out in the snow - dressed him all up in his cute Christmas outfits! and took some pictures :)





went inside to change... and it started snowing again!! :)

Christmas gifts?

Hello family! I know a few of you were asking what Noah would like for Christmas - not that you need to get him anything! I'm sure he would be happy unwrapping an empty box! :) but if you did want to buy something I thought I would give you a few ideas :)

Clothes... (nothing by Gerber :( - they are too skinny for Noah's chunky monkey belly!!)

he could use a few more 9-12 month sleepers - I have 1 so 3 more would be great!

he is growing out of his fleecy pants and sweatpants so 1 or 2 pairs of 6-9 month (navy and grey) comfy pants would be great :)

as far as outfits go... he has these two outfits in 9 months and they are awesome! and I was going to get them in 12 months

Carters Daddy's best friend/puppy bodysuit set

Carters Bananas over mommy/monkey bodysuit set

there is also a froggy and lion one similar to these :)

ooh and I just found this cute polar bear outfit!

Toys...

Stage 1 to 3 booster seat

2 in 1 - swing and high chair!

my friend has one and Noah loves the swing.. especially when he is tired! Dave and I were amazed that he fell asleep in it since he usually only falls asleep in the wrap or nursing!

Anything from the Lamaze or Leap frog family :)

Oh and it looks like we will be in PA for Christmas... I've decided to book a flight instead of taking a hop - unless an awesome flight come available!! but as of now they are flying to McConnell AFB, Kansas on Monday... and still hoping and praying Dave will get time off so he can spend Christmas with us!!

Love you and miss you loads!!

Dave, Barb and Noah xxx

This is the picture I wanted to send out with a Thanksgiving card to you all.. but I am still waiting on them! I ordered them over 2 weeks ago!!

Noah's schedule 4 months

Well.. most nights Noah sleeps through the night. There are a few occasions where he may wake up around 3am to eat :)

9-10pm (somewhere between) - Bed time
6am - wake up to eat and back to sleep
9 -10am (somewhere between) - wake up
eat/play
12 - nap
2 - wake up/eat/play
4 - nap
6 - wake up/eat/play
8 - bath/eat
9 - bed time! :)

My mac!!

Dave got my imac fixed!! yay!!!! oh how I missed you! and it has loads of new gadgets!!

We had fun playing with the photo booth last night :)

Going to the states...

Well as many of you know my visa has expired and I need to go back to the states to reapply! I am still waiting on Noah's passport and waiting to hear from the school to see if they are able to get me another certificate of sponsorship! Gotta love the waiting game :)

Luckily, the local immigration is allowing me to fly Space A - take a military hop - so at least I won't have to pay for my flight! and I'll be trusting that the Lord will help Noah and I make it to our destination safely... (and then back to England)!

The weather here in England has been freezing!! so I am hoping to go someplace warm... like AZ or FL :) The only downside is that we'll probably be in the states for 4-6 weeks and depending on when we leave, we might miss spending Thanksgiving and/or Christmas with Dave :( unless he flies to the states!! :)

Well, that's about it for now! I'll give you an update as soon as I get Noah's passport!!

Ode to my sister

My sister Nikki. The one who I call with all of my questions.. and not just my questions... my friends as well!! I can't even begin to list all of the advice, help and encouragement she has given me over the last few years but more importantly in the last few months!! All of my friends know how much I value her opinion and advice which is probably they are always asking me "can you ask your sister... " haha... My friend Dianna actually said a few weeks ago "why couldn't I have known your sister before I had my children!!" and I feel very fortunate that I have an older sister (who has been doing such an incredible job raising her 3 boys) as an amazing example for me to follow :)


THANK YOU NIKKI!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!

New things Noah can do...

In the last week or so Noah has started to...

• look at his feet and put them together - especially in the bath tub
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• bite his bottom lip

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• fold his hands together and look at them
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• put his hands in his mouth
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• chew on his fingers
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• hold mommy's or daddy's fingers and put them in his mouth!

• actually anything he can grab he brings to his mouth!
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• pull my hair.. he really gets a good grip on it!!

• make a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth

• enjoy riding in his car seat!! woohoo!
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• drool loads!!!!!
  

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I can't believe my baby is almost 4 months!!! He is getting so big!

Noah's weight :)

I went to a baby massage class today at the health centre in town and the lady running it weighed the babies :) Noah was 15 lbs 9 oz!

So far.. all of the proper weights (as in naked and using a proper scale, not the wii fit :) ) and again, this is mostly for me so I have it all in one place when I am feeling brave enough to write in Noah's baby book! :)

July 3rd - 8 lb 2 oz
July 10th - 7 lb 11 oz
July 12th - 7 lb 13 oz
July 16th - 7 lb 15 oz
July 19th - 8 lb 3 oz, 20.75 inches long (2 week appt)
July 30th - 9 lb 5 oz
September 7th - 13 lb 3 oz, 23.875 inches long (2 month appt)
October 21st - 15lb 9 oz
November 3rd - 16lb 4oz, 26 inches long (4 month appt)

Noah sleeping through the night! :)

Soooo.... I just started putting Noah in his own room for a nap and at night! Of course before I can put him down for a nap he likes to sleep in the wrap for about an hour first :) At night, I nurse him to sleep in our bed and then lay him down. The first couple nights he woke up between 2.30 and 3am and I somehow was more tired than when he slept with me! I didn't realize that actually waking up to go get him, feed him, put him back down would make me more tired than letting him sleep with me. Actually, now that I just said that I can see exactly how that would make me more tired!! lol... Well, for a week now he has slept from about 9pm to 5am!! woohoo! so I'm not as tired now... although I do still wake up and listen for him :)

Oh except Tuesday night... I was tired and didn't feel like getting up to put Noah in his crib and he woke twice to nurse!! Guess he could smell the food! haha

October 7th - First time taking a nap in his "crib"



October 15th (5am) - morning after Noah slept through the night for the first time!
I put him down around 9.30pm! Dave and I checked on him two or three times during the night :) ok I'm lying... I stayed in bed and Dave checked on him... but he was up anyway to go potty!! :o)

First cold :(

Well, I woke up with a sore throat and runny nose last Thursday and as much as I tried not to share my germs with Noah... he is now sick :( So needless to say.. I haven't had much sleep since Saturday. I started feeling better on Monday but now Dave is starting to get sick :( I hope we get the germs out of the house and feel better before Dave's mom comes to visit... 4 days to get better!!

Here are a few pictures of Noah sleeping, sitting up on the couch. I wake him up, feed him and he goes right back to sleep.... since he is so out of it I sit him on the couch so he can breathe better. Right now I have him in the wrap!!

tired boy....

please stop taking pictures.....

ok i'm awake!!




Oh and I'm not sure if its because Noah is sick or if his pooping pattern is changing.. but he pooped: Saturday, Sunday, Tues morning, and twice yesterday - morning and evening!

oops!!

So while I was changing Noah today... he peed on his face!! Kind of gross... kind of funny. He actually peed twice... the first time I was wiping his bum and it shot above his head onto the side of the changing table. The second time I was putting his diaper on and... well, all over his face! Poor little man.. he had the funniest look on his face... like he was wondering how his face got wet when he wasn't in the shower or bath haha... just thought I would share! :)

Noah's schedule

This post is more for me as I want to try to keep track of nursing and nap times... and start trying to get Noah into a schedule :)

Thursday night - 9.30pm - Feed in bed

woke up twice to feed... 1.30am and 5.30am

Friday

9.30am wake up and eat
10-10.30 play
10.30 walk in sleepy wrap
10.45 - 1.00pm nap
1.00-1.30 eat
1.30-2pm play
2pm walk in sleepy wrap
2.15 - 2.45pm nap (woke up b/c I took him out of wrap too soon)
2.45 - 3pm play
3-3.15 eat/snack
3.15-3.30 play
3.30-4 walk in pram/sleepy wrap
4-4.45 nap
4.45 - 5.15 eat
5.15-5.30 daddy time
5.30-6 mommy time/in sleepy wrap
6-6.30 walk in sleepy wrap
6.30- 10pm nap (in sleepy wrap until 7.30!)
10 -10.30 eat
10.30 - 11 play
11pm snack then bed!

woke up at 4am and 8.15 am to eat

Saturday

8.15 - 9.15 nap
9.15 - 9.30 snack
9.30 - 10am play
10 - 11 daddy time
11 - 11.15 snack
11.15 - 11.30 walk in sleepy wrap with daddy
11.30 - 2pm nap in sleepy wrap with daddy
2 - 2.30 eat
2.30 - 3.15 skype call with nana
3.15 - 3.30 snack
3.30 - 4pm play
4 - 4.40 walk in pram/sleepy wrap
4.30 - 5.15 nap
5.30 - 6 eat
6 - 6.45 play/poo
6.45 - 7.30 walk in pram/sleepy wrap
7.30 - 8.15 - snack/fuss
8.15 - 10.45 nap
11 - eat then bed

woke up at 5am to eat

Sunday

8am - 8.30 eat
8.30 - 9.30 nap
10.30 - 10.45 snack
10.45 - 11.45 - walk/cat nap/drive to base
12 - 2pm nap
2.30 - 3pm eat
3 - 4pm play
4 - 7.30 (10 min walk/nap in sleepy wrap until 6.15 then on couch)
7.30 -8 eat
8 - 9.30 play
9.30 snack/bed

1.30am 5 min snack; 3.30 woke up to eat

Monday

7 - 7.30 am eat
7.30 - 8 play
8 - 8.30 walk
8.30 rock to sleep
8.35 - 12 nap
12 - 12.30 eat

forgot to finish Monday and had a funny Tuesday...

Wednesday

8.30 wake up
9 - 9.30 eat
9.30 - 10.30 play
10.30 - 1.30pm nap
1.30 - 2 eat
2 - 3.30 play/poo/shower
3.30 - 4.30 snack/nap
4.30 - 5.30 play
5.30 - 7 nap


Friday

6.30-7am eat
7 - 8 play
8 - 9 snack/nap
9 - 10 play/walk
10.15 - 1.30pm nap
1.30 - 2 eat
2 - 2.30 walk
2.30 - 3.30 nap
3.30 - 4 play
4 - 4.30 eat
4.30 - 5 walk
5 - 9 nap
9 - 9.30 eat
9.30 - 10.30 play
10.30 snack/bed time

woke up at 3.30am and 6am to eat

Saturday

7.30am wake up
7.30 - 8 eat
8 - 9.30 play/walk
9.30 - 12.30 nap

didn't get a chance to finish... I think that's enough for now :)

Goal schedule?:
7.30am wake up
730 - 8 eat
8 - 9.30 play
9.30 - 12.30 nap
12.45 - 1.15 eat
1.15 - 3 play
3 - 5 nap
5 - 5.30 eat
5.30 - 7.30 play
7.30 - 8.30 nap
8.30 - 9.30 play/bath time
9.30 eat/bed

Woohoo!!!

Dave is now a Staff Sergeant, Rank E-5!!!! Yay!!! I will add a picture with his new stripe sewn on when he finishes Airman Leadership School. He said he can't wear his new rank until he completes the schooling or gets a letter? :)

I'm so proud of him!!!

He will be doing his PT test in a week or two so hopefully I'll be able to post another woohoo for passing!! Most people have been failing since they changed the scoring... :-/

It's been a long time... quick update!

Well, as you can see I have only posted once since Dave got home in June!! I guess the blog was nice as it kept me busy while he was gone... now that he is back I have a lot more dishes and laundry to do! haha... and of course Noah keeps me busy!

Lets see if I can update you on most things since Dave got home and not make it 20 pages long!!
Dave came home. He nested more than I did i.e. mowed and weed wacked, organized cupboards and the garage!

Noah was born 3rd July at 11.50am in a birth pool in our living room :) I will write my birth story in a separate post.

Noah is such a good baby! He LOVES to sleep! :) and eat!
2 week appt: 8lbs 3 oz; 20.75 inches long; head circumference: 36.45 cm/14.35 in
2 month appt: 13 lbs 3 oz; 24 inches long; head circumference: 40.4 cm/15.9 in

Noah is growing so quickly! Its hard to remember how small he was! Good thing we took tons of pictures :)

Things Noah likes to do with daddy: burp, hiccup, leg exercises, stick his tongue out, lick daddy's nose, suck on his finger, take a bath and smile


Things Noah likes to do with mommy: eat :), sleep with his hand resting on boob and leg resting on thigh, take walks in the sleepy wrap, take a shower and smile

I will try to update my blog more often now that Noah is taking longer naps :) and Dave is working 12 hrs for the next 10 days! :-/

Dave's home!!

Yay!!! Thank you Lord for bringing my honey bear home safely!!




Dave got home very very early Monday morning... around 1am! I found out Sunday night around 6pm... I was first told he was coming home Thursday night and then it kept getting pushed back a day... so naturally I kept procrastinating! I finally made a cake on Saturday (and cleaned on Sunday) to welcome him home...




He liked it :)



I'm so happy to have him home and he doesn't have to go back to work until the 28th!!! Three whole weeks with my baby!!