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)