More BOFB pics

More pics from our weekly Blast Off For Babies class.

A visit with Patty

Here are some pics from our visit with Patty a couple weeks back when she came in for the inauguration.

Who Could This Be?

Check out this picture of Darren as a little one... If I dressed Noah in suspenders, could you tell the difference?

Cakah Pease

January 25, 2009: The first time Noah says 'please' without being prompted. He recently learned to say cracker (cakah) and he routinely points at the cabinet where we keep said crackers and says cakah when he wants one. I usually hold it out and say 'say please' and sometime he says 'pease' and sometimes he doesn't (he gets the cracker regardless). On Sunday he came up to me, pointed at the cabinet and said 'cakah pease.' A very special moment.

Who's he calling Mama now?

Noah is all about daddy. In the morning when I get him, he always says daddy. He points at Darren and yells daddy. So I've been trying to get him to say mommy, mama, some sort of maternal name for me. Yesterday while watching the inauguration, I tried to get him to say Obama. What does he say? Mama. I guess it's President Mama.

BOO!

Noah thought it was hilarious if Darren and I pretended to be afraid when he yelled BOO!

Playing with Sean

Noah's friend, Sean, and his mommy, Karen came over for coffee and play this morning. the boys went back and forth between laughing and playing with each other and fighting over toys.

They thought if they stretched up really high maybe they could reach Audrey on top of the cabinets.

Smiles

The new camera is fast enough for me to actually catch those sweet smiles in pictures. So nice!

Blast Off for Babies!

Noah started "Blast Off for Babies" class today in the soft playroom over at the Lee Rec Center. Needless to say, he enjoyed it. He especially loved the ball pit and playing with the parachute (see the video). Unfortunately, he had a big temper tantrum when it was time to go home.

The New Camera

Yay... I got the DSLR camera I wanted. I'm still trying to figure out how it works, but I'm actually able to take a picture where I can catch Noah smiling!

New Year's Eve Bash

We spent New Year's Eve with Noah's friends Mia, Sienna and Greydon and their families. Mia's mom and dad, Mara and Rob, hosted us at Rob's parents' house (they were out of the country and had enough room at their house for us to spend the night). It was a wonderful evening. Rob's parents have an amazing German Shepard-- enormous, but very very kind and kid loving. Needless to say, Noah would not leave him alone! I should have snapped a picture when I had a chance, but I was having too much fun to keep the camera out.

A Trip to the Zoo

I have this whole week off from work, so on Tuesday, we met up with Mara and Mia at the National Zoo here in DC. It was actually a really beautiful day, and not too cold, so perfect for the zoo. Noah really loved the animals (that's an understatement). We need to go back again soon. I think his favorite were the orangutans but he also loved the tortoises.

18 Month Statistics

Noah had his 18 month well child check up on Monday. He now weighs 26 lbs 1.8 oz (the 55th percentile) and he is 33.75 inches tall (the 80th percentile). He only had to get two shots- the final in both the Hep B and Hep A series. He was a trooper like usual.