Favorite shots of Noah from our family outing Oct.14th
Noah still does the tripod scoot to get around. He crosses every room, making his way around our entire house by scooting on his tushie! He sits upright with his right leg bent Indian style and his left leg making a pulling action scooting him along at a pretty decent clip. His hands rest in front of him in an almost crawling stance and yet he is sitting upright instead of on all-fours for traditional-style crawling. His hand position while scooting around definitely reminds us of a gorilla as it walks leaning on its hands.
Noah got his very first tooth (bottom left) at 11 months old, his second (bottom right) at 12 months, his third (top left) at 13 months and his fourth (top right) is going to be making its appearance by next week right at his 14 month mark.
Noah ADORES his siblings who do SO much for him. All the big kids love on him EVERYday. Tommy's latest obsession with him is about how "warm" Noah is. He'll state, "Me want to sleep with Noah. Him so warm! Him so cute!" I think Tommy is meaning Noah is snuggley. Not sure, really, but I'm guessing it is because he's been wearing the jammie sleepers and wakes up all squishy, snuggley. Tommy makes these comments, though, totally out of that context so I'm not convinced that's it. Tommy says it frequently! Daily, almost. Quite cute, though the exact reason is still unclear.
Fletcher has REALLY stepped up in his display of love for Noah. He is super close to him now. The year landmark for Noah marked a deep bond with Fletcher who carries him around daily, helping to feed him breakfast and other meals everyday. He takes him to and from the car for outings, buckles him up and sits beside him most every car ride. Fletcher is willingly choosing to sit beside Noah...it's not like we are short on spaces to sit in Chuckwagon! The fondness I see Fletcher has for him is really adorable. It is so fun for a Momma to observe! I saw it right from the beginning with Paris (and with Sarah too, but a slightly lesser degree than with Paris), but the strong affection for Noah has just recently blossomed in Fletch. One of Fletcher's favorite things to do is be the one permitted to get Noah out of the pack-n-play, yes, it IS in the master closet, and carry Noah over to watch the fish swim in the dining room fish tank.
Sarah has continued to show love and affection for Noah. Her favorite thing to do is play with Noah in the den with his one year old birthday gift that Poppa Sam and Fletcher put together for him. Paris loves to be in the bath tub with Noah to bathe him for us, washing his hair and everything. She often transports Noah to and from the car for outings, but as he has grown, it is more of a struggle for her and a bit easier for Fletch who never did it when Noah was little. Fletch seemed less comfortable with the newborn-ish stages which Paris was great with, but now Fletch seems totally at ease with the one year old phase.
Noah is 1% for height and 12% for weight, our teeniest guy yet! Noah is so laid-back and go-with-the-flow. Chill. Relaxed. Easy going. 5th baby! We LOVE him!
Sarah was SO excited to take Noah out to play in the leaves with him. Super cute sister, that Sarah girl!
Love these pictures with the yellow leaves of our front yard tree in the background as Sarah and Noah stand in our doorway.
"Splat" by Fletcher
"Autumn" by Sarah
On October 6, 2011 the kids, their friend, Chantal, and I all went to an art show and had a blast looking at and talking about the pieces on display. One of the pieces was a really neat self-portrait that was a profile painted with bright, bold blocks of color. We decided to make our own self-portraits when we got home. We used a flashlight in the garage to trace the kids' profiles onto paper (not easy! in that the slightest movement drastically changes the profile as you trace/copy it onto paper). The kids then had fun painting them as I read out loud. We LOVED the final products. The kids were quite pleased with their creations!
Tommy after church on Oct.9th:
Some other quotes I want to remember: On May 9th Tommy said about Snow White, "Her have a cape! Her fly? Her fly her have a cape!" and about Sarah's room, "Me love her room new!" Reminds me of the quote my mom has told me that I said as a little girl, "Look at my new brand shoes!"
Noah still does the tripod scoot to get around. He crosses every room, making his way around our entire house by scooting on his tushie! He sits upright with his right leg bent Indian style and his left leg making a pulling action scooting him along at a pretty decent clip. His hands rest in front of him in an almost crawling stance and yet he is sitting upright instead of on all-fours for traditional-style crawling. His hand position while scooting around definitely reminds us of a gorilla as it walks leaning on its hands.
I LOVE these boys!
AMAZING rock!
Rambo Parie!
Kung Fu Tommy!
Power Lifter TeeTom.
Sarah had a ball here! (Thank You, God, she still loves Your Creation!)
Pretty Parie, peek-a-boo Sarah!
Tommy loving life!
My red heads!
Noah discovering the cabinets this spring:
The "drip" factor...very often Noah sports the wet shirt look:
So snuggley:
So kissable:
At Parie's dance recital in June:
After church this summer (his "I'm completely wiped out" look on his face):
Like sister, like brother:
Another one from our Leadville outing in August:
The look-alikes together after church:
Brothers together after church:
One of my favorites with his "drip," as Tommy called it:
Baby short arms:
