Here are some pictures. I think his favorites were the sea lions and the giraffes.
Polar Bear!
I think giraffes are so cool!
We love the Hogle Zoo! Looking forward to more trips this Summer!
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Happy Birthday Noah! -- Zoo Trip!
On Noah's actual birthday we decided last minute to go to the zoo as a family (Derek got off early). Sophia came too, as I was babysitting her. We bought a zoo pass so we will be making many zoo trips this Summer, we're excited! Last year when I took Noah he was only 3 months old so of course he enjoyed it much more this time.
Here are some pictures. I think his favorites were the sea lions and the giraffes.
We love the Hogle Zoo! Looking forward to more trips this Summer!
Here are some pictures. I think his favorites were the sea lions and the giraffes.
We love the Hogle Zoo! Looking forward to more trips this Summer!
Noah's One Year Photoshoot
We took Noah to get his pictures taken the day before his birthday. We got them done at Fotofly, in Draper. I had a bittersweet experience with them. The actual experience of taking the pictures was not very fun, and I felt stress, frustration & anxiety the whole time. We only had 45 minutes and they started us late. The photographer was very focused on getting specific poses instead of going with the flow. She kept making Noah do things he didn't want to do over and over again causing him to feel uncomfortable and eventually to a melt down. I felt like a lot of time was wasted because of this. So if you know me, I of course left feeling annoyed and worried that there wouldn't be enough good photos.
The nice thing about Fotofly though is that you get to come back an hour after your shoot was finished to see all your edited pictures! And I have to say I loved them! My worries were for nothing. I mean, there's not a ton of smiley photos but that's okay, Noah can be very serious anyways. The cake ones look especially adorable. I love them all, I love his outfits, the expressions, the backdrops, they all look very cute!
Overall I was happy with them. Especially for the price.. only $88 for a 45 min session including your disc & copyright. Not too shabby.
So that was our first experience with a studio photo shoot. We got 49 photos which is awesome! Here are most of them...
This was the first time we gave cake to Noah. I hope you enjoyed it buddy. By the looks of it you did!
The nice thing about Fotofly though is that you get to come back an hour after your shoot was finished to see all your edited pictures! And I have to say I loved them! My worries were for nothing. I mean, there's not a ton of smiley photos but that's okay, Noah can be very serious anyways. The cake ones look especially adorable. I love them all, I love his outfits, the expressions, the backdrops, they all look very cute!
Overall I was happy with them. Especially for the price.. only $88 for a 45 min session including your disc & copyright. Not too shabby.
So that was our first experience with a studio photo shoot. We got 49 photos which is awesome! Here are most of them...
Loving this chair!
My mischievous boy
"I don't want to stand holding onto the bench over and over, I want to crawl around!!!"
This was very hard. Derek had to be right there because he kept wanting to jump off!
So precious!
I just love how he's holding onto the chair, haha. And I love how you can see his two little teeth!
Eventually after he kept being persistent in wanting to crawl around, the photographer decided it was okay to take a few crawling photos..
We tried to get him to hold the chalkboard sign but he kept turning it around to look at it, so we tried setting it up on the floor with him behind it but he kept crawling to it and pushing it over, haha. So this was the last resort. But he looks very well mannered in this picture, doesn't he? Hehe.
And yes, he's only 18 pounds :) He's a little guy for sure.
Pure Derek!
We tried to get some in this locker with his sweater on but he wouldn't have it.
Those big eyes just melt me.
You can see his growing mullet in this one
This is one of my favorites! He kept trying to grab the icing but then it would stick to his hands so he would just fling it on the floor over and over, haha.
Finally, I took his hands and mushed them in the cake a little. Once he saw the cake, he started eating it and didn't stop!
You can see all the icing on the floor around him that he flung off his fingers :)
Isn't he gorgeous?
Nom Nom!!!
The cake was supposed to be an off-white.. but they made it orangey - tan. Oh well, it still looked cute and went well with the photos!
Getting down to business. Eating cake is a serious.
Love his little feet!
And another one of my favorites. So funny!
This was the first time we gave cake to Noah. I hope you enjoyed it buddy. By the looks of it you did!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Roseola Virus
A few posts back I wrote about Noah getting sick and throwing up for the first time. Well, a few days after he got over that he started acting sick again. This time he was feverish, not eating, and acting extremely irritable - basically crying non-stop. After a few days of this and no signs of any other symptoms or teeth coming through we took him to the doctor. She said his throat seemed red and sore but everything else was normal. She said her gut instinct was that he had Roseola. Basically they get fussy and have a fever for 3-7 days then break out in a bad rash all over.
I thought, there's no way he's getting a rash, that's not what he has. The next day when Noah woke up I ripped open his pajamas to check his skin and sure enough he had little red dots all over his tummy. I couldn't believe for once the doctor was right! And this was our new pediatrician, I think we'll be sticking with her.
The rash spread just about all over his body but it only lasted 2 days.
The whole time he was sick, and even days after he was so attached and upset that he would not go down in his crib for naps. So he got into a bad habit of falling asleep on me, which before would absolutely never happen (unless he was breastfeeding), even if I tried. So now he's having a hard time getting out of this. It's going to take some work.
I thought, there's no way he's getting a rash, that's not what he has. The next day when Noah woke up I ripped open his pajamas to check his skin and sure enough he had little red dots all over his tummy. I couldn't believe for once the doctor was right! And this was our new pediatrician, I think we'll be sticking with her.
The rash spread just about all over his body but it only lasted 2 days.
The whole time he was sick, and even days after he was so attached and upset that he would not go down in his crib for naps. So he got into a bad habit of falling asleep on me, which before would absolutely never happen (unless he was breastfeeding), even if I tried. So now he's having a hard time getting out of this. It's going to take some work.
He really enjoyed being rocked to sleep. So odd. He usually does not like to cuddle or be rocked or anything like that. This was the only way I could get him to sleep. Poor thing. And poor Noah, too.. :) just kidding. I like cuddling with him and seeing his beautiful sleeping face, but obviously it's hard when you have a million things to do and all you can do is sit there.
Waiting to see the doctor. He seemed better for a few minutes, distracted by the new toys
Noah is 12 Months!!!
Can't believe it but my little Noah is ONE! He's growing up so fast! It's so weird to think that he's already on his way to 13 months now. I'm going to start writing every 2-3 months now instead of monthly since he's getting older and less changes will be happening each month.
NURSING/MILK:
I've made the decision that I'm definitely going to keep breastfeeding as long as Noah still wants to (and as long as I keep producing enough milk for him). He's not in any way showing signs of readiness to wean so why cut him off? The last couple of months we've been giving him a bottle with 2-4 oz of formula at night after he nurses, so now that he's old enough we switched over to whole milk last weekend. He likes to nurse for a really long time and likes to play with my hair while doing it.
SOLIDS (BABY LED WEANING):
Noah is still eating fairly well, however he didn't have as big of an appetite this month. I contribute it to teething, being sick & maybe because he's getting older. I read that sometimes their appetite drops around this age. But he still eats basically anything. There are some things he prefers more than other things though. And it seems to change every few weeks. This month he was really into oranges, bananas, yogurt, tomatoes, and meat. Things he wasn't into as much were blueberries, eggs, pasta & broccoli. He is absolutely LOVING water and drinks lately. We cannot sit down to eat without a drink of water for him. He points to his water after every bite sometimes. So I finally found the perfect cup for him.. it's small enough and has handles so he can hold it easily AND it has a straw which he loves and makes it easier for him. He can drink from this one all by himself and I don't have to worry about him dumping it. He also got a new one for his birthday that is impossible to spill.
COMMUNICATION:
He said his first meaningful word other than dada or mama -- banana! When I ask him if he wants a banana he says, "nana, nana!" He understands simple things like, turn off the light, shut the door, come, brush your hair/brush mommy's hair, wave bye-bye, clap your hands, where's your head, don't touch, no, good job, where's your toy, outside, fold your arms for prayer.. many things like that. It's amazing how much they understand. He points A LOT and when it's food/drink he points and goes, "ehh". He just signed milk and eat (and meant it) for the first time this week which I was surprised because I've really been slacking.
MOBILITY:
This whole month we've been waiting for him to take off walking. If I would have finished this post on his actual birthday I would have said he's taken 1 step and is SO close to walking. But in just 3 days he went from only taking 1 occasional step to walking short distances! So we are officially in walking teritory! The timing was perfect as it was on the day of his birthday party.
TEETHING:
Again, if I finished this on the 9th I would've said no new teeth. But now one of his top teeth is breaking through. This will be his third tooth. And there's 3 more on top that you can tell will be coming soon.
SLEEP/SCHEDULE:
This month has just been all over the place, ha. The beginning of the month was the time change which really messed things up and then he got sick twice. He had some pretty horrible nights and a lot of crazy days. He's having a hard time getting back to his normal routine and to sleeping all night. He still takes 2 naps most days but lately some days he's only having one. He's kind of in transition again, not completely ready to drop morning nap but needs to. He currently wakes up in the mornings anywhere from 6:30 - 8:15 and goes to bed between 7:00 - 8:00 usually. I really don't like how his schedule is out of wack. He hasn't slept through the night in a few weeks either. Let's hope this month things pick back up :) Oh and we started giving him a blanket this month. And yesterday we decided to drop the sleep sack because it's getting too hot.
FAVORITE THINGS:
Noah loves balloons, dogs, music, playing peekaboo, dropping things, watching people drop things, going outside, being chased, chasing you, doorknobs, finding tiny pieces of things on the floor and putting them in his mouth, getting into things he knows he's not supposed to, taking things out of something & putting them back in, pushing things, pulling things, opening & closing things...
PERSONALITY & SEPARATION ANXIETY:
I forgot to mention this on our last post but the separation anxiety has arrived. At least that's what I'm assuming this is? He's not afraid of going with other people but he does not like to be away from me when it's just me and him. He is not doing good at playing by himself lately for this reason. He wants to be held a lot (getting sick did not help this) and sometimes I can't even go to the bathroom without him crying for dear life! Haha. He loves to figure out how things wotk, and he's good at it. He's kind of a little rebel - laughing when I tell him no or ask him not to do something, purposely disobeying.. we're definitely entering toddlerhood. Noah really has such a strong personality.. he's a very determined, strong willed, high energy, curious, temperamental, stubborn, attention seeking, smart, mischievous, wants what he wants kind of boy! I know some of these will be good qualities when he's older, so I'm glad, but it definitely gives me more work as a mom.
A few more from this month..
NURSING/MILK:
I've made the decision that I'm definitely going to keep breastfeeding as long as Noah still wants to (and as long as I keep producing enough milk for him). He's not in any way showing signs of readiness to wean so why cut him off? The last couple of months we've been giving him a bottle with 2-4 oz of formula at night after he nurses, so now that he's old enough we switched over to whole milk last weekend. He likes to nurse for a really long time and likes to play with my hair while doing it.
SOLIDS (BABY LED WEANING):
Noah is still eating fairly well, however he didn't have as big of an appetite this month. I contribute it to teething, being sick & maybe because he's getting older. I read that sometimes their appetite drops around this age. But he still eats basically anything. There are some things he prefers more than other things though. And it seems to change every few weeks. This month he was really into oranges, bananas, yogurt, tomatoes, and meat. Things he wasn't into as much were blueberries, eggs, pasta & broccoli. He is absolutely LOVING water and drinks lately. We cannot sit down to eat without a drink of water for him. He points to his water after every bite sometimes. So I finally found the perfect cup for him.. it's small enough and has handles so he can hold it easily AND it has a straw which he loves and makes it easier for him. He can drink from this one all by himself and I don't have to worry about him dumping it. He also got a new one for his birthday that is impossible to spill.
Steel-cut oatmeal with blackberries & bananas
Getting his greens in!
COMMUNICATION:
He said his first meaningful word other than dada or mama -- banana! When I ask him if he wants a banana he says, "nana, nana!" He understands simple things like, turn off the light, shut the door, come, brush your hair/brush mommy's hair, wave bye-bye, clap your hands, where's your head, don't touch, no, good job, where's your toy, outside, fold your arms for prayer.. many things like that. It's amazing how much they understand. He points A LOT and when it's food/drink he points and goes, "ehh". He just signed milk and eat (and meant it) for the first time this week which I was surprised because I've really been slacking.
MOBILITY:
This whole month we've been waiting for him to take off walking. If I would have finished this post on his actual birthday I would have said he's taken 1 step and is SO close to walking. But in just 3 days he went from only taking 1 occasional step to walking short distances! So we are officially in walking teritory! The timing was perfect as it was on the day of his birthday party.
TEETHING:
Again, if I finished this on the 9th I would've said no new teeth. But now one of his top teeth is breaking through. This will be his third tooth. And there's 3 more on top that you can tell will be coming soon.
SLEEP/SCHEDULE:
This month has just been all over the place, ha. The beginning of the month was the time change which really messed things up and then he got sick twice. He had some pretty horrible nights and a lot of crazy days. He's having a hard time getting back to his normal routine and to sleeping all night. He still takes 2 naps most days but lately some days he's only having one. He's kind of in transition again, not completely ready to drop morning nap but needs to. He currently wakes up in the mornings anywhere from 6:30 - 8:15 and goes to bed between 7:00 - 8:00 usually. I really don't like how his schedule is out of wack. He hasn't slept through the night in a few weeks either. Let's hope this month things pick back up :) Oh and we started giving him a blanket this month. And yesterday we decided to drop the sleep sack because it's getting too hot.
Sleepy, sick baby
This happened a lot during the sick week.
FAVORITE THINGS:
Noah loves balloons, dogs, music, playing peekaboo, dropping things, watching people drop things, going outside, being chased, chasing you, doorknobs, finding tiny pieces of things on the floor and putting them in his mouth, getting into things he knows he's not supposed to, taking things out of something & putting them back in, pushing things, pulling things, opening & closing things...
Like his new hat?
He loves this doggy. It's actually Sophia's but it's been here for months.
PERSONALITY & SEPARATION ANXIETY:
I forgot to mention this on our last post but the separation anxiety has arrived. At least that's what I'm assuming this is? He's not afraid of going with other people but he does not like to be away from me when it's just me and him. He is not doing good at playing by himself lately for this reason. He wants to be held a lot (getting sick did not help this) and sometimes I can't even go to the bathroom without him crying for dear life! Haha. He loves to figure out how things wotk, and he's good at it. He's kind of a little rebel - laughing when I tell him no or ask him not to do something, purposely disobeying.. we're definitely entering toddlerhood. Noah really has such a strong personality.. he's a very determined, strong willed, high energy, curious, temperamental, stubborn, attention seeking, smart, mischievous, wants what he wants kind of boy! I know some of these will be good qualities when he's older, so I'm glad, but it definitely gives me more work as a mom.
haha, this is his naughty side
Another sick pic. Normally he's not allowed to watch TV but when he didn't want to do anything else and we were both exhausted, I tried to get him to watch a show, but after a few minutes he was back to crying.
A few more from this month..
Getting sleepy!!
Coloring or eating crayons?
Absolutely loves this face he makes!
Walk at Liberty Park one Saturday
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