Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Crawling...backwards
Noah's been moving around quite a bit lately, only backwards though. He does a big push up and gets on his hands and knees, but when he pushes with his arms, he scoots himself back. He can travel backwards across our living room in a matter of minutes, but he always ends up frustrated because he was trying to go forward. Poor little guy...try as he might, his toys keep getting farther and farther away. Hopefully he'll be able to get out of reverse and put it in forward one of these days! :)
ROAR!!
Noah has been "growling" since we got back from Christmas...we suspect cousin Will helped teach him this one :)
Jump Jump Jumperoo!
Santa brought Noah a Jumperoo for Christmas, and he's been jumping like crazy ever since:
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Oh snow
I've always thought snow was so beautiful and wondered what it would be like to live in it...now I know. I love watching it fall outside, and I suppose it would be absolutely perfect...if I were a HERMIT!
Last week Noah had a check-up at the doctor. It was snowing. I typically don't drive when it's snowing. I always wait for Christian to come home and let him handle it, but Christian was at work and I'd already canceled 2 appointments because of snow, so I had to do it.
It usually takes me 20 minutes to get to the doctor. This time it took me 60. The drive home was even worse. It was snowing harder, so I was just creeping along. Cars whizzed past me honking their horns. I wanted to pull over and wait for someone to come get me, but I was too afraid to leave the only clear path carved by the tires of the car ahead of me. So I kept going straight. It was the only thing I could do.
I considered just stopping, turning on my hazard lights and calling 911. I would have been happy to let the police drive me home. I knew this would only get me rear-ended, so I kept driving that straight line.
Eventually I got to the street I needed to turn left on to go home. There was NO way I was going to make it across 3 lanes and into the left turn lane! Instead, I slowly turned right into a grocery store parking lot. I parked and called Christian to come get me.
I was in tears by this point (hysterical according to Christian) and so grateful that my little car-hater Noah was asleep. I don't think I could have handled the both of us crying!
Noah and I waited at the grocery until Christian got off work and got a ride to come get us.
I'm pretty much done with driving in the snow. I think I'll just hitch a ride on a snowplow next time.
If you have any tips for driving in the snow or for not being such a scaredy-pants, please share!
Last week Noah had a check-up at the doctor. It was snowing. I typically don't drive when it's snowing. I always wait for Christian to come home and let him handle it, but Christian was at work and I'd already canceled 2 appointments because of snow, so I had to do it.
It usually takes me 20 minutes to get to the doctor. This time it took me 60. The drive home was even worse. It was snowing harder, so I was just creeping along. Cars whizzed past me honking their horns. I wanted to pull over and wait for someone to come get me, but I was too afraid to leave the only clear path carved by the tires of the car ahead of me. So I kept going straight. It was the only thing I could do.
I considered just stopping, turning on my hazard lights and calling 911. I would have been happy to let the police drive me home. I knew this would only get me rear-ended, so I kept driving that straight line.
Eventually I got to the street I needed to turn left on to go home. There was NO way I was going to make it across 3 lanes and into the left turn lane! Instead, I slowly turned right into a grocery store parking lot. I parked and called Christian to come get me.
I was in tears by this point (hysterical according to Christian) and so grateful that my little car-hater Noah was asleep. I don't think I could have handled the both of us crying!
Noah and I waited at the grocery until Christian got off work and got a ride to come get us.
I'm pretty much done with driving in the snow. I think I'll just hitch a ride on a snowplow next time.
If you have any tips for driving in the snow or for not being such a scaredy-pants, please share!
2 months...
that's how long it's been since I posted last. Noah was almost 4 months old then and now he's almost 6 months! Wow how the time has flown! If I don't recap it now, I won't remember a thing! So...
Highlights from November and December include:
1. My sisters Liz and Katie and my cousin Sarah came to visit from California!
2. All three of us go the swine flu (not so much a highlight)
3. We went to 2 Jazz games and a BYU game (for free!)
4. We got to go home to California for Thanksgiving! 
5. We celebrated Christian's 25th birthday!
6. We got to go to California for Christmas! Yay! 
7. I discovered that snow, while very pretty, is also yucky!
8. Noah has been smiling and laughing like crazy and has recently started "growling"!
9. And, finally, we rang in the new year at home in jammies...quiet but cozy!
Highlights from November and December include:
1. My sisters Liz and Katie and my cousin Sarah came to visit from California!
2. All three of us go the swine flu (not so much a highlight) 3. We went to 2 Jazz games and a BYU game (for free!)
4. We got to go home to California for Thanksgiving! 
5. We celebrated Christian's 25th birthday!
6. We got to go to California for Christmas! Yay! 
7. I discovered that snow, while very pretty, is also yucky!
8. Noah has been smiling and laughing like crazy and has recently started "growling"! 9. And, finally, we rang in the new year at home in jammies...quiet but cozy!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Who does Noah look more like?
I found these when I was unpacking some boxes yesterday:
Christian
Noah
Annie
Christian
Noah
Annie
R.I.P. TV
As of Sunday evening, Mr. Phillips 27" is no longer with us. He is survived by Christian, who is taking the loss pretty hard (it's football season after all), and Annie, who is mourning the loss of Stacey and Clinton and the rest of the What Not to Wear gang, Earl, Michael Scott and company, the Duggar clan, and the Russo family (yes, that is the family from Wizards of Waverly Place for those of you brave enough to admit that you LOVE that show like I do). The loss is especially trying considering that date night with an infant = Red Box movie + microwave popcorn.
Maybe life without TV won't be so bad though. I've already noticed an increase in my reading and a decrease in time wasted looking for the remote. But, good thing or not, such is our life...at least until our tax return arrives and hopefully grants us a Mr. Phillips jr. (or, better yet, a TV that is no relation to Mr. Phillips, considering that he died after only 5 years).
Maybe life without TV won't be so bad though. I've already noticed an increase in my reading and a decrease in time wasted looking for the remote. But, good thing or not, such is our life...at least until our tax return arrives and hopefully grants us a Mr. Phillips jr. (or, better yet, a TV that is no relation to Mr. Phillips, considering that he died after only 5 years).
Halloween Weekend
Friday Night: Halloween party with some of our friends
The little giraffe on the way there:
At the party:
Saturday: Dinner and Halloween night at Kristy and Adam's
Sunday: Church
And finish the weekend with some cuddling with Bear
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