Buddies

Some pictures of Noah with his buddy Joel

While they were still baking:

When Joel visited Noah in the hospital (Joel 2 1/2 weeks, Noah 2 days):

Hanging out at 3 months:

7 months old! :

Caught

The pictures say it all!

I'm REALLY crawling now....

Since I took the first video on Monday, Noah's been off and on with crawling...most of the time he still just scoots or rolls to get what he wants. This morning, however, when I sat down to play with him he crawled right over to me. It was certainly the furthest distance that he has crawled. I ran to get the camera and caught another crawl on video. Be patient with this one, he doesn't crawl right away, but when he does, he really does. It's so funny, as fun as it is to have him crawl (and it is very fun) part of me wishes there was a crawl button that I could control...on when I want, off when I want. For now, I'll just enjoy the fun that this new stage brings!

First Crawling Steps

It's official, one day before he turns 8 months old, Noah took his first "crawl steps". I was putting away laundry in his room and he was sitting in the room playing with some toys, I looked over and saw him get in the crawling position and sure enough he took about 2 or 3 crawls in my direction. I went and got the camera and about 9 video attempts later, I got a couple of crawls. He ended up seeing my camera proped up and took some crawls in that direction. You can see him crawl a little at the end of this short video. Enjoy!

Momma's Boy

Noah has no shame in being a Momma's boy:

Noah's starting to be on the move more; he's tried to go forward, but most often he just scoots back.

He's also been considering a future as a musician. I think he has great potential.

**If you haven't read my RECIPES post below, make sure you check it out**

Recipes

If you're anything like me, you love getting recipes of meals or desserts that are tried and true, and don't take all day to prepare. I have a new favorite cooking website and I wanted to share it with the rest of you! My friend posted a link to it on her blog, and I'm so glad she did; I love it! It's so great because not only does it give you a list of the ingredients you'll need and step by step instructions on how to prepare the meal, it gives pictures too!! Step by step pictures!! I love that. Have you ever read a recipe and wondered what exactly they meant with a certain direction? Like, how brown should you brown something or how heaping should the tablespoon of baking soda be? Well, she has pictures...you'll never have to guess. The recipes look DELICIOUSSSSSS and her writing is hilarious. I think you'll enjoy reading her recipes as much as you'll enjoy cooking and eating them (well, maybe not as much as eating them :)) I plan on making the Cinnamon Rolls this week for my mom's group at church. What recipe will you make??

Hi Mom!

Yesterday afternoon I left Noah with some of his toys so that I could go to the bathroom, when I came back I found him like this:
It was so funny. He had made his way from the toys to my "everything I need so that I don't have to go to the nursery and get it" basket. He's not crawling, but he is definitely getting from point A to point B. This wasn't a big deal (he didn't have the diaper cream or lotion all over himself) but it did make me think about what it might be like in a couple months. He was actually chewing on a diaper when I first saw him, but he had stopped by the time I got the camera. This is such a fun journey!