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Noah’s Second Hair Cut

Russ — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:31:49 +0000

A few days ago we gave Noah is second hair cut. I must say it was a little more difficult this time. He was more afraid of the clippers, and also stronger. But after some fussing, and fighting we got the job done. It definitely took the two of us though. Also, it was impossible to trim the very bottom of the neck area as that required either using the clippers with no addition or using scissors. Each of which proved to be a little too dangerous as his had often went flailing around erratically.

These were actually taken a few days after the hair cut.

Noah Goes To Bed

Russ — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:37:57 +0000

Tonight was the first night we put Noah to sleep on a bed instead of a cribe. It seems like a big step mentally, because he’s definately no longer a baby. He’s quickly turning into a young boy.

We have just returned from a trip to Romania, and he was having trouble sleeping in his crib anyway. See, he had been sleeping with us for the last 2 weeks while we were staying in Romania and he got used to having us around when he went to sleep. When we returned, the last 3 nights he has put up a very strong fight when we put him down. Our only solution was to stay near his crib in a chair, let him see that one of us was there – even then, he would still yell a little – but eventually he would go to sleep. So we thought this might be the perfect opportunity to change it up, and try the bed. Well it worked. Tonight, he was really tired, but went to bed relatively easily in the bed. One pretty big cry, and that was all, he was out.

It feels good, and it feels right – even though it does make me feel old.

We got him the “Kritter” bed from Ikea. We found a great deal on an “As Is” item that was only used for a display. It’s red, but we can paint it if it really looks weird. The darn thing was only 25$. It didn’t have a scratch on it, and was already assembled. Can’t beat that.

We’ll see how it goes through tonight, and through the nights to come. I have this fear that he will get up and start to do whatever he wants – get food from the fridge, watch tv, open the door and leave. We’ll see. All in all it feels good.

Noah’s First Hair Cut

Russ — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:25:37 +0000

Well, we finally bit the bullet and gave Noah a hair cut. It was tough. It was his first. It was necessary. And, as seen in the before and after pics…it was time.

Noah at 1x

Russ — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:22:07 +0000

My Video Of Noah's First Few Days

Russ — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:50:29 +0000

Enjoy…

A Letter For Noah #1

Russ — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:12:11 +0000

Dear Noah,

I just wanted to tell you that I’m sorry for being frustrated with you yesterday. For some reason you were not eating food, but only from the bottle. When I tried to feed you food, you spit it out, and made a big mess, and I was frustrated. I know it’s not your fault, and you were not doing it intentionally to frustrate me. You are the most blessed thing in our life, and I love you, and I’m sorry that I was frustrated. I hope that you will read this someday, and forgive me. You are very special to us, and we both love you very much, I can’t wait to see you tonight when I get home from work.

Love, Dad.

1 Month, 2 Months, 7 Months… Play-By-Play And How Time Flies!

Russ — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:46:39 +0000

	Noah in April, welcome to the world, his first day on Earth. What an exciting time. Everything changed that day…for him, and for us.
	One month later, May. He’s now barely starting to look around, and realize his new world. We are not sleeping, and fighting a lot because of the added stress, and our own new world.
	June, two months and counting. He’s now developing a relationship with his toys – making eye contact and ‘talking’ to them, making noises while he looks at them. We moved him to his new home – a seperate room with a cribe.
	July, three months. We are heavily sleep deprived, and at our breaking point in terms of accepting our sentance as parents or not. Through some discussions and working together, we finally find our position as parents and as a couple. We begin to work together. He begins to eat solid food (baby food).
	August: Now at four months, he’s starting to really become interactive. He smiles, and follows us with his eyes. He becomes much more aware of his surroundings, and we enjoy him all the more.
	September we took a trip to Washington. This is when he really learned how to reach out and grab stuff. While in the car seat I watched as he learned to use both of his hands to reach out and grab the toys in front of him. It was amazing to watch him learn to use his hands, and to watch as his hand to eye coordination developed.
	October, six months. He becomes even more of a joy. Even more eye contact, more smiles, and more interaction. It becomes almost easy to smile at him, and watch as he smiles back. He becomes even more cute and cuddly. Now he’s really like a cute little doll, with great facial expressions, and even more ability to reach out and grab stuff. Unfortunately now his teeth are really growing in, so he is teething sometimes, which causes all of us some discomfort.
	November. As if he wasn’t already the cutest boy in the world, he’s now grown even more cute, more interactive, and more fun to play with. Now, when you play with him he smiles, he gets enjoyment out of spending time with you. He seems to recognize who we are, and smile immidiately when he sees us. He now has 5 teeth, 3 of which are coming out. He’s very good at grabbing stuff, and can now sit on the floor all by himself – easily, and for long periods of time.

Vote Noah Round 3

Russ — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:57:34 +0000

We didn’t make Round 1:( We are now trying for Round 3 in a cute baby contest, “MyFM Cutest Baby Contest”. The winner gets a $20,000 college scholarship. Could you vote for him? Here’s how:

go to MyFM Cutest Baby Contest
To see Noah’s picture click on the box for baby’s “N-R” (Noah is contestant 31)
To vote for Noah, click “Vote” under the box for N-R
Enter Noah’s contestant number (31)
Click “Vote”.
You’ll then receive an email that asks you to confirm your vote, click to confirm it.

We’ll keep you posted on the results. The results come at the end of August.

Thanks!

Vote For Noah

Russ — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:19:07 +0000

We’ve entered Noah, in a cute baby contest, “MyFM cutest baby contest”. The winner gets a $20,000 college scholarship. Could you vote for him? Here’s how:

go to MyFM Cutest Baby Contest
To see Noah’s picture click on the box for baby’s “N-R” (Noah is contestant 19)
To vote for Noah, click “Vote” under the box for N-R
Enter Noah’s contestant number (19)
Click “Vote” and you’re done.

We’ll keep you posted on the results. The results come at the end of August.

Thanks!

Noah Caught on Film

Russ — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:30:24 +0000

A long, long time ago…There lived a young boy of amazing talents and gifts. He was special in every way. He had the innate ability to give happiness and smiles to anyone that dared look at him. He lived in a far away land, and is rarely seen. This exclusive footage shows Noah in his natural habitat.