Noah is still fat, surprise surprise. He seems to have really chunked up the last couple weeks, so I think he will get taller soon. He went to the doctor a few weeks ago when he had roseola (of course, we didn't know it was roseola, or I wouldn't have taken him in) and he was a good 22 lbs. I am sure he weighs more now. He is growing out of some of his 12 months clothes, depending on the outfit, but isn't really tall enough for 18 month clothes. Kind of an awkward stage. His hair is long and growing - kind of with a curl to it, especially when it is wet. His hair keeps getting in his eyes, so he is really due for a hair cut again.
Noah has cut down on nursing the most of any of my kids. He still gets distracted during the day and also never asks to nurse. I usually forget about it until he gets pretty fussy. He will sometimes go 4 or 5 hours without nursing. He still wakes up to nurse once at night and I doubt that is going anywhere. But he is a little demanding when it comes to nursing. If I pump, he knows. And when he wakes up at night, even if it has been a couple hours, he is MAD (he also has an anger problem compared to the other kids at this age ...). He will nurse a bit and then get mad that there isn't as much in there as he thinks there should be.
But boy, can he eat. Yeah, he only did spoon food for probably a month. Now, he just eats anything and everything he can get his hands on. He can eat a cheese stick almost as fast as Logan! He eats cereal or eggs or fruit or whatever he gets for breakfast. He eats cheese sticks and crackers and fruits (really loves grapes and strawberries) and sandwiches and hot dogs and pasta and whatever he can get for lunch. He eats pretty much what we do for dinner - pizza, turkey burgers, fish, beans, pasta, etc. He makes a royal mess, but loves to eat. We have to plan on 6 for meals now!
Moving - for most of the last couple months, he has been kind of rolling and swiveling to get what he wanted, then he added in some scooting. But the last week, he has really gotten the army crawl to work. He can get around now and he does. He will try to crawl after us and will crawl as soon as he spots his favorite toy (TRIO blocks - long ones - he would prefer to have one or two in his fist all day and night to chew on as desired. He also loves Lego blocks (though those come in second place), especially little guns, helmets, and heads that he likes to hold in his chipmunk cheeks. I swear - I will think they are all picked up and he will find one! He has no interest in baby toys, but loves to chew on whatever his brothers play with. He likes to crawl around in the playroom, but he still likes to be held a good chunk of the time. He doesn't like to contentedly sit though - he wiggles around and tries for you to hold him or tries to plunge to the ground. Anything but sit still. Let me tell you - between the four of them and Katsu on the stand, sacrament meeting is non-stop movement and chaos in our row.
Noah has two teeth on the bottom. He seems like he's been teething the last few days, but I don't know if he is ready to get more teeth yet. He doesn't suck on his thumb as much, but he does when he goes to sleep. It's like a reflex - give him his gray blanket, he sticks in his thumb, and he closes his eyes. So cute.
He sleeps ... differently than the other boys. He is becoming more resistant to sleep (more fun things to do) and also seems to need his naps a little less. As long as he is sleepy and it's reasonably quiet, you can lay him in his bed and he'll go to sleep, though it will often take 15 minutes or more for him to fall asleep. As long as he has his blankie, he is good to go. He resists more going to bed at night now. He'll fuss and not sleep and eventually I'll go back in, maybe nurse him again since he didn't nurse well before, and maybe repeat again before he will finally go to sleep. He will not fall asleep in your arms unless under duress (i.e. church and he is finally so tired he can't resist), so I can't rock him to sleep, so I don't really have any tools up my sleeve, except his crib and his blankie. He has been waking up really early the last week or two - like 5 am. Some days I am successful at getting him back to sleep, sometimes not. I am hoping it is just a very short phase. He takes two naps almost every day. Usually one is a good one - like 1.5-2 hours, and the second one is somewhat shorter.
Noah is not super cuddly. He likes me to be around and will check in, but he wants to face out and see the world.
Fun Things
- Neighborhood easter egg hunt - Noah was cold, but got a cute picture with easter bunny
- Katsu was out of town a couple times, so extra time with mom.
- A sort of abbreviated Easter celebration week - we talked about Palm Sunday, watched some of the church Easter videos, did a Jesus dinner on Thursday and had hot cross buns, but Katsu was out of town most of the week and then he was home for a day and then we were out of town, so it was kind of crazy.
- SPRING BREAK!!! On Friday morning, we drove to Williamsburg and then we went straight to Busch Gardens. We bought season passes and were able to get free ones for Seth and Logan. The first day, we went to the first Sesame Street place and did all the rides and ended up waiting in line for awhile. Once, we got outside of that part of the park, we were able to see lots of other things. There were rides for the kids everywhere and lots of fun ones. Seth went on everything he was tall enough for. He even went on a water ride (Pompeii) that I think was a little scary for him. We even got to see animals and watch a couple shows - Irish Dancing and a wild animal encounter show. After we were all thoroughly worn out, we checked into our hotel. We were staying in a vacation rental and had two big bedrooms and a full kitchen and a patio. The boys LOVED it. We went to Trader Joes and got all of our favorite foods and ate like kings over the weekend. The second day, we had breakfast and then went to Busch Gardens again. This time, we had a better idea where to go and we didn't wait in as many lines. We got to ride everything and it was really fun. The boys all had a blast. Once we were worn out and had done everything, we went back to the resort. The boys all went to mini golf and the pool while Noah took a nap. They LOVED it, especially the mini golf. Then, they came home and all slept in one of the bedrooms and got to watch Nick and all the cable shows. They were in paradise. And even better - on Sunday morning, they woke up and the Easter bunny had come. They ran all over searching for eggs. We packed up, checked out, and drove to Great Wolf Lodge and bought a wand and the boys worked together and did MagiQuest, for like 5 hours! By then, we beat the first dragon and were SO worn out!!! So, we drove back to NC to enjoy the rest of the spring break. Of course, the whole thing was a little crazy for Noah, but he did great. It's only a 3 hr drive and he slept most of the time. And we just put his pack and play in our bedroom and he did just fine sleeping at night.
- Basically living on the sidelines of soccer games and baseball practices.
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