9 months ago...

Our Little Man

in the buff

With his favorite instrument, the ukulele

in the Harrison St. park swing

Silly Uncle Matthew!

It's so hard to believe that it was about 9 months ago that Noah was born. It's even harder to imagine life without him just 9 months before that! He now has 2 teeth (sorry it's hard to get a good picture of them), eats Cherrios, claps, sits up alone, crawls (combat style), and has just begun pulling up to standing on a few objects. He truly prefers to stand than to sit, which is why he still loves his jumpster! We've tied a knot in the strap to make it last longer for him - he just squeals with delight as he jumps and swings in it! He loves to play with his little pop-up box, where you turn or push the button and a little animal pops up. His favorite part is closing the lids again.

We've recently had fun finding parks in our area that have infant swings. They are often close to the schools where Michael is subbing, so we stop for a swing after we pick Daddy up - always a perk in our day.

Funny story: a few weeks ago, Noah gave me my first hickey...on my chin! He enjoys grabbing my face and pulling it to his mouth. We were both laughing as he sucked on my chin, then when Michael came home and asked what had happened to my chin, we realized there was a little purple circle there! How many people can say their infant son gave them their first hickey?

This weekend Baba and Papa AND Uncle Matthew were here to visit with us. It was so wonderful to have family here all together. We also had the privilege of attending Chris and Sherry (Montgomery) Doyle's wedding yesterday afternoon - what a beautiful day and celebration it was for them! They sang a duet in the ceremony, "Captivate Us" by Watermark. It was gorgeous! Congratulations you two.

Hope to add some more fun fall pictures soon. Stay tuned.