So THAT'S where he gets it!!!!

Mom was unpacking, and found a photo of me & Mee Ma...and if you look very, very closely, you'll see where Noah gets his "oooh" face. (By the way, this picture was taken in 1971, and I'm assuming, based on the Easter basket and scary pink bunny, it was around Easter. So that would make me around 6 months old. And that black & white stuffed cat next to Mee Ma's right knee? I still have that cat...)

(Thanks to Auntie Ray-Ray for the Noah picture...it's one of our favorites!!!)

Pictures of the cutest baby in the world!

I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since my last posting!!!! I've been busy--and I start back to work this week. I'm dreading it!!!! I've been off for 3 months, and it won't be easy. Due to circumstances beyond my control, instead of starting back today I won't go back until Wed., which will be nice to not start on a Monday, and know that my 1st week back will be a short one.

I'm going to make this short & sweet, post a few pics, and then sign off. Noah is asleep RIGHT NOW, but that may not last much longer!!!

We're heading to Finger over Labor Day weekend; we need to get the rest of the outdoor stuff (we left a few things to "stage" the house, but since that doesn't seem to be working, I want my stuff here!) and we may try to see our realtor while we're there. We're leaving early Sat. morning, dropping Noah off with my folks, and then loading up & heading back the same day. We'll stop off in Smyrna to see Dan & Janet quicky, then head out Sunday. I am already dreading leaving Noah overnight, even though I know he's in great hands. Plus, since I'm pumping to provide food, and he's eating like something that eats all the time, I'm worried that Mom & Dad will run out of food. If they do, it's not the end of the world--the stores sell formula, and he can eat that (since he can't start on solids until at least 4 months old, and even then only if he can hold his head up completely on his own, and only if he doesn't "turtle tongue" the food. Right now, he'd just push the solid food out of his mouth!). I just hate to have Mom & Dad be the guinea pigs on new food with Mommy & Daddy out of town!

Anyway, enjoy the pictures...

Family Weekend

This past weekend we were honored to have Patrick's grandparents, Vernon & Mary Ruth Smith (Janet's parents), come to visit. Dan, Janet and Rachel came along with them, and my folks were back from their latest Florida trip, so we had a good ol' time! Of course the star of the show was Noah, who was very well behaved for his great-grandparents--not one fart!!! I was very surprised, as he's usually a very gassy little boy. Lots of pictures were taken, and I'm sure they'll show up on various blogs in the next few days. Dan brought us a surprise--he made a DVD with film footage right after Noah was born and had a lullaby sung by the Dixie Chicks as the background music, and yes, of course I cried. It is wonderful and great, and I wish I could post movies on my blog!!!!

Patrick smoked two pork picnics, and they were fabulous as usual. We had LOTS of food, and I'm still upset that nobody took any corn home. I think we put the 4 1/2 lbs we had left in the compost pile.

We had our 2 month check-up today, and Noah weighs 11 lbs, 10 oz, and is 22 1/2 inches long. He's gained nearly 4 lbs since he was born, and has grown 2 1/2 inches...such a big boy!!!! Last night I was holding him up, and he was really trying to stand!!! Of course, he couldn't hold the stand very long (just a couple of seconds), but it just amazed me at how much he's growing and developing. Especially his lungs. In fact, I hear him calling...so will wrap this up with a couple of photos from the weekend.