Happy Birthday Hayden!!

This weekend we had Hayden's first birthday party. My mom flew in from Texas and it's been so good having her here. We did a banana split theme, so the extra hand in the serving line was wonderful. I kind of figured Hayden wouldn't eat his cake, so we just gave him a small cupcake. Of course once he got it on his hands, he hated it! He's not a big fan of being dirty. Maybe this is why my one year old still won't eat table food. He hates for his hands to be dirty! We had about 20 people over and Hayden got so many toys. Mom kept him last night for us so Matt and I could go on a date. Our first one since we had Hayden!! It was awesome. She said out of all the new toys he got, he chose to play with his fire truck he's had for probably 6 months. We bought him a Turbo Coupe car and he LOVES it. We haven't been outside in it yet, but he really digs cruising through the house in it. We were going to go get his first birthday pictures made on Monday while Mom was still here, but of course the place is closed on Monday's. She'll head back to Texas on Tuesday and then the Noe's are off to the beach! I'm so excited. I'm sure pictures will follow soon after we return. So, here's some pictures from Hayden's party. My how time has flown by this first year. It's been awesome though and I'm so glad God chose me to be his Mommy!

Me, Crazy..??

Well, I guess I haven't sat down and just written a long blog entry in a while. Since I know people read my blog now, I'll go for it! Hayden's only 11 days away from being one. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. There's a place in his baby book that says "Letter from Mommy" and "Letter from Daddy." Neither one of us felt like we could write a letter to Hayden when he was only one month old. We barely knew him. So, Matt and I both sat down a few nights ago and wrote our letters to Hayden. It was pretty hard to sum up your feelings for your child in just a short letter. Of course Matt's was better than mine, but they both ended up good. He's really turning into a little boy now. He's walking and really close to just taking off and running! He's played with some other kids in a playgroup and loved the interaction. I was in the playgroup, I believe, a total of three weeks. I'll tell you right now, Stay at Home Mom's are nuts! Now I'm a stay at home mom and yes, I am going nuts staring at my child all day and the four walls are closing in on me. Here's a little example of what I'm talking about...because my hubby is cheapo, we only have 13 channels. So, when Days of Our Lives is over at 2:00, I don't have anything to watch until 5:00. Hayden takes about a 2 and a half hour nap in the afternoon, so I've got some time on my hands. Well, two weeks ago Matt was working from home one day and looked over at me and I was laying on the couch watching the ceiling fan spin round, round, round.... Now I'm sure you're thinking "you're the crazy one Andrea." Yes I am, but these mom's in this playgroup are nuts. I'm not gonna go into the middle school details, but I'm not in the group anymore. Maybe I'll get Hayden a dog. Oh wait, we already have two that we hate. Maybe I'll take him to our church preschool...oh wait, we don't have one. Maybe I'll go for walks more often...oh wait, it's 2,000 degrees outside. Well, I guess I'll just blog more often. Stay tuned folks. This could get interesting. Here's some pictures for ya...

I knew I was loved!!

So, I do have readers on this blog. That makes me happy! And the Hayden saga continues.........

Testing, Testing 1,2,3

Is there anyone out there? Does anyone read the NoeWonder blog? I'm starting to wonder if I should start using this thing as a personal diary....the only person that seems to comment is my sis-in-law. It would be kind of like she was sneaking in my room and reading my diary or something! (Melissa, I promise not to write details of my love life with your brother, ha ha) So, I guess before I post another entry, I'd like to see a show of hands of who reads this darn blog. I guess if no one posts a comment, my question will be answered! Have a good day.........Melissa.

Mimi & PawPaw Visit

Hayden's Mimi and PawPaw (my mom and dad) were here this past week. We mainly relaxed and let them love on Hayden. Mom took us shopping for some fall clothes, dad and Matt played golf Monday night, and we went to the zoo. Everything else was eating out and hanging out at thepool. Here's a few pictures from their visit. We even got a family picture b/c someone was here to take one. It was sad to see them go (mainly b/c it was great to have extra hands for baths,diaper changes, feeding, play time, temper tantrums etc.) but my mom is coming back for Hayden's first b-day banana split party next month. So, until then, here's some new pics.

Almost Walking!!

Well, Hayden is 10 and a half months old and is sooooo close to walking. He's taking some tiny steps here and there. I honestly think he could take off and walk, he just doesn't know that yet! I just planned his first birthday this past weekend. We're doing a banana split party. I ordered lots of really cute decorations, banana split bowls, great invitations etc... My parents will be here on the 23rd of this month, but my mom is getting to come back for his birthday. I'm really excited, and the extra hand will be nice. When I'm scooping ice cream for 30 people I'll be really glad! We've also started the "weaning" process. Hayden's doing surprisingly well. I'm determined to be finished with all that by his first birthday...which I can't believe I'm already talking about. My, my how time flies. So many people told us to enjoy every second because it goes by so fast. They were right!! We were looking at some videos the other night when he was a newborn and a few months old and he was so tiny with a little quiet "waa-waa." Now this child is an animal! Our house doesn't even look like a cute little home with everything in the perfect place. The fire place has a safety latch, there's gates everywhere, and now our dining room table has been moved in front of my china hutch. He couldn't quite understand that the pretty glass doors weren't drums! I wouldn't trade this for the world though!

Happy 4th !!

Here's a few of our 4th of July pictures. We went to a friends house on Saturday and let the babies swim in Will's wading pool. Hayden was cracking everyone up because he is such a fish. The other babies wanted out or cried when water splashed in their face, but Hayden was dunking his head under the water. Once all the babies got out and Hayden was the only one in the pool, he took advantage of the wide open space. And, even though there was sunscreen and grass in the water, he decided to lap up the water like a dog! We just laughed. What do ya do? Then on Tuesday, we went to the big Fourth of July party that some friends throw every year with about 40 people. They have a gorgeous home with a great pool and deck. Only two of my pictures there turned out because of the humidity. I got home and looked at them and about 6 were just blurs...kind of like when your mirror fogs up in the bathroom when you're in the shower. Oh well...here's what I got. (oh, and there's not even a picture of Hayden in his 4th outfit. Not sure why I didn't take one. I'll put him in it later and "pretend" it's the fourth)

Beach Bum

We went to Port Aransas, TX this past weekend. We were there Thur-Mon. for Matt's family reunion. A lot changes when you have a baby. I guess the last time I went to the beach I layed out all day and Matt boogie boarded most of the time, we lounged around the condo, went out to eat whenever and wherever....not anymore! You get to see a lot more of your hotel room with a baby because you have two naps a day, bedtime at 8:00 (which was really 7:00 Texas time) and eating that yummy seafood isn't as yummy when it's cold:) I wouldn't trade all of it for the world though. Hayden loved the waves in the gulf. He was literally running into the water while he hung onto Matt's fingers. He giggled each time the waves splashed up on his chest. Here are a few pictures of Hayden on the beach.

Little Red Wagon

Aunt Melissa got Hayden this super cool "off roading" wagon! He's been too little to ride in it, so it's just been sitting in our garage. Last night I told Matt to put it together and he ended up getting a lot of help from Hayden. It was really cute watching Hayden try to help and play with the tools. I was snapping pictures and Matt kept saying "Could you help me out here...He's choking on a piece of the wagon Andrea....He's in my way, can you get him..." I was saying "Hang on honey, he's so cute right now. I've gotta take one more picture!" So, here they are in their first father son project.

Splish Splash

Yea! The pool is open in our neighborhood. We took Hayden Thursday and he seemed to enjoy it. I think he would have had a better time if he had had longer than an hour nap that afternoon. My dad was worried about the look on his face in a few of the pictures. He thought he looked scared. I think he was just checking everything out and more fascinated with all the kids splashing around him. Our life seems to change more and more each day with this kid! He started saying "Mamma" on Friday and now he loves saying it...and I love him saying it! He has 2 teeth on the bottom and 4 on top now. The top ones all came in at the same time. You can see most of them in one of the pictures. He is getting into everything and really keeping us on our toes. Yesterday he pushed his little toy piano up to the coffee table and I found him trying to crawl on top of the table. He loves Matts laptop cords, the fireplace, the stairs, the dishwasher, and plants. Why do we have toys for him? We are having a blast though. Here are the most recent pics of him.

Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first Mother's Day! I had a wonderful day. Matt bought me a card and Hayden got me a card, a coffee mug with his picture on it from Kodak Gallery so I can sip my morning coffee and smile, a framed picture and a few 5x7's and an 8x10 of him. Matt even took me to Taco Bell for my Mother's Day lunch! Ha,Ha. We've been going to early service at church so our afternoons are longer, so we took Hayden for a nature hike. He seemed to enjoy it, even though he was halfway asleep most of the time because it was nap time for him. I was informed by my sis in law that my last post was outdated. Hayden is crawling now! Our life is changing a little more every day. We have a very curious little guy on our hands. Needless to say, he's learning the word no. We think of it as killing two birds with one stone. He's learning "no" and his last name at the same time! He's been a little grumpy the past week because he's getting three teeth at once. Everytime he gets a new tooth, he gets a full blown head cold with it. So, he's not only frustrated with his mouth hurting, he has to put up with a snotty nose and cough too. Poor fella! I guess that's all that's going on right now. I'll put some new pictures on here. Until our next milestone...

Almost Crawling!!

Well, I haven't posted in a couple of weeks but not much is going on in the Noe household. Hayden and I are having a "Mommy/Son" weekend (isn't everyday that kind of a day?) because Matt and "the guys" are camping in Virginia. It's always a little rough when I don't have Matt to pass Hayden off to at the end of the day, but things could be worse. I talked to my sister in law last night who has been with two kids by herself for three days while Kurt was at a track meet Thur-Sat. As we were talking, Grant was screaming because he's cutting teeth and Mady had just found the "shosion" (lotion) and had it smeared all over her body. So, I'll take an eight month old by myself over a 6 month old and a 2 year old! We ended up talking for over an hour b/c we both needed some adult conversation. Life with Hayden is great though. He's just almost crawling. I would guess he's gonna have it down in the next week. Then I guess life as I know it will be over. Then begins the eating of the plants, crawling and getting stuck under the table, trying to climb stairs, leaving the room and coming back to no baby to be found etc... Matt and I have said this has been the most fun so far because it seems like Hayden wakes up every morning with a new trick. As far as the move goes, it looks like we will be closing on our house here mid summer then moving back home around August. We postponed the start date on building our house for 90 days so we can concentrate on selling this one before we focus on the Texas house. I guess that's all for now. I'll attach a few pictures of Hayden so everyone can see how precious he is...Ha,Ha!

House Change

Well, the house we thought we were gonna build isn't going to happen. We just couldn't get it for the price we wanted, with the upgrades etc. so we went with choice number two. It's still a great floor plan and we are getting every upgrade we wanted and then some. It's still in Keller and we are happy with it. I don't have an actual picture of the house but I'm attaching a picture of the model. Now we just have to cross our fingers that our closing on this house in NC goes smoothly!!