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!!

Ahh...Spring

I guess I do have something else I could post today. I have some really cute pictures of Hayden from two days at the park. I love Springtime and I'm ready for it to stay nice for a few months. Hayden loves being outside and he's a big fan of the swing.

We made it!!

We made it to and from Texas with flying colors! Hayden did great for me on the way down there and he slept from Terminal to Terminal with Matt and I on the way back. Everyone was saying "Oh, I didn't even know there was a baby on this flight. He was so good!" Matt and I were saying "yea, he's a good traveler...thanks, he was pretty good..." etc. Little did they know I'm a wreck before we board not knowing what the flight is going to be like. We found a house we like too. It's not 100% definite that we will build this house, but we are thinking more than likely, this is the one. I'll attach a picture of the model to this post. Hayden also started saying "DaDa" on the trip. Actually on the way back Sunday. It is so cute. Well, I don't have much more to talk about. I'll add a few pictures and that will be all for now.

Journey into the sky

Hayden and I are flying to Texas on Sunday! Matt has a conference in St.Louis so we are going to stay with my parents. Matt will be flying into Dallas on Wednesday to meet up with us and then we are going to spend the weekend hanging out with the other grandparents. I'm sure both sets of grandparents are chomping at the bit to get their hands on Hayden. Seeing pictures of him daily is probably a bit of a tease! I always get really nervous when I'm about to fly with him just because of "fear of the unknown." Now that he's so active and very particular about where and when he takes a nap, I'm really sweating it. I'll have Matt with me on the way home, but going out it's just us. Hopefully the plane won't be full and I can have more than one seat. Trust me, when people see a baby, they start looking for the empty seat. They act like they are being nice..."Here, you take all three seats and spread out...I'll look for an open seat." Yea right, they're not fooling me! I was thinking one way to scare the person next to me off is to just start nursing Hayden right when I sit down. That should do the trick:) Well, wish us luck on our 3 hour journey into the sky. Here's some new pictures of Hayden too.

Go Duke!

I guess you could say with Matt being such a big Duke fan, he's in heaven here in the ACC conference! A guy at our church had four tickets to the ACC Conference championship today and Matt was able to go and see Duke win! Hayden sported his Duke jersey for Daddy and I took a few pictures of them when he got home. I'm also adding a few more pictures of Hayden so you can see how big he's getting. We had to get rid of his "baby" toys and get him some big boy toys. He was so bored with the other ones and he is really having fun figuring out the new toys and all they can do. You can also see his cute teeth in a few of the pictures. He has two now and is working on more. He's been a little demon while he's been cutting them, but maybe he's gonna knock them all out at once...wishful thinking I guess:) He's been getting around like a little inch worm, crawling up on his toes and laying flat, up on his toes, flat etc... and he ends up going wherever he wants. He is so busy all the time and I am not looking forward to flying to Texas in April with him by myself. He used to sleep on the flights, but now I'm pretty sure his goal will be to drive the person next to me nuts! Anyways, I hope you enjoy the pictures and I'll write again soon.

We have a tooth!

So, after a couple of months of slobbering non stop, chewing on everything in sight, and a little fussing, we have a tooth. Hayden woke up Wednesday morning with a cute little tooth on the bottom row. During church this morning I could feel something popping up beside it too...number two is close behind! Our little guy is growing up so fast. Everyone told me it would just fly by, and man it is. We took a picture of the tooth while he was sleeping because when we try to show people or see for ourselves, he puts his tongue over it. I also included some fun, recent pictures on this entry. Hayden will be 6 months old on Tuesday:) We're going to be having his first birthday party before we know it!

Where I've been...so far

I got this link from a Grapevine Church friend, Hollee. I've seen this on a lot of people's blog's recently and thought I'd map my adventures thus far... As you can see, I've pretty much stayed in the south! Matt and I have always said we would love to go to all 50 states together, then our treat to each other would be Europe! I think we've got some states to visit:) It's kind of fun seeing where other people have been through the years. If you'd like to create your own map, go to www.world66.com

Dad learned how to use Photoshop

The First Cold

We almost made it 6 months without any sicknesses, but Hayden came down with a cold Tuesday. I'm pretty sure it's that darn Sunday school class he goes to. Ha,Ha! They did tell me instead of singing about "Pat the Bible" Hayden should sing "Eat the Bible." He's got a yucky, snotty nose, he's sneezing, and has a little cough...that sounds more like an attention getter than a sick cough! We've had a few sleepless nights this week because Hayden can't breathe out of his nose, but we are making it:) My nights are probably a little more sleepless than Matt's and Hayden's because just this week Hayden figured out he enjoys rolling over all the time. We always put him to bed on his back and immediately he has been flipping over onto his tummy. So, with a stuffy nose and a tummy sleeper, I've been getting up 50 times a night to make sure all is well. Matt took these two pictures of Hayden yesterday while he was playing. His little eyes look puffy and he's got a red nose, but he still looked like he was having a great time playing. Sweet boy!

My List of Fours

Ok, so I was tagged by Jeny Roberts. I am such a sucker and always do these questionaire thingy's. Here goes...
4 Jobs I've had:
1. 3rd grade teacher
2. After School Program director
3. Preschool teacher
4. Kindergarten teacher

4 Places I've lived:
1. Brownwood Texas
2. Abilene Texas
3. Dallas/Ft.Worth Texas
4. Holly Springs North Carolina

4 of My Favorite Movies:
1. Pretty Woman
2. StepMom
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. We Were Soldiers

4 Books I've Read Over and Over:
I can't even name one!!

4 Shows I watch:
1. 24
2. Lost
3. The Office
4. Days Of Our Lives

4 Places I've Been on Vacation:
1. Las Vegas
2. Cancun/Cozamel
3. Malibu California
4. Colorado...lots of places

4 Websites I visit Daily:
1. Yahoo...for email
2. Baby Center
3. Blogger
4. Kodak gallery

4 Things I'm going to do today:
1. Shower and get dressed eventually!
2. Take Care of a sick baby
3. Laundry
4. Watch TV

4 Things I should be doing today:
1. Working Out
2. Cleaning my room
3. Taking a nap b/c we had a long night
4. Doing Hayden's laundry

4 People I am tagging:
The only people that I know of that has a blog
and might do this is Heather Bedichek and Hollee Ford.
So, I guess I'll tag them...if they even check my blog??

I'm Hunting a Wabbit!!

Hayden has moved up in the bathtub world. He was freaking out a little bit in his little baby bathtub because he was laying down. So, we got his seat and we still aren't sure if he likes it. He's in a transition period where he thinks he's big, but can't sit up by himself etc... Maybe a few more baths and he will figure out he can play with his toys in this position. We started going on walks in the jogging stroller this week because it's been pretty. We bundled Hayden up and we thought he looked like Elmer Fudd in his hat! It's so fun to "trick up" your kids:)

Spoiled!

Well, I haven't posted in a few weeks, so I figured I better put something on here! I have been spending my days and nights dealing with a spoiled little baby. I have tried to blame this on anything and anyone but myself so here's my excuse...this child has been in a different state three times in 4.5 short months. We were starting to figure him out, then we went home in October. About the time we got him back to sleeping through the night and not thinking he had to be held all the time, we went home for 10 days at Christmas. Then January 10th, my grandpa passed away and off Hayden and I went to Brownwood for 8 days. Now this child thinks he can wake up three times a night and mommy will come running and he thinks he needs to sit in my lap all day. I guess we will soon find out who is more stubborn! On a good note, Hayden is loving solid food! He now eats veggies at lunch and his cereal and fruit before bed. I swear he would eat two bowls if we let him. He definitely has my appetite:) He will be 5 months old on Saturday. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I feel like I was just pregnant, swelling in the August heat! I'll post a few cute pictures of him on this post, and I promise to start updating this more often. I read our friend Jeny's and she has two boys and posts very often. I love reading about what is going on with Mitchell and Mark, so I have no excuse with just one little pill!

Christmas '05

I guess I need to add some Christmas pictures to the blog now too! We had so much fun in Texas. We spent the first part of our trip in Dallas with Matt's family and the second half in Brownwood with my family. Hayden got to sit on Santa's lap while we were in Dallas. The picture turned out really cute. He's not afraid of Santa yet! Hayden also got a lot of play time with his cousins while we were in Brownwood. The house was full with 2 babies, 2 toddlers, and 2 older cousins. I wish I could post all of our pictures, but I'll just choose a few. Oh, one more thing...the last night we were there, Hayden decided he knew how to roll over. He's only done it once since then, but at least we know he can do it!

Food!!

Hayden ate some cereal last night! We tried it when he was about 8 weeks old and it did not settle well with him. So, we decided to wait for the "ok" from the doctor. He had his 4 month checkup on Monday, January 2, and he weighed 14lb. and was 26in. long. He is going to be built like his daddy -- tall and thin. The doctor said we can start with some cereal once a day, then move on to veggies and fruit. I almost couldn't shovel the cereal in his mouth fast enough. I added a few more recent pictures of him too.

Oh Poop!

Yesterday was my first poop incident so far! It has taken almost 4 months, but he got me:) I think it may be time to move up in diaper size. I took Hayden upstairs to change his diaper and he leaked all over himself from the waste down. He also leaked on my fleece jacket and it also ran all the way down my pants to my socks. It leaked down the dresser drawers and all over his changing table. I ended up putting him in the bathtub, after having to strip down to my underwear! Of course Daddy came home about 5 minutes after all the drama was over. It's a pretty funny story...now. Hayden will be 4 months old about the time we head to Texas for Christmas. About 2 more weeks. Time is flying by!!