Noah Loves To Eat

Well if you haven't already figured out I am such a worry wart. Of course I was on pins and needles with our first attempt at feeding Noah solid foods. This is the time when I really started to notice how serious Trey's feeding issues were. He never really would take baby food. His mouth would always just stay clamped shut. I have to keep reminding myself that these are 2 totally different children. But when you have gone through and still facing Trey's feeding challenges I can't help but be on edge with every feeding milestone.

But with our first attempt Noah was quick to calm my fears. Let me just put it this way we couldn't get the rice cereal in his mouth fast enough. Every time you would put a spoonful in you would get a huge smile in return. Here are a few pics from Noah's first solid food experience....

Here we go...

Daddy gets a turn.

My hope is as Noah starts to eat more this will encourage big brother Trey to join in more too.

It was funny because at Noah's 4 month checkup his pediatrician had to go over the whole introducing solids speech to me. It's like being a first time mommy in this category. So far solid foods has been a hit. Of course some days are better than others. But we will take it.

Ok I am ready for more Mommy.

Late Post- Noah is 4 Months

Well thanks to further complications to our computer I am just now posting a 4 month update on our little buddy Noah. I might as well combine the 4th and 5th month together. My sweet friend Kelli has a blog and when she posts what her kiddos are up to each month she separates their accomplishments into categories. Great idea which I plan to start doing so I can look back too and remember what sweet little Noah is doing each month. These days he is changing so much everyday. Of course exciting but I want to press the pause button this time around so my little boy stays a baby.

I decided to make a little video of the past month since I have so many pictures to share. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW to view.

http://animoto.com/play/Wb0rRtmGK631bvgN6uwXJQ

Sleep

Well Mr Noah definitely does not get the award for being a good sleeper. I feel  like he never sleeps. He still wakes up every 2-3hrs at night hungrier than ever. Even after adding rice cereal to the menu, always hungry. It is hit or miss how long he naps during the day. I am trying to get a set routine down for him hoping that might help. He just always seems to fight going to sleep. I guess he doesn't want to miss anything going on in this crazy Allen household. Any suggestions friends? The bags under my eyes would greatly appreciate it.

Eat

What he does get the big award for is amazing eater. This little guy is ALWAYS hungry as I mentioned before. I couldn't have 2 boys on such opposite spectrum's. One doesn't enjoy eating and the other can't get enough. I will share our exciting first rice cereal experience in the next post. This eating thing is a big deal for us.

On some disappointing news I started to notice Noah's skin starting to resemble how bad Trey's use to get.

Poor little man.

Of course my little panic button goes off. At his 4 month check up his pediatrician thought it would be a good idea to check him for allergies from my diet since he is only breastfeeding. So after several pokes (poor baby) during a lab draw we found he is allergic to cow's milk (already knew) and peanuts. I already completely ultimated dairy from diet but not peanuts. But since then his skin has improved greatly.

When Trey has all his procedures in August I decided to schedule Noah an appointment with Trey's GI doctor just to make sure we are on the right path as far as medications, feeding, allergies, etc goes. I know Trey's journey is a unique one but I would kick myself down the road if I didn't stay ahead of the game just in case.

Verbal

Just when I think this house couldn't get any nosier our little friend is using those vocal cords to babble away. And loud is he. Goodness I can already imagine when he is talking. But they are the cutest sounds. He loves to have baby conversations with you. Noah also figured out how  to make those motor boat sounds with his mouth too. Beware of slobber when holding this boy. My favorite thing is to hear him laugh. There is nothing better than a babies laugh. So contagious.

Development/Play

It's amazing all the new things our friend Noah is doing each day. He is giving us a nice preview of how active he is going to be. Noah isn't one for wanting to sit still. He always wants to be moving or having you move him. He rarely will stay content in one place for longer than 5-10 minutes. This makes it impossible for mommy to get anything done without hearing about it from his loud cries of protest.

He LOVES his toes. Talk about the cheapest form of entertainment. His newest joy is trying to get them in his mouth. Yes everything is starting to go in the mouth these days. It's interesting to look back because I remember Trey really didn't put much in his mouth. Crazy how his signs of mouth sensitivity where there so early on. Well we are going to have to watch Mr. Noah like a hawk when he starts moving. I don't even want to think about what this boy is going to try and eat.

Noah has pretty much mastered rolling over both ways. Still practicing from back to tummy. He is already starting to scoot when he is doing his tummy time. I think crawling is not far off. That is definitely a milestone that I wouldn't mind if it held off for awhile.

Noah loves to reach for his toys and holds on tight when you try and take them away. He loves to be read and sang to. His eyes just light up and those legs kick like crazy in delight. He also can't get enough of that big brother Trey. He loves him. I think he could watch him all day. Just wish Mr. Trey was as interested in him.

This little man definitely puts a new spin on life. Like all children he tests my patience some days but I can't get enough of those big smiles and time spent cuddling. He is getting big so fast. I can't believe 5 months is right around the corner....

4th of July

Oh my goodness it has taken me forever to finally post a blog update. I think our computer is finally cured but only time will tell. Oh those unexpected hiccups in life. So stay tuned for the endless amounts of blogs I still need to share.

*very late post*

Curtis and I hosted what has now become our annual 4th of July party earlier this month. Our house literally has the best seat in Pullman to watch the impressive firework show the city puts on. A definite plus which we love. Since I have become obsessed with Pinterest I started planning for our party way in advance this year. I was super excited to decorate and try all these adorable festive foods I pinned. You should see my 4th of July board all you fellow Pinterest fans out there. A little out of control.

I was worried how Curtis and I were going to pull things off with 2 kids to attend to this year. So my sweet parents came into town a couple days before to help out. And let me tell you there is NO way we could have done the party without them. They were so helpful in too many ways to even list.

Papa keeping Noah entertained.

I am so sad. I was so busy getting things ready and being miss hostess that I didn't take pictures of all the things I wanted to share (dessert table, outside decorations, kids playing, etc). Here the limited pictures I have from the evening...

I did a sundae table in addition to the other desserts.

It was a great evening. We had a nice turn out with our friends and some hungry basketball players we know.

Can't wait again until next year.

 

Waiting....

Well our computer with all of our pictures got a virus. Big bummer!!! So I am waiting patiently for the part to arrive that is suppose to cure our problem. So we will see. I have so many blogs to share. So hopefully this darn computer will be fixed soon. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

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