Playroom ideas

As we are still sitting here waiting for our house to sell I have been going through every room in our new house and decorating...no we don't have a new house yet....but in my mind we do, and it's amazing. I want to create a fun playroom that Noah can grow up in and learn about the world and about his Savior. I want to do a chair railing with a chalkboard on the bottom and have a tent in the corner of the room with lots of pillows in it for his reading corner. I can see it now.....little scriptures on the wall for him to memorize and a craft area where he can draw and paint and color.....I am so excited

Decorating

I have really been in a decorating mood since we put our house on the market and I have found a couple of things that I want to copy in our new house. I love the blue picture frames with the white furniture.

This is the dinning room that I want. I love the simple white chair covers and the way the chairs don't match.

The above piece of furniture is going to be fun to make. I can't wait to buy it old and restore it to look like this.

7 months

OK so I think I say the same thing every month but Noah is 7 months....where did the time go. He is growing so fast. I love to see him discovering the new world around him and how the little things make him so happy. He is such a sweet baby. We have been so blessed to have such a good sleeper and he is pretty much happy all the time. That is unless he is teething. He is getting his 2 top teeth right now and he has had a hard time with them cutting through. He is starting to eat some meat and is able to grab things with his hand and attempt to eat everything. He sits up with out help and we recently had to lower his crib after I found him sitting up by himself in his crib laughing and banging on the mattress. You could tell he was really proud of himself for doing it all alone. Every month he is getting so much more fun and we are noticing his personality more and more. I love him so much and can't wait to see who God has created him to be....

Baby Food

I wanted to write a short blog about baby food. I decided to start making Noah's food after I spent about 150 dollars on organic baby food. I realized that even the organic stuff has preservatives in it and so I began my search to learn how to make it and how to give my child the best. My sister came down to visit a couple of weeks ago and helped me make my first batch and I have loved it ever since. I have found that the organic apple sauce you can get in the regular aisle at the grocery store has no preservatives and no added sugar. The frozen veggies and fruit are an easy way to make good food fast. I have also found that if I set one night aside a week I can make enough food for 2 weeks. If you have any questions on how to make baby food just let me know. I usually use this website to get different recipes but he is still in the stage 1
www.wholesomebabyfood.com

What's New

6 months old!!

I can't believe that Noah is 6 months old already. Time has gone by so fast and it really seems like only yesterday we were looking at a pregnancy test that said positive and 23 later it was official.

Noah has is such a good baby and for the most part has been easy. He sleeps through the night and wakes up in the morning with a huge smile. It makes 6am a lot brighter seeing his sweet face smiling up at you.

So whats new this month:

He is eating solids 3 times a day, peas, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes ect....

He is allergic to Avocado - he instantly broke out in a rash on his face with the first bite.

He is sitting up really well by himself but still falls over after a few minutes

He has different smiles for things that make him happy

He is starting to try and crawl but is more interested in just rolling to where he wants to go

He loves time with his dad when he gets home, once he is home he wants nothing to do with me.

Andrew surprised me with an awesome Bob stroller for my birthday. I am so excited to run with Noah. I am up to 4 miles and can't wait until March for the big Half Marathon !!!!!!!

Noah Loves his puppies

Almost 6 months

I Can't believe my little guy will be 6 months old next week. Time has flown by and I am more in Love with him today than I was the day we brought him home. In the beginning babies don't do much but cry, eat, sleep and poop...and you have a whole new adjustment period where you have to cry, pray and learn to be a mom...It is an amazing and hard time. Now that we are moving past the beginning growing pains we have adjusted and are now Having fun....don't get me wrong, it is still hard at times but this stage makes you realize that those first few months are so worth every second. So what is Noah up to this month...
He is sitting up
He is eating solids 3 times a day
The 2 hr nap has started !! and he is taking 3 naps 8, 10 and 230
He always has his foot in his mouth
When he gets tired he doesn't cry he Laughs a lot
He Loves books
He knows the sign...Eat...he can't sign it back but if he is hungry and crying he instantly stops and looks for a bottle

We have been so busy but hopefully I can get back into blogging...and start talking about more than Noah...recipes and my projects will be up soon