Noah is 8 months old!!!!

It is hard to see how much you have grown because you wouldn't stretch your legs out!

Getting ready to crawl!

Your first bath in your big boy tub. You LOVED it!!! You just kept grabbing the bubbles.

I can't believe you are already 8 months old!!! Time needs to slow down!!! You are such a joy! You are the happiest baby I have ever seen! All we have to do is smile at you and you give us the biggest grin! Here are some of the things you are doing this month:

-You can say mama, dada, and baba - you are always talking. You wake up talking and go to sleep talking!
-You can wave bye-bye. You are not consistent but you do it some of the time.
-You recognize when we leave the room. You usually cry if I leave the room.
-You LOVE to eat! You take four 8oz bottles a day the last one has cereal in it. You eat baby food twice a day. You LOVE puffs!!!
-You are constantly moving. I can barely hold you still to change your diaper!
-You are wearing 9-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
-You have EIGHT teeth!!!!
-You are getting up on all fours and rocking but not crawling yet....it won't be long!
-You sit up without help and can stand up briefly holding onto something. You are trying to pull up on the exersaucer. (This is where your sisters starting pulling up.) We had to lower your mattress because you were pulling up in your crib!
-You sleep 12-13 hours a night and take two 2 hour naps a day.
-You follow every move your sisters make!!!

We are loving every moment with you!! I am currently writing this post from the bed because I have the flu!!! Daddy has taken over and I have been quarantined to the bedroom! I am praying no one else gets it!!!

Mallory's 4th Birthday

We had Mallory's 4th birthday party last Saturday at CC's Gymnastics. She had a blast!!! There were lots of kids and lots of fun!!! She wanted a snow white theme. Do you know how hard it is to find snow white stuff?? The only thing I could find were the snow white cupcake toppers so that is why we had cupcakes! I found a cute design for a cupcake stand so I make it! It was really cute - not extremely sturdy - but cute!! I make candy apples for party favors to go with the theme. Her actual birthday was Tuesday. We bought her a hopscotch princess rug for her room so I laid it out while she was sleeping. She was excited when she woke up and saw it. She came in our room saying "I am not 3 anymore, I am 4 now". She had a birthday heart shaped donut on our "special day" plate then went to school to celebrate. I picked her up from school and she got to have a date with Mommy & Daddy. We went to build a bear, ate at chick fil a, rode the carousel, and ended the night with a cookie. It was all about her!!! I think she is most excited that she is in a booster seat like Alyssa now. She asked me every day for a month when she would get to switch!!!

Noah is 7 months old!

I can't believe you are 7 months old!! Here are some of the things you are doing now:
-You are sleeping from 7 or 7:30-8 or 8:30 every night and are taking two 2-3 hour naps a day.
-You eat four 8oz bottles of formula a day and eat baby food twice a day. You REALLY like fruit. You wouldn't eat any of it until here recently now you eat the entire jar!
-You are busting out of your 6 month clothes but 9-12 month are still a litte big.
-Sitting up with confidence. I can leave you sitting there by yourself with a toy or something to keep your attention and you are fine.
-You jabber & squeal with delight all of the time!!!
-You are very grabby....will grab anything in sight!!
-You are cutting your next 2 teeth. Your top front two are at the edge of the skin..we can see them but not feel them quite yet. We are checking every day because it will be soon!!!
-You love for us to sing to you. Mallory especially!! If you are upset for any reason all we have to do is sing to you and you calm down.
-We went to the doctor 2 weeks ago for your 6 month check up and your stats were 16lb 8ozs and 27.5 inches long.
What a happy seven months we have had!!!!


You loves his baby food so much he licks every single spot on your mouth to get it!!!

Christmas Part 2

Christmas 2010 Part 1

We spent Christmas with Trey's family this year. Everyone was there and it was so much fun! I got to meet Tucker for the first time and the boys did great! Noah was sick a day or two but other than that it was great! We went to Carthage on Sunday to have Christmas with the Schieffers & Bales.

Noah is 6 Months Old!!!

I can't believe this little man is 6 months old!!! Here are some things your are doing this month:
-I am not sure what you weigh but you definately weigh more and have gotten taller!
-You are taking four 8 oz bottles a day.
-You are taking two 2-3 hour naps a day. If your afternoon nap is short you sometimes take a short 3rd nap.
-You sleep from 7:30pm until 8:00am.
-You have said mama, dada, and baba. You have only said our names a few times but you say baba all the time! You really like to talk!
-You give GREAT kisses!!!! If we ask for kisses most of the time you will give them!
-You are still not liking solid foods...we will keep working on this!
-You can sit up for short periods by yourself.
-You scoot all over your crib.
-You are very grabby! You will reach out for anything to put in your mouth!!
-You are so happy! If you are the least bit fussy (and not hungry )then all we have to do is smile at you and you smile right back!
We love you so much and are enjoying every moment with you!!!



I bought the kids these matching PJ's and really wanted to get a picture of them in them! If I am going to spend that much on PJ's then I need to at least get a picuture! Anyway, we took these and they turned out pretty good! After that we went out and delivered some goody baskets to some of Trey's elderly patients! Oh how they loved it! They could have cared less about the goodies! They were just so happy to see the kids!!! I think we made their days!! :)


I never post pictures of Trey & I so we took this picture Saturday night before my company Christmas party. We went over to Shreveport to Superior Steakhouse...it was wonderful!!! We are headed to D town tomorrow until after Christmas...so excited to meet Tucker!!! Anyway, we hope you have a very merry Christmas!!!!

Christmas Parties

Yesterday was both girls Christmas parties. We went to Mal's at 11 and A's at 11:30. Luckily, my mom came over to watch Noah so he could get in his morning nap. Mallory's class sang away in a manger, we wish you a merry christmas, and jingle bells. They were so cute! For the past couple of weeks they have been working on being kind to others. We had to write down every time they did a nice deed and give it to the teacher. For every nice deed they got to put a piece of straw around baby Jesus. They LOVED that! Then we headed over to Alyssa's party. They were eating pizza (which she can't have) so we brought her french fries and turkey. There is another autistic kid in her class and he kept sneaking her french fries! The speech therapist came in and showed us a new machine she got. It looks like a laptop and there are pictures on the touch screen for A to touch to make a command. She was asking for candy, juice, milk, and toys! It was amazing!!! We are going to try to get one of those machines for home!!!!! We had a CRAZY busy week! Christmas parties almost every day (which I had to cook something for), I am the co-chair for our JA Christmas clearinghouse this year (we provide gifts to about 300 kids in lincoln parish), and it was the last week of school for the girls so I had to get gifts together for teachers & friends! Today we are going to take goody baskets to some of Trey's patients and sing a couple of song for them and then tonight we have our last Christmas party. We are headed to DeRidder Tuesday to spend the week with all of Trey's family! I am so excited to finally meet Tucker!!! It will be fun to see him & Noah interact! Anyway, I need to get back to my baking! Merry Christmas!!!

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a great Thanksgiving! Mal had her Thanksgiving party at MDO the thursday before Thanksgiving. Allie is her best friend from school and church. Last weekend we celebrated Thanksgiving with Mr. Bubba, Babs, Bryan, & Christine. Mr. Bubba made a huge pot of gumbo on Saturday that was yummy! Bryan & Christine were able to stay until Tuesday. We had a great time visiting with them!!! We spent Thanksgiving day with my family. Friday Mom & I were up bright and early to hit the black friday deals!! We pretty much finished the kids and I got several other people marked off of the list! We shopped ALL day!! Saturday we put up our Christmas decorations. It has been a great week of no scheduled activities!!!! Now back to our regularly scheduled week!!! :)

Noah is 5 Months Old!

I can't believe you are already 5 months old! You are getting to be such a big boy!!! Here is some of the things you have been doing this month:

-You weigh a little over 15 pounds (I wasn't in the room when they weighed you and this is the answer I got from Daddy) and are 27 inches long!
-You are taking at least two 8 oz bottles of formula a day and three 6 oz bottles. In fact, you have started to squeal like a little pig after you finish a 6 oz bottle!
-You are sleeping 12 hours at night and taking 2 long naps during the day then one shorter one in the evening.
-LOVE, LOVE, LOVES your sisters!!! I think you could just sit and watch them all day and be happy!
-You love your exersaucer....and Mickey Mouse. You talk back to the tv when Mickey Mouse it on!!!
-You have said Mama several times! (Jenna and the ladies in the church nursery have heard it too)!
-You are now wearing 6/9 month sleepers because you are so long!!!
-We have tried to feed you rice cereal with at spoon but you were not too happy about it....Mama has already started making some baby food and freezing it for you when you are ready!
-You cut your first 2 teeth Monday!!! (see picture below)
-You reach out and grab for anything you want and then put it in your mouth.

I could go on all day but will stop there! We are gearing up for the holidays!! I am excited to celebrate your first Thanksgiving & Christmas!!!

Halloween 2010

We went to Temple's fall festival last night and FBC's fall festival tonight. We had a great time. Mallory was a bee, Alyssa was a ladybug, and Noah was a monkey. They were all precious! Unfortunately, Noah's was a little too hot so he only wore it for the first 30 minutes!!

I have to share this story! So a few weeks ago Jena(my babysitter) told me that Mallory had an imaginary friend named Jessibala. I thought that was interesting so I paid close attention to her playing over the last few weeks. Sure enough she was constantly talking about Jessibala. When I would ask her who Jessibala was she would get very frustrated and say NO JESSIBALA. She was trying to correct me because I wasn't saying it right. Last night at Temple's fall festival she started talking to and about Jessibala. I was getting a little worried because I didn't want everyone to think she was this weird kid who went around talking to herself all of the time! So, she is saying "come on Jessibala follow me" and I go around to see what she is doing and she is actually talking to someone! It is a little boy in her MDO class named Joshua Robbins!!!!!! I am SO glad "Jessibala" is an actual person! :)

Noah is 4 Months Old!

I can't believe you are 4 months old! I will probably start every post this way! Time is flying by!!! In fact, Marcie had Kendall 2 weeks ago and I can't remember you being that small...and you were smaller!!! Anyway, here are some updates for this month:

-You weigh 14 lbs 4 ozs and are 25.75 inches long...you are 50th percentile in weight and 80th percentile in height.
-You are very laid back.
-You sleep about 12 hours each night and take 3 naps a day.
-You can hold your head up.
-You can stand up when we hold you.
-You LOVE your sisters!!! You just watch them and coo and smile!!!
-You are now a thumb sucker!!!
-About a week ago you discovered you like sleeping on your stomach so there is no keeping you on your back!!!
-You love playing patty cake.
-You love your baby einstein video.
-You are taking 6ozs of formula every 3-4 hours.
-You are wearing size 6 month clothes.
-Daddy can get you to laugh by tickling you....I can only get you to laugh by singing Lady Gaga's Poker Face! :)

You are such a joy! It is hard to believe that at your next check up you will have had your first Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!!!! You got to experience your first Tech game (actually tailgate) last weekend. I will post pictures of that soon! You will also be making your first trip to Daddy's hometown this weekend so everyone can meet you!

Noah is 3 Months Old!

I can't believe my little man is already 3 months old!! We are enjoying you so much! You are pretty easy going!! This is the best picture I could get of you because you never stop moving! Our lives have started to get in a routine over this last month. Both girls have started back to school/mother's day out, dance, gymnastics, and we have all gotten back into our various church activities. We seem to stay on the go during the week! Here are some of the things you are doing now:

- You are sleeping more during the night and less during the day. We are on a schedule during the night, mostly in the morning, and are still working on the afternoons!
- You stopped nursing about 2 weeks ago so you are strictly on formula now. You are a little piggy! Sometimes when you finish your 6 ounces you are still wanting more!!!
- You love to be talked to and to talk back. That is when we get your best smiles!!!
- You like sitting in your bumbo chair. You can sit in it for a good 10 minutes before your head starts to bobble.
- You are in 3-6 month size sleepers and clothes now.
- You prefer to sleep on your side.
- You are growing like a weed! We don't go back to the doctor until next month so I don't have any stats but you are longer and heavier!

I am sure there is much more but it is past my bedtime so my brain is shutting down and I started boot camp today so my arms are about to fall off!!! We are soaking up every moment with you and fall more in love with you every day!!!

Go Dawgs!!

Dallas Trip

A couple of weekends ago we went to Dallas to visit Bryan & Christine and to take the kids to the Fort Worth Zoo. We had a great time! All of the kids traveled well! When we got there on Friday we met B & C at The Rainforest Cafe. The girls were pretty scared at first. They sat us right under this huge gorilla that totally freaked them out! They eventually warmed up to it. Christine & I did some power shopping then went to met the guys & kids for dinner. Saturday we got up and went to the zoo. It was HOT!!!! We got there at 11 and left around 2. Noah was a trooper! He slept for the first 2 hours then ate and either rode in the stroller or we passed him around. After we left the zoo we went to Christine's parents house to swim. When we got there I went to the back to nurse Noah and we fell asleep for 2 hours!!!! We were both hot & tired. When we woke up the girls were having a blast!! Mallory did not like the pool last year but loved it with them. Uncie even convinced her to jump off of the side of the pool to him! Alyssa LOVES the water...whether it is the bath, pool, or a puddle in the yard! When Noah & I woke up we put N in his swim trunks and put him in the pool. He seemed to enjoy it. He was constantly kicking his feet like he was trying to swim!! The next day we went to church which was interesting. We were running late so by the time we got there the child care was full so we had to take all of the kids to church. Uncie & Auntie ended up taking them all out in the foyer until we sang at the end of the service. they were sitting fine...they just weren't very quiet! We had a great trip! The next week Mal & Trey went to Indy for the birth of Tucker...I will post pics soon!!!

First Day of School

Alyssa started preschool today. They built a new school so everything will be new to her! The boys started yesterday and the girls started today. There are only 2 girls in her class and the other girl had a dr appt so Alyssa will be the only one there all day. Hopefully, that will help her get used to the new environment before the other kids get there! More posts to come!!!!

Noah is 2 Months Old!

Noah is 2 months old! My how time is flying by!!! We have had many firsts this past month and I have more pictures to post but those will come later. Here is what you are doing now:

-You are smiling more. When you are awake and not hungry or dirty you are smiling. I LOVE your sweet smile!!!
-You are cooing. Most of the time when we talk to you, you will talk back!
-You are eating ALOT more! So much more that you are taking a bottle every other feeding. In fact, sometimes I have to give you a bottle after you nurse because you are still hungry!
-You weigh 11 lbs 3 ozs and are 24 inches long. You are 50th percentile in weight and 90th in height.
-You went to the nursery for the first time this week during church. You were actually 9 weeks old.
-You had your first road trip last weekend. We went to Dallas to see Auntie & Uncie and also had your first trip to the zoo!!!
-You are sleeping through the night! You started sleeping from about 9-7 when you were 8 weeks old.
-You LOVE your bath. You take a bath every night right before bed and you absolutely love it!

That is all I can think of right now but I am sure there is so much more!!! We love you so much and are enjoying every moment with you!

Noah is 1 Month Old!

I can't believe Noah is 1 month old already! I have decided to document what he is doing every month because I didn't with Mallory and when it came time to do her scrapbook I couldn't remember when she did certain things! Oh, and I will be writing these posts to him because I will probably print these out to put in his scrapbook since I now have 3 kids and am not sure I will ever have time to scrapbook again! :) Anyway, here is what you are doing now:

-Sleeping good - usually at least a 5 hour stretch at night then 3-4 hours during the day. You sleep great during the day and night but are awake in the evenings.
-Eating VERY good! Your 1 month check up is next week but we are pretty sure you have gained at least 4 or 5 pounds since you were born!
-Love to be rocked or walked around.
-Sleep in your car seat (in your crib). You spit up a good bit when we first brought you home so we put you in it and now you will not sleep laying in your crib!
-Can roll over front to back and back to front.
-When you are awake you are constantly moving.
-You are starting to give us smiles! :)
-You outgrew newborn clothes & diapers at 2 weeks old. You are now in 0-3 month.

I am sure there is more but everyone (including you) are ready to eat lunch now! We love you very much and are enjoying every moment with you!!!!

Noah David Smith

Noah was born June 18, 2010 at 12:05pm. He weighed 7lb 8oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. He looks EXACTLY like Mallory! He is doing great! He was a bit Jaundice so we had to go back to the doctor just about every day last week to have blood work done but he is great now! He is eating, sleeping, and pooping. Mallory LOVES him and Alyssa doesn't really pay him much attention. It is very different having a boy! We have been tee teed on many times! The day we went in to be induced we decided to put an offer on a house and list ours to sell. I know - we have LOST OUR MINDS! In Ruston, if you find something you like you have to jump on it because it will be gone quick! So, when we came home from the hospital it was time to do some major cleaning & organizing so our house would be ready to show Tuesday. We got everything done and hoping that it sells quickly!!!

Painted Nails

About a week ago I went and got a pedicure. I always get a french manicure but decided this time to get them painted pink because I knew it would be a while before I would be able to get another one. Well, when I got home Mallory was SO excited that I had paint on my toes! She has pointed them out to EVERYONE we see!!! At church, school, the store, anybody she could tell! She had to call Mimi and tell her all about it so Mimi told her she was going to paint her nails next time she saw her. Last night Trey & I decided to go ahead and celebrate our anniversary (that is on the 30th) since we will be pretty busy on our anniversary! :) Mimi & Popi came over to watch the girls so Mimi painted her nails. She was so excited she had to stay awake to show me she looked just like Mommy! They really do look so cute on her! This morning she had to show everyone at church her painted "nigers and toes"!!!

We took these pictures today. I am 38 weeks. I am scheduled to be induced this Friday but my doctor doesn't think I will make it until then. So, by the end of the week we will be meeting Mr. Noah!!! We are SO excited and can't wait! I will post pictures after he arrives!

Shower

I had my shower yesterday and got lots of great stuff!!! There was LOTS of blue!!! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful church family and group of friends in Ruston! Noah will be a well dressed little boy!!!!!

We are set to close on our house in Shreveport tomorrow so PLEASE PRAY that everything goes as planned!!!! We are SO ready to only own ONE house!!!!!