Tantrums!

I thought tantrums started at two years old (the terrible twos)???  What happen to our little angel?

Noelle started throwing her head back and stiffening her back when she doesn't get want she wants (which is rare).  She doesn't want to go into her stroller (really fun in public).  She doesn't want her diaper changed (the smell, the smell, ahhhh).  She doesn't want to eat her dinner in her highchair.

I am a little worried now of the ACTUAL terrible twos.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Big Foot - Holy Crap!

We were at Target yesterday playing in the toy section.  We saw a diorama with a talking Big Foot. I pressed the button to see what Noelle's reaction would be.  BIG MISTAKE!  I think she crapped her pants out of fear.  Big Foot roared and moved towards her.  Freddy was pushing the shopping cart.  I screamed "Run, run!  She's going to flip!" I was so worried she was going to have nightmares - thinking of Big Foot.  

I felt terrible!  I have never seen Noelle act that way.  Whoops!  No more Big Foot!

Love, 

Noelle's Mommy

She Really Has A Tooth This Time!

I have been crying wolf for awhile....  However, it only took 10 1/2 months to grow.  I am proud to announce - Noelle has her first tooth!  It is the front, bottom left.  Noelle's diapers have been OUT OF CONTROL, so I figured something was up.  She has been wonderful.  I thought babies were super crabby, fever, etc when teething.  Noelle has been happy.  We are lucky!!

I will try to take a picture. She doesn't really like me prying her mouth open:)

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

I Am So Proud To Call Her Mine.

I am always proud to be Noelle's mommy.  However, during the Puppet Show this past Friday, I was really  proud!!!  Noelle was the youngest child by about six months (she was the only crawler).  This was our first time there.  Once we sat down on the rug, she crawled into the middle and started playing with the other kids (aka trying to eat their feet). Once the puppets came on, Noelle started laughing, clapping, waving!  She had so much fun.  The puppeteers came up to me and asked if this was her first time here since she was so comfortable.  She was the little girl that everyone was oohhhing over.  It was so cute.  Next time we go, I will videotape it.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

She's a Sponge!

This is the first week of Noelle's life that I have noticed she mimics us.  Yesterday at the gym daycare, the ladies told me that she shrugs her shoulders.  Later in the day when I was reading her a book, I noticed I was shrugging my shoulders and using lots of hand gestures.  She was mimicking me!!!  Then Noelle was playing with my cell phone (she kept throwing it behind her back).  I realized she was trying to put it between her shoulder and ear!  How cute!!

Gosh I love her!  She is so much fun:)
Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Noelle Slept in Her Room!

Ahhh...it's only been 10 1/2 months, but Noelle slept in her room for the first time.  She slept like an angel. I must admit the floor next to the crib was not comfortable.  She had been waking up multiple times throughout the night.  Daddy and I were getting deliriously tired, so we decided she was old enough to sleep in her own room!

To my defense, the baby monitor was not working.  It was static-y.  I was worried I would not been able to hear her or see her.  I slept on her rug.  It will get more comfortable over time...

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

She has learned to master the remote control!

Noelle is so smart (not saying that just because I am her mommy).  She has figured out that the remote control works the TV.  She will take it and start pushing buttons.  This morning, she took my cell phone, pointed it at the TV and started to push the buttons.

How fun!
Love,
Noelle's Mommy

PS:  Still no teeth...  if the Tooth Fairy is reading my blog.

She is going to be a "girlie-girl" and love sports!

Noelle has started to brush her OWN hair!  After we give her a bath, she won't let us brush her hair.  She takes to brush and starts hitting her head (trying to brush her hair).  She is such a girlie-girl!!

However... she also plays catch - by HERSELF.  She will take Oscar's ball or her toy eggs, throw them, retrieve them, then throw them again!  She has a really good arm.  She is going to be a softball player!

Another cute story...
On the weekends, she takes a shower with one of us.  She LOVES the shower - playing in the water.  Yesterday, she heard the shower running and crawled into the bathroom.  She stood up on the bathtub and trying pulling off her shirt and diaper.  She wanted to get it!

I love her!
Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Kids Say the Darnest Things!

At the park this week, some kids have flocked to Noelle.  They want to play with her!  A few days ago, a little boy came up to us and said that he still goes poopy in his diaper.  What do you say to that?!  I encouraged him to keep trying on the potty.  Then yesterday, two little boys asked if they could push her on the swings (about three years old).  They were telling her how much they love her and what a good baby she was!  One of the boys tried kissing Noelle and she poked him in the eye!  What a good girl!  You need a few dates before the first kiss.  The boys in Hoboken sure are aggressive!

Love, 

Noelle's Mommy  

She is such a big girl!

Noelle has changed so much in the past few weeks!  She has hit many milestones!!  It is also getting more difficult to get onto the computer because all she wants to do is play with it.  So let's get started...

1. She started walking with her stroller!  Noelle will push her baby stroller and walk behind it.  YEAH!
2. We ordered off the children's menu for the first time.  Noelle had pancakes with strawberries.
3. She gives real, open mouth kisses!
4. She has her first cold.  She has been bothered by allergies and teething before - but no cold.  Poor girl!
5. She poses every time you take a picture of her (even if she is crying).
6. Still no teeth...
7. She claps all the time.
8. She started to wave!

Love,
Noelle's Mommy