Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I Really Feel Like a Mommy Today and a Little Like Britney Spears...

Noelle has a cold and has been crawling up to me to wipe her nose.  I have snot from head to toe.  Guess what!!??  I don't mind!  I feel very "mommy-ish" today!

Also my hair is finally growing back (lost a bunch after Noelle was born)!  I feel like Britney Spears when she was growing her hair back.  I have bangs which I don't like (most of my hair fell out in front).  I also have "bunches" of hair scattered through my head.  I can only do one hair style - a ponytail.  It was so worth it.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Monday, September 20, 2010

I LOVE My Birthday Week!

Noelle had so much fun at her NYC birthday party.  She got so spoiled (thank you everyone).  We dressed her up in a Tinker Bell costume - stay tuned for photos.

The best story of her party...
-While opening gifts, Noelle crawled about five feet away from everyone and went #2.  I guess she was "overloaded!"

Her birthday week has been FILLED with milestones.
-On Friday, she started nodding her head and saying "yah-yah".  She does it all the time now.
-On Saturday, she started walking while holding our hands.  She can walk with only one hand.  She is so close!  We got her a corn popper.  Noelle was walking with it all by herself!
-She grew!  She has always been a little peanut.  Noelle sprouted!  I can't wait to find out her percentages next week for her doctor's appointment.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Getting Ready for the Birthday Parties!!!

Only a few more weeks until the BIG 1st birthday!  We are having two parties - one in NYC (this weekend) and one in Green Bay (next weekend).  At first I was looking at personalized invitations/plates/cups/balloons.  Then it hit me- Noelle will be the only baby there.  I was actually having a 1st birthday party for adults.  Well we went to Toys R Us and bought everything Tinker Bell (Noelle looks like Tink).  I thought I was okay with burgers and hot dogs.  Ummm... now I am freaking out because my little girl can't have a boring 1st birthday party.  Scratch the original menu and bring on a lot more decor!  Pixie sticks, gum balls, butterfly balloons, fairy dust - oh yeah, get ready for it  - TUTUs galore!  


I am so excited:)  Get ready for photos!
Love,
Noelle's Mommy


PS:  I can't wait to tell her friends when she is older that she LOVED to drink out of Oscar's water dish.  I cannot keep her away from it.

Friday, September 10, 2010

She's a Big Girl!

Sorry that I have been MIA.  We were on vacation and Noelle doesn't let me play on the computer.  We have lots of updates!

1.  She has mastered "bye-bye" and waves.
2.  She will only eat big people food (no more baby food) and only wants to feed herself.  It takes about 45 minutes for her to eat since she will grab oooooonnnnnneeee piece of corn at a time.
3.  Noelle is a speed walker when pushing her stroller or Mater (walker).  She just needs more confidence standing up and I think she could walk.
4.  She grew!  Noelle gets a big gut before she has a growth spurt.  Last week she had a gut and this week she grew.  It's so crazy to see her grow overnight.
5.  She will be ONE year in only a few weeks.  This has been the fastest year of my life.  We are so blessed.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Who took her halo? We need it back!

Where oh where did my little angel go?  Into the depths of teething hell...  I thought one tooth - wow, this is easy.  I thought babies were really fussy when teething.  Well Noelle is getting THREE teeth on the bottom right now.  Ummmm...

She won't eat and when she does, she spits it at us.  She is really fussy.  She uses my arm as a teething toy (I have the bite marks to prove it).  I am calling Noelle the "crazy lady" because she can turn at anytime.  Watch out!

On a positive note - she is sleeping really well at night.  She might have brain damage because she keeps smacking her head so hard on her crib.  We FINALLY put up the bumpers.

Love,
Noelle's Mommy