Pictures from my Phone

Here is Noah and daddy on Memorial Day. We were on our way to go take daddy to work. Adam wanted to take their picture in the shade, but I couldn't get Noah to quit playing with the leaves and smile at me... :-)

Here is Noah munching on a piece of celery at a restaurant we went to one day while we were out shopping. It kept him happy for quite a while! He really liked it! ...surprising...

Here is Noah's first time drinking out of a straw. He actually did pretty good if you consider that his clothes were only semi-covered with water... :-)

Adam and I were both tired, so we decided to just let Noah get us where we needed to go. He'll have his license by the time he's 18 months. We're so proud.

Here is Noah's wild hair. I always dry his hair while he's in the bath after I wash it so it isn't too cold for him while he's playing. This day, the way it looked when I took the towel off kind of caught me off guard, so I decided to take a picture while I was giggling.

Here is Noah trying out our new mattress! Looks like he's enjoying it huh!

Adam and I wanted him to try on this little mini baseball glove at Walmart. IT WAS SO CUTE!!! I wanted to buy it for him! Well, maybe when he turns two or so. At this point we can't even get it on his hand without it heading straight for his mouth.

The Play Pen

Noah's first adventure in a play pen! He has been all over the place lately. I can hardly keep up with him sometimes. He wants to touch everything and go everywhere. One day I set up the play pen we got at a garage sale. I was busy and i couldn't keep running all around trying to keep him from tearing up the house. I threw some toys in it and then added Noah to the mix. He loved it! At least at first he did... He would turn around and scratch each wall. It was really kinda cute! The walls kind of each have a different texture. two walls are net and two are just plastic liningish stuff. lol. He liked playing with his toys in there for a while... and then he realized he couldn't get out. Oh well, it will still come in handy! :-) Enjoy the pictures!

Our week: mainly Noah

Here I'm trying again to get a picture of his teeth. I have several more about like this, all failures. one of these days though...

Noah crawling over his toys and getting into stuff.

Here is Noah getting into his "crawling stance". lol. Daddy was trying to get a picture of him looking under the couch, but he wouldn't cooperate after daddy got the camera out. It always works that way though.

Here are some pictures of Noah standing by our bed one morning. We just got a new mattress and we don't have a frame for it yet (or a boxspring), so it is just on the floor for right now. No problem for me! I'm just glad to have a new mattress! Anyway, here he was just taken out of his jams and he and daddy were playing around and Noah climbed off the bed so he could look out the window. Daddy snapped a few pics! So cute!

Toy time!

I love this picture of him checking out his basketball hoop! So much like his father: "how does this thing work?" (it makes music when you pull the hoop and stuff)

Grace

Noah is asleep in his bed. I am in the living room. The rain drops are just beginning to fall. I hear the sound of distant thunder. I love the smell of storms and the way the breeze blows when it's getting ready to rain. All is quiet except nature, but nature's sounds are welcome.
I was just sitting here thinking about my devotions last night. I didn't prepare my heart to do devotions like I should have. I was upset about something, so I was just doing devotions so I could get them done and go to bed. God decided to speak to me in spite of my aggrivation and unprepared heart. I thought I would share what He spoke to me about. Just recently, a family known by many people down here, the Biggers, were in an accident. I personally didn't know them, but I heard a lot about them throughout the situation. Apparently, in the accident, the mother/wife and only two children were killed, leaving the father/husband alone. A month later the father died too. Lets just say it was of a broken heart.
That situation hit me so hard. I bawled out of hurt for this poor man when I heard about his family. I couldn't imagine what I would do if something happened to Adam and Noah. If I was left alone, I don't know how I would get out of bed in the morning. I can't imagine being able to carry on at all. Just the thought of it seems hopeless and dark. I figured that I just had to go through each day praying that that sort of thing would never happen to me, but the truth is, it could.
Last night, though, I read a devotional written by a woman who had similar thoughts to mine. How could I possibly live through such a tragic situation?? Then she gave the answer and it went straight to my heart and comforted my fear. This is what she said that God revealed to her: the only reason we can't imagine getting through such difficult times is because we don't yet have the strength that we would need to get through it. God gives us grace and strength just when we need it. He doesn't give us all the grace and strength we need right now to get through the rest of our lives, He gives it to us one day at a time. Today, I only have the strength I need to get through today. Tomorrow, God will give me what I need to get through tomorrow.
This gave me so much peace. I know that if my husband and son died tomorrow, God would give me grace and strength tomorrow to get through it. Please understand that I still pray that God will protect my family, but on the other hand, i can let go of the fear that I can't get through it. Bottom line is I can't get through it, but God can get me through it if or when the time comes. However big or small the situation, God's grace comes in just the right size.

Happy Memorial Day!

Me n My Boy: Cuddle Time

and it was a rainy day just after nap time. can you tell by his face?

I Can't Believe he CAN!!

Adam and I were watching an episode of MacGyver on the internet one relaxing afternoon, when I turned around to check on Noah. He was playing on the floor playing with his toys when we sat him there, but when I turned around...he was standing up at the footstool! How did he do it? I have never seen him pull himself up like that before. I'm SOOO glad I didn't miss it. He made Adam and I laugh. He never ceases to amaze us. I am so proud to be his mother. He's such a good and happy baby (for the most part). I'm sure he'll be a great big brother. I've been taking him around to play with other babies a bit more often. I've also been pointing out tiny babies to him. I don't know if there's really anything I can do to prepare him for what is to come. I have been reading Keven Leman's 'the Birth Order Book'. I've been enlightened as I've read tips on parenting the firstborn when the second born comes along. I'm so glad I've read about it to sort of prepare myself to be sure Noah doesn't get treated unfairly or unintentionally 'forgotten' or taken for granted. I'm sure you know what I mean by forgotten... Not that we wouldn't remember that he's there, just that we still spend special time alone with him and make sure he knows we love him more than ever.

Looking at daddy while standing at the footstool:
Trying to play with his bouncy chair toys while standing at the footstool:
there ya go, grandma and grandpa Jones. He goes to all lengths to get to this chair. You made a wise Christmas present decision if your goal was to get him something he LOVED!!! :-)

Here's a video of him when he was standing at the footstool. little booger. I love him!

Here is a video of Noah laughing histerically at me 'sneezing'. I don't know if I just sneezed a lot when I was pregnant with him, or what, but he's obsessed with sneezes. He even laughs when he sneezes himself. He just thinks it's hilarious. I love to hear him laugh, so if he thinks it's funny, that's fine by me! Enjoy!