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Santa Claus is Coming To Town

Noah loved Christmas this year. We listened to Christmas music. We talked about Santa. When I would ask Noah what Santa says. He would respond, "Ho. Ho. Ho. Merry Christmas." We listened to Straight No Chaser ad nauseum. His favorite songs were Carol of the Bells and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. He woke up every morning and turned on the Christmas tree lights. He ate his breakfast from a Santa bowl. Daddy taught him about Baby Jesus, and now any baby he sees, he calls Baby Jesus. It was a great Christmas, and I think our little guy was really happy about the season.

Noah must have been a good little boy this year because Santa made a special trip to our house in Texas, a week ahead of schedule. He must have gotten the memo that we would be out of town for the big day.

The loot

Noah took his time and went through every item in his shopping cart. He labeled the ones he knew and the ones he didn't, he looked at us for help. I mentioned the story about the hot dog, but I actually got it on video. It is too cute not to share. I love how you can totally see his little mind working once he gets his hands on the hot dog.

Daddy also got a surprise gift from Santa this year.

A beer fridge, which coincidentally can also house Diet Cokes and bottled water.

Santa must really know our Daddy (and Momma) well.

Look Who's Talking

At 30 months old, I think Noah is slowly but surely catching on to this communication thing. He knows lots of words. In fact, he babbles nonstop. Most of the time, I think he's singing. But, tons of words are coming out too. I think there's a bit of delayed echolalia in there. The other night during bath he was emphatically splashing the water with his fist shouting, "I do not like green eggs and ham!" He can label everything from an ostrich to an octagon, but putting those words into functional use is where he gets hung up. I know he is so close though. It's funny because we are going to miss the whole baby talking stage, and he is really just going to start talking in sentences. Here are a few things that have been coming out of his mouth lately.

"I don't want that. I don't want that," said as he was watching me cut up a piece of barbecued sausage for his dinner.

"Thank you, Momma," said after I gave him a bowl of goldfish crackers after he turned down several other dinner choices. It's important to encourage communicative language.

I got the "thank you Momma" on tape later on. Not sure if I could love this little guy any more. Adorable!

Grace Before Meal

This one's for you Grammy!

Shapes and Numbers

Noah is starting to say more and more words and even starting to use them functionally. The more things he comes out with, the more I am starting to realize... he knows a lot of stuff. Here are a couple videos from bath time tonight.

Shapes.

Numbers.

Jungle Gym

I couldn't resist posting a video montage of Noah at the park today. It is time for you to fully appreciate the whirlwind of movement and activity that is Mister No. Heads up for 0:36. Enjoy!

Not on the Post-It

Daddy was off all this weekend, and with the 15-hour days he has been working lately, I think everyone was in need of a major break. Saturday, we headed to the beach, so Daddy could see how much Noah loves it. Here are a couple of videos of Noah playing in the surf.

Today, I got some Momma time. I had a pedicure and a long needed haircut. Not sure exactly how many inches they cut off, but I was able to donate it to Locks of Love. So, it is definitely a change. I left Noah home with Daddy.

Recently, Noah has decided that afternoon naps are not for him. Morning naps, he goes down with no problem. Afternoon naps are a constant battle. Two times this past week, I ended up giving up the fight and loading us up in the car for an outing. Both times, before we are even out of the parking garage, he was out. So, I know he is tired, but he is just not giving up. Well, this weekend, with Daddy around to play with, afternoon naps were even more non-existent.

Back to today, I left for my haircut around 3:30 PM. Noah was left in Daddy's capable hands. I even left instructions on what to feed him for dinner. Since we have made the move to table food, Noah's dinner has become a little more complicated than opening a jar. About 5:15 PM, I get a call from Daddy.

Daddy: "Hi! I need your opinion on a situation."

Me: "Ok."

Daddy: "Noah fell asleep in his high chair."

Me: "What?"

Daddy: "He had one bite of chicken, and then I gave him a bite of avocado. He closed his eyes and made a face, and then he was asleep."

Me: (laughing)

Daddy: "So, what should I do now, because that wasn't on the post-it.

Me: (really laughing)

So, Noah is in bed, and he has been there since 5:15 PM. That is early, even for him. He is still wearing his church clothes. He hasn't eaten dinner. He hasn't had a bath. And, who knows what time he will wake up. I guess I should get to bed. It looks like it will be an early morning.

Ouch!

No babies were harmed in the filming of this video! It sounds a lot worse than it was. Unfortunately for Noah, our new apartment has marble floors. Not really conducive to the slips and spills of a new walker. Fingers crossed... so far, no injuries.

Jellyman Kelly

It really warms my heart that Noah loves James Taylor just as much as I do. Perhaps he has no choice. I do tend to rewind and play this song again and again and again because really, how great of a song is Jellyman Kelly! My apologizes in advance for getting this song stuck in your head all day!

Look Who's Scooting!

Noah has been flirting with crawling for about a week now. With every scoot on his belly, he has protested loud and clear, "I am not happy about crawling." Well, this morning Noah decided that maybe it wasn't so bad and off he went. He is officially scooting. I guess it is time to childproof the house. Check out the clip below. It is not really fast action footage, so to enhance your viewing experience; I went ahead and added some music. Enjoy!

One Happy Daddy

Noah was a babbling fool today. And, not just the regular oohs and aahs. No sir. Today, Noah decided to throw in a few consonant sounds. Well, Mister No, you made someone in this house very happy. Very happy indeed.

Mmm... Delicious

Noah is loving his rice cereal. We have even thrown a little carrots and bananas into the mix. He is getting really good at eating, and he is quickly working his way towards feeding himself. It is a little messy, but it sure is cute.