Another Trip To Chuck E. Cheese

Since we have to drive all the way to Charleston to see the pediatrician, we usually try to do something else while we are there. This time I promised Noah a trip to Chuck E Cheese. I told him he could pick a friend to go with us. Noah's pick was Pa, 'his favorite toy'.

Noah loves to play air hockey any time he sees it, but usually it is an adult sized table. This table was just his size. I heard him laughing and squealing all the way across the room. When I got there, I realized why. Noah was winning against Pa!

This is Jonah with Chuck E. Cheese. Noah is a bit leery of the giant mouse so you wont see any pictures of them together. (And I don't blame him) However, Jonah was fascinated with the giant head. He tried to climb in the mouth.

It was a fun day. Noah had a great time and Jonah laughed a lot. Looking at these pictures, I realize just how much I enjoy my children. It almost makes me feel guilty that I get to be with them all the time while Joe has to go to work. Then I remember that I am the one who changes diapers and scrubs the toilets. I guess I don't feel so guilty after all!

Six Month Check-Up

Jonah had his six month old check-up today. He is 26 inches long and weighed in at 16lbs. and 3oz. He is in the 29th percentile for height and the 20th percentile for weight. Noah was always in the 75th percentile or higher, so although I know that Jonah is doing well, it is just so strange to have a child on the opposite end of the growth chart. Jonah was right on track with all of the "six-month" accomplishments such as reaching for things and bearing weight on his legs. Jonah was his typical self and puked all over Dr. Wheaton, so he is referring us to a gastrointerologist over at MUSC. He is going to keep him on the Prevacid for another three months. Even though it does not do much for the vomiting, it seems to help with the pain. Jonah has been a much happier baby since he has been on the medicine. As you can see from the pictures, he was all smiles today. At least until it came time for the shots. Jonah got three shots and one oral vaccine. Poor guy, I just don't think his little legs are fat enough to have to get shots in them. However, he did really well and only cried for about thirty seconds. Noah admitted that he cried much louder and longer the last time he had to have shots.
This is Dr. Wheaton with my two boys, before shots of course. Jonah had a death grip on the stethoscope and Noah is grinning so big because he knew he didn't have to get any shots. After the visit with the doctor, we made a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. I'll post those pictures later. It has been a long day!

Wild Blackberries

Noah loves wild blackberries. We used to have tons of them all over our property, but the more we clean up, the fewer we have. Tonight, just before dark, we all went out on a blackberry hunt. We found a few cup fulls that were ripe. We have many more that are not ready yet. Hopefully in the next week or so we will be able to gather more. They are so sweet this year. This is part of our bounty but it is not going to last long with Noah around.

Noah's Haircut

The boys and I made a trip into town today to get Noah's hair cut. I gave the beautician the same instructions that I always give; Cut it as short as you can. Noah's hair grows really fast and haircuts are too expensive to have to get one every couple of weeks. Anyway, I think she did a great job. On the way home Noah was looking at himself intently in the mirror. He must have caught me watching him, because this is the dialogue that followed...

Noah: Mom, why is my forehead so big?
Me: What are you talking about? Your forehead is the same size it always was.
Noah: But it reaches all the way up to my hair!
Me: Your forehead is supposed to reach your hair. You would look funny if it didn't.
Noah: My head feels bigger.
Me: You head is not bigger, your hair is just littler.
Noah: Oh; well it still feels bigger.

It was at this point that I decided not to answer. There are just some arguments that you can not win with a four year old.

Rice Festival

This weekend was the annual Rice Festival in town. The boys and I went Friday afternoon to enjoy the kids programs. We parked at Dad's house and he walked with us downtown. We watched the "Animals That Educate" show and visited the petting zoo. Next time I will take my own animal food so I don't have to shell out a dollar for each handful of food that Noah feeds the llama. Noah also rode the pony. (The only digital camera we have is on my phone and it doesn't take great pictures.) Anyway, Noah wasn't very impressed with the pony. I tried to get him to wave, but he refused to let go of the saddle horn! It did not help that the county decided to spray for mosquitoes with one of those low flying airplanes at the same time, so the ponies were a bit spooked. After all the animals, we went to visit the giant pot of rice and get a sample. Can you believe they ran out of rice!! How does a RICE Festival run out of RICE? Around five, Joe brought Granny Faye to town to join us. We went out to eat with Dad, Linda, my cousin Nick, and his girlfriend Nikki. After dinner we watched the festival's firework show. All in all, it was a great day and I believe a good time was had by everyone. After such a big day, the boys both slept very well Friday night. I guess that is worth any amount of money I had to pay for animal feed!

Such A Beautiful Baby

I walked in on an interesting scene this morning. Noah was sitting in front of Jonah's swing singing "Such a beautiful ba-by, Such a beautiful ba-by." It was touching to see my older son singing to his baby brother that way. I said "Noah, do you think Jonah is a beautiful baby?" With a very serious expression, Noah replied..."Yes, but I was singing about myself." That struck me so funny, that all I could do was laugh. It never occurred to me that he was singing about anyone other than his brother and it obviously never occurred to him to sing about anyone other than himself.

Six Months Old

I can't believe that today makes six months since this picture was taken. It seems like only yesterday that I was introducing Noah to his new little brother. I remember how excited he was that he got what he asked for, a boy with hair! Since then Jonah has lost all of his hair and grown a little bit of new one. He has gone from nursing every two hours to eating solid foods and drinking six ounces at a time. He can now roll over in both directions, smile, laugh, squeal, and grab anything within his reach. Of course from the day we brought him home he has been able to melt our hearts with just one look. The past six months have flown by so quickly. Why is it that the older I get, the faster time seems to disappear? Anyway, this is Jonah at six months. My little butterbean is growing fast! Ignore the spit-up at the end...I couldn't get the camera off fast enough!