[.Happy 8 Months Noah Bean!.]

So today my love is 8 months. 4 short months until his First Birthday! Time to really start thinking about that. Not much to write today. Daddy is off today so that is a nice surprise. We tried switching Bean to the CVS version of Gentelease & it was a big fail. I should've known something 10.00 cheaper was too good to be true. Ever since the switch he gets very cranky & needs a nap around 5 like clockwork & also back to spitting up when for awhile I didn't even need to burp him with a cloth. Could be a change, but the timing is dead on with the formula switch. I got myself some new clothes & very excited to be going on a date sans my bubba on Saturday, though as luck has it snow is in the cards so who knows if we will get to go. This is not the backround I was hoping to have but the one I wanted wasn't working so it will do for now. I changed my screen name to something new like 10 years later. There is a whole new theme I am starting for bean-Pirates/Sailboats. There is a lot out there for it & I am excited to see him in some new outfits! Ok time to enjoy the day with my boys!

[.Darling, Save the Last Dance for me.]

Above is the outfit I was talking about. Happy I was able to get some good pictures of him in it. Since I last wrote, John & Aubrey came over last week for games & good convo, then Saturday I met up with Danielle for Sushi & Shopping, we had our International Party & everyone raved over the stuffed peppers & Sunday I went over to Jessica's to exchange presents for our boys & get some of Tyler's hand me down's. I must confess, I haven't been online the last few days because I got sucked into a series (Queer as Folk) that I quickly became obsessed with. Sadly I only have 6 more of Season 4 & then 12 of Season 5 & it will be over. I will be lost without it! Pathetic I know. Lamb Chop Reduction was a fat fail. Every bite I took I ended up with a mouth full of Rosemary-Bllah. Tomorrow I meet up with Danielle again for lunch & shopping. We are trying to keep our weekly visits up. Really hoping the weather is in our favor next week for our big date night to NY. I got a new shirt to wear, probably will get my haircut & just excited to look & feel good. I haven't had a reason to dress up in way too long. If for some reason NY falls through as long as weather allows, my mom will still spend the night & then just Steve & I will go out. Ta for now!

[.Some kind of Wonderful.]

I want to eat you up! You are sooooo stinken cute, I can't take it. Right now he is talking & playing just putting a smile on my face. He loves his homemade ball pit lets just see how long until Pancakes puts a hole in the netting of the pack & play because he wants to get to it! Yesterday was one year since I found out there was a baby Noah in my belly. American Idol started up again. I remember everyone at work joking that I couldn't go in to Labor until the results were in & winner was announced (which they do in May) There is a lot of movies coming out for Valentine's Day that I want to see-Dear John, that is interesting to me because the lead character is named Savannah which is the name we had picked out for a girl & the creator of the movie also made Notebook which lead character was Noah! So this guy has great taste in names I guess! Anyway, I also want to see Leap Year, When in Rome, Valentine's Day & I think I am forgetting another one. Tomorrow John & Aubrey are coming over & Saturday I am having lunch & shopping with Danielle & Noah. I have coupons for ON & BRU to use & it is going to be for Pj's for Bean! I wonder how long he is because his toes are actually already tight on some 0-3 jammies so it seems like he may start breezing through clothes. I am going to put him in this one outfit that never fit him in the summer just so I have a picture of him in it because it would fit him now. I am pretty sure for First Birthday we are going to have it @ my Aunt's who has a beautiful backyard & underground pool. We offered to pay for food but she & my dad are all about making some for us & I will pick out the decorations because I already know what theme I want. Steve & I are still *hoping* to make Niagara Falls for our Anniversary-we almost reached our first "married milestone" of 5 years. Anyways, tonight I am attempting Lamb Chops with a Balsamic Reduction which I never tried before, hope to come back to report success!

[.Rosy Cheeks.]

So since my last post Noah has started sitting unassisted. He has been doing it for a few weeks but now it is for long periods at a time so that has been exciting. I will still give it some time before putting him in a shopping cart or high chair. Steve has had a nice break from work with early day Friday & Today with having the weekend off as well. Saturday we went shopping to get Noah more clothes since he will be fitting in 3-6 months clothes soon & most of what we had from the shower is warm weather clothes because everyone assumed he would fit in them in the normal age bracket. We had Red Robin for lunch & Steve dropped me off at Liquid to have Martini's with Danielle. We had a blast. I went to 3 places to find balls to make a ball pit out of our pack & play with no success but today a costumer gave Steve two bags (probably like 100 balls) because her daughter got it for Christmas & was scared of it & her dog popped her pit. How cool is that? They are in the dishwasher now. Awesome timing. A lot of girls on the Bump are doing this 365 day Challenge of taking & posting a picture a day of their child so I decided I would do one starting on Noah's First Birthday-Second Birthday. I will be a little behind everyone else but I like that it will start Birthday-Birthday rather than a random time. Ok, time to cook up some Savory Chicken & Chicken Noodle is on the menu for Bean tonight!

[.A Decade in Review.]

2000-Met your Daddy
2001-Graduated High School
2002-Dating Daddy, got first Apartment together
2003-Engaged!
2004-Started Building our House
2005-MARRIED!
2006-Got first Puppy Pancakes
2007-Got second Puppy Canoli
2008-PREGNANT!
2009-Laid eyes on the most beautiful boy ever, you
2010-Got to kiss my Hubby & Son when the clock struck 12 am!

[.First Tooth for Christmas!.]

I decided to start directing my Blog directly to Noah.

You're first tooth broke through on Christmas morning! It was a tough week, you were pretty sick with a cough, stuffy, runny nose-the works. You weren't sleeping well. Mommy took you to the Dr to make sure you didn't have an Ear Infection or Flu. Luckily you didn't. I was scared you weren't going to be able to enjoy your First Christmas! Mommy & Daddy worked hard in Santa's Workshop to make sure your Toy Box was ready for all your new toys. We couldn't be more happy with the way it turned out! On Christmas Eve we went to see Mommy's Family & had a nice time. Everyone was dying of cuteness over you! This is a picture of your Christmas Morning & for dinner we went to your Great Grandma's on Daddy's side. You got too many toys to name but your favorite so far is the Jeep Walker, your Seahorse puts you fast asleep & Crawl Ball. You are trying hard to crawl now, but have yet to conquer sitting without reaching for Mommy just yet. Right now your entertaining yourself in your swing by pulling off your bib & just playing with that. Its too cute. We took out the 2 end tables in the Living Room giving you more room to play, this has become your Playroom & I am happy with the space we have for you. Tomorrow we are going to our neighbors for your First New Year's & I feel bittersweet about it. I am kind of sad that it won't be the year of your birth anymore! You will wear your born in 2009 shirt. Before writing here, I wrote you in my handwritten journal that I kept throughout my pregnancy so this is all pretty repeatitive! Ok, time to go play. Love you to pieces!

[.Tis Almost Here!.]

Yay, one week until Christmas! I am all done shopping. We are going to my Aunt's in Toms River Christmas Eve, Steve's Grandma's Christmas Day, have a break Saturday & over to my Grandma's the Sunday after Christmas. (She is the one who will have the most presents for my little one!) As you can see above we went for our Christmas pictures=LOVE! He did so good & was so full of smiles this time. I went for my Biopsy last week & the Dr saw nothing to be concerned over, so I am glad that is out of the way. I go December 29th for the results. We got granschildren pictures to give both sides of the family-that was tough to do! I don't think I will be taking him when he is 2.5-3 if he will act anything like what I witnessed! Haha. Visiting Sara weekly was short lived because the whole company went under in a months time! Steve is back @ Directv & was able to start right away thankfully. Steve & I have been getting so many movies before even released last night we watched 500 Days of Summer & it inspired me to get bangs like my childhood haircut (or better put like Zoey Dashanel's) We also saw Law Abiding Citizen which was really good. We took 6" off the toy box because it was just too high but will be done for Christmas-we just have to work daily on it which is fine. I was sad for a second because I read something saying the Laugh & Learn Puppy was recalled but I called up & ours was fine whew! Okies supposed to be big snow storm tomorrow so we have to get food shopping & ready. I will be back after Christmas to tell you all our goods!