[.I want to eat you up!.]

There is my Noah Stew, now there will be an updated one if my kitchen is ever completed but for now Grandpa's house will do. Let's see..I have really been slacking. March 13 Danielle, Corinne & myself had a girls night @ Liquid & had a really nice time. Danielle got me a VS bra, paid for my portion & got me an Olive Garden GC (I should mention it was my birthday March 16) Steve & I used her card on my actual Birthday for dinner & I picked out the faucet for my kitchen. Finished a nice night out with a new Cherry Mocha from Starbucks. On St Patrick's Day I took my Charming Boy to a Play date where we all had to wear green, there I met a girl my age who has a boy born 3 days before Noah so through that we became Facebook friends & are doing some one on one playdates together. I finally got my car washed & hungout @ John's work with Aubrey for awhile last week, it was totally normal so I was happy about that. Last weekend was a busy one. I went for multiple walks & two BBQ's with the neighbor's, took Noah to get his picture with the Easter Bunny, went to the Christmas Shoppe & PF Changs for dinner where Noah was the crankiest to date! I am talking throwing every toy & paci we gave him, the works! All this week Steve has been getting home early, well he has for awhile now I am starting to get spoiled with it & enjoying him coming home with surprise lunches (and yesterday my New Moon movie was in with the Chinese food!) Last night I went to the mall to get some spring/summer attire (cleaned out my closet) & finally saw Remember Me with Danielle. Ok, everything is all set with Noah's Birthday plans I am having a small BBQ here with our neighbor's & local friends & the main one will be @ my Aunt's. Must start buying things shortly. That's it for now, around the corner is Easter, CJ'S First Birthday & our 5 Year Wedding Anniversary.

[.Duck, Duck, Goose!.]

Friday was the sleep over @ Sara's. Noah is catching up with CJ making for great pictures & entertainment. Connor has a great playroom that Noah was having a blast playing in until he feel & got a bruise, it was the first time he really seemed hurt & I was sad. He has been having nuggets, pastina, waffles, bananas..really coming a long. He did not go to bed as easy as usual, which is probably my own fault for bragging about how easy it is to put him down! For mom time we watched some shows & Sara treated me to Sushi for my birthday (thanks again!) Saturday was Liam's First Birthday & we got to catch up with some old HS friends. I was SO tired by the time I got home! Sunday my dad & I took a trip to Home Depot to pick out my new counter tops. We ended up seeing a display of an amazing Quartz countertop that he refused for me to have anything less. All the paperwork is done we just wait now for them to come & double check our measurements & it will be 4 weeks from that point. After this & the living room are done we will have all of down stairs complete & take a break before we start upstairs. The last 2 days have been nice so I made sure to get Bean out of the house. Tomorrow we have his Monthly Well Visit @ 2:15. It is also Connor's ELEVEN monthday-insane. This time last year we were getting ready for my Baby Shower! This weekend I have my birthday dinner @ Shiro with Corinne, Danielle, and maybe Raigan & Aubrey..Sara should not be missing this! Hhmm. Anyway as far as any other future plans I have some Mommy Meet Ups @ Red Robin, Bouncerauma, a 2 or under party, and March of Dimes which is a 3 mile walk..I have 45 raised already so far & very happy Danielle is doing the walk with me. Noah is taking his nap now so I am going to go do some more things around the house.

[.Kiss the Cook!.]

What a Beauty! I would've started cooking years ago if I knew it mean I would get a "Kitchen Tune up!" As I told you we were pricing a bunch of stuff out & this back splash was one of them. My dad was able to find it for $115 less & got it for me for my Birthday. We changed over the towels & decor from the cherries to cafe/coffee theme, got a pendant that hangs over the sink & now all we're waiting on is the new counter top. (which was never in the plans until my dad insisted & treated) Next on the list is living room. We hope to sell our sectional couch for a few hundred bucks & get the floor done with that. We found a new couch that we are in love with so that room is our next goal. This time we will be much more careful with the dogs & us eating in there. After that we really just need to finish the fixtures upstairs, paint foyer then the bigger stuff like deck & paved driveway one day. Last week Noah also had his first chicken nugget & did great. As we speak I am making Pastina & we both will have that. Tuesday I went on my first Mommy Meet Up & Noah did SO good. He was the only non walker there but kept up with everyone with dancing & playing with all the instruments. He even sat @ the piano & the teacher moved his hangs making him play "Twinkle Twinkle" & everyone clapped. I met a girl that lives like 4 houses down who is also a SAHM so we have some future plans. I also signed up for March of Dimes, Lunch @ Red Robin, Day @ the Parks, and thinking about doing the Story time @ Borders. This Sunday I am making Honey Dijon Pork Chops & Rice @ my Dad's as a thank you for all he has done-even still he tried saying he would buy the chops-he is crazy & I insisted! Ok Noah is yelling that he is out of Yogurt Melts & I have to finish last nights Idol. Will be back soon with house updates & about Liam's First Birthday!

[.Nothing short of my Everything!.]

It's true-Noah is standing now! Since my last entry I have now ordered Noah's Birthday Invitations, found the decorations I want & pretty much have that all in order. I was able to get these ADORABLE invitations for under 11 bucks, so even cheaper than getting store ones. His colors are light blue, navy & white. Noah is changing by leaps & bounds everyday & you wouldn't think this is possible but he is even getting cuter by the minute. He couldn't be more handsome, can't even picture it! Anyways, I always forget what I write in previous posts but if I didn't tell you last time we are doing work around the house. We have painted the big wall in the kitchen "Suntan", replaced the door knobs & fixtures to bronze, picked out back splash & thinking about getting a pendant light. Right now I am doing as much of the little tweaks we can do to make our house stand out of the other "cookie cutter houses" that people may see in our same neighborhood. Future plans are painting our room & the foyer, changing that big light, outside fixtures, pull down sprayer kitchen sink & new floor in the family room. Bigger ones include deck & paved Driveway. I also think I may set up my dining room like a model house & have the table settings out because I love how that looks! LOL. Might as well make some use out of my fancy dishes! Noah is talking up a storm next to me letting me know its time for his nap. Think I am trying a new chicken recipe tonight, it depends when Steve starts sanding/painting the ceiling in kitchen. (that will be white, but has nail pops from house setteling so turns into big projecto) He has been off way too much lately with the bad weather so really hope the end is in sight! Next week sleepover @ Sara's, Sushi for my Birthday & Liam's party the next day..before you know it, I will be the big 2-7. Yuck! Ciao for now.

[.First trip to the ER.]

On the night of the 13th we took Noah to the ER because it was 24 hours since he would eat or drink. He was vomiting & having very wet poops but hardly any pee diapers which were all signs of Dehydration. I called the Dr around 9pm & he said to try Pedialyte in which Noah also refused. It got to the point we had to take a dropper & force feed 1ml at a time. Once I saw he wasn't going to drink that either we took him to ER where they gave him a chopped up pill which he puked instantly with all the red Pedialyte going all over him (which is why he is in scrubs pictured above) Luckily after the second pill he drank 2oz of unflavored Pedialyte & was able to keep it down..luckily no IV was needed but it was a close call. After 6 long hours we were able to go home & he has seemed to be doing better since. That was scary though!

Valentine's Day was low key, we stayed home with DS obviously. DH got us sushi & gave me a couple cards spread out over a few hours & I thought this was really cute-He got me a maternity shirt that I saw a few days earlier & pointed it out saying I wish they had that when I was pregnant..so that was his way of telling me to save it for future use!

In other news, I had my brother here for 3 nights & in exchange my dad made my car payment, gave me $80 for spending & took us out for Longhorn on Friday. It was a sweet deal. When he was here we watched Youth & Revolt which was pretty funny. On Tuesday I took him half way to meet my mom & we had Panara & she got me a 24oz of formula & bottle of Pedialyte. Wednesday we had an awesome day shopping & pricing things out for the house; Back Splash, light fixtures, door knobs, new faucets etc. Hoping to paint some of thwaw high walls soon as well. That pretty much brings us to today. It is a Stevie week, Steve is going to bring me home Saladworks & tomorrow I am meeting Danielle to see Valentine's Day & Sunday dinner with my family. I am full speed ahead working on Noah's First Birthday Sailboat theme & sleeping @ Sara's 3/5 to go to Liam's birthday party the following day. Later on in March a bunch of girls are getting together to go to Shiro for my Birthday. Oh & I talked to Aubrey a lot yesterday & she is willing to hear out Steve & hopefully move passed all this, we have a dinner date Monday.

[.Heart on my Sleeve.]

Got a tattoo for Little N on Monday! It is inspired by Mother's Love & Joy of my Heart symbols by James Avery. It is on my left wrist as pictured. I went against the "norm" & have it facing me. The tattoo is for me, not for everyone else & I love seeing it the right way. Its a big heart with a little heart that has a N in it. It hurt more than I remember them hurting! Anyways, I ordered that outfit I really liked from Gymboree for 33 vs 47 so I am happy about that. Today I am meeting my dad for dinner (Longhorn) & I am taking my brother from now-Monday & in return we get 1. Dinner tonight 2. Spending $ & 3. He is making my $300 car payment-I think that is a pretty sweet deal! Tonight will also be the first time we put bean in a High Chair in a public place, hope it works well. Ok Ta for now.

[.Point A to Point B.]

Bean started to crawl-Yay! That's really all to add since last update. Everyone we know got a lot of snow but for once PA dodged it & I am a-ok with it! Steve & I started back from Season 1 watching Six Feet Under. He just ran out with a friend for a ride & came home with Cookies & Cream for us to have. Tomorrow we are hopefully going to make it out to NJ to see Dear John & maybe some PF Changs for our Valentine's Day. Monday I am going with Danielle to get a tattoo. I am getting one for Noah. It is a mix of two symbols-Mother's Love & Joy of the Heart. I am undecided if I am going to get his name, I just know I want to be able to add to it when we have our next little one. It will be on my wrist so on top of the other meanings it will also be a "heart on my sleeve" haha, thought that was cute! Ok Ciao for now.