Noah celebrated Hanukkah and Christmas and this year he actually was able to help open his presents and play with things. (Last year it just felt like I was opening gifts that I bought and wrapped myself). He got his first bike and helmet, a tent and some very cool instruments. I'm sure he will go through many phases during his lifetime, but right now I'm convinced he's going to be a cycling musician.
When I was pregnant, and even before, I always wondered what traits my child would pick up from me ... I hoped he wouldn't have my thighs, but more importantly would he enjoy my love of soccer or shopping? I hoped he got Greg's creativity and his ability to figure things out and appreciate the process of how something works. Maybe he'd have my determination (which is considered by some to be stubbornness) ... who knows.
Nowadays I love watching him dance and spin and I love seeing notice new things ... when he sees a dance or music performance on TV he immediately stops and watches. Sometimes he even dances along. He even bangs and bobs his head around when he plays his guitar.
Noah has picked up several new words and seems to be talking more and more ... he still says "Mommy", "Daddy", "Nana", "Papa", "Gunk-O", "Doggie", "Kee-gee" (he also says "Noo-Noo" which is "Lou Lou" but he won't say "Gary")...he also says a lot of words related to food: "Ba-ba" (banana), "pasta", "mo" (more). He shakes his head "no" and "yes" and he is able to communicate and express what he wants more clearly than before. He says "out" and "go" and his favorite item is "Bobby" which is a pacifier.
My most favorite thing that Noah does now is that he gives hugs and kisses. It's the sweetest thing in the whole word even though his kisses are always slimy or even blocked by a "bobby" it's my most favoritest feeling in the whole world ...
January 2010 hasn't started out as smoothly as I would have liked ... Greg has another broken shoulder bone, which happened in December, but has continued to bother him into the new year. After the new year I got a cold, an ear infection and strep throat, and Greg and Noah also had colds. Noah had another ear infection and to top it all off, we all got the stomach flu. Started with Mr. Noah and then to Greg, and then to me, Nana, Papa and Grandma ... I'm hopeful that it is on its way out and will not be bothering our family anymore, but this has been a rough new year. Noah gave me a kiss this morning and that made me feel a lot better.
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