He knows what he likes

I think we have discovered the ideal activity for Noah, where he can combine his love of music with his love of banging things against other things.


He played the xylophone for a good 15 minutes in the kitchen, and then when I tried to move him to the living room we had a total breakdown. Fists clenched, tears, grunting. Luckily he recovered, once he realized he could resume playing.



Other things about which Noah had opinions about today:
1. When it was time to stop walking around. The correct answer is never.
2. Whether baby chicken soup is for eating or for throwing. The correct answer is throwing.
3. Whether it is time to put him down. The correct answer is no.
4. Not really sure, but the plastic pizza slice offended him in some way
5. No I want daddy no I want mommy no wah wah wah no

I don't want to make it sound like Noah is overly cranky, he is not. It's just that he suddenly has his own agenda and opinions about what he wants, and cannot actually communicate that to us until after we screw it up.

After he finished refusing to eat dinner (which still blows my mind, because we offered him grilled cheese. GRILLED CHEESE!! Who refuses that!?) he had a lovely time playing in our unmowed lawn.


There are leaves in the lawn!



And grass!


Unfortunately, after fun in the lawn we went back to misery and woe, aka getting undressed for the bath. Then he loved the bath. Then he communicated to us how much he disliked getting dressed for bed. You get the idea...

New meets old

Noah had a good time this morning playing with a box of old wooden spacers.




Turns out when you bang them together they make noise.




Look Grammy - I can even do it all by myself!



-- posted from the phone

Post

Noah loves his shoes


-- posted from the phone

L'shanah Tova

Today we celebrated Noah's first Rosh Hashanah. We went to services (no shaking hands or hugging allowed due to Swine Flu) and had a family dinner at Mom and Sue's.


In celebration of the occasion, Noah got his first apple (or rather, his first apple that was not pre-mashed).


We think he liked it.


Noah also got to play with a real Wisconsin cow. I think he's an animal lover.


There was plenty of good family time. He had a nice chat with Saba.


And thought Grandpa was hilarious!


While grandpa was hilarious, his chair provided another excellent source of entertainment.


Noah was also totally fascinated by an office chair (not pictured). He rolled it around for 5 or 10 minutes and then became very frustrated when it wouldn't do what he wanted. Of course, none of us could figure out what he wanted it to do, so eventually we just gave up and sent him back to Grandpa's chair.

It was a great day with family, and a lovely start to the year.


Happy 5770!

Now we're cooking

Noah loves his new play kitchen


Purchased as an alternative climbing place to the stove. He likes to pretend to wash dishes.


Those pants are a litte ridiculous, huh? We got so tired of everything being too small and may have overcompensated a bit...


Anyway the kitchen...


Noah would like to make you a snack



Or just show you what it sounds like when he hits his spoon on the fridge.


-- posted from the phone

Figuring it out

Guess who pulled up on the toy box today?


Yup, our little friend, Standy McGee.


Who was proud of himself for the accomplishment.


He has only pulled up on his own a few times, but he is doing very well when you stand him up. He is starting to figure out how to walk around when you hold his hands, and he loves doing it. He'll be happy as a clam walking around, and then when you get tired and sit him down, he immediately begins to cry. Huh.



Watch out cats, the baby is (almost) on the loose!

Coat

Again with the toddler in my kitchen.


Wearing the coat I bought for Noah back when he was a tiny baby and the coat was so cute I bought it even though it was so big he would never fit into it.


And there he is, standing with very little help.



And purposely mugging for the camera.


Also today was the first time Noah didn't get a special dinner - he just ate what Chad and I were having. Sweet potatoes and turkey meatloaf. Man.


Also, look at those teeth. Man. Again.