New Look

Well, I thought it was time for a new look to Noah's Blog after 28 months. Can you believe we've made over 400 postings since our "little" guy arrived? Looking back at the archives is a very sentimental journey for us. How one little boy can grow so much is beyond comprehension. Just this last week, no joking, he grew in height AT LEAST 1/2 inch if not more. And we wonder why he gets cranky sometimes. Not only are those 2nd year molars making a VERY slow appearance, but he grows and develops in leaps and bounds!

Noah is an extrovert to say the least. He seems to love anyone and everyone. It is a pleasure to watch him light up the faces of those around him. As my mom and I frequently say, he's a little Italian boy born into a Swedish/German family. He wears his emotions on his sleeve and loudly proclaims them. And has done so almost since day 1! Lucky for us, as much as life can be pretty unfair, there's is also much to get excited about! What joy he brings to us all!

Noah adores Papa and Nana Harrold...and Beember too (Berlin, their dog)! It is incredible for me to watch the bond develop and I thank God every day for this. I only wish Papa and Nana Tractor Scherger lived as close, as I know the bond would be just as strong. For now we have to settle for nice visits and fun memories. Soon we hope Noah will talk more on the phone. Right now he mainly likes to listen and breathe into the phone if you can nab him for a few minutes.

Noah jabbers up a storm. We always know where he is based on the play by play. Never a quiet moment. His vocabulary and sentence structure improves by the day. It's an amazing thing to observe. And he is so pleased with himself!

When we can tear Noah away from his John Deere tractors, Thomas trains, and various assortments of cars, trucks, and construction vehicles, his favorite places are school (his ECFE class), church, playgroups, Adventure Park, the Y, and any farm you can find. He loves to watch Clifford, Thomas, Curious George, and various other PBS shows. He has taken an interest in numbers and letters, and will pretend to name this and that. Some he actually does know and other's are random. It's fun to see the interest and progression though.

And let's not forget that he is 100% boy! Destruction, crashing, derailing trains, torturing the dogs, tackling, falling down on purpose are a part of daily life around here.

Stay tuned here as Steven continues the updates on Noah. And thanks to everyone for their interest in the light of our lives!

Kristin