Not much exciting is going on here…pretty much the same old stuff. So being that I haven’t posted for awhile, I thought I’d give you a day in Noah’s life…okay, so only 1/2 a day. Here it goes…

• 8:10 – got him out of bed…he was looking at a book and talking to himself
• Came downstairs and he wanted to play with his Matchbox cars while I got breakfast ready
• Ate breakfast of blueberry pancakes, fruit and milk – he’s a dipper…he dips his strawberries in the pancake syrup
• Cleaned up messy face and hands and cleaned up his nose…again (he has a cold, so there is snot everywhere!)
• Played with bowls and plastic spoons that he got out of the drawer while I cleaned up after breakfast
• He noticed the basement door was open, so he headed downstairs and started playing on Daddy’s drumset.
• Done playing drums, found the paint and wanted to drag that out. I thought it was time to go upstairs now.
• Went up two flights of stairs (I’m tired now, but not Noah!)
• Noah ran to his room and started playing on his drumset
• Got some books and started looking thru books while sitting by the bed.
• This is when I thought I should run downstairs and get the camera…

• I got out his clothes and sat down on the floor, now he knows I want to change him, so he doesn’t come anywhere close to me. Sit there for about 5 minutes while he plays drums, looks at books and finally gets close enough that I can reach him.
• Change clothes…put on a dinosaur tshirt and he keeps saying “roar” now. Clean nose again.
• 9:15 – go downstairs
• Plays with his cars and a old toy that used to be Rick’s – a hotel. Noah uses it for his cars.
• Noah brings me a car at my desk and then looks out window. Sees a big crane outside that is working on a new house that is going up.
• Goes and gets some cars and tractors and brings them to the window so he can keep playing, but keep an eye on the crane.
• Back to living room to play with the hotel and cars
• 10:30 – snack time – give him some fruit snacks and yogurt bits. He’s very thoughtful…must have thought his dinosaur was hungry, so he fed his dinosaur. Which reminds me, I need to get those out before I forget!
• Head back to window to watch the crane
• Play with the “Chunk Trucks” on the lamp table
• Bring the bag of bowling pins to me so I can open them. Tries to set them up and gets frustrated. Show him how to do it and he’s good to go again.
• Seen my licorice stash and keeps signing “please” – how can I say no to that?
• Back to playing with cars and hotel
• Play with farm set
• Look at some books. Brings me the big truck book and keeps saying “up” – he wants me to pick him up.
• Play with tractors and combine
• Finds basketball and starts playing basketball. He can just dunk it – he tries to throw it to the hoop, but he lets go when it is behind his head, so he runs to get it and dunks it instead.
• Ball rolls down the stairs so he leaves it and starts coming back in the living room.
• Hears that Dad is home and runs to the garage door. As soon as Dad walks in, Noah runs in the living room and tries to hide. Dad finds him and tickles him.
• Sees his markers up on the mantel and wants to color. Tries to eat the marker, so I take it away. Gets mad, so I tell him no more eating the marker and give it back for one last try. He colors for awhile.

• He hears a truck and runs to the window. The crane is leaving. He waves and says “bye bye”.
• 12:00 – Time for lunch. He has some chicken nuggets, green beans, grapes and some ranch dressing. He dips his grapes in the ranch and finishes those off first. Wants more grapes…tell him he needs to eat his chicken. He almost finishes everything and then throws his cup on the floor. Take everything away and tell him that we don’t throw things. Then Dad gives him a cookie. (Dad is such a push-over!)
• Dad wants to play Nintendo Wii – Noah gets excited and gets his rocking chair. Sits backwards in it…not sure what that is about, but whatever!
• Plays with farm and tractors.
• 12:50 – NAP TIME!!! Go upstairs and put him in his crib. He starts looking at a book and I leave. Now I can get some stuff done around here!!!