.: Two Years Ago

Monday, February 23, 2009

Two Years Ago

Two years ago (on the 19th of February) Noah arrived into our family. In the photo Noah clasps Tony's finger for the first time at just two minutes old. Like all babies he was very unhappy about his entry into the world, but when he held Tony's finger he stopped crying.

For the past two years Noah has brought a lot of happiness into our family and we have all loved every moment of watching him grow into the little boy he is today. He has such a sweet, placid nature and is such a happy boy. He loves his family (doesn't like being away from us at all) and adores his older brothers.

I was looking through old photos in our computer files last week and discovered pictures of Noah's birth and first year. We feel as if Noah's been in our family forever even though he is only two.

Some photos:

Moments before Noah's arrival. Our big round basketball!

Noah takes his first breath.

Daddy admires his third son, and Hayden admires his new baby brother.

Uncle Travis gives Noah a cuddle for the first time.

Noah at 2 months.

Noah at 3 months.

Noah at 4 months.

Noah's first birthday.

Noah at two years old.

On Noah's birthday, we sat him in his highchair and put a party hat on him. About three seconds later - just after I managed to click the camera - he let out a scream that startled us all. He was afraid of the candles and hats. He was so upset that he wasn't the least bit interested in eating any cake or even opening his present. We did get a little reaction over the Barney drink bottle he got (as he's crazy over Barney) but he simply wanted to cuddle and having nothing else to do with his birthday.

On Sunday we repeated the cake and hats (Tony was out of town the day before), and the same thing happened. As we put the cake on the kitchen table and got out the hats, Noah started hiding behind the living room door! We literally forced him up to the table and this is how unhappy he was about it!!! Click to enlarge and see Noah's face in the middle.

This was Noah's second birthday cake - another one of my famous disasters!! It was so bad that no one would eat it - not even Tony! The directions called for self-raising flour, but I used hi-grade flour instead and then didn't add any baking powder... Hence, one very flat cake!! But the boys did a really good job at decorating it with chocolate icing, powdered sugar, chocolate syrup, chopped nuts and blueberries. We ate the blueberries and then threw the cake away (for some reason it was completely tasteless too!)

At two years old Noah does the following:

*Continuously watches Barney and the Teletubbies.

*Loves to say Ashton's name (calling him Aston). In the mornings and evenings will often say; "Hi Aston, night Aston".

*Says: "I get out" and trys to undo his seat belt whenever I stop the car.

*Absolutely hates going to Nursery at church and usually only lasts 10 minutes on his own before he is bought back to us (he spends the 10 minutes hard out crying!)

*LOVES to play rough 'n tumble with his brothers and Daddy.

*Screams whenever Ashton takes off with his toys.

*Sleeps better than he ever did as a newborn and still takes 2-hour naps.

*Goes to sleep with a dummy and his soft blue blanket. When he's relaxing he plays with the satin edging on the blanket and puts his finger into the hole from where the stitching has come undone.

*Feeds himself very carefully and seldom makes a mess or spill.

*Loves to say "I do it".

*Always opens the pantry and asks for crackers.

*Knows he will get a huge reaction of hysterical laughter from his two older brothers if he says the words "Barney Butt!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH! WE LOVE YOU!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh thats so adorable =)

I'd be scared of a hat with fluff on it too if I was a boy and those candles look really big and mean!

I just love the pic with H and A cuddling a crying Noah.

He really is a little Einstein saying 3 word sentences at barely two years old.

Julia x; February 24, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Jen Kesler said...: I'm sorry he was so sad/scared about his candles and party hat, but as usual...I love all the photos! Is he really two?; February 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Funny Comments

Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!