Noah seems to have turned from a toddler to a little boy all in one month! He is growing up so fast, sometimes I just want to pause time and make it stop for a bit. But, it has been fun watching all the new things he learns each month.
One of the biggest transitions this month is that Noah is now in a toddler bed! We had been hesitant to move him out of his crib because he had been sleeping so good in there. But one night a few weeks ago, he discovered how to skillfully crawl out of his crib (like a ninja in the night) and he just walked into our bedroom at 4am!! Wes and I looked at each other, and just said, "Uh oh, it's a whole new world." The next night we took the front rail off of Noah's crib to convert it into a toddler bed. The next few nights were, shall we say interesting? Noah didn't want to stay on his bed. When we would go to check on him in the night, we would find him curled under his favorite blanket in the middle of his bedroom floor or in his closet. But now he seems to stay in his bed more and is adjusting really well.
Noah started speech therapy in September and it seems to really be helping his talking. His therapist, Tonya, is so awesome with him and he gets really excited to see her each week. New words this month are:
water, oh no, stop, go, on, help, chair, hat, duck, beep-beep, fish, milk, bike, door, in, up, down. Noah also loves to count everything he sees "1-2-3-4-5"! He knows numbers 0-9 and letters A-Z. It is so fun to watch him point out letters when we are out and about. Once we were at a restaurant and he saw a big "R" for the restroom sign and he yells out "R!!!" out of nowhere.
His motor skills have always been good, but now he has added
speed. Each night, when it is time for his bath, he grabs Wes and I (he likes all three of us to go up together) by the hand and takes us up the stairs. Then he drops our hands and runs as fast as little legs can to get a washcloth out of his closet!! I think he tries to improve on his time each night as I watch him fly around corners with my hands over my eyes.
Noah is also obsessed with light switches. He loves to turn light switches on and off and then watch to see which light responds to the switch. He is fascinated by this game and will play for hours (if allowed) Maybe he will be an electrician or an electrical engineer when he gets big!
Noah's love of cars continues. He loves his small toy cars, but also loves to get behind the wheel of our parked cars to "drive" and push all the buttons. As we pass cars on the road, he excitedly yells out, "CAR" or "BUS"!! When we found a cute toddler race car driver costume, we thought it would be perfect for Halloween. However, as soon as he saw it, he cried, grabbed the costume and tried to hide it from us in the closet!! guess the love only goes to cars and not clothes.
A few random pics from the month...
Let's go kayaking!
Can't wait to get this baby in the water!
"Blast off and orbit in space" is still one of Noah's favorite games!
Here's a pic Noah "blasting off " when he was just 8 months old!
