Oh Noah, what more can I say?!

Noah,

You are a talkin, runnin, movin machine these days. You keep us laughing and on our toes every minute of every day! You and Daddy had fun singing and splashing in the rain the other day. Gramma Mary got you a Thomas umbrella for Easter and you decided to try it out! What fun!

You and I made our own playdough together. You love to "help" make anything in the kitchen. Pouring, dumping, and stirring can keep you busy for a few minutes!

We also got your sandbox filled up with lots of brown sand for you.Last summer you didn't like the feel of the sand and didn't like being dirty. This summer....I don't think that's going to be our issue!

You are big into exploring and learning all kinds of new things. This keeps your mind racing at all hours of the day (and night) and seems to make it hard for you to wind down at bedtime. You chat to yourself and your animals for an hour some nights before you call me or daddy in and tell us "I'm having a hard time going nigh-nigh". You then ask us to "pat your head and sing me one song". I always sing "You are my sunshine" and then you seem to settle down.

Today was your first trip to the ER. You were running to show Papa something and tripped over your own feet...bam, right into the corner of a drawer the was pulled out. You got a good size gash above your left eye that wouldn't stop oozing, so the doctor told us to take you to the ER. You were a MESS! You were fine until you saw the hospital room...then the screaming started and NEVER stopped. You are so strong...it was really hard to hold you down to get it cleaned out, but the 5 of us managed : ) Luckliy they used the glue to hold it together instead of stitches...that would've been a nightmare! As soon as we left that room, you were fine again! Daddy and I are exhausted!

Here's to many more whirlwinds with you,
Mommy