Wednesday, November 7, 2012

He Gives Back


I never would have guessed the joy motherhood would bring. Im soaking it all in- the smiles, the laughs, the temper tantrums, the snuggles, and the love. This morning, homeboy decided to feed me his banana. He would pinch off a piece and put it in my mouth. There is something so precious about this age.- Noah gives back. He hugs and loves. He fees me food. What a wonderful start to my morning. 




Sorry for the delay on the pictures from the past two weeks. They are coming. I swear. 

Sunday, November 4, 2012

1 Year Old!




Weight/Length: We go Thursday for his one year checkup, so I will know more details then. I think probably 23 ½ pounds and 29 inches long.


Eating: Noah drinks milk every 4 hours. We are now on whole milk and love it. This makes life way easier and will be cheaper than the formula we had to buy every week. (My milk supply died at 11 months, so we introduced formula.) He is pretty much over the squares of food and would much rather eat bite size things on his tray. Noah has become a pickier eater and will spit out food he does not like or isn't’ interested in eating.   


Bedtime/ Awake:  Noah still sleeps from 11 to 12 hours a night. He usually takes two good naps during the day.


Diapers: He is in 3’s. I think we will buy 4’s the next time we are out of diapers.  
Clothes: He is in 9-12 month, 12 month, and 12-18th month. It depends on brand.   

Favorites: This month Noah has become a daddy’s boy! He wants his daddy’s attention and love. He loves to be held by Matt and snuggle him. It’s the cutest.  The Clem boys are rowdy and constantly playing around the house. Noah loves to play chase, hide n’ go seek, and catch. “Little dood” loves to stack blocks and knock them down. He will put a toy in a container, the lid on top, and then take the lid off and take the toy out over and over again. With solely walking, he has become much more independent and will play by himself a lot more. Noah loves to dance- dancing machine if I do say so myself. He booty dances and we just eat it up.

Dislikes: Noah doesn't like when I won’t let him walk in public. He will fling his head back and have a meltdown- not my favorite. I was that mom in the store the other day carrying my screaming child because I would not let him walk in the grocery store. He doesn't like to be told no. He doesn't like to be changed when he wants to roam. Homeboy doesn't like to share his toys (we are working on that one). He also hates to have his nose and mouth wiped. Noah Walker is 100% boy.

Tricks: Noah has added something that sounds like book and something that sounds like truck to his vocabulary. He will say it over and over again. He loves to stand on his head and have us flip his legs so he can roll over. He can flush toilets, climb up printers, and turn off light switches. He is constantly learning new things and always watching Matt and me. He gives hugs, kisses, and holds hands. I love this age. It seriously just keeps getting better and better. We are so blessed.



Going forward, I've decided that I will do monthly blog updates on Noah (every 27th of the month) but they will be way briefer and just talking about the new things he is doing. I’ll skip the clothes, diapers, sleep stuff unless anything changes that I feel like would provide good insight/stories.




Matt and I are praying over some big decisions to come, so who knows what direction this blog will take. Hope y’all are enjoying November and I am going to post pictures soon of his first birthday, Halloween homecoming, and tricks. 



Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Spooky Senora and Baseball Player!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

more pics to come plus 1 year blog post. i've been slacking....

Friday, October 26, 2012

Smash Cake


Matt and I decided to give the cake smash another try since the last attempt was a Noah meltdown city. This time around- it was a success. He went to town on that sucker and loved every moment. Well, until Matt pushed it in his face- twice. Oh dad, why do you like to stir up trouble? Matt and I both had a lot of fun watching Noah enjoy his birthday cake. I think he loves sweets like his mama. 

Yes Please.

Frosting Mustache

Big Bite

Best Cake Ever!

Yum. Yum. (Little does he know what Dad is gearing up to do)

DADDDDDDDDDDDDDY! That wasn't nice!

Happy Friday! Tomorrow the Nugget Turns 1!!!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Birthday Round #1


Two of my best friends plus their husbands surprised us and came down to celebrate Noah’s birthday. I just can’t stop looking at these pictures. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by these two families who love Jesus and love my son.  Leeann and Ashley encourage and inspire me. They went above and beyond with this little celebration- something I will never forget. Noah’s first birthday was a blast. 


Little Dood and His Cake
Trying to Reassure Him To Dig In!

Yes, This is for you! I won't take it away. 

My sweet girlfriends and the boys!

Opening gifts! Leeann gave Noah corduroy pants and a shirt with a penguin. SO CUTE!

Stephen building Noah the bike the Bakers gave him. Stephen was trying to make a peace offering with the birthday boy. Last time they hung out, there was some bad beef between the two of them. :) P.S. Look at my son's belly I die. It's so cute!

Aunt Leeann and the Diaper Dood!

Baby in a box. I love this. All Stephen's idea...naturally.  Kaleb tolerated it too. Couldn't believe it. Boys are hilarious!

The two girls that bless me so much! 



This might be one of those pictures that you are like OK  Natalie. Why? This is the first picture that I've ever seen where I think Noah and I look alike. I might be slightly more than obsessed. 

More to come! We did another cake smash test on Tuesday. He actually enjoyed it- I'll load the pictures tomorrow!  Happy Thursday! 

Monday, October 22, 2012

When You Give a Baby an Apple Core...


 (Mom will monitor closely.)

He will go to town.

 He will crisscross his feet.

He will give you the biggest grins ever.

He will love mommy's kisses. 

He will share a bite. 

He will love EVERY minute of it (well, until you take it away). 

Happy Monday!


Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Fun Just Keeps Coming!



Recently Noah has been cracking us up.

Homeboy makes this whistling noise as he walks and plays with toys. It’s SO cute!




He has added a fifth word to his vocabulary. It is a mixture between gock, doke, and doge. We figured out he is trying to say dog.

If you bark at Noah with an “arf”, he will bark back- sounds more like a whine.

Noah mimics everything. I blow on his pancakes, he blows on his pancakes. If I put a lid on his bottle, he wants to take it off and put the lid back on. He saw me putting make up on, took my mascara out of my bag, and touched it to my cheek.




The little nugget tries to take the caps off everything just so he can put them back on. He recently figured out the purpose of a drain stop in the bathtub. He will pull it out and put it back in for a good 10 minutes.

Matt was working on his bike Monday night, and after Matt was done- Noah took the bike tool and started working on it as well. He would hold the tool correctly, put it on the bike wheel, and act like he was spinning the wheel to get it back aligned.




You never know what will be Noah’s favorite toy for the day. Two weeks ago, he would carry around a phone charger everywhere- even to the mail box. Last Saturday, he carried a USB driver with him everywhere. I like to call him our “collector.”

He gives the best bear hugs ever. The Pediatrician even commented on what a snuggler we have.

Noah loves all things furry. He snuggles all his stuff animals (which he has an ark of them), and he will kiss all the animals in his book called “Puppies and Kittens.”




I love this age. I just eat him up. Every day he does something that amazes me. It’s crazy how God created little brains to process and mimic. Noah loves and shows affection. He smiles when he is happy and pouts when he can’t have his way. When I look at Noah and his little heart, I see God’s unique design in him.