Noah is getting so big! For the first time in Noah's life, the doorbell rang yesterday and our neighbor's son was asking if Noah could play. We had to tell him Noah was still taking a nap!
Also, tonight I was vacuuming. When I finished our bedroom, I called out to Noah who was playing in his room. He asked me to come to his room. I found him sitting in his chair reading to Minnie Mouse! He even had a book for Minnie to look at. He read Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. He said, "People, tractor, steam, steam, steam..." for most of the book. It was so cute! He loves books. :)
He also LOVES outside. His shirt today reads, "My favorite color is dirt." It's true! He shovels dirt, throws dirt, makes mud, runs through the sprinklers, rides his "motorcycles," helps water...and more. I think if we had a fort out there, he could just about live in the backyard! I almost always have to hose him off and bring him straight to the bathtub when we come in. So when we do come in, he's in for the night! We needed a door that leads straight to the bathroom.
Last week, I made the mistake of letting him play outside before Puggles church! Of course, I had to then give him a bath which took too long, wrestle him to get him dressed (which also took too long), therefore he only got a snack before it started. Not a good Puggles night for Noah! This week, we will stay inside and eat a good dinner first!
Lastly, I bought some fruit snacks today. Noah got one when we got home. He of course wanted more. I told him he'd have to wait until after dinner. He took a fruit snack package to the office. He tried successfully to open one with craft scissors that make pinking shear cuts (with a blunt edge)! He's too smart!
I went to a conference a few weeks ago that talked a little about children and their attention spans. They do have long attention spans. Noah worked on that fruit snack package for 20 minutes! He also watered the tree and put dirt in the "water hole" for about 20 minutes the other day, too!
Noah is amazing & I can't believe how quickly he grows physically and mentally! He's got a great imagination for a 2 1/2 year old! He's so much fun.
P.S. About every other day, he begs to go to Disneyland and ride the train!
Noah had a wonderful Easter. He woke up to a huge Easter egg hunt in and outside of the house. Grampa Easter Bunny had been by early. Noah had a lot of eggs to find! He was also excited to find money inside the eggs! He also had a very hard time eating breakfast since he'd rather eat the candy from his Easter basket!
We had another hunt at my dad's house later for Noah and his cousin, Anika. The eggs had different things in them: stickers, candy, or money. Noah would pick up an egg and shake it. If it had money in it, he'd put it in his basket. If not, he threw it back down on the ground!! Hilarious!!! Noah likes money!
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We went to Disneyland for Spring Break! It was so much fun! Noah loved riding the Disneyland Train to get around to places. He would yell, "All Aboard!" Every time it stopped, he would say, "One more time."
He also loved riding Autopia. He got to drive while we did the pedals. He would order, "Hamburger, no pickles, french fries!" as he drove. So cute!
He loved the Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh. He wanted to go again and again.
He loved controlling the rockets and the Dumbo ride.
He ate a traditional Disney churro. He can just about eat the whole thing by himself!
He even rode his first roller coaster in Toon Town. I think he would've liked it better if it wasn't so loud.
He really likes Disneyland. We shut it down almost midnight every night. He would take a 3 to 4 hour nap in the afternoon to make up for going to bed so late.
He also liked going to Laguna Beach. He enjoyed climbing the rocks and throwing sand at the waves.
Now that we're home, he's been asking to go to the hotel and to ride the train "one more time!"
Noah got his suitcase for Disneyland. He's been wanting his very own suitcase since we started talking about traveling. Tonight he's been pulling it around everywhere. He's put his cars in it. He puts it on the back of his "truck" (aka. Big Wheel) and drives it around. He's so excited.
A few minutes ago, he asked if we could go to Farmington right now to go see Bonnie and Carroll! He was ready to go! Too bad we can't just take off whenever we'd like!
I wonder what he'll put in it for our trip to Disneyland?
Noah is so smart!!! He constantly amazes us.
(Some websites post "spoiler alert" to not ruin the ending for someone. Well, today this is a "toilet story alert" in case you'd rather not read about this!)
For the last 2 weeks, we've been trying to potty-train him at home and at his home daycare. He's kind of been doing it at daycare, but at home, he pretty much flat out refuses lately. So I haven't pushed it. I know he'll do it when he's ready. He's 2 1/2 and I had tried to start it because one day he told me, "Mama. I don't want to change diapers anymore!"
So tonight I'm in the kitchen cooking dinner when I notice him sneak off to a room and shut the door. I followed him and quickly realized he had locked himself in the bathroom. I unlocked it to discover him pulling down his pull-up all by himself. He told me, "Go back to the kitchen, Mama."
So I pretended to go back. I shut the door where I could just see in. He got on the "grown-up" toilet instead of his little potty chair. I could see him get toilet paper several times. After a near fall-in, I opened the door and offered help. Reluctantly, he let me. To my amazement, not only had he used the toilet to go #2, he had also wiped himself! Wow!
So, later that night I went out and bought a little kid seat that fits on the regular seat so it's less likely he'll fall in.
While I was gone, he brought Ricky our wedding photo album. He often likes to "read" it with me. We talk about the pictures as we look at them. Well, he got to a page that had an extended family picture. Ricky expected him to point out Mama and Daddy. He did. Then he also pointed out Uncle Gerard, Gary (who lives out of town and he's seen a few times), and Darryl (same story as Gary!). Ricky couldn't believe he knew who they were.
Another interesting story lately about Noah is he can read so many signs. He knows Albertson's, Target, Hobby Lobby, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Taco Cabana...He also recognizes the capital A wherever he sees it.
I was also getting his things ready for daycare tomorrow. He saw I had written his name on his drinks. He asked, "Mama, name?"
He also recognizes the group "Casting Crowns." He tells me not to sing, because that's Daddy's music! (Even though they're my favorite band of all time and I introduced Daddy to their music! LOL)
He's amazing!
Last story for the night, one morning I was ordering breakfast at McDonald's on the way to school. As I was ordering, Noah yelled from the backseat, "Hamburger, no pickles. They're sour. French fries. Orange juice!"
I laughed so hard I could barely finish ordering. He cracks me up!!!
This morning, my little Noah heard me discussing spring break plans with Ryan. Of course, we were talking about Disneyland! When Noah and I left the house later that day, he brought Mickey and Donald. On the way out to the car he asked, "Where's Noah's suitcase???"He's so cute! I hope he can wait a few more weeks! He's so ready to go see Mickey Mouse! He is growing up on Disneyland! This will be his 5th trip! He went at 3 months old, 9 months old, 1 1/2 years old, almost 2 years old, and this trip, he'll be 2 1/2!I'm glad he likes it! I sure do!!! :)
Noah got a superhero pajama set for Christmas. He doesn't really know what superheroes are, but he loves the fact that it has a cape and we sing, "Dun, da, da, dun! Super Noah!" He's hillarious! He won't even let you think about taking the cape off to go to bed. (It's attached with Velcro.)
Also, I took him with me today to buy everything for my class' ice cream sundae party tomorrow. He thought all of it was for him. He was so mad when I didn't take most of it out of the trunk. He stood by the garage door and tried to open it to get to the car! Finally, he realized I wasn't going to go get it. He's a mess!
