Happy Valentines Day!

We had Noah's two month appointment today. The doctor says he's doing great and is very healthy. He now weighs 12 lbs. 11oz.(75th percentile) and his length his 23" (50th percentile). We have a break and don't have an appointment for two months now.

And Happy Valentines Day to all of our friends and family whom we love very much!

Busy, busy are we!

We've been busy here in the Johnson household. With a Super Bowl party, church events and just the daily tasks of life it seems we're getting back into the swing of things since Noah was born.

It's hard to believe that Noah will be two months old next week. My baby is getting so old! =) I think he gets sweeter with each passing day though and it makes my heart melt when he locks eyes with his mommy and smiles at me. I am so blessed to get to stay at home and experience it all with him.

I'm including a few photos for those that want updated photos of this precious boy (you know who you are, Mom). And now I'm off as I hear Noah waking from his nap.


This photo is from when our Bible study group got together for the Super Bowl. We had three baby boys born within just a couple of months of each other between only four couples!

Fresh out of the bath and happy as can be!

This past week we had a couple of cold, rainy days. We hardly ever have to bundle Noah up but when we do he's just all soft and cuddly.

Home grown

We've been busy the past few days with Lucas' parents and grandfather coming to visit and meet Noah for the first time. Noah showed off by moving around on his play mat for them and showing them all of the different sounds he could make with his mouth.

I've avoided for the past month trying to get into my pre-pregnancy jeans in fear of being depressed that I wouldn't be able to get into them. Well, I'm happy to report that it's been a month since I had Noah and I'm back to my regular size and can actually fit into my normal jeans! Hooray! I do have to say though my body definitely didn't go back the way it used to be. Sigh.

I definitely know I've entered motherhood as I went out the other day without looking in the mirror before I left, and when I came back home I caught sight of myself and noticed I had baby mouth markings all over my black sweatshirt. The worst part of it was that I just shrugged my shoulders like it was nothing new. Another sigh.

I couldn't resist putting this photo on the blog. Home grown and proud of it.

Asleep on the job

While Noah was supposed to be working on strengthening his neck muscles during wake time, I found him asleep on the job. Oh well, he's had a hard day.

We went for his one month appointment this morning (it was actually a week and a half after he is one month old but who's counting). Noah is one big boy! He weighs 11 lbs. 7 oz. which puts him in the 90th percentile for his weight. He's definitely taking after his daddy. He is 21 3/4" long and is in the 50th percentile for his length. Now I need to do some strength training if I'm going to continue caring this boy around for much longer. His little chubby cheeks are just so darn cute though.

One month photos

I picked a few photos to share from when we took Noah to get his one month pictures. They had to come up with some creative poses for us since he was asleep the entire time. I couldn't resist buying a bunch of them...afterall, he's only a month old once right?
(Edit note: Don't wear a checkered shirt when taking pictures or it turns out looking psychedelic on camera)



His head was buried in this one but I still couldn't resist purchasing it!

One month old

Noah is one month old! To celebrate we played some on Noah's gym mat. Yesterday we went and had Noah's one month pictures taken. So cute! I can't wait to show them to you once I get them. He was asleep for the whole photo shoot but I figured I'd take what I could get and would much rather him be sleeping than crying.

Today is my first day with it just being Noah and I. I've already emailed Lucas a photo to show him what we were up to this morning and that we miss him. I was spoiled having Lucas home for a few weeks to spend with the family and always miss him when he's away at work.

Growing and learning

I love to peek in while Noah is sleeping and see what cute position he is in. We often find him with his arms up like this and all stretched out. It's funny how now we have the camera always out and ready to catch any shot we claim as "adorable."

This week I finally drove for the first time since my surgery and took Noah out by myself. It was quite a stressful thought for me at first but went really well. I ventured out to meet a friend of mine for lunch who also has a little boy just eight weeks older than Noah. We've been really blessed to have a handful of baby boys recently born among several of our friends. Lots of playmates for Noah!

Today Noah discovered the moving leaves and birds above his swing. It's so much fun for us to see him discover something new every day.