Philly

Last Friday Noah rode his first bus, train, and airplane. My mom and I took him with us to Philadelphia for my cousin's baby shower. He was amazing! No crying on the plane :) And it was fairly easy traveling with him...I took his diaper bag, my purse, and we shared one small suitcase. No stroller, pack 'n play, car seat etc needed. Wore him around the airport in my Moby Wrap. And he slept with me as usual. Our rental car had a big boy (forward-facing) car seat. He really enjoyed that. At one point he got fussy in the car so I just leaned over to nurse him. Not comfy but it made him happy!

When we got into town we headed over to my Aunt Janet's place for dinner. She made a delicious corn chowder and Noah LOVED it. He kept begging for more. Didn't seem to upset his tummy at all, but I didn't actually give him any pieces of corn. Just broth and potato.

We stayed with my mom's awesome friend, Louise. She's currently house sitting for a couple who owns this old big house across from a golf course. We had the whole upstairs to ourselves which was very...interesting. lol the whole floor (ceiling and walls) was covered in paneling. Except the bathroom. That was all green tile, including the ceiling. Funny. Her daughters and grand kids came over one night for dinner and Noah couldn't take his eyes off them. So cute.

The shower was on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. Rachel got so much great stuff. She's well equipped for her little boy. Later that night we hung out at my uncle Andy's house with his five daughters and two year old grandson, Rowan.

We tried to come home on Monday but got bumped off our flight. Could have taken an evening flight but Noah usually has a melt down around 7:00 and we didn't wanna risk it. So we checked into the Marriott :D With no luggage. Bought tooth brushes and then ordered room service. Eating key lime pie in bed while nursing was awesome til I dropped a strawberry on Noah's face. Pissed him off! Oh well, lol.

I got some really cute pics of him sitting in his own seat on the airplane reading a magazine. Just gotta figure out how to get them off my phone...

YAY March!

SOOOOOO glad it's finally March. The weather today was beautiful. Didn't even wear a jacket. Of course it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Typical. Anyway, my mom and I took the babe to Babies 'R Us today and I got this tree decal to go above his changing table:



So easy to put up! And adorable, too.

Also got Noah his first laptop. I think he's in love....


Yesterday I held him over the potty and he peed. I'm sure this first time was a coincidence but I was still proud, lol. He also joined us at the dinner table and had a few tiny bites of pork, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and apple sauce. At one point he picked up a piece of broccoli, put it in his mouth, and started chewing (well, more like gumming). It was the cutest thing. I'm really loving baby-led weaning. Too lazy to deal with purees and this is more fun for Noah anyway. Plus he's learning a lot.

Oh, and on Saturday I left Noah with Brian for multiple hours for the first time. I took a three hour breastfeeding class for my doula training. So much fun! But Brian said it was rough and he doesn't know how I handle staying home with him every day. Heh.

6 months

Six months ago I became a Mother Tucker. Happy six month birthday to my little man! This also means I've been breastfeeding around the clock for half a year. Go me!

I took Noah to his pediatrician appointment this morning and he weighs 20 lbs 14 oz (96th percentile) and is 28 inches long (92nd percentile). Big boy!! He got two vaccines - DTaP and Rotavirus. Only cried for a few seconds. The pedi said he's perfect. But we already knew that.

Tried to take his picture this morning and this is what I got:

LOL. He cracks me up. Today he also used a spoon by himself for the first time. Ate a little avocado. Wasn't too sure about it:

And I gave him a liquid vitamin (Poly-vi-sol) which did NOT agree with him. He barfed more than ever before. Looked like gallons. Poor baby. Won't be giving him that again. Ordered some Carlson's Vitamin D drops which are supposed to be tasteless.

Oh, and I started reading about Elimination Communication. Just ordered a baby potty tonight. I'm actually excited about trying it. Maybe I'm nuts.

Fun day

I wasn't gonna do it. I was going to stop getting high lights and let my hair grow out. You know, in order to save money. The thing is, though...I kinda suck at saving money. And my natural hair color is so drab. Well my mom offered to get me high lights as an early birthday present :) So today Noah and I spent the afternoon in the salon with my mom and awesome hair stylist, Diana. Noah was in such a great mood! Think he likes all the commotion and listening to the hair dryers, lol.


For dinner we went to il bacio off Sidney Marcus Blvd. Had margherita pizza and a delicious spinach salad that had almonds, shrimp, asparagus, avocado, and a raspberry vinaigrette. Noah got to try avocado for the first time and he loved it! He kept complaining for more. Watching him "chew" it was hilarious. Love this chunkin'.

Also, can you tell eating is my favorite hobby? I seem to talk about food in most posts...

Ready for summer

My mom bought Noah his first bathing suit. OMG the cuteness:


Now if only the damn winter would go away. The weather today is yucky and we've been in the house alllllll day. I've managed to do dishes, wash diapers, shower, eat, change Noah's outfit, and go through some of his old clothes. He's outgrown the majority of his wardrobe. Gonna wait to see if our next babe is a boy before selling any of it.

I'm back on the couch now with a nursing/napping Noah. Gonna do some reading. Finally finished The Birth Partner and The Nurturing Touch at Birth. Read about five paragraphs at a time so it took forever!

Pork and dreams

I had some seriously weird ass dreams last night. One involved an injured half dog half racoon type thing that ate my leftover honey baked ham and ruined a bunch of electronics in our basement (which we don't have). I didn't take any drugs and I know I'm not pregnant....as Debra said it must have been that spoon I licked while baking brownies.

Well anyhow, this morning I got out of bed and Noah didn't wake up. He slept for 30 minutes BY HIMSELF. That is huge!!! Then we got ready and met my mom at the chiropractor.

Afterward I was starving. It seems a brownie and cranberry juice do not make for a very satisfying breakfast. My mom wanted to try a new BBQ place near her condo in Decatur so off we went. Um, YUM! Community BBQ is delicious. We both had pulled pork sammiches and I got some brunswick stew and potato salad on the side. Noah had his first (very tiny) bite of meat and he actually ate it.

Later we checked out a kid's consignment store and went to Target. I was looking for 12 mo footie pajamas but they didn't have any. :( Looks like I'll be hitting up the Carter's outlet at Discover Mills sometime soon. His 9 mo jammies pop open now they're so tight!

Save a penis

Just made a little donation to help save a penis! I'm a HUGE fan of Peaceful Parenting.

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