Joy does not accurately describe the feelings of my heart when Noah was born. For I was so happy not to be pregnant anymore! I got very big and the last 6 weeks before I delivered was so difficult; but he was well worth the suffering. I have never seen David so happy; his baby boy, his son. When he was born, David took him in his arms, looked into his eyes and named him on the spot. Noah was not a name that we had discussed. He was going to be Hyrum James Kriser.
The
date of his birth was
bittersweet.
You see that was the
date (6/19/91) my father died
13 years earlier.
It had always been a
sad day in my life.
A day I
remembered and felt the
pain of not having my father on this earth anymore.
Now it was a
joyous and
happy day.
Perhaps it was his
grandfather that sent him on that day as a
message for me to not be so
sad?
David continued to be
enamored by him.
They were
buds from day one.
Noah loved to
sleep on David's chest and
snuggle with him.
Having Noah was
better than David could have every
imagined.
My heart
swelled with
love for both of them when I
saw them together.
David would hold
Noah on his
forearm facing outward and
Noah would go right to
sleep.
He was a fairly
easy baby.
I got to know his
different cries quickly, could
translate what he wanted and
soothe him easily.
No real
complications, although he did develop
thrush, which made nursing very
painful!
Believe it or
not, this is Noah at 4
weeks.
He changed
so much!
Noah was instantly
independent and oh so
active!
He began
crawling at 6 months.
(I’m not talking army crawling or scooting but hands and knees crawling.) From then, he
never stopped.
I was a bit
taken back by how
busy he was; always
discovering.
Lacey was much more
passive and less
curious.
Noah was
ALL boy.
I could not stay a
step ahead of him; I was
unable to
predict what his next move would be . . . David would have to
explain to me that that was what boys did.
At 8 months, he was
pulling himself up to the bathtub and
flipping into it.
He loved the
bath and
always wanted to get in it.
I really had to
watch him on this one.
He potty trained at
2 years and
7 months, because I was yet
again pregnant (with Ammon) and nauseas; changing
diapers for both
Noah AND
Jacob was
too much!
I literally wore a medical
mask over my nose and mouth
because it made me so
sick.
In an attempt to
brib him to go #2 in the
potty I asked him what he
wanted; donuts, candy, money .... his response was
"A Birthday Party!" We had several
birthday parties with
balloons,
cake and
candles before he got the hang of it! :)
Whatever
works!
Noah began
walking at 10 months and by that time I was pretty
pregnant with Jacob so carrying him was
difficult.
No problem, cuz he
mastered walking and
enjoyed the even greater
freedom he had because of it.
By age
2 he was lots
and lots of
work; out to
discover life to the
fullest.
He taught me so
many things I never
learned from Lacey; like
locks and necessity to
baby proof.
If I told Lacey
not to touch something she
didn’t.
If I told Noah not to
touch something he
thought that meant just
not to touch it while I was
looking.
Jacob was
born when
Noah was
14 months old.
Noah loved him instantly and
tolerated the fact that he
required so much of his mommy.
Good thing
Noah loved
his daddy so much because
David had to do lots more to
help; because
my hands were
full!
Birthday
Fun, the boy
loves to party!
Animals are so
exciting to Noah;
all animals,
any animals – especially
elephants.
He is fasinated by
sharks and
crocodiles.
He loves playing with
trains and riding his big boy
bike.
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In our
ultrasound of Noah when I was
pregnant, he was sucking his
thumb and shortly after birth he
found it again.
For a few weeks I made
attempts to take it out of his mouth and try to
prevent him from sucking it,
but he would find it in at
night and suck away.
By 2 months (8 weeks) he was a
regular thumb sucker when he was
tired or needed
comfort.
It was
soooooooooooo cute.
(He successfully stopped sucking his thumb with the aid of a thumb guard in February '08.)
He is a
picky eater and
hates vegetables (anything green)!
He is in love with
"his" Grandma
Kriser and can't go more than a
week without spending time with her.
He is her
"Grand Darling."
Noah has the
BEST excited
reactions to things.
It doesn't take
much for him to
screech in
delight about something he
finds exciting.
He is
grateful and easy to
please!
He is learning the
importance of telling the
truth, which is
difficult because
"Jacob did it!" is so
automatic!
Thanks to the
Leap
Frog
Letter
Factory movie, Noah
recognizes almost all of his
letters and knows theirs
sound.
Snuggling with his
daddy!
Noah likes to sleep in our bed … ever since I told him the story of Goldie Locks and the 3 Bears, his bed is "too hard," Jacob’s bed is "too soft" and our bed is “just right!” Needless to say, he starts out in his room and usually ends up on our floor before morning. When David leaves for work, he is quick to sneak into bed with me.
He is truly a JOY!
Happy 4th Birthday Day Noah!
