A few pictures

Here are a few pictures of Noah. He is doing great...a little rash on his face, but nothing to worry about. Enjoy
Peter, Megan, and Noah

October note

Gosh - almost the end of October and I don't think I've posted all month. But then - none of the rest of you have been very faithful in posting either, so I can't feel too guilty! But what a great month it's been - watching Noah who's waking up and viewing the world, attending some beautiful weddings, enjoying a "girl's weekend" with Abby and Anna in the Cities and having a good time at the shower, and even getting to attend Thomas's musical at his school...It seems like I worked, worked, worked this month, but when I look back, I see I've also had some great relaxing times too!
And today was another of those relaxing times...we had such fun on our bus trip to see The Church Basement Ladies at the Plymouth Playhouse. At the risk of sounding like a real senior citizen, I have to admit that both your dad and I found the bus ride up and back totally pleasant --- we passed the time by visiting (a lot), having bottled water and cookies - better than bread and water, and later having birthday cake, listening to a lot of jokes to pass the time, and doing a number of word puzzles just for fun. We also had some time to read, and stopped for lunch and supper (By the way, we were at Emma Krumbee's, Abby, and it really made me feel bad that we didn't get there with Anna because it was such a nice place to visit...so let's try for next year). And the play was so much fun --- I'm thinking none of you would relate quite so much to it, but it certainly reflects a lot of what we've seen in a very humorous way and we had a lot of laughs...so what a nice way to spend our day.
Now we're ready to gear up for the trip to Will's wedding...and we're totally looking forward to some family time there and time to catch up with everyone (everyone but A/J/T and A...) Abby, I'm really curious about how your new job seems, so will talk to you soon, or call and let me know. And I'm fully expecting Halloween pictures on the blog next week -- Thomas and Anna for sure...and does Noah dress for Halloween too??
So --- hope you all are having a good, good week...talk soon. Love you,Mom

catchup

hey everyone... it has been a while since the last post and i really don't have much to say because i feel like i have seen each of you quite a bit over the past few weeks. life is going fairly well, though it is really busy with work (feeling like there is so much i need to learn which is nice but a bit overwhelming). it was nice to have abby and anna in the cities last week and i really enjoyed it, so thanks abby for making the trek up. thanks to mom and dad for making a point to come down to my neck of the woods as well... i really appreciate that you are interested in seeing where i live and what i do (what good parents we have!). also, it was great to have dinner at peter and megans last week... thanks for hosting all of us. i look forward to will's wedding coming up soon and was wondering if we could car pool to alex.? hope all is going well with each of you, matt

hi

I love the baby pictures. I show them at work all the time- and everyone thinks Noah is one of the best looking babies they've seen. Keep posting them.
I'm starting to feel better- so hopefully I will actually get to hold Noah on Sat. I'm really looking forward to it.
The kids went to Dennie and Cindy's for the weekend. They went to the pumpkin patch-which really impressed Anna. She made me take this picture so that she could take it to school to show her friends in the morning.
Justin went hunting this weekend- I'll post a picture of his antelope. Sarah- please disregard. I'm sure you all will probably get lots of jerky for Christmas.
I better go- bedtime for the kids (yes- I really do start getting them to bed this early. You will understand someday. It is 7:20- on the bottom of the screen it says 5:20 and I assure you that I am not quite that mean. Pretty mean, but not that mean.) Talk later. Abby
The pictures of the aspens were from by Harney Peak in the Black Hills- they stopped by on the way back from Wyoming to do some climbing. That is my brother-in-law in the picture with the antelope. Notice that Justin's is bigger. That may not seem important, but trust me, it is to some people.

noah

here are some pictures from the other day... noah looks so healthy and he has such a great personality. pete and megan, it was great to come over on wednesday and thanks for the great meal. mom and dad, i am looking forward to seeing you this weekend. how long are you staying? abby, anna, thomas, and justin, i hope things are going well down in sd... school, work and hunting? sarah and kojoe, it was great to see you on sunday when we watched some football at kojoes. i gotta head to bed for tomorrow is another day of work for me (i haven't said that in a long time!) matt

Clean bill of health

Noah had his first doctor appointment today and everything looks great. He still has a little jaundice and we just need to keep an eye on him to make sure it doesnt get worse. Also...Noah is finally breastfeeding successfully as of today. We went to the lactation counselor and he did great. Hopefully this means Megan can relax and not have to pump so much. Basically, Noah eats, sleeps, and poops a whole lot! (Just like Daddy). We both are so in love with our son and cant imagine life without him. Abby- we cant wait for you to meet your birthday sharing nephew!!!

And thanks grandma and grandpa for visiting this past weekend. It is so nice that all these wedding fell on the weekends following Noah's birth. It means a lot to us that you are able to watch him grow and change. Matt and Sarah- thanks for the support and love. Noah loves the book you gave him uncle matt. And Sarah- the winnie the pooh hat and stuffed bear are adorable. Thanks for everything!

Love you all,
Megan, Peter, Noah, and Toby

P.S. More recent pics to follow later