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Feb. 23, 2008
Watch out world . . . .
. . . . .here comes Noah! Noah took his first steps! He has walked one step to Matthew, 4 steps to his high chair, and three steps to Hannah! I don't know how long it will be before he actually takes off, but we are just amazed and excited that he has been willing to let go and take any steps at all. 
He is also moving ahead in leaps and bounds with his sign language. New signs include "mommy," "dog," "hot," and "time." He signs "baby time" when he wants to watch his Baby Signing Time DVDs. :-) He has been signing "ball" for some time and absolutely loves balls. He has one bouncy ball that he got last summer and he plays with it a LOT. When I had him in the store the other day (pre house arrest) we walked by some balls and he started frantically signing "ball" and yelling "BAAAAHHH" Well, we left with a new Curious George bouncy ball and a jr. size red soccer ball LOL. It was the first time he ever asked for something like that and I just didn't have it in me to say no to a couple of $3 balls. :-) I told the children that if they could teach him to toss the balls into a laundry basket, then maybe we could see about getting him one of those baby basketball toys with the little net and the balls. I'm sure he would love something like that.
After balls, bubbles are probably Noah's favorite thing. When Jeff and I went to Walmart today we noticed that there were some big displays of bubbles/bubble products for spring. We bought a small battery operated bubble-blower thingy for a couple of dollars. The packaging promised "thousands of bubbles in minutes" and we were pretty skeptical, but figured that at that price, "dozens of bubbles in minutes" would be great. Well, this thing really does blow thousands of bubbles. All I had to do was dip it in the little tub of bubble solution then hold down the trigger. Jeff sat out on the deck with Noah on his lap and I blew bubbles until the bottle was empty! Noah LOVED it. He laughed and yelled and finally just got totally silly, shaking his head back and forth while hollering "buuh boos" as loudly as he could and waving wildly at the massive swarm of bubbles all around him. Most of the other children stood behind him and went for all of the bubbles that got past Noah. It was really truly too cute for words and it was a joy to see Noah's delight at the bubbles. It's a good thing we decided to get a larger refill bottle while we were at the store!
Hannah needs your prayers. We went to a ladies' luncheon today at church and had a great time. She was thrilled to be invited and included in a "grown up" function like that. She seemed just fine and offered to stay home with most of the other dc so Jeff and I could go to the store without Noah. When we got home she was complaining of a headache so I sent her to take a nap. She got up just a few minutes ago and does NOT look good. She's pale and says that her chest hurts, she's achy, her throat hurts, etc. (Yeah, I've googled "influenza symptoms already.) Please pray for protection and quick healing for her and for protection for the rest of the family. I'm just heartsick that Noah was snuggling on her lap most of the time that I was out running errands with Jeff but we had no way of knowing she was going to start feeling sick. It's ironic that he might have been safer in the store than at home! My voice has been hoarse all day and I'm hoping it's a fluke - I sure don't feel sick at all.
We will keep you all posted and are going to try to catch some photos/videos of Noah walking.
Love,
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Feb. 23, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I pray you guys don't get the flu. We have had it all week, just went in today with positive swabs. My son is the same age as Noah and has mito dysfunction so I am pretty worried about him as well. I understand that worry!
Nicole