My Noah

This picture is of Noah 2 years ago.

I started to post this on the boys' blog, but I really prefer to keep that one mostly devoted to pictures of Noah and Wes. However, these days most of the pictures that get posted are of Wesley so I feel like I neglect Noah. Well, today was a Noah day. A fabulous day in fact. I am completely blown away by the cuteness, sincereness (? had to stick with a 'ness), thoughtfulness, and awareness that Noah beholds. I'm just going to jot down a few things that happened. My heart is overflowing with love for him right now as I type.

-Everytime Noah wakes up, he wants to see Wesley immediately. Upon seeing him, he says in the cutest voice really loud and squeaky, "Weeeesssssleeeeeey!! Hiiiiii!!!!" And tilts his head all over so that Wesley will look him in the eyes.

-Noah is a creature of habit. Once he gets into a pattern of eating something, singing something, playing something, etc, he wishes to continue the pattern for days, weeks, months even. So he is in a pattern right now of immediate breakfast. He wakes up and wants it now. But not any breakfast will do, right now it is pumpkin bread. And even though he knows exactly how it is going to taste, after the first bite he rubs his tummy and says, "Mmmmmm. Thanks Mama. I haven't had pumpkin bread in a looong looong time!"

-He thanks me for everything. Now yes, this type of behavior comes and goes, but we are in a "come" pattern right now. When I say everything, I mean, everything. Here is an example, "Mommy, thank you for getting my breakfast."

me: Sure Noah, no problem. Thank you for getting the plates to eat our breakfast on.

Noah: "Thanks for saying thank you to me."

The thank yous range from big things to little things, but it is so precious to see what he chooses to thank me for. Sometimes it's for something that happened the day before and he is so thoughtful to remember it!

-He gives the greatest hugs. He can be a real lover bug when he wants to. And right now, with daddy gone, he wants to. He kisses me and rubs my back and touches my hand. I LOVE IT!!

-This one was so adorable and yet a tear jerker at the same time. Brian has been working in Indiana and Noah is very aware of it. So we are getting ready to say prayers tonight and I started saying, "Dear God, thank you for--" and Noah said, "Wait, Mom. Um, can you ask Him to bring daddy home?" I paused, and couldn't believe he said that. It meant that he was actually understanding what we are doing at prayer time. It made me sad and happy all at once.

-I thought Noah was asleep and about 40 minutes after I put him to bed tonight he called my name. I have to admit I was excited to see him again and he was all tucked perfectly in his bed. He said, "I need some more friends, please." He has never said this EVER at bedtime. Oh, friends are his stuffed animals. So I found a couple of his favorites and tucked them all around his head and shoulders. He seemed so content after that and I said, "Noah, I sure love you" while kissing his face. He said, "Mom, I sure love you" with the most serious of tones.