belated wishes and more pictures.

grandpa bev, i know it was your birthday the other day. and i would have wished you a happy birthday. but mommy and daddy were too tired to type for me because i spent all night doing this:



and then the next day, everyone in the house was doing this.



anyways, happy birthday! now on to more pictures.

i love this jitterbug toy that riley and abigail got for me.



i do not like to be disturbed when i am sleeping.



dad and i were spending quality time together this morning. it was fun.



this is right before i tipped over. holding yourself up is hard!



and finally, when i turned one month old, mommy took this picture of me with wicket, to show how big i am now.

More picture fun

Well, Nana disappeared last night. We all got in the car, then we drove for what seemed like EVER, then we stopped. Nana kissed me, then we drove again. But it was just Mom and Dad! No Nana. I haven't seen her since. I'm terribly confused. I've been alive four weeks, and already three of these people mom and dad call "grandparents" have disappeared.

I wonder if I will meet more "grandparents" and I wonder if they will disappear too?

This world is very confusing. I'm going to sleep now. Or maybe scream. Or maybe I'll practice making these new sounds I've just figured out how to make. "ooooghhh" and "aaaghh" and "fwooosh" and such. I haven't decided yet. Maybe I'll just combine all three into a grand performance spectacular.






(Daddy sure looks weird in this picture. Well, weirder than normal, I guess)






I don't know who this guy was, or why he kept talking about "Montreal when I'm 16", but he was nice.

A message from Noel, for Grandma and Grandpa (transcribed by my mommy)

this morning i asked mommy to get out the magic markers so that i could make a present for my grandpa bev and grandma di.

right now they are in florida. i'm not sure where that is. for all i know it's up the street. right now the mall is the BIGGEST place i've EVER been.

but anyways. i heard today was a special day for them. something about being married. i am not certain what married means. mom says it means they love each other and have for a lifetime. i love them, too. are we married?

in the first picture you can see my soother. i'm slightly embarrassed by this. it's like having someone see your favourite stuffed animal that you sleep with every night but you're 25 years old and shouldn't sleep with a stuffed animal anymore. because i'm four weeks old and really too old for a soother that glows in the dark. geez, mom. but i was crying and then mommy put it in my mouth and it's like.. magic. sometimes.

in the second picture, i decided i could hold the sign. i'm not always cross eyed. nana was trying to get my attention.

in the third picture, i'm completely worn out. this was hard work, you know. but i'm only pouting a little bit that grandpa bev and grandma di are away right now. if they were here, we could have had a party. with cake. for mommy. because we all know how she likes her cake.

i love you, grandpa and grandma! i hope that florida place has lots of soft blankeys and good milk. because what more does a person need?

lists are easiest for mommy to write for me

things noel likes:

- bathtime
- eating
- lifting his head to take in the world around him
- rides in the car
- the song baby beluga, especially when mom and nana sing it at top volume
- sleeping
- his whoozit toy

things noel doesn't like:

- burping
- his carseat when he's trying to stretch out
- pants, especially the process of putting them on
- hats
- having his hair brushed
- his swing

Career path?

"Future Heavyweight Champion of the woooorrlllllddddd!!!!"

Hello, my name is Noel.

Hi, My name is Noel. Here are a few things about me.

- I was born on January 19th, 2006, at 7:26pm
- I weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and I was 20" long
- Since being born, I have gained a lot of weight and I now weigh (as of February 8th) 8 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces.
- I get gassy sometimes after eating and scream. And scream. AND SCREAM.
- I have big blue eyes (for now, anyway) which I keep closed most of the time.
- I am starting to react to my mom and dad a little bit and I like to stare at my Nana and give her the creeps.
- I vaguely remember these two other people, who I think were called Grandma Di and Grandpa Bev, but I haven't seen them in a while. I don't know where they went. Oh well. Maybe they went off somewhere to buy me a present.
- I have lots and lots of hair.
- My mom worries about me a lot.
- My dad likes to dance around the house with me and I think it's fun. I wave my arms around and my eyes get real big. I think my dad does it because it scares the hell out of my mom, though.
- I don't like to have my arms restricted. I like to wave them around.
- I like Miles Davis.
- I really like going for car rides. It calms me down.
- I hate CostCo.
- Can anyone besides my mom & dad figure out the title of this blog?

Here are some pictures of me. These are newer pictures, taken a few days ago.










Well, that's about it for now. Talk to you all later.