The Hellands: September 2008

I feel like I've just blogged about Noah turning seven months and already we are almost two weeks past his 8th month birthday. Things have been busy here. I finished the bar and am waiting for results. We are praying that I passed but if I didn't which is a possibility we know that it is because there is something else that I am supposed to be doing in my life. When one door closes another opens. Noah is slowly adjusting to me being back at work. We decided to have Brian's dad Greg stay with us a little longer through the transition until we know if I passed. Then we will make the big day care decision. We are definately blessed that Greg is willing to give so much of himself to us.

Noah is a BUSY boy. He crawls.....everywhere! His MN Pa and Grandma were surprised to see how active this little guy is. Here is a list of other things Noah has mastered over the last month

Drooling - no teeth but drooling
Eating solids - the strike is over, as long as its not green he will eat it
Pulling himself to a stand
Crawling every where
Getting from the house onto the deck by himself
Playing tug of war with the dogs
Attempting to stand unassisted for a few brief seconds
Walking along furniture
Growling when he wrestles
Reaching for anything he can get his hands on
Playing in the dog dishes
Playing in the toilet - put the lids down if we are coming over
Feeding himself crackers, bananas, and Gerber puffs

I am in the process of putting together a movie of all his achievements to post. For now pictures will have to suffice. I have no idea how much he weighs or measures but maybe able to figure this out by my next post.

Another busy project here has been landscaping and gardening. Over Labor Day weekend B and I shoveled into wheel barrels and moved 7 tons of rock in 3 hours. Yes that was 7 tons in 3 hours. One of us even did it with Noah strapped on for over half of it. Here are some pictures....enjoy!