Halloween

Noah was able to celebrate his first Halloween. At first he was going to be a giraffe but his mom was too cheap to buy the costume and decided to try to find one on Craigslist. Then last week, realizing she was running out of time she went to find one. All the giraffes were sold out so she settled on a cow. So Noah was a cow for his first Halloween and a cute one at that. He dressed up and went to Old Colorado City where he met up with Kate and her family. We went trick or treating and then went to the park for some fun pictures. Then we came home and handed out candy. There were so many kids with costumes it was fun. We sat on the porch in the rockers with wine in hand and greeted all the kids. Noah only lasted until 7 when he passed out from the day's acitivities.

Our Awards:

• Best Costume: the Knicks hipster girl
• Best Quote: "I'm Hilary Clinton...because I hate her....and she's ugly....I'm for McCain". Response: Way to go! Friend: I like Obama. Hilary: Sometimes you need to kick their you-know-whats. as he runs away (nothing like a 9 year old politican)

Record

Today Jenni set a record. On Tuesday evening she was sworn in. Today at around 12 she was served with her first lawsuit (less than 48 hours later). A defendant is not really happy with her and decided to sue her personally. The office has set her up with a lawyer and she believes it should be resolved.

Pumpkin Carving

Jenni does not carve pumpkins but Brian does. So, on Tuesday when Mom was at work Noah carved his first pumpkin, with dad. Dad forgot a picture of the final project...sorry!

Official

It is official, today Jenni was sworn in as a Colorado Attorney. Greg, Brian, and Noah all attended the ceremony at the Pioneer's Museaum in Colorado Springs. The ceremony was in an old historical courtroom and was a sight to see. Congrats Jen!

10 Months!

Little Bean has officially been outside longer than inside! It is amazing. Everyday he seems to grow and bring us excitment and challenges. Yesterday I came home from work and Greg said that Noah walked from the ottoman to the couch all by himself. I still don't believe it, nor do I want to because I wasn't here to see it. Hopefully he will do it this weekend so we can see him. Noah is having trouble going to sleep. Those late nights and long days at work for me have been very draining. Please pray that we have the patience and the sanity to get through this phase. Noah had his follow up at the doctor. His iron was in the perfect range so no need to supplement. He has started to drink goat's milk because I can no longer keep up with him. At the beginning of December we will see the surgeon to find out more about his legs.

Here are some things Noah is doing this month

• Waving
• High 5's
• Pointing at pictures when you read him a story
• Wrestling
• Playing Peek-a-Boo with a blanket
• Trying to put something on his head after you do it
• Standing and walking along everything (including the drying rack)
• Playing with Tupperware
• Standing up without hands for very short periods of time
• Screaming as if he were being tortured when he has to put clothes on or a diaper
• Putting his face in the water in the tub
• Playing tug a war with the dogs
• Throws balls and everything for the dogs
• Throwing food on the floor for the dogs
• Playing in the dog's water
• Changing TV channels
• Drinking from a sippy
• Favorite eats are: fruits, lentils with garlic, lasagna, pancakes, Miso soup, juice

Playing in the Dog Water

See my curls?

Teething Buds

More Buds....

Close Up

The elusive "monkey face"

"I am NOT going to open my mouth so you can take a picture"

Loving to be Naked

I'm a Big Boy with my cup

Noah wants to tell you

His Mom is a lawyer and works for the good side.

Hike

We were in Salida this weekend celebrating Eirian's 6th Birthday so we decided to go for a little hike and enjoy the fall Aspen colors.

Pictures from the last month

Noah and his pal Elijah

Elijah let Noah borrow his tractors for pictures
Farmer Noah....just for Uncle TJ

Nothing says Soccer like John Deere

Cheese!

I can stand all by myself!

Nine Months!

We are a little late posting. It has been a very busy month! Noah had his 9 month check up. He was 19.6 pounds and 30.5 inches long. He is still in the 97% for his height but only in the mid 30% for his weight. Overall he is healthy and on track. The doctor was a little concerned about his low iron so we are trying to get that up but he usually refuses to eat anything that is not fruit! The doctor was also still concerned about his legs so he will be seeing a pediatric orthopedic surgeon in December to get them checked out. There is a chance everything will resolve on its own otherwise there are a lot of options from some physical therapy to braces on his legs. At this point no one thinks surgery will happen which is good.

Here are some of the things Noah is up to:

• Finger Foods (especially ALL fruits but still nothing green)
• Goat's Milk when there is no breast milk around
• Walking along the furniture
• Two bottom teeth springing up....quickly and sharply
• Crawling out the door to the deck (Dad built a gate on the top of the stairs)
• Talking about everything
• Pointing
• Making associations and trying to communicate them to us (points at a speaker when there is sound coming out of it on a toy)
• Sleeping more during the night
• Favorite toys are tupperware he gets himself from the cupboard
• Opening things
• Pounding things
• Playing fetch with the dogs (throws the balls)
• Swinging
• Practicing a "sippy" cup
• Loves Books
• Dancing
• Loves to crawl and be chased or chasing mom and dad
• Swimming and putting his face in the water
• Playing with other kids
• Going to the zoo and feeding the giraffes (he holds onto the crackers so they lick him and laughs)
• Looks for animals at the zoo and points

Noah Finds Himself