Our little Artist

Joel and I continue to be very impressed with our daycare! I love the fact that they have a small group of kids, who are all within that same infant age range that can develop their skills together. At least twice a week Noah will come home with art projects that he had created earlier in the day. I love being able to see his creations and it just reassures Joel and I that he really is in a carrying and loving environment at daycare. On a daily basis we continue to get progress reports on Noah's day. It allows us to see when he has eaten throughout the day, how much he has eat, when he naps and for how long and then what he does throughout the day. One thing that consistently comes up on Noah's daily report is that he LOVES to go for buggy rides (see below picture). We always laugh as all of the teachers from the different rooms know that Noah loves to go for buggy rides-so if they don't have a full buggy they always stop by Noah's room to see if he is available to go on a buggy ride...which he usually is!

Noah continues to impress us with his development. Just in the last week or so his vocabulary has expanded from basically just saying "Da da" to "Ma ma," "Na na," and he now will point at things and say "that." Just yesterday at daycare, they were making Thanksgiving turkeys for their art project and they were trying to teach the kids to "gobble, gobble" like turkeys do and last night he couldn't stop "gobbling!" Noah is starting to understand when you ask him where things are in the room and he'll scan the room to look for what you are asking...for instance, Mr. Monkey!

Noah continues to get around on two feet; usually with holding on to something until now!! Last week, Joel and I received a call from daycare saying that he had been taking 3 consecutive steps without holding on to anything! This was a huge thing as he has been so close to walking for quite some time and now it seems he is starting to pave ground.

Noah will be 11 months this Thursday and I just can't believe that he is almost a year old! I can't begin to describe the joy that our little buggy has added to our lives! As he continues to grow older and older I keep thinking to myself..."oh this is my favorite stage" but then he gets a month older and develops a new skill or says a new word and I think to myself, "oh this by far is my favorite age." I guess we have a lot to look forward to in the years to come; we love you Noah!

And a lovely picture of our buggy with his buddy, Mr. Monkey!