Noah: 7 and 8 weeks
This past week in Illinois I think I spent more time with a baby than I ever have before (not counting when my sister and brother were born). I got to spend lots of time holding, feeding, and burping my nephew (though I draw the line at diapers), and trying not to let his head flop off. You see, I haven’t quite got the hang of easily moving baby from arm to shoulder to arm to chair, etc. And babies can be quite floppy and wriggly, it seems. I managed not to inflict any harm upon Noah, though. In fact, I think he kind of liked me, at least as much as a seven or eight week old baby can actually like anyone. At least I got him to stop crying most of the times that he started.
Anyway, he is quite cute in person, as well as pictures. Even the noises he makes when he’s upset are cute. And he’s quite a strong little boy - he gets quite a workout with all the wriggling and pumping of arms and legs that he does. You can feel the muscles in his thighs! But his fingers are long and elegant, and he holds them as though any minute now, he’s going to start playing a tiny piano.
September 9th, 2005 at 4:50 am
Cute little nephew you got there. I’m disapointed that you didn’t try changing his diaper, that’s the best part! Haha. Babies are great, although I’m being kept up at night at this very moment by one of them. It looks lke you’re site is being hit by comment spam scripts. I hope that doesn’t happen to me.
September 9th, 2005 at 8:28 am
Yeah, unfortunately WordPress couldn’t catch those, but I’ve added some words to my comment moderation spam words list, so maybe that will help.
Babies are great, though I tend to generally hit it off with 3-4 year olds the best, for some reason. Could be that they’re potty-trained and talking at that point.
September 14th, 2005 at 7:01 pm
Jennifer,
After 2 babies of my own I still don’t feel comfortable holding newbies. Everyone said after my first baby I would feel comfortable with my 2nd - I didn’t. I was every bit as nervous with Jake. They may be hearty as a newborn but they just look too much like a baby bird that has fallen out of the nest. I like them when they’re a sturdy 18-20 lbs. which my children hit at 4 months (18 lbs that is). I don’t actually know if it was the size or the age that made me feel comfortable. Baby Noah is beautiful - hopefully I will get to see him soon.
September 28th, 2005 at 7:28 pm
Hi Jennifer -
This was the first picture I got to see of Baby Noah - what a little honey. Just pick him up, he won’t break. I also thought the overhead photos as art were really neat. Hope to talk to you soon.
September 28th, 2005 at 10:51 pm
Hi there, cousins! I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to see you guys while I was in Illinois last month - hopefully I’ll be able to see you for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year. I hope you get to see Noah soon - Mom says he’s getting more and more interactive and likes to “talk” a lot.