Noah's Room

We have been working on Noah's room. Especially his surf board. When Josh first cut it, we both thought it was HUGE! Luckily, we tested it in his room and it was perfect! So, we thought we would share!

Walmart

What do you do at 9:00 at night in Walmart while waiting for your paint to get mixed??! That's right....Anything to amuse yourself. Noah learned "Uh OH"...Well, half of Uh Oh...it sort of comes out as Uh... it's pretty funny. Go Ahead..
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Some new pics.....

Big Boy!

LOL....this video just makes me smile. Sorry for the bumpiness of it, but hey, at least he was laughing..........

Welcome to MOES!

Those are the 3 little words that I have been waiting 6 days to hear! They just opened a MOES about 5-10 minutes from us and we are SOOO excited! This diet and exercise program that we are on allows one cheat day. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that day was today! AND we indulged in MOES for lunch after church and pizza for dinner. Yeah, what's the big deal, you may say .....pizza and tacos......but you have NO idea what kind of program we are on. IT IS SOO hard! Anyway, the place just opened and it was CRAZY in the restaurant. There wasnt a seat in the house and they even ran out of chocolate chip cookies....I mean come on! Is there ANYONE out there who would pick oatmeal raisin over chocolate chip. They really should have made more......oh well...I'm not bitter. *Sigh* okay, moving on. We are currently church shopping and it is not fun. We've been to 2 churches and arent very impressed.....Hopefully the next couple we go to we will see something we like. We arent picky... just well.....okay, maybe we are a little picky! The good thing is, Noah loves everywhere we go and the people love him, so that is nice. Okay, post is over have a good night.

Peek-a-Boo!

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Noah is now 10 months old and loves to play peek-a-boo and has a huge obsession with doors.
We are slowly but surely getting through the boxes and I am very happy to report that we only have one room left to finish! We worked all day on Noah's room yesterday and I must say, it looks adorable! I will try to take some pics. It is missing one important thing and that is the homemade surfboard that will go behind his crib.

Other than that not much else is going on. This week is the last "regular" week of Josh's schedule at school. All the students are leaving this weekend. So, his hours will be flexible until about July, which will be nice to have him around more. Oh! Josh and I are on a 6 week diet and exercise program. I must say. IT IS SOOOO HARD! We have been really good and havent cheated one time! Our workout each night is the Biggest Loser DVD workout and is SOOO hard! At first I was doing it by myself and Josh would just make fun of the fact that I was dying after I did it, but now he is on board and he is the one who is sore. Well, speak of the devil, he just walked in the door, so I best go and love on him. Happy blogging and have a wondeful weekend!

Bowling!

Last weekend we were able to go bowling with the team. It was so much fun and Noah's first bowling alley experience. He just sat in the stroller and watched everybody. He was entertained by the screaming and dancing.....as I am sure any 10 month old would be. After bowling we went to Italian Pie for pizza. So good! It was a nice send off for the team before summer hits. I would have taken more pictures but my batteries died....Oh and I didnt forget about the pictures of the new place :-) If you have ever moved before, you know how long it takes before you feel "all moved in". To be continued.....

Back Online!

YEAH!!!!!!!! (screams really loud with arms up in the air) we are back online. Pics of the new place coming soon!!! Too Tired......must....take.....nap......sleep......

Gator Bait!

DA DA DA DA-DA-DA GATOR BAIT! DA, DA DA DA-DA-DA GATOR BAIT!

Spring is in the Air!

Well, we just got back from a week of being in Michigan. The weather was surprisingly beautiful! Today in Greensboro it is 80 degrees. VERY NICE! We will definately be going outside to play!

Okay, here's the whole housing situation. We are moving out on Saturday. We found a reasonable duplex that we will be living in for a while until a house opens up. We are very excited! Living in transition is for the birds! It will be nice to start our lives again!

Noah has learned many new tricks in the past couple of weeks. When he wants something to eat he yells...NUM NUM NUM..It's really funny. Oh, and you will be able to see his top two teeth are coming in. One is faster than the other and he looks a little hilbillyish,but hopefully the other one will catch up! He also says BA BA when he wants his bottle. Oh, I almost forgot, he can blow kisses. He is as busy as ever and is taking a couple steps but nothing too serious. Walking is right around the corner......

Noah is SOOOO Big!

There is suppose to be a picture here, but I cant get it to work so here's the video!

Watch out or I will BITE YOU!

Can you see my new teeth? Noah is 9 months old and he can stand "all by himself". He had his shots today and didnt make a peep. As a matter of fact, the nurse was making faces at him and he was laughing at her, then she poked him. He sort of got a worried look on his face, but that was it. GOOD BOY! He can say, Da Da, Mom ma, Ga ga, Ba ba, and Gator Bait (by hitting his hands up and down). These 2 teeth just popped through in the last couple of days. We are so proud :-). Not much else is going on. We are going to Michigan next Wed. for the Easter season and will be staying a week, then we will be moving out of Josh's parent's house. We are moving into a Duplex in Angier, NC (about 10 minutes from campus). My plan is to get in there and paint this week (fingers crossed). I can tell I am just rambling now, so I better go. If you have read this far, I am surprised!

Our Little Troll!

We went to work with Daddy yesterday and while cruising through the campus store we came across these wigs....It was hard not to buy one for Noah.

We love our daddy!

Sometimes we as parents forget about the HUGE responsibility we have: Being the Example. I made this video as a gift to Josh. I thought he might like his own little video of him and his son! Enjoy! It may take a little bit to load but be patient!!

It's Official!

Sorry, I meant to post this earlier but time got away from me! Here is my husband's official web article. He is still driving the hour and a half to work everyday. The house inspection came back not so good, so we may not be moving into it. House hunting continues.....(sigh)

A Picture is worth a thousand words......

Mommy's little Gator!

I was surfing the net and look what I found.

Latest Pictures

Our Brand New "Fixer Upper" :-)

The front of our new house!

Josh looks like a little kid in this pic! Arent they handsome? Whew!

yeah, Definately a momma's boy!

Hungry Boy!

This is a funny video of Noah trying to drink his bottle while it was still in the diaper bag. He didnt do it very long so you have to sort of know what he is doing. Anyway, I thought it was funny. Hope you do too!
There is so much to say, but I dont want to bore you. So, here's the short version. Josh's mom and I got sick. Very very sick! I passed out and turned white but am okay. We both woke up the next day perfectly fine. It was weird. We made an offer on a house and they took it so we are in the first steps of owning a home (again). If everything works out we will close by the end of the month. There are a few constructional things we need to do to the house so hopefully we can get in there by mid April but we'll see.
Noah and I are REALLy looking forward to Indiana next week! YEAH!!!!!!
More later. Too much to talk about!

At least HE got some sleep!

Well, what more can I say? Since he doesnt have his crib set up yet, he is forced to sleep in his Pac N Play. Only problem is, he hates it! Even though we are firm believers of NO BABIES IN BED, we have lowered our standards and allowed the boy in the bed. He sleeps better but is a horrible sleeper! He Kicks, He climbs, He pulls hair, He rolls, He is a complete terror and has no sympathy for his sleep deprived parents. Hopefully we can get his bed set up soon. Man I am tired!

Home Sweet Home

No, this is not our house but Yes, we are living here. We had our apartment in Buies Creek fall through, so instead we are living with Josh's parents until we find a house. Josh will commute the hour and a half to work each day. We will be looking for houses on the weekends so hopefully something will come up.

The trip here was pretty uneventful. Took 11 hours in all which isnt bad considering you are driving a 20 ft. truck and a 8 month old. Noah did so well. Not a peep. Now myself on the other hand had eaten a bad taco salad for lunch and we had to make a stop. Unfortunately we were in the middle of no where. Josh pulled off on the next available exit and I got out and made a bee-line for the woods. I didnt have a choice, and that taco salad wouldn't stay put so I had to act fast. Ah, ya got to love nature! Good news, I'm okay now. But won't be going to any Hardees any time soon! We got a storage facility here to put all our stuff in and Josh and I just got back from returning the truck. We've been relaxing the past couple of days and yes, I have found the mall.....all 3 floors of it (hmm, whatever will Noah and I do during the day? :-)

Josh starts on Monday and is excited. His first trip is in 2 weeks and is actually a tournament in Indy where he will be recruiting at the mid-east regionals. Of course I couldnt let him go to Indy without me, so Noah and I are going too. Josh is staying for the weekend and Noah and I will be staying a whole week. (Yeah! We are SOO excited!)

More later. Dinner Time! Love you!

Packing up!

Not much time to talk. Just letting you know we are busy packing and are in the process of putting Florida "behind" us........... (LOL)

Team Goodbye!

Well, today we had to say goodbye to the team. They had a meeting today so it was a good time to "stop in" and tell them about the job. They passed Noah around and got their final hugs and kisses. Poor guy hadnt seen them for a couple months and well, he got scared. He started screaming b/c he didnt know quite where he was. He loves you girls, he really really does! We do to. Good luck this season and one final.....GO GATORS!!!!!

Hang Ten!

We are officially Camels!

Well, we got the call today and was officially offerred to be the new assistant volleyball coach at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. As you can imagine, we are very excited about the opportunity. We will be packing up and moving next Wednesday ending our adventure here at the University of Florida. It's been a wild and amazing adventure and everyone here has welcomed us with open arms. We thank you for that and the love you showed us and our little Noah. He has probably 100 girlfriends that he will be leaving behind but welcomes new applicants to the vacant positions....of course I am kidding.

A quick update on the boy. He is 7 1/2 months old today and was standing "all by himself" for 10 seconds! He's almost there. Hang on, it's about to be a long and bumpy ride!!!

Thank you for the prayers. We feel them! You'll here from me soon....I promise!!
love you all!

Poor Baby!

Well, Noah has had a couple of rough nights so yesterday we dropped Josh off at work and went to Urgent Care. We walk in a Noah is instant smiles. He is flirting with all the nurses and receptionist.....I kept saying, he really is sick...no reall he is...... We didn't have to wait, they just took us right back and it turns out that Noah has an ear infection. He has a runny nose and a little cough so the doc put him on medicine to help with that, and antibiotics for the ear. The doc told me that the medicine may make him hyper, and if he doesnt sleep, to take him off of it. Well, we got home and took the meds, and Noah was a little ball of energy! He was happy, excited, frustrated, mad and all over the place! So, I decided instead of chasing him around our tiny apartment, we needed to get out of the house and that we were going to Best Buy! (most of you know this, but that is my FAVORITE store) We walked down every aisle! It was awesome! I found my new camera that I am going to get.......some day......maybe in a couple weeks, months,years (who knows....that's probably how long it will take for me to save) It's beautiful but anyway, we did that while Noah was all bundled up in his stroller, and then Daddy called, so we went to pick him up, then came home. He finally fell asleep and stayed there most of the afternoon. He's doing better today. Still a ball of energy but in a better mood which is nice. No church today because he still has a little fever so we are at home.....

Here is a funny video of him feeling better than he does now.....

Who is more Adorable?!?!?

Okay, I just cant tell who is more adorable....I mean....Can you??!! The only thing that might help the little guy is his "chicks dig me" shirt! But.......man......I just can't decide!

Noah's New Tricks!

It's been a while since I posted a video, so I thought I would put one on that shows Noah doing a couple of his tricks. (CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO) He is now 7 months old and can do SO much! He can clap when you say "Yeah", he can say "Ba-Ba", "Ga-Ga","Ma-Ma" and he can hit his mouth and sound like an Indian. We are starting to teach him how to sign for food, drink, please, and thank-you. Hopefully it will catch on soon. He eats all the food groups, but particulary enjoys his fruit. (Of course!) My dad is in Florida so hopefully we'll get a chance to go down and see grandpa. He is staying with my aunt in Ft Meyers which is about 4 hours away. We both have to work this week so we shall see if we get down there. Still waiting to hear about a job. Good news soon we hope! Thanks again for all the prayers! We are excited to see what may happen.......

February Already??

Sheesh! I cannot believe it is Feb!!! Although I might add, I did wear my red hoodie today for the blessed occasion.....

Let's see, what shall I say. Oh I think I will write about what we did in MI. Noah and I just got back on Sunday from Holly, MI. It was fun! We saw lots of family, friends, and of course shopping! I think I went to the mall almost every day! Fun! Noah brought back a cold with him so he's been dealing with that. He's still the happy-go-lucky kid he always is, but with a runny nose.....who knows, maybe he is teething. No fever, just a yucky nose.....

Noah has started to talk a little. I got it on video with him crawling so I will put that on when I get home. I have been babysitting this week for Riley again. I missed that little girl. It's been fun. She isnt so sure about Noah. She likes him when he is in the exersaucer, but as soon as he lets loose, he makes a bee-line for her. Maybe she is scared. He is pretty intimidating. Riley reminds me of a kitten, precious, fragile, beautiful and very smart......my boy reminds me of a puppy. Easily distracted, cute, smart, but has to learn the hard way......you know, "....maybe if I climb up T.V. stand THIS time, I won't hit my head from falling....." He'll learn. His new love is Cheerios! He mauls them! No teeth yet but hopefully soon.

Got a call a couple days ago..........Yep! We are going to interview at Campbell University this weekend. We are leaving tomorrow (Thursday) and will be coming back next Tuesday. The nice thing is, Josh's parents live a little over an hour away, so we will get to spend some time with them. And they will get to see Noah. I will keep you posted on how things go!!! Thanks for the prayers!!!!


This is a picture of Gavin Dobbertin and Noah. Gavin's mommy Suzanne and I use to play t-ball together when we were 'wee' ones. I am so thankful for technology. We got back into contact only through the internet. How cool!!! Anyway, they have a lot in common just like his mommy and I. Hopefully they'll be buds just like us!

Family in Bradenton

This is a picture of some of our family members who live in FL. A couple of weeks ago, Josh had a tourney in Orlando so Noah and I hopped in the van and took off for Bradenton. Wasn't a bad drive, about 2 hours, maybe a little more, and Noah slept the whole way. We got to visit with my grandparents from Traverse City, MI who are staying in FL til April. We had a great time playing games and eating with family! I am sure we will make it down there again soon before we leave...
We have entered the no-no stage with Noah. Forget about those toys, he wants to pull up on
EVERYTHING!!!!!!


It seems like everything he does, we have to tell him no-no......The problem with naming your son "NOAH" is, it starts with the word NO. So instead of saying NO, we are starting to say Noah, STOP! It's hard but we are trying. I guess with a lot of kids, they mistake their name for NO because that's all they hear for about the first year of their life. Hmmm.......