Another weekend gone

This weekend was relatively low-key for the Reicherts. I played poker Friday night (and lost - nothing unusual!) and Saturday we went to run some errands as a family. Noah did really well and it was nice to spend some time all together outside of the house. Mike and I had an engagement party to attend Saturday night so Uncle Matt was gracious enough to watch Noah for us. Oh, and kudos to Matt for passing his CPA prep class - CPA exam...here he comes!! :-)

We had a very nice evening out as grown-ups! Sunday was relatively uneventful as well. Mike had a soccer game, which he won. Yay! And Noah was rather fussy (my guess is due to the crazy nap/feeding schedule from Saturday). Sunday evening we had our standing monthly dinner with friends, Kerrie and Kyle (who are expecting twin girls in Dec!) and Joe and Rachel, who have a beautiful 4 mo. daughter Ava. It was great catching up with them and sharing baby stories! Already we had a table of 8 (with the kiddos) and in a few short months, will turn into a table of 10! How quickly our dinners have expanded!!

Well, as I previously mentioned, Noah finished up his stint with his previous childcare provider last week so Mike and I are on duty this week, and my mom will also be up mid-week to spend some time with Noah. Yay! We are so blessed to have family nearby and those willing to travel to take care of Noah. Of course, with a face like this, it's not too difficult to get people here!
Here's Noah "wrestling" with his monkey!

Noah has just recently developed this thing where he kicks up his leg and flips part of himself over, while keeping his arms and belly towards the ground. Don't ask me...we have a weird kid! (But are you really surprised looking at his parents?!)

Noah has really been improving with his finger foods and sippy cup. He now is able to pick up his puffs and while he gets them to his mouth, he still doesn't quite understand he has to open his hand to let the food out. Every day is better than the last so I know he'll get there soon. He usually does a good job with his cup too, but there are days where he's not sure where the water comes out - as seen here!



I am really looking forward to a short work-week this week and even better, getting to spend some time with my hubby away at a resort on a lake over Labor Day!

Everyone have a great week and enjoy your long weekend!


Love,
Corri, Mike and Noah

Noah's visitors

We started out the week on a good note. Not only did Noah's strep get cleared up, he got a present from Grandma Blick and was very excited for a visit from Grandpa Blick and Aunt Megan this weekend.

Here's Noah modeling his jammies from Grandma and playing with his new toy.

Noah was very excited to watch the Olympics and see Michael Phelps swim. He's talking about it here:

What a happy baby!!

I think I previously mentioned that Noah's current daycare provider was closing her daycare and we needed to find someone new. We were really concerned that we would find someone like Jennifer, and a place that Noah would be comfortable. Well, God answered our prayers! I put the word out that I needed someone and a friend gave a recommendation. We met with her and her family on Wednesday. She lives very close to where we take Noah now (so the drive wouldn't change much) and she has 2 kids, a son who will start school this fall, and a 2 1/2 year old daughter who stays at home. She has been interested in taking in a few kids and after meeting her, I think we all knew her house would be the place for Noah. I think she will take great care of him and he will enjoy spending time with the other kids she'll have there. We were so fortunate and blessed to find her! She will start caring for Noah after Labor Day so this week will be the last at his current sitters and next week Mike and I will share duty. My mom will come down to help out the last few days and we'll be set!
Thursday night, Noah's Aunt Megan came to town for a short visit. She and Uncle Matt came to play Friday morning while Noah was at home with Daddy. You could tell that Noah enjoyed the attention!

Grandpa Blick made an appearance later Friday afternoon. All it takes are a few kisses to get Noah's attention and loyalty!

Friday afternoon we took Noah's 6 month pictures. Here are a few pics of our cutie pie!

Saturday was a very busy day as we all got on the DART and traveled downtown to the Aquarium and Nasher Sculpture Center. Noah was such a good little boy all day! We definitely wore him out! Here are a few pictures from the day. You can see daddy bought him a toy to commemorate his first visit to the Aquarium (a monkey for our monkey!). I think this may become his favorite toy and a staple when we travel. Look at the love!

Megan, Mike & Noah

Noah's baby

Grandpa, Noah & Manatee

Meg & Noah

our family

Noah & Grandpa

Sunday was a little more low-key. Noah got to spend a little more time with Grandpa. They visited and played more.

As you can see, it's very difficult to keep Noah's fingers out of his mouth! He's been teething pretty hard lately. His second tooth has almost caught up to his first and I think it's finally causing him discomfort.

Aunt Megan and Uncle Matt came over in the afternoon to spend a little more time with Noah as well. All in all, he was a very spoiled little boy with all the attention this weekend!

That's it for this week!

Love to all,

Corri, Mike and Noah

Megan and Dad, I'll get pictured posted so you can order some if you want. :-)

Sick Baby

This week was just like any other - busy at work and busy at home. There was one slight exception though. Noah had his 6 mo. doctor apt. on Wed. It was time for more shots - OUCHY! Except, this time we didn't get them as the doctor discovered something else - Noah had Strep! He wasn't showing any signs so I think we caught it pretty early. He was still eating and acting like his happy little self. We got him on Amoxicillen and we'll go back to the doctor on Friday for shots and to make sure he has a clean bill of health.

Besides the strep, we found out that Noah is over 18 lbs now (he sure feels heavier!) and is avg. weight, height and head circumference. :-) So, while I say I have a "chunky monkey" he is normal for his age!
The doctor also told us we should start having Noah try to feed himself (which we tried and he was NOT having it!). That is going to take some time and a lot of patience! We are also supposed to get him using a sippy cup. Both of these are to teach him that he has control over his food.
He took to to the sippy cup pretty easily as you can see from the below!

We have been trying the sippy cup during eating times (as he does get a little messy) and Noah also likes to show off his flexibility skills. He loves his left foot!

Since Noah was sick, he couldn't go to daycare so I stayed home with him on Thursday. He's been doing so much better taking naps in his bed. He slept really well while I was home and I was able to get some work done. I think his little body was just worn out so sleep is just what he needed.

One thing I discovered while at home with Noah on Thursday is that while he doesn't yet crawl, he knows how to get around! He uses his left foot to push himself around on his belly. I was working at the table and Noah was on the floor in front of the TV. Well, he was the minute I looked up anyway and the next minute he was gone! I panicked briefly because I didn't hear him but as it turns out, he was busy exploring under the coffee table! Looks like we'll have to keep a closer eye on him quicker than we expected!!

Mike stayed home with him on Friday which was nice they could spend some time together since Mike left for Houston that evening to participate in his Fantasy Football draft. Noah and I were on our own for the weekend!



Saturday I had a bridal shower I was co-hosting so Aunt Dana came over and babysat. You can see how much fun they had together. Noah was worn out from all the playtime!

Saturday evening Noah and I attended a dinner in honor of a friend who's expecting a little girl in November. Noah is developing a little bit of stranger anxiety (which we noticed at the doctor's office) and again at the restaurant. He freaked out when we got there so I held him most of the evening. Towards the end of dinner, he let me put him in his high chair and he also let one of the girls hold him. Looks like he just wants to make sure mommy isn't going anywhere before he opens up to others. Hopefully this will be a brief phase and he'll become a little more outgoing as he gets older. Other than that, he was an angel - he has been so good on outings, even though he hasn't been well and he was so tired.



Sunday we waited for daddy to get home. Noah kept himself busy watching the Olympics and sucking on his fingers. The tooth we saw last week is coming in nicely but its still just the one. We're on the lookout for the second.

Noah was pretty happy to see daddy once he got home so I let the boys hang out while I painted our guest room. After 3 1/2 years of living in the house, I'm finally getting that room done! So, for anyone who wants to visit, I now have a room I'm happy to have guests stay in!


Another weekend gone - how quickly they pass. We are now looking forward to a visit from Grandpa Blick and Aunt Megan this coming weekend! We're also taking 6 month pictures on Friday so we'll have some of those to share soon!
God Bless!
Corri, Mike and Noah

Not just a myth anymore - they do exist!

After much debate and speculation, and months of drooling and chewing on everything - it's official: Noah has his first tooth!! I noticed it Friday during his breakfast feeding. It doesn't seem to affect him in the least. He still chews on anything he can and slobbers like crazy. I imagine this will be the case until his mouth is full of teeth. This was a reality check for us - our baby is growing up! :-)

This was a relatively busy weekend (the first for the month of August). Mike left Saturday to spend the day with friends at Cedar Creek Lake. That left Noah and I to spend some quality Mother/son time. He took a field trip to the hair salon where he hung out with Aunt Dana and mommy while they got their hair done. My stylist kept telling me he would trade us some land he owns (at Cedar Creek Lake) for Noah. :-) He thought he was the cutest thing he's ever seen. What a compliment to Noah and his parents! Had he asked me during Noah's colicky phase, I probably would have considered it. Now that he is overall, a happy and fun child, Mike and I think we'll keep him. :-) Noah had a really good day - he didn't get fussy at all and we had several stops before we made our way home at 6:30 that evening. I was very impressed with his attitude all day. We also worked on some crawling and sitting up.


Daddy made it home around 11 on Sunday so they got to spend some quality time together while I picked up the house and did some cleaning. I am expecting some friends to visit from out of town next weekend so it was good incentive to clean. (Shocking that it's not ship-shape every weekend, I know!)



It's officially hot in Dallas (in the 100's) so we don't do much outside - we leave the yard work to Mike. We're just trying to stay cool and wait for fall to arrive (probably in November).



I hope everyone has a good week and we'll catch up next weekend!

Love,

Corri, Mike and Noah