2 Year Old Check Up

Wednesday was Noah's 2 year check up. He's becoming much friendlier to the doctor now that he understands the word "presents" which is what the doctor brings in for him. He even got a sucker which I think was the highlight. So, here are the details: Noah currently weighs 29lbs, 3oz, which is actually smaller than I thought he would weigh. I could have sworn he was nearing 35 lbs! He's in the 67th percentile so just slightly above average. He's 34 1/2 in. long, which is in the 54th percentile, so pretty average here. His head is where we see the biggest difference - 72nd percentile! We know it's due to holding his big brain in. And speaking of, it appears that Noah is in the 90th percentile of 2 year olds who have the learning capacity of a 3 year old! We always new he was smart, but this just proves it! The doctor was also very impressed that he was speaking multiple words at a time and that he could be understood. He said that's rare for a 2 year old boy. :-) He only had to get one shot this time and not another until he's 4 (I think) He was soooo good! He only cried for a second and then was over it. I was so proud of him!

We spent another weekend of packing and hauling stuff to Dana's house. She has generously let us take over her dining room. Mike wanted to get most of the boxes moved over there since we'll be charged by the hour and the moving truck isn't that big. :-) It seems ok since we're doing it in bits over the course of several weeks but I'm not sure how Mike is going to feel hauling it to our new place over the course of one or two days. :-) Since we'll only be 5 minutes away, it shouldn't be too bad.

Dana also did us a favor and watched Noah Saturday night while we had a couples poker evening at a friends. Neither of us won, but it was fun to enjoy good food, some game time, and in good company.

We have also been hearing a lot about a certain someone over the course of this past week and weekend. Noah is very taken with his teacher, Ms. Nancy, at school. One day we were leaving and all he could say was "na-cy, na-cy". He's been saying it ever since anytime I ask him who his friend at school is or anything to do with school. It's very cute. :-)

Sunday began as a beautiful morning. We took Dana home (from staying overnight) and hauled another load of stuff to her house. When we got home, Noah and I took a walk around the block with the wagon. He pulled it most of the way. There was a time when I asked him if he could pull me. He pointed to me to get into the wagon. believe it or not, he was able to pull me a few steps! It was pretty funny. I wished I had gotten it on camera! After the walk, we went out back to go down the slide and blow some bubbles. We even opened the windows for a while to let in some fresh air. It was tough getting Noah to come in but we eventually convinced him. We were also able to get the office mostly packed up and the guest room taken apart (bed frame and all). I'm feeling really good about where we are with all of the packing. I almost wish moving time would get here already!

The weather turned cloudy and got colder as the day progressed. It was just nice to see some sun for a while. It had been several days since we had seen any. Tonight we enjoyed a lovely dinner with the Hensley family and got to catch up before we move to the boonies away from our dear friends. :-( Their daughter, Hailey, is just a doll! Noah seemed to enjoy watching her and Hailey actually liked watching Noah. Does anyone hear wedding bells in 25-30 years?! ;-) Just kidding! (kind of!)

This week should go by rather quickly. I have two day trips this week, one to Chicago and one to Las Vegas. I'm not looking forward to them as I expect to be grilled by various franchisees on our media plans. Say a prayer that all goes well.

We also received a note tonight from our Realtor that the couple buying our house would also like to buy our refrigerator. This is one less thing to haul, but one more thing to buy!

We are just ready for the move. Two weeks to closing! We haven't had our house appraised yet and we are slightly concerned - if the appraisal comes back less than what we sold the house for, we could be in trouble. Everything has gone smoothly so far so let's hope that streak continues.

Thinking of everyone and hope the weekend was a good one!

Love to all,

Corri, Mike and Noah

PS, sorry no pictures right now but I'll try to get some posted soon!