Dear Noah......a BIG DAY for you!

Today we had to get up early and head to the new Orthotics place to have you fitted for orthotics...and you did great! You handled it much better this time round and you won't need the same type of orthotic anymore which is great news!

THEN we had a few other stops to make......you got to eat at McDonalds and play in their cool play area........we picked up some bargains at the local Goodwill and we passed the most gorgeous little park in another city.......that had a pool for little kids in the center! JUST a big round pool 1-3 feet deep....for little kids under 12 years of age. ALL fenced in.......AND FREE! We came home and dropped all our stuff off and then drove back so you could go swimming. The atmosphere at this park is so great. The parks in our area are absolutely gorgeous! BIG HUGE trees.....lots of shade......nice shelters.......bathrooms.......playgrounds.......clean......and then this one with a cool pool!

YOU had a ball.....and we will likely be making this trip every couple of days so you can swim! EVERY shot I took of you today you were so happy and smiling so big. Today you had a great day! You had a couple of times when you lost it for like 3 seconds and screamed to a girl to stop splashing you......I made you get out of the pool for a time out and told you if you did not want to get wet you had no business being in a SWIMMING POOL! AND besides.....you like to splash other people....so I reminded you to not do so unless they too wanted to be splashed because maybe they would also not enjoy it. You listened....took the time out and were fine afterwards. BUT as I look at the pictures tonight...I am impressed with the HUGE happiness on your face......that makes me feel good.


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There were other kids in the pool and you had a ball playing with them. I purposedly tried to take shots withOUT the other children as I know some parents would not like that. SO it looks like you had the pool to yourself but you really didn't.....though it was NOT busy. A very secluded park.....almost seems slightly forgotten on the wayside......perfect for a day in the sun!

I love you Noah.....and am very proud of you!


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(AND I have been awarded and award from a fellow blogger.....I will address all that tomorrow :)

Dear Noah....

It has been pouring down rain......mommy has a migraine.....

not much else to say today......more later

but I do love you Noah.....

mommy

xox

Dea Noah....

Your sunburn is improved.....and you are just now starting to act like you would like to try eating something other than Popsicles. You act like you are having a very hard time swallowing.......but tell me your throat is not as sore as it has been in the past.

sigh.....Last night you went to bed at 8:15 p.m. and woke up exactly 4 hours later raring to go. I smeared more anti-sunburn stuff on your back and let you stay up to watch one television show....then lights back out and back to bed. You got up at 5:45 a.m.

Oh.....you earned 5.00 for the pulled teeth and the rest still look beautiful!

I love you.....I hope you get back to yourself soon.

Mommy

Dear Noah.....DENTIST DAY!

Well Noah.....all I can say is I am so proud of you! You did so very well today at the dentist. This was your first time EVER in going to a dentist and it was the first time I had ever seen a pediatric dentist clinic. Definitely geared toward children....scaled down dental chairs...the works. ALL kid size! We got there and had to wait a little bit...but you played well with a couple of children in the playing area.

Then back inside the clinic. The dentist came in and he was a very nice man. He asked you to open up wide and you did. He said "WOW he really has brushed his teeth well in the back and sides....they look perfect!" I told him you have always been pretty good about keeping your teeth brushed and clean till the bottom and top ones started becoming loose and falling out.....then we had a very difficult time cleaning the front teeth. He said you have great teeth......and the crowded teeth and front teeth that stick out too far would only be fixed later after you got all your permanent teeth in. At that time if there are still issues with over-crowding of teeth they would send you to an orthodontist for braces or some other type of correction.

SO next it was off to get x-rays....you were already in the chair with the protective vest on before I got there. It was a striped vest with a big yellow smiley face on the middle. You were being given instructions on how to hold and bite down on the radiographic plates in your mouth.....and even though you said a couple of times you did not want to do it.....you did.....all four! You did not even need any help! (they said usually the kids do need someone in there helping to hold the plates in their mouths!)

Back to the dentist chair where the hygienist began cleaning your teeth. She carefully explained all the equipment to you....and even the sharp scraping tool did not scare you. In fact...you chose cherry-flavored polishing gel.......and she got to work. You had NO cavities.......little tartar build up.....only on the front ones we had a harder time brushing recently.......so she scraped and buffed and you did very very well. We had all agreed ahead of time if she was able to do so while cleaning, she would pull those 2 loose teeth in your mouth. I heard an OUCH out of you and apparently she had pulled the top loose tooth.....and she finished cleaning....and pulled the bottom one out! YOU sat up.......and they even did a fluoride treatment in grape flavor....which you kept saying you did not want her to do....but you still let her....and you endured it very quietly.

NO meltdowns.......no breakdowns! You did very well...lying quietly on the table and allowing her to work in your mouth. By the time she was done you were ready to go home.....but otherwise you did well. I did ask if I could take a couple of pictures of you on the table in the dentist office. You of course wanted me to FILM it....which I did not. Here are a couple of you:


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You do not look happy......but you also have a bad sunburn from being in the pool a few hours yesterday with your cousin. This is the FIRST sunburn you have ever gotten...and I am still not quite sure how you got this one. BUT you are a bit lethargic from that.....and the "zombie mode" is your way of coping and getting through all these things you have gone through the last couple of days but especially today (you had 2 busy days in a row visiting relatives and swimming yesterday and then today at the dentist....which is probably overwhelming to you).

I am thrilled you did so well. You are learning to cope and make it through difficult situations. You are acting so much more mature and grown up and I am so happy for you and so very very proud of you.

You my little man are becoming an incredible young man......and one day you will be a most amazing man. I love you very much and today I am especially proud of you!

Mommy
XOXOXOX

OH.....they put your two teeth in a tiny green trinket box....and you got to pick a prize from their treasure chest for doing so well. You also got to pick a new toothbrush which was SpongeBob of course....

I have not seen you step off into a ZOMBIE mode for awhile......but this has been a very active few days for you and lots of stress....you are coping well. You slept all the way home from the dentist......at my parents' house and then at home. It is only 8:15 p.m. and you came in and asked if you could just go on to bed now...as you were very tired. We put cooling gel on your sunburn.....gave you some Motrin.....and off you went. By the way.......your teeth are so pearly white now! JUST beautiful!

NEXT will be your first HAIR CUT!

Noah practicing batting......he has only done this a few times in his life.....but his coordination is improving tremendously!

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a great day.......and baby ducks...

Noah and I had a great day Monday. After a doctor's appointment for myself I took Noah to a park in the area to play. Then we ran to a cemetery that has a tombstone that has a telephone bolted on the top of it....I have always wanted to show Noah that!




THEN we ran to Target...and he did some late birthday/Christmas gift certificate shopping for himself......





Then we went and had a picnic at our local park for a couple of hours.....where a mama duck and her babies kept us company. CLICK here for a snippet BABY DUCKS CLICK HERE

the duck movie takes a few minutes to load!

Then we left there and went to the library and to Hallmark to finally see the new Christmas ornaments for this year. Finally back home again where Noah played with his new toys and computer game.

At the end of the day Noah said "Mom, we had a great day today!"

and I would have to agree...

I love you Noah.......

mommy
XOX

my slide-show tribute to the "Fairy Forest"

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The song is "Carolan's Welcome" from The Twilight Realm

I also posted this on You Tube FAIRY FOREST

outside Fairy Forest......in my uncle's backyard.....where the magic begins....

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OVERLOOKING the Tipi


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Fishing dock.....swings........so beautiful....


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The Fountain...


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The sandbox....


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NEXT..........we will journey to the FAIRY FOREST!

Need one say more?

Noah and I went to my uncle's house the other night.......to see his Fairy Forest...a magical world he has created for children....and we really enjoyed our visit and his environment, home, everything was so beautiful and takes one off to far-a-way places in their imagination. He has decorated his home in such a way it reminds you of a vacation home and model home......Stepping through the gate that leads to his backyard is like turning a page in a book to another world. I will post more photos and story later.....but I wanted to share this one of Noah.....as you can tell by the photo below.....Noah stepped into the world of relaxing immediately!


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PART of the view from my uncle's deck


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Noah discussing house plans with grandma C.

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Notice his hand rubbing grandma C.'s arm....he loves to touch.....and in the other room he rubbed her neck.....saying he liked to do that because her neck was so smooth!

He was in his element. Told me to go into the other room so he and grandma could "talk." He was really enjoying showing her his books of house plans and describing the floor plans to her.....on and on he went. He was so happy and so excited. He owns about every house plan book Lowes sells......and can study them for hours. He has a software program too where he can design his own houses which he loves to do. I never told him how to run the program a couple years ago.....he somehow figured it all out himself. One of our favorite past-times is to go check out model homes and real estate! haha....we love it......Noah can study floor plans and blueprints for hours on end......and has MANY!

Here is a snippet:

NOAH TALKING HOUSE PLANS WITH GRANDMA C. CLICK HERE

some pictures Noah took and a movie he recorded...

Noah and I went out one night and snapped some shots of the sun starting to set....he caught these shots outside our home before getting into the truck....this was the night they shot fireworks off in the city.....and we drove around before heading there.....(I noticed he has the date off on his camera....probably accidentally pushed one day)


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Here is a movie he recorded of himself playing with "his girls" pretending to be a tornado..

NOAH PLAYING

Dear Noah...

We went to my parent's house yesterday for a belated birthday celebration. We all had a great visit and you, as usual, really enjoyed your visit. You really come to life during get togethers now and I can sit back and see the progress you have made each and every time we go somewhere or do something involving other people. Here are a few shots of you and your cousins and grandpa...














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Hot Fun In The Summertime!

the "GIRLS" CAME OVER!!!!!

BEFORE I finish posting about the rest of the zoo trip.....I have to give this update!

Noah's GIRLS (the 2 little neighbor girls) CAME OVER TO OUR BACKYARD yesterday to play WITH Noah and to go swimming in our pools!

When I lifted the oldest over the fence.....and her and Noah were finally together.......where they could TOUCH each other and PLAY together in the same space.........well.......WOW. I have never seen any 2 children so happy and excited!

They started giggling and laughing and she started running and Noah started chasing her......kicked up their heels and ran with body language screaming FREEDOM the entire way!

I almost cried like an idiot......but was happy and they were happy.

THEN they all decided to go swimming.....and I made sure to get mom's permission!

They had a ball! This was the FIRST TIME Noah has EVER had ANYONE other than family come over to play with him or swim with him. I swear I could feel his heart pounding with joy!







and this little one......(she is only 3 years old.....) told me "I AM SO HAPPY!"




I told their mom whenever Noah was swimming since I had to be there to watch him anyway.....if the girls wanted to come over to swim too they could. So we will see.....they sure had a great time yesterday! And the oldest.......kissed Noah a couple of times........AGAIN..........(I think they have a crush on him!)

a trip to the zoo...

Noah and I decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip to a zoo in a different state......so we did. We had a heck of a time getting there.......construction issues and wrong directions. We finally did arrive. Had a very nice time and enjoyed it. I will post more pics for the story tomorrow...

Dear Noah...

We went to see an early fireworks display at our fairgrounds last night. We had an excellent parking spot and seats in the back of the truck......it was the most beautiful night imaginable for fireworks of just hanging outside!

We got back OUT of the fairgrounds after the show within 3 minutes......however....we had to turn down a side road and then got stuck in some traffic so it was awhile before we got back home.

The moon was gorgeous and full last night too. We also got to stop by (AFTER you played with the girls for most of the day and had "SO MUCH FUN" you said....and visit with Grandma C. and when arriving your Aunt Angela and her family was there. You were so excited to see them you walked right past grandma not saying anything to go and hug and greet ANGELA! haha. We had a very nice visit......

Here is a snippet we will share from part of the fireworks show from last night:




I love you Noah......I had a lot of fun with you last night.

Mommy
XOXOXOX

Dear Noah...

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You and I love to play dominoes! I think everyone else was bored!


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We decided to go visit your grandma and grandpa L. late afternoon, early evening Saturday. We had a very nice enjoyable visit. We all played a game of dominoes while there. Your Aunt Becky was also there to visit.

On the way home we were once again able to capture an amazing sunset! We also came through town and snapped a few of the courthouse all lit at nighttime. The town we live in is very beautiful and has such wonderful architecture....in many of the homes as well as buildings downtown and around the area. Of course I took the pics of the sunset while also DRIVING the car...something you NEVER should do. I finally did pull over to snap a couple.....most were taken while moving on the road.......but I did manage to get a few good shots!


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This reminds me of a Charlie Brown sky.....it looks like someone took pastel chalk and colored the sky canvas! The Peanuts videos always had skies that resembled this....it was gorgeous!


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The bell tower and clock are always lit at night....and very pretty


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Sunday we will probably go visit Grandma C. as part of our day.

It is getting late and I am tired.

I love you

mommy xoxoxox