Picky, Picky, Picky

Noah has now decided to become the world's most picky eater. He screams and gives food back if it does not fit his palates latest desire. Yougurt which used to be one of his staples has to be the worst food possible now to Noah. I read about this phenomenon in the American Pediatrics First Five Years in toddler-hood when they become very picky and what was their favorite food yesterday is now detestable. How frustrating! Two weeks ago Noah would have eaten anything you put on his tray. Now it seems like he won't eat anything! What is a mother to do?

The Iowa State Fair

Wow, what a day yesterday was at the Iowa State Fair. With the heat index of 106 and enough breeze to move the thick air a little, we did quite a bit of sweating and quite a bit of drinking. by the time I realized we didn't have any pictures of the three of us at the fair, we looked like drowning rats on their way out of this lifetime. Needless to say, we did not take any pictures of us, but had fun at the Ag Challenge contest, meeting up with Dave, Krista and kids, seeing the butter-cow and looking through the many exhibits.

We left around 2pm and stopped in Ames so Noah could get his wiggles out and we could see Dan and Lynn. This morning I had an appointment to get a physical so that I can have surgery tomorrow. Matt and family will be dealing with the little guy without me for a few days. Hopefully his teeth hurry on through his gums cause he has been a pickle!

Summer Fun

These are some pictures my mom took while she was here and some I took. Noah has so much fun outside especially when he gets to be outside with no diaper! Besides we all love seeing him run around too:)

An Ambulance for Noah?

Well my 24th birthday will be one to remember! We picked my mom up from the airport and came home. My mom, Matt and I were all talking and Noah climbed up onto his gator chair and then fell off backwards onto his back on the cold air return vent. He of course started crying as Matt ran over and picked him up. As I came over to assess the situation, Noah's eyes rolled back in his head. I started yelling, "something is wrong with him!" as I ran to call 9-1-1. My mom immediately started monitoring him also and his eyes rolled back for a second time. At this point I had dialed 9-1-1 three times and nothing was happening. I promptly screamed at Matt, "what in the heck do you call here," assuming that there must be another emergency number. Matt assured me that 9-1-1 was the way to go, so I tried again. I guess the forth time is the charm here in Iowa because I finally got through. She dispatched an ambulance and as we waited, for what seemed like eternity, Noah calmed down and Matt took him outside to play with ladder ball (the store bought version of Norwegian Golf). As the ambulance wizzed by our house and my mom chased after them, I called 9-1-1 again to let the dispatcher know that they had passsed house and once again the call did not go through. I tried 3 more times and finally I got the dispatcher. After I told her that they had passed our house, I also let her know that I was having a time getting through to her. The EMT's (volunteer I might add) checked Noah's vitals and saw that his pupils were reactive and said that he looked good. Since it was my birthday, Gramma and Grampa Bolin were driving up. They of course saw the ambulance and were worried only to be reasured when they saw us all standing behind the ambulance and not jumping into it.

On a lighter note, Noah is now signing please, thank you, milk, food, more, finished, and can point out where your nose is (thanks to Baga). He also knows how snapping fingers should work, although he doesn't quite have it down yet taught by Uncle James. Our white, picket fence is starting to take form in the front yard. It is going to look so good thanks to Matt with lots of help from grampa Neil. Well that is all for now. Hope you enjoyed the story.

Look

Look at the "Margarita's" post again to see Noah and his love.

At Last...

Well, this is the moment you have all been waiting for! We finally have pictures of most of the house. Here we go...
The kitchen...

The dining room...

Living Room and Front Door...

The rest of the living room...

...the game closet...

...the down stairs bathroom...

...master bedroom-still needs a lot of work...

...Upstairs Ducky bathroom...

...Noah's room from his doorway...

Noah's closet...



The front...

...the back...

...the porch...



and last but not least Noah, the movie star...
The office and guest room are both still works in progress...stay tuned for pictures of them at a later date.

Margarita's?

We went to Kansas City to see Josh and Krystle this weekend. We had so much fun getting to visit with them and Josh's family. Seeing them makes us miss Gainesville even more, but we are loving being close to so much family here.

Well I have a couple of funny stories to tell from our trip. First I will start with our game of Hand and Foot. Krystle and I totally dominated Josh and Matt. We only played two rounds because it got so late, but I believe Krystle and I were up by 3000 points. Again this time, Josh was holding onto threes to make a set:)

The second funny story is why this blog is titled "Margarita's?" The five of us went out to eat at a restaurant called Margarita's.

Our server Jessica is the new love of Noah's life. I have never seen him flirt and giggle like he did when Jessica came around. He was definitely in love! Krystle took pictures of us there and pictures of Noah and Jessica, so when she gets home she is going to email them to me and I will upload them so you can see what a beautiful girl Noah loves!!!

Update

I updated some old posts with pictures that were missing. Just FYI so you can look back to see them if you want.

The 4th was a real shiner!!!

On the night of the 3rd, Noah was playing in the tub when he fell into the side of the tub. It actually broke the skin and Noah had his first black eye.

On the fourth of July we went to Shell Rock and watched the parade. Then we went back for the fire works that night. Noah really enjoyed them. Many other kids were upset by the noise, but he loved them and clapped and pointed during the entire show.

Each fourth I am going to take a photo of Noah so I can have a good reference for how much he grows every year of life.

Last Year's Picture- Noah 2mo.

BTW Noah also had his 8th tooth come through on the bottom right on June 2nd. He has had cold-like symptoms for a few days now and I don't know if he really has a cold or if it is just the teeth, however he took two, three-hour naps today! He was a tired little guy! We are still working on the house. I hope to get some pictures tomorrow which I will of course promptly load onto the blog;) Tonight is the first time I have loaded pictures with our "slow" (compared to cable internet we had in g-ville) internet and man is it slow... We miss everyone in Florida lots, but we are traveling to Kansas City on Saturday to spend some time with Josh and Krystle. We are excited! We are having a good time with all of the family here in Iowa though. We will be at Sarah's 1st birthday party on Saturday which is the main reason we are going down to see Josh and Krystle. We will be half way to KC at the party so we figured- what the heck, we might as well go the rest of the way to see some good friends! Matt is having a slow start to his job- he hasn't really started yet- but we are trying to be patient. Matt is doing a better job at patience than I am- imagine that! Well hopefully I will be back on here tomorrow to load house pictures!

Making a house a home

Well, it is finally starting to feel real. Pam, Dave and James came over last night and helped us get the living room and dining room situated. I would say another week or so and we will be ready for people to come by...Anyone for a road trip?!?! Well we miss everyone a whole bunch and hope all is well with you all.

Noah finds out he is a boy...

Well Noah now knows what separates him from the girls. I tried putting him on the potty this morning and he was a little afraid of it so I figure I will give him a few days and try sitting him on it again. We have been sleeping at the house for 3 nights now. Still working hard to get everything cleaned and put away. The kitchen was the big project and it is mostly finished. We are taking Kara and Jeremy lasagna tonight. They just had a little girl last week that weighed 7lbs. 8ozs. just like Noah. Hope everyone is doing well.

Iowa update

*Revised*
We made it to Iowa just fine. Matt and I have a lot of work to do in the house to get it cleaned up from all of the construction, but Matt's parents and Uncle James have been a big help watching Noah while we work on the house. Hope to get pictures taken of the house and up on the blog within a week or two.
We went to a wedding this weekend and had a great time. Been shopping a little for things we need for the house.
Hope to talk to you all soon!
~Ash

False Alarm

Well it turns out that Noah doesn't have the chicken pox, but has a throat infection and bug bites. The blisters in his throat set us off on the wrong track. He will be on Augmentin for 10 days now. Poor little guy!

Some New News

Well I don't have any pictures to upload and I am waiting on Matt to upload the others, but I do have new stuff to tell everyone about Noah.

First of all, Noah's seventh tooth popped through on June 4th. That same day I had the doctors from Gainesville call in a prescription for an ear infection for him. During all of this he just hasn't been his normal happy self, but a couple exciting things have happened. A few days ago Noah used his first compound sign- more food. It was really neat to see him make the connection with the more and wanting food.

Also, he is walking at least as much as he crawls now. It is sooo funny to see him walk because he walks very fast, so fast he cannot keep up with himself and usually falls forward. Although he is doing well developmentally, he has also developed chickenpox. He has the biggest blisters in his throat and more and more little red dots popping up all over his body. He has been running a fever for the last couple of days and I think his throat is hurting. Well, that is all for now. Pray for little Noah's health!

Prior to the move...

On the Memorial Day, Jen and Joel Searby hosted a party for all of us friends to get together one last time before the move. We ate pork and brat's, hung out by the pool, and of course played some games- catch phrase, outburst, and what if. "What if" was definately the big hit and we played probably 10 rounds before we gave it up. We had so much fun and cannot wait until we can all get together and do it again!

At the pool...

Jimmy looking thrilled that I am taking a picture of him and his beautiful wife Katie...

Jen planting a wet one on Joel...

Josh planting one on an always giggling Krystle....

The group...

The crazy pic and my personal favorite!!!

Renae and Chris came to say goodbye too, but had to get back to their fam!