Noah - 8 mths

Noah is 8 mths now. I know I keep repeating myself but I can't believe how this year has flown! I love watching him learn and grow each day.  This month he has started grabbing the spoon at meal times and feeding himself. He manages to feed himself a few mouthfuls but creates a huge mess :) Favourite foods at the moment are strawberries and bananas and he likes to nibble on a finger of toast but I am so nervous of him choking that I hover around and never let him finish it! He is basically eating the same dinners as we are, I just pop his in the food processor for a whiz first. I find that he is not loving his sippy cups, he prefers to try and pull the top off or constantly throw it on the floor but when I hold a cup and let him sip from it, he slurps away! Noah loves to sit up more and is moving more and more. He is pulling himself up on his hands and knees and is rocking back and forward, so crawling looks like it will be coming up soon. He manages to move around by wiggling lots. His first tooth has come through with a minimum of fuss. He loves his new toothbrush and loves to chew on it in the bath. He had his first Santa photo and was all smiles.  I think having his older brothers holding him in the pic was a big contributor to this :) His favourite trick at the moment is clapping hands and we are teaching him to wave and say hi. Noah is wearing size 0 clothes and is living in soft cotton shorts and tshirts from either Cotton On Kids, Country Road or Big W. I love Bonds for his pj's.  His hair is growing in some kind of weird comb over style and sits very flat! When I remember I always try to brush it back and "train" it in some kind of style :) It's the boys last day of school for the year today and I know Noah is going to love having them at home for 6 weeks. Lot of extra cuddles and giggles to come. I'm also looking forward to Christmas morning with the 5 of us sharing Noah's first Christmas. All magical moments.

Noah - 4 months

My baby is 4 months now. To be honest it feels like we have had him forever but other times I can't believe I have another baby! 

Jasper likes to tell me, "Mum, I love Noah and we're going to keep him forever!" :) 

Finn and Jasper are so much more "into" him now that he is looking at them and smiling and they can make him laugh. We also have started Noah on solids - rice cereal and apple at the moment and everyone wants a go of feeding him. It's enough to make your heart melt!

Noah is still the most easiest and chilled baby. I had to take him to the salon the other day for 3 1/2 hours (staying blonde is a long process!)and he slept happily in his pram for a while and other times was happy to look around and get spoilt by the other women there :)

This month we decided to start him on solids as he seemed ready. He took to it with gusto! We are sticking to rice cereal and apple puree at the moment and I will move onto pears, carrots, zucchini and potatoes in the coming weeks.

Noah is very interested in looking around at the moment so feeding (milk) is taking longer as he is so distracted. I have to do it away from the boys and the tv! 

There is lots of dribbling and chewing of fingers and toys. I must always remember to take a bib with me now. Noah is loving sitting up in the bumbo for short amounts of time, I guess it is fun to see life from a different angle. We are seeing more reaching and grabbing, hair is fun to be pulled!

His face is changing week by week and I can now see more of a similarity with him and Finn as a baby. He is just getting more gorgeous and divine!

Simone xx