The Little Bean is Growing!

Wow - 3 months already! Some days it seems like such a short time since Judah arrived, but other days we just can't believe it's already been 3 months. He is growing so fast and learning so many new things.


We are really enjoying being parents. It's an adventure, that's for sure! You never know what to expect... another super poopy diaper, or a new sound? That he's grown out of another outfit, or that he likes it when you whistle "la cucaracha"! haha No, I'm not kidding... we will do anything to see that adorable smile!


We have been so busy lately - taking care of Judah, working and also being out and about. We just recently went to a Cardinals baseball game with a number of people that I work with. We even got to sit in a party box, which include free food and drink. They have indoor and outdoor seating. Last weekend we went to the Packers/Rams game with some friends which was very fun! Unfortunately I didn't have any Packers gear to wear... I will have to put that on my Christmas list! But our friends did bring Judah a cheesehead! Judah didn't go to the game with us though. Noah's parents came down and watched him for us, which was so nice of them.


Work has been going well for both of us. Noah will be going to Texas for a wind tunnel test October 27 - November 6th. But his boss will allow him to come home for the weekend, so Noah will get to be home for Judah's first Halloween! He will either be a pumpkin or a lion this year, depending on which costume fits him :)


My work is busy as usual. My manager hired my replacement this week, but the catch is that I need to help her boss (which is one of our agents) find a replacement for her before she can start. After she starts though, I will be training her for about a week, and then I will be done, and officially a stay-at-home mommy, which I'm very much looking forward to. I will miss all of the wonderful people I work with, but I'm blessed to be able to stay home and watch our sweet little boy grow up (at least for a while).

So... I know now why many of you laughed a little bit when I told you we were going to have Judah suck on his pacifier and not his thumb. Ha! Judah decided to learn how to suck his thumb anyway, and I have to admit it turned out to be ok so far. Since he's teething, the thumb and fingers work much better than a pacifier, especially in the middle of the night! Yes, he is addicted to his little thumb. I'm surprised it's still on his hand!

Judah has grown a lot since many of you saw him. He is rolling onto his side from his back already, and he laughed for the first time last week! We actually caught it on video... I couldn't upload it here, but if you go to my Facebook page you can see it there.



He also plays with his hands a lot, reaches out for toys now and is hanging onto toys and pulling them towards his mouth. Judah has been pretty good about sleeping - his bedtime is now 7pm instead of 8pm. He was getting very overstimulated and overtired, and it was getting very difficult to put him to bed, so we tried putting him to bed earlier and it worked wonderfully. He is still waking up once a night, which is fine. We are hoping he'll start sleeping through the night soon :) He gave us a little taste of that by sleeping 11 hours straight Sunday night! We kept checking on him to see if he was still alive in there, and yep... he just must have been really tired or something!


Here are some pictures...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2033028&id=1075628199&l=8ee27815ce


We hope everyone is doing well, and hope to see you soon! We will be in Wisconsin for Thanksgiving this year, and Springfield for Christmas... then Wisconsin again for Angie's wedding at New Year's.


Love,

Noah, Krista & Judah