Monkeys and Doorbells
A blessed Easter/Resurrection Sunday weekend to you all! Here’s some recent videos of Nojo. Enjoy!
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Big Bed!
Noah reached a big milestone this weekend: Moving into his “big boy bed!”
Daddy put the bed together on Saturday, Mommy added the sheets, blankets, and stuffed animals, and then Noah danced around his room with glee. He’s quite taken with his new sleeping quarters and loves to climb up on the bed so he can crash into his furry friends. The “choo choo” bedding is another big hit. (But beware the wrath of Noah should you decide to pull the quilt back. We’ve reached a compromise: At naptime we can fold the quilt down to the end of the bed as long as two choo-choos are still in plain site.)
So far, Noah’s only had a few naps in his new bed, and he seems to sleep just fine–once he actually settles down enough to close his eyes: We’re still working on the concept of “staying in bed when the lights are out.” I’m sure he’ll be sleeping there at night in no time. (I think Noah’s more ready to make the nighttime switch than his Mommy and Daddy are!)
Here’s the happy boy on his very own bed!
And guess who else likes to cuddle up in NoJo’s bed? Mocha, of course!
Mommy! Mommy!
Now that Noah has officially entered the ranks of two-year-olds, we seem to have entered a new phase: I’ve dubbed it the “Mommy! Mommy!” era. Can you imagine what this might be about?
It seems that after months of casual indifference, Noah has experienced a sudden and strong attachment to mommy. Of course, it’s nice to be wanted. But really: Is mommy the only sufficient person to play Little Peoples with? To read the Dinosaur book? To help brush teeth? To carry him up to bed? Is there no other human on the planet who can fulfill these tasks? The refrains of “mommy, mommy” have grown with the strength and intensity of our recent winter storms. Needless to say, I’m ready for a thaw in the weather around here!
In addition to my new title as Noah’s Parent of Preference, I’ve also taken on another new role: Manic Clicker of the South Korea Adoption Blog. We’ve finished up all our home study paperwork, and now we’re just waiting to have everything submitted to the Korean government. Unfortunately, they’ve decided not to except any new applications until they finish matching all the 2006 families, which will hopefully happen by early April. Bethany maintains a blog about all their Korea adoption news, so my new addiction is hopping over to their site in hopes of hearing that more referrals have been made.
If my math is correct, there are seven families who still need to be matched for 2006. And then (drumroll, please), our paperwork will finally be on its way to Korea! Until then, I will continue to check the Bethany blog on a daily (ahem…better make that “twice” or “thrice” daily!) basis. It works out well, actually: I can usually log on to my computer and check the blog in about the same amount of time it takes Noah to get sick of the toys I try to distract him with.
Hmm . . . what’s that I hear? “Mommy! Mommy!”