Cousins!!

My cousins, Tori and Jordyn, and my Aunt Jackie came all the way from Germany to visit me on the farm this week. We had SOOOO much fun. I got to show Tori and Jordyn the cows and the horses, we played in the water hose, dug in the dirt, played with my tractors and LAUGHED. I really liked having Jordyn around - she is only 2 weeks older than I am and we are the same size. I like playing with people my own size. Cousin Tori was great too - she sprayed us with water, rode us around in the wagon and helped us play all afternoon. Here are some pictures of our exciting afternoon.

Jordyn and I playing in the dirt near the tractor. She likes dirt as much as me!

Coloring on the porch. We liked the stickers best!

I got a free shampoo from Shiloh - I liked his shampoo better than mama's - mama uses soap!

I showed Jordyn how to feed the horses hay. Jordyn like the horses but she liked the cows best!

The Great Ones Visit

My great Mema and Papa (aka, the Great Ones) came to visit this week. Great Mema brought me a trash truck. I have played with it every day and every day I tell mama over and over again what is in the back of the truck "mama, trash truck - bat, trash, pizza, box, uh-oh it broke - I fix it" I like to say it over and over again to make sure mama hears me!

Here is Lucy with mama, Dandah (Mama's Mama) and Mema (Dandah's Mama). Lucy has no chance but to have a streak of independence with a line of women like this.

Papa's House

People are always guessing who Lucy looks like - I think Lucy looks a little like Papa - especially in the neck/chin area.

Lucy and I are having a great time at Papa's house. I LOVE playing with Papa - he makes me and Lucy smile alot. I also like playing outside, feeding the goats, watering the plants and playing in the rocks with my tractors. If you don't know by now - I LOVE TRACTORS! I also like to "Go Walmarts with Papa?" (Mama says I am a true country boy in the making)

Several other phrases now that I'm talking up a storm -

"Boots on, go outside?","my shoe hurts me", "I need help", "watch monster trucks mama?", "Night-night baby cows (pronounced cows with a 't' instead of 'c') night-night box; night-night shoes; night-night ....."

I am talking so much more and mama likes to help me learn - One recent conversations with mama went like this (I think she smelled something before she even asked)

Mama: "Buddy, do you need your diaper changed?"

Samuel: blank stare

Mama: "Buddy, do you need your diaper changed?"

Samuel: "I go outside?"

Mama: "Samuel, use your words - say "Yes" or "No".

Samuel: "yes or no, Mama"

and one more conversation one night a little later than usual-

Mama: "Guess what time it is (with a relieved look on her face)?"

Samuel: "I go Walmarts with Papa?"

Mama: "No, but maybe tomorrow (with a smile on her face)"

Samuel: "I go church? I wanna see baby cows."

Mama: "No, buddy it's time for a bath and bed."

Samuel: "I NEED tractors"

Mama: "Go get your tractors and hop in the tub"

Samuel: "I hop, mama, I hop"

updates

Here is little Lucy at 6 weeks old. She still doesn't do much but she does wave her arms around. This weekend she started smiling and I think I'm going to like having her interact with me.

She's 1 month old

Today my little sister is 1 month old - boy, time goes by fast. OOhhhhhh!!! AAAAhhhhhhhh!!! She loves to make this face
She can even look at her nose with both eyes!
And for comparison - here I am at 1 month old, August 2005

Little "dear" in the headlights

Most of the pictures we have of Lucy are when she is asleep. Here are a few during her awake time this week - she looks a little surprised by the camera with this "deer in the headlights look".
showing off her dance moves
profile shot
here's me again - this is a better one for grandma to print off!

Tractors

I love trucks and tractors - "tractors" and "trucks" were two of the first words I ever said (even before I said mama) Here are my latest tractor friends. Each tractor has a different name and mama is doing quite well keeping up with them - "Mit-ser" or Mixer, "Truck", "Ba-doser" or bulldozer and Tractor.Mama was curious when Lucy was born if I would take to dolls and want to be parental for a while (she heard that wasn't uncommon for big brothers) but I've never really been too interested in dolls or stuffed animals and it remains true for now. BUT I have become attached to these tractors and take them everywhere (oh, don't you like my boots? I put them on all by myself this day before mama even knew it)
I take them for walks in my bucket and like to dump them out and pick them up making for extra long walks...
They eat lunch with me - mama had to clean the apple sauce off of Mixer the other day because he was a messy eater...

We play in the leaves and the dirt - and boy do we get dirty. I especially like when we get to play in the mud and the water hose. Of course, after we get so dirty mama has to give us all a bath before she puts us all to bed. The tractors aren't so good at being still at night so I put them on the table next to my crib so that I can see them and get to them first thing in the morning when I wake up - I love my tractors.
Mama and Lucy go with me on my adventures outside. Lucy doesn't seem so interested yet (here she is yawning)- she just doesn't know what she is missing!

Lucy's long days

So far I haven't been able to convince Lucy to play tractors with me but she seems to be surviving each day without them - how does she do it?

Even though mama isn't into ruffles for herself - she seemed to get pretty excited about these ruffles.

Lucy enjoys baths like me - here is her first bath.

After a long day of sleeping and eating she was at it again - more sleeping.

Grandma and Baba were here!

I sure do miss having Grandma and Baba around. I can't wait to visit them in Florida soon.

My Baby Sister

We caught Lucy with her eyes open several times in the past few days. She likes to sleep - mama calls her sleeping beauty!

I have decided I'm going to keep her - I was considering the refund option on Lucy for the first few days but now I kind of like having her around. She doesn't cry much, she sleeps alot and mama can still play with me when she is around. I get to hold Lucy sometimes and I like to pretend to go "night-night" when she is asleep.

It's been a little chilly around here the last week and I haven't been able to get outside and play a whole lot - this shot captures the spirit of the last few days!

Look at those lashes! I'm not sure what color Lucy's hair is going to be but I hope she gets these lashes.

Drumroll please ....

Here she is! Introducing my new baby sister Lucy Hope Noonan. She was born on March 28 at 3:42 in the afternoon in Atlanta, GA. She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. I think she is beautiful. Here are some pictures of her and our family.

Here is a picture of me when I was born on July 16, 2005. I was long and lanky and weighed only 6 lbs 8 oz.Here is Miss Lucy on the day she got home from the hospital. She likes to snooze so it might be a while before you get to see her eyes.

Here is another picutre of her snoozing. Look at those cheeks!

Here is our first family photo the day we all got home from the hospital. The redheads.

This is when I first got to see the "baby". I like her name and mostly call her oo-cy - I'll work on saying the "L" later. I wasn't so excited to see her in the hospital because I wasn't sure what they had done to my mama but I really warmed up to her once we got home and mama could give me hugs.

I'll keep you updated as my little sister grows. I can't wait to play with her outside - that might be a while!

Change is coming!

I decided that I would go ahead and change my blog title to something more appropriate and accommodating to my new sibling. Mama says I have no idea how my life is going to change but I want to get off to the right start by sharing my blog. Of course, it will still be my blog but I will share face time with the other red head I have yet to meet.

Mama, Daddy and I are still patiently waiting - well, mama may be waiting but I'm not sure she is so patient. We'll let you know when the little Noonan arrives and I'll be the first to let you know all the details - you know, the important ones like - does she like Clifford?, can he distinguish a tractor from a car?, can she moo like a cow? or can he eat cheerios with both hands? If this baby doesn't know these things then I have a lot of work ahead of me as a big brother.

I'm a cutie!

"They're gonna put me in the movies!"
If I put this on my head will I turn into a lego?
Intently I stack and stack but it always falls. I like to play and seem to have an intense focus at times.

My Friend Anjuli

I like to give Anjuli hugs and she pats my head. I call her Juju and she calls me Namuel.
We like to play with blocks
AND love to have mama or Mrs. Ruth read to us!
Snack time is one of my favorite times of the day - especially when we get to have crackers.

We are staying with Anjuli's family while mama is on bed rest. Mrs. Ruth takes care of us and I get to play all day. It is so much fun.

We're still waiting

I realized I haven't shown you pictures of my mama and my new baby sister (or brother). Here I am with mama today. It was a beautiful day in Atlanta and we had to shed the sweaters after the picture because it was too hot. Mama is getting tired of being on bed rest and I'm ready to have her up and moving so that I can play with her! She only has 5 more weeks. I'll write more soon and let you know about my new friend Anjuli. We are staying at her house while mama is on bed rest.