5 months . . .

You turned a wopping 5 months on Monday! Today I took you to your well-check appointment with Dr. Yelton.
You now weigh 15lbs 6oz and are 27 1/2" long! You are getting so big!
Dr. Yelton enjoyed seeing you again and you coo'd and made lots of sweet sounds for him. When he was checking you, you giggled at him. He is such a good Dr. and we are thankful for him!
You did get 4 shots today - you didn't even cry for a minute though, but they did make you feel bad the rest of the day.

Another good thing happened this week. At your 2 month well-check appointment Dr. Yelton was concerned with your muscle stiffness and your feet. He mentioned Cerebral Palsy and that we would just keep an eye on your development. In the meantime, thanks to a sweet friend, I was able to get in touch with the lady that is over the Pediatric PT. She put me in touch with Babynet and after weeks of phone calls and trying to get an appt. for you to be assessed, I finally got on the list! I was thrilled!

I talked with your birthmom on Christmas Eve and then the week after New Years. I told her all the new things you are doing and told her how much you are changing and growing. She said that you are going to be a big boy. She described your birthfather as "a large guy with broad shoulders." I told her you don't miss a meal and enjoy your bottle and cereal. She said you get that from her.
I told her you love to kick your feet and when you are doing tummy time you move your feet constantly and end up off the blanket. She said when she was pregnant with you that you were a wiggly baby and sometimes kept her up at night you moved so much.

Happy 1st Christmas and New Year Noah!!!

You opened your first pair of Christmas jammies (with Daddy's help of course) and enjoyed your first stocking and pile of presents! You play with your carseat toy and you smile at your Sing-a-ma-jig everytime we play him for you! Your big gift was a bullseye pony that you ride on and he makes noises . . . so cute!
It was a special Christmas for us because you were added to our family just 4 1/2 months ago. Your brothers and sisters love you to pieces and so do your Daddy and I! You are a special part of our family.

After opening up presents Christmas morning we went down to spend the rest of Christmas day at Nee Nee and Pa Pa's house where you opened another pile of presents- clothes, cars, balls etc! What a big day!!! Your little eyes were bright and you were as happy as you always are!

You also got to experience your first snow on Christmas day, which is a rare thing!

2 days later we packed the van again and made our way to Pittsburgh to spent 4 days with your Grandparents, cousins and aunts and uncles. Greatgrandma Yacoviello enjoyed seeing you again- she had been asking about you since we were up for your birth . .. she remembered you!!! I thought that was precious!

We are spending our first day back home resting, recooperating and finding places for all these gifts!

We love you Noah and Happy 1st Christmas and New Year!!!!