I want to thank everyone in my family who pitched in the past couple of weeks to take care of the Biscuit (Noah). We never could have felt comfortable the past 2+ weeks if Noah was with anyone other than his family. It made the nights without him bearable knowing the people caring for him loved him as much as anyone in this world. The proof was that you were all sad to see him come back home. I really don't know what we would have done without your support and loving care. If you had not stepped to the plate then Granda and Pops would have and then they wouldn't have been there to offer the support for both Jenna and myself. Geez, come to think of it I don't know how we would have survived this without them too. I owe you guys a huge debt of gratitude as well. I've gotten slightly off topic but please know that Jenna and I are the luckiest people in the world to have a family strong in both support and love.
Now back to the topic. I didn't think Noah would change much in 2 weeks but apparently I don't know much. Jenna thinks he's taller but I can't tell. What I can tell is the 4 top teeth that shine when he smiles. The coordination when he runs now is much more fluid and graceful...graceful may be overstating things a tad. He can open a flip phone now. He says 'oggie' for the dogs. He says 'Daaaeee' much more pronounced. He knows his ears and his toes (to go along with the belly, nose, and eyes we taught him). And most of all his fits have now grown from 4's on the richter scale to a full 8. Thankfully we don't live in California. My favorite fit by far was when he wanted the phone and I said 'No.' He started to wail. Then he walked in the other room looking for Jenna. The door to the room was shut so he stopped crying and walked back to me in the living room. Only I wasn't there. I had migrated to the kitchen. He looked around, saw me, walked to the kitchen, and then when I made eye contact with him...he started to cry again. Of course, I relented and picked him up because it was too funny.
Both Magga and Mamaw have had a bad habit the past 2 weeks of laying down with Noah for both naps and when he woke up in the night. I really expected to have a hard time getting him down tonight after 2 weeks of sleeping with grandmother's but after he calmed down he fell asleep in my arms in his chair. I put him down and he didn't budge. Now I can't promise he won't wake up at 2AM screaming but so far so good.
Now back to the topic. I didn't think Noah would change much in 2 weeks but apparently I don't know much. Jenna thinks he's taller but I can't tell. What I can tell is the 4 top teeth that shine when he smiles. The coordination when he runs now is much more fluid and graceful...graceful may be overstating things a tad. He can open a flip phone now. He says 'oggie' for the dogs. He says 'Daaaeee' much more pronounced. He knows his ears and his toes (to go along with the belly, nose, and eyes we taught him). And most of all his fits have now grown from 4's on the richter scale to a full 8. Thankfully we don't live in California. My favorite fit by far was when he wanted the phone and I said 'No.' He started to wail. Then he walked in the other room looking for Jenna. The door to the room was shut so he stopped crying and walked back to me in the living room. Only I wasn't there. I had migrated to the kitchen. He looked around, saw me, walked to the kitchen, and then when I made eye contact with him...he started to cry again. Of course, I relented and picked him up because it was too funny.
Both Magga and Mamaw have had a bad habit the past 2 weeks of laying down with Noah for both naps and when he woke up in the night. I really expected to have a hard time getting him down tonight after 2 weeks of sleeping with grandmother's but after he calmed down he fell asleep in my arms in his chair. I put him down and he didn't budge. Now I can't promise he won't wake up at 2AM screaming but so far so good.
