Long overdue update!

I can't believe it has been so long since we have updated. Last time we posted, the main issues we were dealing with were sleep and poop. We have now narrowed it down to one main issue of sleep, and that is actually starting to get better! Noah has slept through the night a couple of times now and is finally figuring out how to self soothe! yay!

Here's some updates on Noah:

He is now 8 months old. He can crawl, sit himself up, and pull himself up to standing. He babbles lots of sounds, most frequently "Ba" "Ma" and "Ga". We don't think he has said a first word yet, but we're pretty sure it's going to be "Mama". He has become very attached to mommy and wants to be with mommy every second.

Noah is very curious. He doesn't want to miss anything. He came into this world with his eyes wide open, and doesn't ever want to close them (see the last post on his fight against sleep). He is a very friendly baby and will give strangers and friends his biggest and best smiles. He is a HUGE flirt and loves to be the center of attention. When he is not the center of attention, he can get a little cranky. He is very easy to take out in public as he is so busy watching everything and interacting with everyone, that he forgets to be cranky. He is really very content at all times except when it's time to go to bed - he is very vocal that bedtime is something he has NO INTEREST in. When he does sleep, he likes to be cuddled. He is a great cuddler.

He is still being breastfed, which has been great for both mommy and baby. He has started eating solids and really enjoys them. Noah loves to eat and is pretty indiscriminate. That's the only other time he gets mad - when there is no more food in the baby food jar! He has been diagnosed with allerigies to milk, soy, egg, peanut, and cashew. Mommy tries to eat these food on a limited basis to build up a tolerance. We will go to the Dr. again when he turns one for more testing, but for now, he can't have anything with those ingredients. We also recently let him on the grass for the first time, and he reacted pretty strongly, so we think he is also allergic to grass. We are trying to prepare for what this might mean as best as we can and keeping our fingers crossed that he will outgrow it.

We have really enjoyed these last 8 months and can't believe how fast it has all gone! We just moved into a new place and are adjusting to the new surroundings!

And we'll try to update more often!

-Sarah, Josh, and Noah

Sleep and poop

I think the title of this post says all it needs to: there are two things my life is now consumed with; sleep and poop.

The first is sleep. I never knew that it is possible to function each day when you have no idea how much sleep you got the night before aside from "not enough". This morning I finished feeding Noah, put him in the bassinet, and he started crying. Josh then turned to me and asked "are you ready to feed him?" this then started the ongoing (every 3rd night or so) discussion of I just fed him, no you didn't, yes I did, what time is it, are we sleeping, what has happenend to my mind, discussion.

Coffee has become my friend again. I don't think I could make it through a day at work without starting it with coffee - thank you to whoever figured out the magic of coffee, because it has become my best friend. So anyway, sleep, that which we don't get enough if and why my sentences in this blog are all weird. And gramatically incorrect (sorry english teacher parents!).

The second is poop. It's another thing my life revolves around. Ever heard the term "blowout"? Enough said on that topic.

I just hope that someday I will get to sleep for more than 3 hours at a time again. My functioning is getting slower by the day.

Enjoy the pic of our adorable son. His cuteness makes it all worth it. :)

4 months old!!

Noah is over four months old and we can't believe it!  We are headed to Canada this week and can't wait for a short vacation.  As much as we enjoy Noah and being a new family, balancing work and family have been a challenge.  Sarah has been at a national conference in Seattle all week and Josh has been preparing for the busy task of recording a new Seattle band.   At his four month checkup, the Dr. loved him, and he is very healthy and doing great!

On a personal note, we will be moving again in July!  Sarah has been offered the fantastic opportunity to work in family housing and we are all so excited about it!  Josh is mostly excited because he gets a BBQ, but we are all really excited because it offers Sarah some professional development and also affords our whole family a great opportunity to get to know other families.  We can't wait!

Overall, Things are great, Noah is great, and we are tired new parents!  Enjoy some of our pics above, since we can't figure out how to get them to show up below the post!!  

Noah is growing!!

Just a quick post to let you know that we are doing great!  It's been so long since we've posted...being a parent is a busy job!!  We are loving our new life as a family of three!  Noah is growing and learning every day!  Enjoy some pics....

Baby Noah is here!! Noah Giovanni Gremer, born October 28 - 7.76 oz, 19 inches long

Sorry for the delay in posting!  One week after his due date, my water broke in my doctor's office and 27.5 hours later, baby Noah was born!  He is perfect in every way and we are loving the new addition to our family!  When I have some time I will post the birth story and other details, but for now I'll just share some pictures with you....

Officially Overdue!

Here we are at 40 weeks, 3 days.  I am on maternity leave and just waiting for this baby to come.  We've been getting lots of phone calls and well wishes - everyone keeps hoping the baby has come!  We have decided that this baby is either really lazy or we just need to learn patience.  Either way, this baby will be here soon!

Love to everyone, and hopefully the next post is the birth announcement, not another preggo belly pic!

Getting close!

Drumroll please....we are now at 38 weeks!!  The baby could come anytime, which is scary and exciting all at once!

At my 36 week appt, the cervix was starting to soften and thin, but there was no dialation yet.

At 37 weeks, I was 50% efffaced and 1 cm dialated.  the dr. said she was very happy I had made progress and that all the work my body does now is just less work I have to do during labor.

Thursday Josh and I noticed I could breathe and the baby is finally out of my ribs!  You know what that means, the baby has dropped and is now in position (happily it's the right position, the head is down).

Monday we will go for our 38 week appt.  and see if we have made any more progress.  It could happen any time now....we're so excited.

It's so cool to get these reports and watch my body do what it is supposed to do.  This really is a miracle and as odd as it is to go through it, it just feels so completely natural and right.  

We are so excited to meet baby Gremer and can't believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by!  Hopefully the next post will be the one post Josh does on his own announcing our newest bundle of joy!

Love to all,

Sarah and Josh