Monday, Noah and Mom visited Noah's daycare for three hours during the afternoon. Noah enjoyed watching the other kids play and tot around for a little while, but he spent most of his time at daycare sleeping. Mom had a nice time chatting with Noah's teachers and watching the other kids. Mom's still getting used to the whole process for daycare. Unfortunately, she forgot to check him in and out properly on Monday. Better luck Tuesday.
Tuesday, Mom spent an hour with Noah at daycare in the morning and then left to run errands before her first day back to work. She thought about him and worried all day while she was away. It's was very hard to leave Noah in the morning because he was happy until Mom was just about out the door and then he started to cry one of his panic cries. I fought the urge to go running back an comfort him and I let his teacher know that I was still going to try to sneak away. His teachers are very capable and surely Noah was comforted by one of them soon after Mom was gone.
Wednesday was Noah's first full day at daycare... and he slept through most of it. This made for a difficult night for Mom and Dad at home because he awoke ever hour throughout the night. Noah did stay awake long enough to notice his new friends and catch a cold.
Thursday was a good day for Noah. Though he was very tired, his teachers tried to keep him up as much as possible in the hopes that he would sleep better for Mom and Dad Thursday night. But to no avail... Noah awoke every two hours throughout the night.
Friday, Noah was a happy camper at daycare and Mom was a Zombie at work. With blurry eyes, Mom made it through the day while Noah played and chatted with his new friends. Noah had his first buggy ride in the quadruple buggy. I snapped a cute photo of him. Unfortunately, we had a little snafu with the camera and the photo was lost. I'll have to take another one next time I catch him in the buggy.
Overall daycare was much easier for Noah than Mom. Fortunately, Noah is attending daycare at Bright Horizons in Medtronic so Mom is able to visit him everyday during lunch or a break. It has been nice to be able to have that extra time to connect with Noah and nurse him if he hasn't eaten recently.
Noah loves his teachers and enjoys watching the older infants crawl and tot around the room. His teachers read books and sing songs and play with the little ones all day long. We appreciate them very much already because we know they are taking very good care of our precious little one.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
More Noah Firsts
2/9/09 Consistently sucks his thumb to soothe himself
2/10/09 Stands holding his own weight when held with feet on the floor
2/12/09 Consistently smiling and cooing when mommy smiles
2/13/09 Slept in his crib in his own room for the first night
2/14/09 Grandma Barb swears Noah said "Hi" to her when she wasn't paying attention to him. When she turned to face him, he was smiling at her. (Mom and Dad have determined this is the "Hi" sound he makes when he breathes a certain way.
2/18/09 Possible first laugh while awake, but it didn't seem to be in response to anything
2/20/09 Has mastered tummy time on the physio-ball, but still hates tummy time on the floor
2/21/09 Grabs a toy and picks it up
2/22/09 Grabs a toy and tries to put it in his mouth
2/22/09 First social laugh - Mommy was bounding him and Noah began laughing. (Check out the video on the next post.)
2/10/09 Stands holding his own weight when held with feet on the floor
2/12/09 Consistently smiling and cooing when mommy smiles
2/13/09 Slept in his crib in his own room for the first night
2/14/09 Grandma Barb swears Noah said "Hi" to her when she wasn't paying attention to him. When she turned to face him, he was smiling at her. (Mom and Dad have determined this is the "Hi" sound he makes when he breathes a certain way.
2/18/09 Possible first laugh while awake, but it didn't seem to be in response to anything
2/20/09 Has mastered tummy time on the physio-ball, but still hates tummy time on the floor
2/21/09 Grabs a toy and picks it up
2/22/09 Grabs a toy and tries to put it in his mouth
2/22/09 First social laugh - Mommy was bounding him and Noah began laughing. (Check out the video on the next post.)
Places to Go and People to See
Noah has been a busy little guy the last few weeks. He's been spending a lot of time hanging out with Mommy at all sorts of places.
In the last few weeks, Noah and Mommy have run errands at Target, the grocery store, Babies R Us, and the mall. Noah and Mommy have also made a few trips to the Minnesota Zoo, they visited the Como Park Conservatory with the family, they made their first stop at Caribou Coffee, and visited Noah's future daycare.
Fairy Godmother Ann
Noah enjoyed meeting his Fairy Godmother Ann at the end of January. Jen's Godmother Ann and her mom (Barb) decided quite some time ago that instead of bestowing the title of Grand-Godmother (because it's such a mouthful) we would refer to Ann as Noah's Fairy Godmother. By default that makes Ann's hubby Noah's Fairy Godfather... No word yet on what he thinks of his new title. While Ann was in town, we took Noah to both the Minnesota Zoo and to the Como Park Conservatory. Noah had a great time meeting his Fairy Godmother and showing her around town.
Caribou Coffee Buzz
Noah enjoyed his first trip to Caribou Coffee with Mommy and Grandma Barb. While Noah didn't get his own coffee drink, he did enjoy the smell of the coffee house and he enjoyed Mommy's (decaf) coffee drink about four hours later.
Visiting Great Grandma Catherine
Noah saw his Great Grandma Catherine a couple of times recently. Everyone agrees that Noah looks very much like his Grandpa Steve when he was a baby. After looking at the photos of Grandpa Steve on Great Grandma's wall, it's clear that the two must be related. Great Grandma Catherine also says that Noah looks and acts a lot like his Grandpa. It's neat to see the resemblance and it's fun for Great Grandma Catherine to reminisce.
Bright Horizons Daycare at Mommy's Work
On Tuesday, Mommy, Daddy and Noah visited Noah's new daycare. They toured the daycare center and met his teachers. The center has many fun toys and opportunities for Noah and we're sure he will enjoy it. Although Mommy isn't ready to leave Noah to go back to work, it's reassuring to know that he will be in such a great place. Noah enjoyed looking around and watching all of the other babies in his class. Eric pointed out that Noah will have plenty of opportunity to socialize with the ladies as there are many girls in his class.
In the last few weeks, Noah and Mommy have run errands at Target, the grocery store, Babies R Us, and the mall. Noah and Mommy have also made a few trips to the Minnesota Zoo, they visited the Como Park Conservatory with the family, they made their first stop at Caribou Coffee, and visited Noah's future daycare.
Fairy Godmother Ann
Noah enjoyed meeting his Fairy Godmother Ann at the end of January. Jen's Godmother Ann and her mom (Barb) decided quite some time ago that instead of bestowing the title of Grand-Godmother (because it's such a mouthful) we would refer to Ann as Noah's Fairy Godmother. By default that makes Ann's hubby Noah's Fairy Godfather... No word yet on what he thinks of his new title. While Ann was in town, we took Noah to both the Minnesota Zoo and to the Como Park Conservatory. Noah had a great time meeting his Fairy Godmother and showing her around town.
Caribou Coffee Buzz
Noah enjoyed his first trip to Caribou Coffee with Mommy and Grandma Barb. While Noah didn't get his own coffee drink, he did enjoy the smell of the coffee house and he enjoyed Mommy's (decaf) coffee drink about four hours later.
Visiting Great Grandma Catherine
Noah saw his Great Grandma Catherine a couple of times recently. Everyone agrees that Noah looks very much like his Grandpa Steve when he was a baby. After looking at the photos of Grandpa Steve on Great Grandma's wall, it's clear that the two must be related. Great Grandma Catherine also says that Noah looks and acts a lot like his Grandpa. It's neat to see the resemblance and it's fun for Great Grandma Catherine to reminisce.
Bright Horizons Daycare at Mommy's Work
On Tuesday, Mommy, Daddy and Noah visited Noah's new daycare. They toured the daycare center and met his teachers. The center has many fun toys and opportunities for Noah and we're sure he will enjoy it. Although Mommy isn't ready to leave Noah to go back to work, it's reassuring to know that he will be in such a great place. Noah enjoyed looking around and watching all of the other babies in his class. Eric pointed out that Noah will have plenty of opportunity to socialize with the ladies as there are many girls in his class.
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