Noah is 18 months old

I'm not sure how this is possible but my adorable baby boy is now 18 months old (and looking more like a little boy than a baby boy)! Noah is growing and growing. He is such a snuggly happy boy. I'm behind on my posts and have really been needing to post all the wonderful things he is up to these days. He and Joshua get along famously. Noah is trying so hard to emulate his big brother and Joshua likes this - most of the time. Now since I'm a numbers kind of girl who likes statistics I'll post the details from his 18mo check up and then get into all the fun facts about Noah.
Height = 33.5in ~ 80th percentile
Weight = 25lbs 13oz ~ 50th percentile

As you can see Noah is tracking to be a tall fellow. Matt and I politely like to remind Joshua of this when he's sitting on his brother "You know Joshua, you'll always be the older brother but you might not be the bigger brother so maybe you can play nicer with Noah..." The checkup went great. The funniest part was that during the checkup Noah was very busy and kept looking through a few books in the exam room. Every time Noah saw an animal with teeth he growled at it - and Noah has an excellent growl. The dr was talking to me and then stopped mid-sentince to ask "Um, is he growling?" He thought it was funny that - according to Noah - spiders and sharks both growl. Noah is still not much of a talker but he does have an understanding of words and uses a lot of gesturing to get his point across. He is doing great. Here are some fun facts about Noah:

1. Noah is an excellent sleeper. I sing him his bedtime song, we say our prayers, then I lay him in his crib and he goes to sleep - no tears or complaining.  He crosses his ankles, puts his booty in the air, and snuggles a lovey - usually his Mickey Mouse.
2. Noah's bedtime song is an adaptation from a Sandra Boyton book. It goes like this "Noah Chatham of mine. Everything about you is especially fine. I love what you are, I love what you do. Ohhh Noah Chatham I love you!"
3. Noah loves Elmo. For a long time he called him "Melmo" which we thought was adorable but a few days ago he changed it to Elmo.
4. The one part about Noah that gets the most compliments are his eyes. I frequently hear "He has the biggest brown eyes I've ever seen! They're beautiful." And I tend to agree. :)
5. Noah attends Miss Kathy's Pre-K and is in the one-year old room taught by Miss Cheryl. Noah loves Miss Cheryl and she loves him too.
6. Noah is quite the popular boy at school. His classmates love calling him "No-WAH" probably because he likes walking around saying his name like that too, something he just started doing. To make a cheers reference, he's like Norm when Norm entered the bar.
7. Noah is a great eater. He'll eat just about anything. If only Joshua would take after him in this area.
8. Speaking of eating, Noah loves eating at the child's table with Joshua. He'll make his prayer hands when Joshua blesses the food mouthing the words like he's thinking about joining in.
9. Noah still does not have much hair on top, though the back is filling in nicely. His hair is a light blonde.
10. Noah likes naming his body parts. He really likes poking you in the eye while saying "Eyes." His other favorite is to raise his shirt and pat his belly finding his "bebo."
11. Noah also likes to raise his shirt and pat his belly after he's eaten - a trick I like to say he picked up from his daddy!
12. Noah loves to follow Joshua around and do everything his brother does. He wants to play with the same toys, knock down brother's block towers, drink from brother's sippy cup, etc.
13. Joshua and Noah really do get along well. They talk in the car, sit next to each other on the couch or chair, and double team daddy when they are in "hop on pop" mode. It's very sweet to watch.
14. Noah loves when you sing to him. He really likes Itsy Bitsy Spider, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, and the Elmo theme song. He sings along with me sometimes. It's super sweet.
15. Noah loves dancing. His style is mostly to sway side to side but he has the biggest smile on his face while he's doing it!

I could go on and on. Noah is such a blessing and Matt and I are so glad to be raising this precious little boy. Joshua, my 3 1/2 year old going on 5 (if you ask him) is such an inquisitive boy and helpful big brother. We are all going to have so much fun as our boys continue to grow. Happy half birthday Noah!