One Year!!!

WARNING - LONG UPDATE WITH LOTS OF PICTURES!!!

It has been a busy month for the Noyes Family! Cole celebrated his 1st birthday on September 20th but we celebrated with some family and friends on Saturday September 18th. Cole appeared to have a blast playing with his friends and family but was not a fan of being the center of attention (hmmm....wonder where he gets that from?). As Tom and I reflected on the day we were overwhelmed with all the family and friends who celebrated Cole but also who have helped us along the way every day as we began this journey into parenthood. We could not have done it without the love, support, advice, and encouragement from each and every one of you! We thank god for each and every one of you and the impact you have had on our lives and now on Cole's life! Thank you so much!

Some of the highlights from this past month or so:

• A visit from Grammy and Grampy Keegan from Florida who came to celebrate Cole's 1st birthday
• Cole's three new playmates - Nico Anacone, Kiernan Russo, and Laney Girard! I'm sure they will cause some trouble together
• Cole's 1st plane ride to Annapolis, MD to celebrate Andi and Kip's wedding! Cole slept the whole way on both flights (much to Mommy's delight)! Thanks to Jennifer and Marcy who willingly chose to fly with Mommy and Cole on the flight down to Baltimore so Mommy didn't have to fly alone with Cole!
• Cole took his first few steps on the day of his birthday party - his preferred method of movement though continues to be crawling
• He has turned into quite the destructor these days - opening drawers and cabinets and emptying them as well as climbing on anything and everything.
• He loves to "rough house" with his daddy and make train noises and scary/silly faces! It is adorable to watch as his face lights up when Daddy walks through the door at night!
• Not sure if this was mentioned in my last post but Cole is FINALLY sleeping through the night - only took eleven months but it has been wonderful since Mommy is now back at work.
• Last but not least - we appear to FINALLY be reflux free. We still have the occasional spit up here and there but for the most part it appears to be gone. We see the GI Dr. again on the 27th so hopefully that is the last of our visits and we can stop the medication. He is still a VERY picky eater but we are hoping that with time that will improve. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement over the last twelve months as we have tried to help Cole endure the pain and discomfort that accompanied the reflux.

Mommy with the NU crew at Andi's wedding - always a good time getting together with these ladies! A few more NU babies on the way - can't wait for their arrivals!

Kiernan Russo - she partied too hard at the wedding so she needed a snooze!

Playing with new toys with cousin Mason

Trip to the Zoo with Grammy

More excited about the cars on the cake than eating the cake - go figure!

"Please don't stare at me"

Enjoying the sandbox Daddy built

Laney Lee Girard and her Mommy!

The birthday boy!

Daddy taught Cole the touchdown sign just in time for the Buckeyes first game! Here they are watching the first game of the season together! Daddy is so proud of his little guy!

My favorite boys - they light up my days!

Until next time......