I Love You, Stinky Face

I Love You, Stinky Face is one of my favorite books to read to Noah. It is seriously the cutest book ever written.

Ever heard of it? I hadn't until one of my co workers in Amarillo gave it to me before Noah was born.

The story goes...

Mama said, "I love you, my wonderful child." But I had a question.

Mama, what if I were a

Would you still love me then?

"If you were a big, scary ape, I would make your birthday cake out of bananas, and I would tell you, 'I love you, my big scary ape.'"

But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were a

and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?

"Then I'd plunk you in a bubble bath! But if you still smelled stinky, I wouldn't mind. I'd whisper in your ear, 'I love you, Stinky Face.'"

But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were an

with big, sharp teeth?

"I'd buy you a bigger toothbrush! And if your throat hurt, I'd look inside your huge mouth. I'd tell you, 'I love you, my dangerous alligator.'"

But, Mama, what if I were a terrible

"Then I'd make you a mountain of hamburgers to eat! I'd say, 'I love you, my sweet, terrible dinosaur!'"

But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were a

with slimy, smelly seaweed hanging from my body?

"Then I would live by the swamp and take care of you always. I'd tell you, 'I love you, my slimy swamp monster!'"

But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were a

from Mars, and I ate bugs instead of peanut butter?

"Then I would fill your lunch box with spiders and ants and the tastiest bugs you ever had! And I'd pack a note with all the bugs that said, 'I love you, little greenie. Bon appetit!'"

But, Mama, but, Mama, what if I were a

"Then I would look right into your one eye and say, 'I love you,' and I would sing to you until your one droopy eyelid finally closed and you fell fast asleep."

I love you, Mama.

"And I love you, my wonderful child."

P.S. You can buy the book here.

Noah's Halloween Costume

It's hard to believe Noah was 9 weeks old at this time last year. We dressed him up as a chili pepper for Halloween, and after a little searching, I found this:

Awww, melt my heart!! How do they grow up so fast? He was so itty-bitty.

Well this year our little Noah is dressing up as...

Mickey Mouse!



I love his little tail. Haha.

When we were at the mall the other day, we went into the Disney Store to look around. The first thing we noticed when we walked in the store was the Mickey costume, so of course we had to put the ears on Noah. And as soon as we did, it was a done deal. How cute is he?!

So did you guess right?

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This is a little random, but I'm sure you have all heard of the children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, right? I love that book. It was one of my favorite books growing up. And did you hear? They are coming out with a movie of the book tomorrow, and I cannot wait to see it! I'm so excited. I need a date night, so I can drag Josh along with me to see it. Haha. Any volunteers to babysit? Click here if you haven't seen the trailer for the movie. It looks so good.

Project Big Boy: Day 3 & Walking Like a Senior Citizen

I think I would be safe to say Project Big Boy has been successful so far. I say so far because I don't think we are there yet. Noah has been doing so well with the weaning process. We didn't hear one peep from him last night; he slept straight through. It was difficult getting up with him at 7:30 am, but it's okay. I loved waking up with my little guy and spending some good quality time with him. We ate breakfast together, shot some hoops with his little basketball goal (thanks Nana & Roger!), read a couple of books, and watched a Baby Einstein. By that time, it was time for a nap and Noah went right to sleep without any problem--he was asleep within five minutes. Everything has gone so smoothly, well, until tonight. Noah cried for about 30 minutes before he went to sleep. It is so hard to listen to him cry and not be able to do anything to soothe him. But we have come a long way, and I honestly believe we are getting closer and closer to having him weaned. Thank you again for your prayers. We really appreciate them so much.

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Noah got a walker for his birthday from his great-grandmother, Gigi, and boy does he love it. If only he had more room to walk around with it I think he would use it all the time. And when he uses it to walk around, it is the. cutest. thing. ever.

About a month before Noah's birthday, I was talking on the phone with Gigi, and before we got off, Gigi asked me what she could get Noah for his birthday. I immediately thought of a walker. She asked me to send her an email of one, so I did a little searching and sent her a link to a walker I found on the Babies R Us website. And it was so funny because before we got off the phone, Gigi said to me, "Now, don't you let anyone else get this for him." It was sweet because she was so excited to get the walker for him.

Anyway, I wanted to post a picture and video of Noah and his walker. I think I could watch this video hundreds of times and never get tired of it.

Ah! Love it. Off to catch up on Survivor with Josh. Goodnight!