September is almost over????

So...September is about over!  It flew by!  We have been adjusting back to school, football, and life!  We have our cousin living with us (Jordan or JJ as Noah calls him) and it has been great.  He is super good with Noah and with Scott coaching...it is nice to have another person around.  If you know me well...you know I hate being by myself (I even hate going to the bathroom by myself in public)...so having another person around is great!  Scott is coaching 7th grade and helping with varsity...it is going well.  It has been a tough month for teachers in the DNH district as they lost a student on 9/11.  What a life changing day 10 years ago...I was a freshmen in Noehren Hall...I don't think I will ever forget.  We started out the morning by planting a flag on UNI's campus and then heading to church.  After church, Scott got the message that a brother of one of his students was killed in an ATV accident.  The mom is a teacher at school and everyone in town knew them.  Say what you want about small towns...but in these situations, EVERYONE pulls together and supports.  We love Cedar Falls and the schools are great...but I know I want my kids to be in a small school to have the support system.  Needless to say, I was blown away by how people helped.  It really rattled Scott...it was a long week.  9/11 has taught us many lessons, but even more now, I hold Noah tight and while my house might be messy...playing in the yard or reading a book is more important.  I am a huge control person and this contributes to my anxiety issues...so I will take control of any moment I can and play, snuggle and kiss my family.

 Noah has been quiet the hoot!  He is a TALKING machine!  Everyday he works on new sentences and strings things together.  We have been doing lots of puzzles, play dough and painting!  He has also discovered a bigger love for football...and I mean he likes to tackle!  Noah learned that this weekend with Nana and Papa Connolly!  Today was a great Sunday as we played in the yard...catching and throwing the football:)  Panther football has begun and our first game will be homecoming!  We are excited.  Life is great and we are enjoying the fall weather:)  Pictures next time!

A week of (interesting) firsts...

SO...on Tuesday night as I was stripping Noah down for his bath...a rash.  All...over!  I was supposed to go back to work for an SAA training, but Scott was going to be late getting home and then boom...a rash (thanks for Paul for covering!!!).  The rash was tiney little dots everywhere and he had a super low fever (like 99...) and Nurse on call suggested we go b/c it could be strep throat.  My dad came in the next morning while I went to work and tried to get an appointment.  THERE WAS NOTHING!!!!!!!!!  Nothing for the rest of the week...so we had to go to Urgent Care.  After a 2 hour wait and a super red throat...the doctor decided to treat it as strep throat.  I stayed home with Noah on Thursday because he couldn't go to day care yet until he had his prescription in him for 24 hours. 

On Friday...I was back to work and my dad had Noah again.  My mom and I stayed home for the football game (super rainy) and headed to Target.  We were there no more than 10 minutes...and Noah threw up...everywhere!  A super nice mom grabbed a bag and then a pack of wet ones for us.  What a nice mom!  The poor Target kid who came first put his hand over his mouth and said, "I can't handle that...gross..." and turned away!  Hahahaha!  At this point my mom and I were hold puke in our hands!  Super gross...we were able to strip him down into his diaper and carried him out.  We went straight to the tub and had some toast...and again threw up!  No more food after that. 

Our weekend was great...Saturday morning consisted of breakfast with Nana and Papa Connolly!  Then a a great nap and then the UNI vs. ISU game at our neighbors:)  While UNI lost...it was still fun and all of the kiddos had a hoot!  Sunday we went to my dad's family's house.  My dad has some interesting family and now we only get together once a year anymore (kind of sad...)...so it was good to see everyone!  My aunt Patti is one of my favorite Aunts and she is a GREAT cook!  Noah had a blast playing with the kids.  We also went mini golfing and jumping on a fun pillow!  Pics posted next time.

Monday night (the other first)...Noah and I made a quick trip to HyVee.  He rode in the car cart and as I am picking him out of the cart at check-out...I found he had taken a pack of rolos!  He stole it!!!!!!!!  I had to turn around and pay for it b/c he had already started unrolling them and eating them. 

The crazy  week of back into the swing is back.  Planned suppers and rushing around!  We did have our first Kindermusik...went well!