Well the title of the blog tonight pretty much sums up the day! It was a long one and we were super busy but it was great to be with Noah and Brad and not at work. We got rolling early as we had to get our donation of used clothes, books, etc out on the curb by 7AM. With the move fast approaching we have been trying to clean out as much as we can. It truly is ridiculous how much "stuff" the 3 of us have accumulated in this house in just 3 years! Today we had arranged for the Epilepsy Foundation to come and pick up a few things. We like to donate to them as many children who have had strokes also have seizures. Anyway lucky for me Brad was up early and got everything outside and managed to return with coffee and bagels before I even woke up. Have to say I do have an amazing husband! Noah came into bed with us as usual to watch Elmo and the day was off. Did a little packing in the morning and then took Noah with us furniture shopping.
I have to say if you have to take a 2 1/2 year old shopping, furniture shopping is actually not that bad. It's a contained space, enough room to run around, no carts are involved (we battle over riding in the cart all the time), and not too much trouble to get into. That being said there is a huge fountain in the middle of the Bob's furniture store in Randolph and if Noah hadn't been so tired by the time we got there it could have been an issue. Who puts a fountain in a furniture store? Anyway Noah had quite a good time running around and pointing to everything and saying "I want this one!" As we have mentioned before he is talking a ton and some of the things really make me laugh. As we were walking through one of the stores I said it was a "nice store." Noah quickly agreed and then proceeded to run around saying "This is a nice store" and when we left asked "go to another nice store?" You really have to watch what you say because he repeats everything! We managed to go to a few places and then went home for a nap. Noah took a nice long nap as he is always exhausted by the time the weekend comes and Brad and I continued with the packing.
After Noah's nap we took him down to the park because it was nice out and he has been so good with all the craziness of the move. As usual he loved it and spent most of his time on the swings. He is doing great at the park and has indenpendently started to climb the stairs, showed interest in climbing up the monkey bars, and consistently holds onto the swing with both hands. In fact if his right hand should slip off he gets upset and asks for help to fix it. It's amazing how much more awareness he has gained of his right hand and the entire right side of his body. This is very encouraging as we gear up for a month long contrainst camp (we will fill in you on that in another post!). Noah had a lot of fun on the swings as always and he kept asking me to push him higher. His new thing is to remind me that "Poppa pushes higher" to guilt me into pushing with more effort. When I don't he then says "Nanna too!" I have yet to see Nanna and Poppa push Noah on the swing but am thinking I will have to step up my game!
After the park we headed home for dinner and bedtime. Noah was extra cuddly today and actually let me snuggle with him before bed. I treasure the nights he lets me do this as lately when he wants his bed-he wants his bed! I put him down in the crib and then we had dinner. With the day being so crazy I had forgotten to eat my meal with my left hand. I fumbled my way through dinner but managed to do it keeping the streak alive. Happy to say Brad got his run in and I did my walk so we are going strong. Hope you all had a good day and will post again tomorrow!
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