3 months old in size 3 diapers

Noah turned 3 months old today and coincidentally he started on size 3 diapers today as well. This is actually not the first time he has been in size 3. When he was at Children's Hospital they put him in size 3 when he had all his water weight still on him. I am very happy to see him in size 3 diapers for the right reasons now.

Now that Noah is fully recovered, every day is like a little celebration. Every time we have the privilege of taking him to church on Sundays or visiting my parents on the weekend is like a victory lap. Last weekend Brandon and I had friends over for St. Patrick's Day and it was the most fun Brandon and I have had in months. There were times in the hospital when I never thought I would be able to laugh again, but now I laugh all the more heartily. I am thankful for my friends who have been so kind to us in our heartache. I am thankful for my husband who I love more than I thought I was capable. I am more thankful for Noah than I ever would have been had he been healthy at birth. God has blessed us with a very special baby.

This Sunday Noah will be baptized as we claim the covenant promises for our son. These are the same promises that God made to me when I was in Magee Hospital, that "he shall have long life and see salvation (paraphrase of last verse of psalm 91). I am thrilled for the challenge God has set before me and my husband in raising our son to know, fear, and love the Lord. I hope that God will keep me as fervent as I am now to raise him in this manner, so as to never let Noah forget who saved him from death. I am also excited to share that responsibility with my husband and with our church. I pray that they never forget who saved Noah as well.

So, as to the milestones in Noah's life thus far, he has made many strides. The biggest one is that he has been consistently sleeping through the night for the last 7 days or so. It is nice to start feeling human again rather than a Zombie. Noah also continues to improve with his talking skills as he constantly "talks" to Mommy during the day. He is starting to add some consonants in front of his 'aaaas' and 'ooos' like l, m, and g. I still swear he knows how to say "I love you," but maybe I am just hearing what I want to hear :) He is starting to laugh more consistently too which in turn makes me laugh. I don't know how much he weighs and how tall he is right now because he doesn't have a 3 month appointment, but I do know that he is one big dude! The only thing that is physically "wrong" with Noah is that he has a blocked tear duct, so if you think about it, could you pray that this would heal? Otherwise, when Noah is a year old they will have to put him asleep to clear out the duct and frankly, I don't want to see him have to go through that even though it is a very simple procedure. Well, that is all from Noah's Mommy for now. God bless each and everyone of you.