The longest days ever...

This easy going kid has become a little less easy going lately.  He's a tornado--destroying everything in his path.  As much as it pains me to see him make a mess of everything, its worth him being content.  

This little booger has been extra whiney this week.  He had a snotty nose (which he screams bloody murder every time you wipe it) and was bulked up (didn't poop for 2 1/2 days), so he was a giant hot mess of crabbiness.

This photo was taken prior to all that!

Check out those toofers (4 up top, 2 on bottom)

His baby bird fuzz hair is growing in again, so he should be due for another haircut soon.  Matt wants me to take him to a barber.  I've never had to have my children sit still for a haircut in public since I've always done it, so that should be an adventure!

The countdown is officially on until Noah turns one at the end of this month.  While he was 10 months, I was so ready to pull my hair out.  From the trip to urgent care for the lacerated frenulum, hand-foot-mouth virus a few days after that, four teeth sprouting at once, snotty nose, and getting into every single cabinet (single-handedly yanking child safety locks off the knobs)... I am hoping 11 months is our month for a turn-around!

After a week of a super loose tooth, we finally pulled it out last night!  I was trying to hard to get C to pull his tooth out before he went back to school this morning, because I feared he'd lose it at school.  He's squeemish with blood/bodily fluids, so I wanted to be there to explain things to him if his tooth came out & he saw this bloody hole in his mouth.  I tried to get him to wiggle it non stop yesterday.  Then while he was in the bath, I convinced him to put some of Noah's orajel on his gums to numb the area first.  I tried to help him get it out then & he chickened out by the slight pain.  So then finally (can you tell I'm determined?!), we were lying on the couch before bedtime, I kept wiggling it for him, and quickly snuck my nail under the tooth root & made a swift tug!  Connor squealed "Ow," then when he felt his tooth out, he cheered with excitement!

C woke to $3 from the Tooth Fairy!  He was thrilled!

Why are my children growing so fast?  Kindergarten.  Taking first steps.  Lost tooth.  Almost a year old.

Lots of changes going on.  Oh, my heart! :)