The Gauck's: Weeks 15 and 16

We feel like every day Noah is doing something new! This is such a fun age-he's super happy and has such a sweet personality. This past Wednesday, I went to work in the morning for 3 hours. Noah stayed home with Daddy. They had a nice time together! That was the longest that I left Noah so far. It was hard to say good-bye in the morning, but it was wonderful to come home to my guys.

He has started to get everything in his mouth recently. He loves sucking on his hands, and now prefers his index and middle finger. This week I also removed the sleep positioner in his crib, so he is all over the place. We find him upside down, sideways or squished in the corner. He just loves moving around! Noah made his first trip to Abotts (an ice cream shop) this week for a good-bye party for a co-worker. It's been pretty nice weather, so we've gotten out quite a bit for walks. He loves being outside and looking all around. His laugh is the best! Just about anything can make him laugh-tickles, songs, funny noises, diaper changes, peek-a-boo....He also continues to pay more attention to Max and Ruby and often smiles at them-Ruby especially. She gave Noah her first lick the other day. Noah thought it was great! Unless he's on his floor mat, he really doesn't like to be on his back. He would much prefer to be sitting up. He will try so hard to sit up himself. I keep saying he should teach pilates the way he can maintain the "V" position. We play on his belly and he is getting good and pivoting around. When he's on his back, he is starting to get squirmy and push himself backwards. I know diaper changes are going to get very challenging soon :)

We have a pretty good night schedule -he goes to bed around 7:30 or 8:00 after getting his PJ's on and reading a story. He wakes up once to eat and sleeps until about 6:30. He still prefers to cat-nap and definitely can't nap when there is something going on. He hates to miss anything! He is on a 3-4 hour schedule at this point and can usually stay awake 1 1/2 to 2 hours between naps. He usually falls asleep in his crib or swing without any trouble, but typically wakes up after 30 minutes.

Here are some pictures to highlight the past 2 weeks!