Noah Belcher is Here!

Our sweet boy is here...Noah Thomas Belcher was born on January 28th at 12:15pm. He was 9.2 lbs and 20.5 inches long. He is now almost 4 months, and I am going to do my best at recalling the highlights since his birth.

I had a much easier labor and delivery this go around. Only took 3 pushes! North Kansas City Hospital did not allow any visitors under 14 due to the H1N1 and seasonal flu. That meant Trent did not get to meet Noah until he was home. I did go visit him in the lobby a few hours after I delivered. He had no idea what was going on, but happily sung his ABC's and counted in Spanish.

Bring home Noah to meet Trent was an awesome experience! Trent was not sure what to think at first, but has adjusted well to the new addition. Trent thinks his official name is Baby Noah. Big brother gets Mama diapers and wipes and is a big helper!

I had a hard time feeding Noah after we got home from the hospital. Kathy dropped everything and came to my rescue! She came down for a day to help with breastfeeding, giving me support and rest! I can never thank her enough for that! I wish I could say that everything got easier and my breastfeeding issues were resolved. Unfortunately, after about a month we switched to formula. I do think that a happy and sane Mom is better than a sad and partially breastfeeding one!

We were happy to hear that Noah didn't have any kidney issues that Trent experienced. He is on reflux medicine, but that is very manageable. Up until recently, he has been a wake every 3 hour feeder. Thankfully, he is now giving us 4 or 5 hour stretches at night.

Noah smiled for the first time in his 3 week picture. He has an adorable dimple on his right cheek that he must have gotten from his Mimi. He really started smiling on command at about 6 weeks. Now at 3.5 months he is starting to giggle. It is really something special when you hear your little person laugh for the first time.

Noah is a chubby and solid baby. At his two month appointment he was 15 lbs and 23 inches and at his 3 month appointment he was 19.8 lbs and 25 inches.

There is so much more to add, but because it has taken me this long I am going to post this. Hopefully I will get a chance to add some more pictures and write more, but with two under two there are no guarantees!

12-16 months

Happy Birthday Trent! We had a blast at his "Very Hungry Caterpillar" party. He got his first taste of pizza and cake- he liked the pizza and wasn't too sure about the cake (thanks to Joann who makes that best cakes on earth!)

Super Hero buddies!

Showing us that tantrums don't really start at 2 years old.... it's more like 13 months!

Helping Daddy mow the yard. He did most of the trimming afterwards.

KC Zoo- Trent likes to make all sorts of animal noises. He can do sea lion, elephant, cow, lion, sheep and dog.

See the markers in his hands as he plays on the piano with his cousins Jamila and Benjamin. This boy is obsessed with "colors" - crayons, markers or anything that makes a mark. He can correctly recognize several colors at 15 months. His favorites are yellow and purple.


Mackin Park is one of his favorites. I am going to be so sad when it gets too cold to go outside much. We go to the park 2-3 time a week and he loves the slide and swings.

Group of us went to the Omaha Zoo. We had a great time! Cannot wait to take him when he is a little older so he can really appreciate what he is seeing.

No nap at the zoo and he slept the whole way home. I just love this picture- my Trent is at the end of the rainbow!

First go at spaghetti!

Trent was recovering from a virus on Halloween, so we stayed in at the grandparent's houses. He was an adorable monkey (which is so fitting because of his love for bananas). He enjoyed running to the door when the bell rang and seeing the other children come up to the door for candy.


Trent is still growing like a weed - his 15 month appointment he was 30lbs and 34.5 inches long. These days he loves to read and color. He also loves his baseball tee and will even balance a full sized basketball to hit. Dora the Explorer is the only thing on TV he will watch, we keep it to an episode a day. He tries to lift my shirt in public to talk to the baby! Hopefully once his brother is born he will know there is no baby in there.

We recently moved him into his big boy room (aka the old office). It is a baseball themed room- guess who thought of that?! This week we are working on taking the binkie away for good- it has been rough, but we thought it was best to do it before #2 arrived. Only two more months.

Everyday is an adventure and we are so blessed to have such a sweet and loving little guy!

Weeks 39-51

You could say I got a little behind on blogging.... =) I stopped doing the weekly pictures because I forgot for a couple of weeks and I just decided 38 weeks was a good stopping point. So much has happened over the last 3 months! I will do my best to keep this blog brief, considering the time I need to cover.

Trent is really in computers now days. He loves to type and control the mouse. Not only do I have to fight to get the remote from Todd, I now have to compete with Trent.

First Haircut! I am not sure how Grammie did it with Trent squirming all over the place, but it turned out great!

First Royals Game- Trent handled his first Royals game like a pro! I thought he might get upset when the crowd cheered (thankfully we went to the Royals game so there wasn't much cheering), but he seemed to like the clapping. The new Little K setup is really awesome. Trent enjoyed the playground and next time we will give the carousel a go.

Trent with his cute 2nd cousins Brooke and Amanda.

So Big!

Trent loves the water. We took him to the fountains at Zona Rosa and he had a ball. I hope that water is somewhat clean, he drank about a bottles worth.

Fo Hawk after the fountain fun. Trent playing the piano at Grandma & Grandpa Snyder's house. I liked how gentle he pushed the keys. His second time playing was a little more like how hard can I pound on these keys?

Some buddies sitting around eating some grapes.
He will agree to be outside as long as his skin is no where near the grass. I hope this faze soon will pass!

First time eating cheese- he is officially addicted!

Getting clean is hard work, but someone has to do it!

I love his many facial expressions....

John and Kristen's Wedding- The wedding was so beautiful! This shot was from their first dance. That dance got me teary eyed and after the song finished I looked around the table and there were several other ladies showing emotion. Congrats to John and Kristen!!
(my pictures didn't turn out so these are compliments of Nick and Angie)

Trent and Todd at the rehearsal dinner.

Our newest addition to the family!!- Oliver Henry Kluver 8 days old

I must say I miss the newborn stage. Oliver was content to stay in my arms all evening. He is such a cutie.

Trent is quite the ladies man.

Gladstone Pool- Trent first adventure in a public pool. It was 98 degrees outside and the pool felt wonderful! Trent had no problems jumping right in. He insisted he could walk by himself in the shallow pool, and got to taste the water.

Cheese!
If you notice his shirt- Trent is going to be a big brother in late January! We are so excited for the new addition.

Video 1- Trent taking steps

Video 2- Trent shooting a basket

Week 38 & Week 39

Just had to add this picture, he looks like he is pretending to sleep!

Happy Easter everyone! Trent went to visit the Bunny at Zona Rosa and surprisingly he wasn't scared of the giant Bunny. I liked this picture, because he looks like he is a baby in those big arms.

Several people have told me that in the future Trent is going to get me for these pictures. What can I say, he looks adorable in bunny ears!

We decided not to go all out for easter this year, but he did like to suck on the plastic eggs. We got him a couple of books and stuffed animals.

Zona Rosa also had some baby chicks. Trent was in awe of these little creatures.

Grammie and Grandpa got him this hilarious duck that quacks songs. The catch to this duck is you have to figure out what song it is and move your hand to create the rhythm of the songs.

We tried some strawberries and blueberries (a no no I believe for some reason) in his mesh feeder. I am just glad I remember to put a bib on him. Very messy, but he loved his snack!

Our very generous friends sent Trent a Royal Blue Crew Membership. This includes tickets to pretty much any game, hat, backpack, VIP to get front row for kids run on Sunday's after the game, admission to the new Little K and more! Todd is very excited to get Trent out to the park sometime this year. As you can see Trent loved his gift and looks forward to being a lifelong fan of the Royals! Thank you Dunns!

We figured out that if you get tired of reading to Trent (usually about 20 books in) you can place him in his chair and he will do the flipping and narration.

We got a quick swing in before Easter dinner at the Snyder house. Below is a video of the fun.