9 months

Happy Holidays

hello...
sooo fall semester is over..sheww that was rough. we just got back from Miami taking a course for our MBA program, left 2 days later for ohio for the holidays...here are some updated videos, sorry i've been so behind, with finals and everything, i got WAY behind.
we had an amazing first Christmas with Mr Noah- he riped open his gifts and giggled himself silly, hope everyone is having a great holiday season and a happy new year
love
the Hodge family :)


this is what we call his "happy dance" he started doing this and laughing and now does it all the time when he's excited or happy...it just cracks me up! i think he does it most on the hardwood floors b/c he can really boogy ;)




This is my absolute favorite...hearing his laugh-- he is such a joy and such a giggle monster...hope you enjoy hearing his laughter as well :)

Holiday Photos

Here's a teaser for our newest photo session :) more to come!

Noah - 7 months

Noah hit 7 months and at this point he was scooting around the floor. He was moving around the floor in ways you didn't know because you would turn around and he would be on the other side of the floor. But as of 12/11 he started officially crawling! See the video below. He scoots along and gets on all 4's.

6 months 11.5.10

Noah turned 6 months on 10.28.10 he is such an amazing lil man! We just can't get enough of him! he is now 16 lbs 3 ozs and 27 inches long!!! we started solids at 6 months and i am making all of his baby food...organic, homemade :) there's a pic of mom and i making him pumpkin babyfood. its so fun and i know exactly whats in his food: NO preservatives, NO chemicals, NO junk! here are some videos of him and a few from when mom and scott visited...and some halloween pics :) enjoy...AND leave us a comment, we're wondering if anyone reads this anymore...
Ashley, Dave, Noah and Bella

My Weekend w/ Noah

So Ashley went to a conference this past weekend and it gave me a guys weekend with Noah. It was a crazy weekend in a way because I also had Bella and her buddy (Scott and Elizabeth's dog) Canyon who was visiting. So I had 3 sets of eyes on me most the time and I was busy juggling tasks left and right. I loved it though because it gave me time to bond with Noah. A lot of times it is tough since we don't get home until a little after 5 and then its play time, a walk, bath and bed. Not much time in there and I don't often get to feed him before he goes to bed. But of course I got to feed him all weekend long. So we did what every guy did on Saturday and Sunday....watched lots of football. It was great football weekend as Ohio State won, Cleveland Won and Pittsburgh lost...woohoo heh heh heh. I taught him well :). We also did do some errand running and took walks with both the dogs. He was very good for me and played and took naps easily. The tough part has been putting him to bed at night. He always fusses for me on Tuesday nights (when Ashley has class)...however he was perfectly fine and he even fell asleep in my arms one night. That is probably one of the best experiences because it is so cute. (BTW he did that again tonight after fussing, I started singing to him which calmed him down, his favorite song is Father Abraham). Anyways it was a great weekend and I am glad I got to bond with him and have some guy time.