Look! Filler!
July 26, 2007
I just got a phone call from Early Intervention: our initial intake assessment (which consists of signing paperwork and making sure that we don't keep Noah locked in the liquor cabinet) has been bumped up from August 8th to...tomorrow morning. 9 am.
I'm thrilled that we're getting things underway as soon as possible, but also pissed as hell because Jason has neglected to put out the recycling for two straight weeks and now I have to go hide empty wine bottles like...like some kind of person who drinks too much wine. God.
Anyway, this isn't the important assessment (the one that will determine what services Noah qualifies for, if any, and oh dear GOD he better fail that one spectacularly), but it's something.
In the meantime, how about some pictures?
Baby vs. Sprinkler, the Final Showdown
(I can SO still call him a baby. He's still got his elbow and knuckle dimples.)
By the way, despite being QUITE the chunker at birth, Noah only ("only") weighs 26 pounds now. He wears 6-12 month shorts. We buy 18-24 month shirts, which cover his belly but the sleeves hang past his elbows. He wears size 7 shoes. None of those numbers make a damn lick of sense to me, which is why he's only in a diaper half the time. Who's he got to impress? Me?
BUT. I KNOW. He needs a haircut. I know. I will.
Tomorrow maybe. Or the next day.
Or Sunday. How's Sunday? Talk to me on Sunday.
Aw, look... Noah is rockin' the sideswept bangs like his mama. ;-)
Awww... but the curls are adorable!
I just got V a haircut last Saturday. And he looks like Moe from the 3 Stooges. Not happy. Not to scare you away from the scissors, or anything..
That hair is gorgeous! Recently discovered your blog and have caught up with all the archives. You are one funny lady! Also, you give me hope that my own infertility issues will one day be a "remember when" in our lives.
Awwwww...he's a...dor...able!!!! I love his locks!!! Don't cut them!!!
Oh and good luck tomorrow!!!
NOOOOOO!!! Don't cut the hair, I love those curls . . . NOOOO! Spare the curls.
He's too cute for words and looks like such a little man. We Floridans love the longer hair and beachy look. He fits right in.
Can we vote? In the spirit of . . .uhhh . . . democracy? No?
Noah. Is. So. Cute.
The heart, it is melting.
That is all.
OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! What a gorgeous child! I *heart* Noah!
I love the curls. So adorable. I say leave them, maybe just trim his bangs a bit if they get in his eyes.
His hair is beautiful! Maybe trim up the bangs, but the curls? They musn't be touched. Do you hear me? Good.
I hope Noah's assessment goes really well... poorly...? I guess we are hoping for some degree of failure, in order to pass. Anyway, good luck. I'll be thinking of you guys.
God I love your kid.
Oh, don't cut his curls. They are so sweet.
my heart exploded when i saw the last picture.
i vote for keeping the curls.
Do not ever cut his hair, ever.
Amalah? Is that you? In a toddler costume? You do a fine impression of a person who is supposedly your son but is actually you.
You can't cut until he's 3. That is an order. He's far far too beautiful. After a haircut? He'll look like a little boy.
The curls are way way too cute to cut. Besides, you don't need to worry that his hair is too long, that is, unless you're Kate Hudson and plan to let it grow to his shoulders ...
That's way too cute to chop!
He does not need a haircut. His hair is preshus! But yeah, I'm with Susan, please don't let him look like Kate Hudson's kid. And does he look like Jason at all? Even a tiny bit?
Those last three pictures? TOO. MUCH. CUTENESS.
I'm joining in the "don't cut!" chorus. Believe me, if Al had hair that beautiful, I'd never cut it.
I think my head and my ovaries just exploded. He's so cute!
Surely there's no rush to cut those GORGEOUS locks. Dammit, if my unborn is even half anything like yours I'll be happy.
God, he is SO CUTE.
My lands, that boy is gorgeous. His expression in the 3rd photo slays me. Please please please please keep that adorable surfer-boy look rocking! Don't change a thing!
WOW. I don't think I noticed before how much he looks like you. It's amazing.
He's absolutely adorable.
Jesus God, the adorability. :D
I'm going to go all Valley Girl on you when I say you were TOTALLY in my dream last night. We were hanging out like BFF and my real-life BFF blew me off for something and I told you and you were mad with me and then Jason called and you made me tell him what my RLBFF had said. I clearly remember you wearing sunglasses on top of your head and shoving this tiny black phone (clearly a dream since you did not produce the iPhone of Glory) in my face so I could talk to Jason. (WTF??) We were in a subway station and were getting ready to go through a turnstile. Into Narnia, apparently, for all the sense this dream makes. :)
I *so* need to stop taking sleeping pills at night. Hey, did I already say you have a cute kid? ;)
I'm sure like 20 people have alreayd said it, but damn, he looks JUST like you in those last few. He's just too cute for words. (and I'd have a hard time cutting those curls, too)
OMG is he every adorable!!
I LOVE the toddler belly. (though the paranoid mom in me always thinks that my son looks malnourished and people are talking).
Hope he fails both assessments with flying colours. Wait, that's what I mean, right? I want him to do well and not need help, so fail is good. Right? I'm confused.
Wait. I can't read anything past 6-12 month shorts. Are you sure? My 4 month old 4 MONTH OLD wears size 12-18 months. Yes, she's 22 lbs, but seriously? What size diaper does he wear?
He's adorable! Wow, size 7?? My 26 lb 18 month old is in size 4s...
He looks just like you in those pictures! He is a super cutie!
My 10-month-old is wearing the same size pants as your 2-year-old. I think it's time to get mine on a threadmill.
He is going to be SUCH a heartbreaker some day. The hair, the grins, the adorable-ness. I can't stand it!
I'm not comparing or anything..but my son..who's also the same age as Noah (pretty much to the day) wears those same sizes. Kids are weird. Also..don't cut his hair! Not yet! It's wayyyy too gorgeous!
Lord-A-Mercy, that boy has the best expressions. How the heck can you keep yourself from smooching him all day long?
Dammit, all this cuteness makes me want babies.
Talk? Why, he doesn't need to talk! All he has to do is smile and shake his blonde hair and thy will be done!
Oh, those last 3 pictures did it to me. I'm in love.
Just sharing some numbers now. Zoe just turned 2. She's 26 1/2 pounds. She's wearing mostly clothes that say 24 months. But she has some 18 months that fit.. and even a few 2T. Can't the clothing people just all get together and make their sizes all match up???
I LOVE his hair...long is all the rage now, ya know...that's what my 11 yr. old uses as an excuse not to get his cut! He is sooo cute-and go for the services....my oldest has epilepsy and we were able to get him into a program so he could have the $700 a month medicine he needs...programs rule!
Baby cute....baby very very cute.
Also, my daughter turns 1 tomorrow (holy crap!) and she is basically in 6-12 month clothing as well...and that is mostly too big for her. I could get a size 2 diaper on her if I needed to. I guess we won't be turning around that carseat any time soon...but I swear I feed her...a lot!
cutest kid ever... and he totally looks like you :)
What a cutie!
Amy, don't worry about his weight. Noah is doing great! My kids are turning THREE this Tuesday, and The Boy weighs 27 lbs and The Girl weighs 26.5 lbs. They both wear 2T. Shoe sizes are 8.5 and 7. Diaper size: 5 The Boy: 8 haircuts The Girl: 0
They are healthy, alert, happy kids. Just small. So far. Good luck with EI - I know so many kids who have had positive experiences, including my own (for torticollis and nutritional issues)!
I love his hair as is, but the smile is what really gets ya. :-)
They don't pick up recycling here, you have to take it in. So obviously, that only happens once every 3 months or so. Every time someone sees our garage, we have to do the "oh, we haven't taken the recycling in for MONTHS. Plus, we've had parties. We swear," song and dance. I get more sideways looks that way...
He looks just like you, that is so sweet
Holy hell, he looks just like you in that picture on your sidebar. Too cute. Good luck tomorrow!
OMG, he is so dang cute! He looks SO much like you it is incredible! Okay it is not that incredible otherwise I guess he would not be your child... I guess what I mean is my son does not look like me not like that and I am going to stop digging this hole... Okay bye!
I can't get over how he is the spitting image of his mother. Is Jason ever jealous?
And why do boys always get the long eyelashes and beautiful, wavy hair?
I can't even deal with how adorable he is.
Who says you have to cut the hair? It's great. Sure, slightly "I may or may not be growing up on a sustainable living compound" but when it's that gorgeous and he's that cute, who cares?
oh.my.god. That kid makes my ovaries hurt and warms my black little heart.
i am trying to hard to get my hair to do what noah's does.
who is his stylist, anyway??
i'm still waiting for the jaw-dropped, pink dress shot for a perfect comparison but wow, what a resemblance. guess that means all of these so. cute. comments apply to mom, too, huh?
and, um...is he on the toilet in those pics?