NYC Ladies

Also part of our East Coast tour: visiting my (yes this is Lynn posting) friends in NYC. Unfortunately Melissa had the flu and Gaurav was on his way home from a little vaca. Jen was so nice to host Lauren & Matt & Noah & me for dinner. It was also Noah's 5 month birthday (see other post)

Noah & Lauren

Noah & Jen 

Hanging with the Lerners

Again the Dalton/Lerners' were so kind to let us stay so we could see everyone in the NYC Metro & NJ area. As usual it was wonderful to get to spend so much time with Pete & Danielle & the girls... and wake up to freshly made coffee every morning :)

Cousins! 

Natalie 

Chaos!

Rock & Roll

5 Months!

A bit delayed but, I wanted to get Noah's 5 month pictures up before his 6 month birthday!!

Watch the progression of the paper.

I think this picture best exemplifies month 5. Everything in the mouth!

Visiting with Matt's Friends

In our 'Around the Tri-State Area in 15 Days' tour, we naturally had to make a visit to see Matt's friend's from high school. The Roth's so graciously hosted the get-together, and we got to introduce everyone to Noah. Lots of exciting news to be shared at this get together- next year at this time the group will be at least +2 more!!

Matt Roth better get used to one on each knee...since there is another Roth on the way. 

Boston and Riley (the non-pug Riley)

Noah's face: No Dad, I am too young for Beer!! (or perhaps 'It's not mine, I swear!!!', being more likely as this IS Matt's son)

Christine & Noah

Christmas Photo Shoot with Vóvó

Solids!

Thumbs up to bananas

I know in the US they now wait until 6 months to start solids, but in Switzerland they still say you can start at 4 months. We were going to wait until we got back to Zurich but Noah seemed pretty interested in what we were eating, so we've been giving him some little tastes of fruits & veggies here and there. One thing is for sure... so far he loves banana and sweet potato.

More Noah Photoshoots

You thought I was kidding when I said we had been doing a lot of photoshoots?

Visiting Vóvó and Grandpa

We have spent the last 3 weeks at my parents' house, so Noah has been spending a lot of quality time with my mom and dad. It has been nice to visit and to get some breaks to run to the store alone or go to yoga!!

Noah & Grandpa

Noah & Vóvó & Boston

New Camera

For Christmas (I know, it hasn't happened yet) my wonderful husband got me a new 'fancy' camera and let me open it a bit early so I could start using it :) Poor Noah has been the subject of many a photo-shoot, but I am loving it. Now I just have to learn to use all of the buttons. It's amazing how much photography has changed since I used to do it in High School and process actual film (do they even sell that anymore??). It's also amazing (in a sad, sad way) how much of the technical side of photography I have forgotten since High School, but that's a story for another day...

Grecian statue pose

Yoga! Happy Baby (or Dead Bug)

Yum, toes.

Playtime!!

Right now all toys have the same entertainment value: something to mouth

Boston Reunion

I had to make sure to get in a visit with my college friends who live in the Boston area (plus Lauren who actually lives in NYC but came up to Boston for the weekend). It was so great to see everyone and all the new babies! Leah so kindly hosted the party even though she is mother to a toddler and a less than one month old! She is clearly superwoman. It was also an important visit because the Boston ladies are dwindling by 2 (the Lindsay's are moving to new cities).

Jumping Bean

Noah has (over the course of 2.5 weeks- which is insane) grown into the jumper we borrowed from my mother's colleague and finally gets the jumping concept. He is totally digging it.  

Inchworm!!

Sitting!

First sit (please excuse my gigantic mess)- watching the news with Grandpa

He can't get there himself yet, but Noah can balance himself in a sitting position for a little while (then he topples).

Visiting the Lerner/Daltons!

After going down to Matt's Parent's house, we rounded out our tour of New Jersey with a stop back in our town of Hoboken. Of course, we have renters, so graciously as always our dear friends and cousins Pete & Danielle let us stay. A special thanks to Olivia & Natalie who bunked together so we could have our own room :)

Natalie & Noah

Aunt Roe & Noah

A little Daddy time

Natalie & Olivia, a year older than we last saw them but beautiful as always

Noah likes Danielle's sweater...to eat

Thanksgiving: Part Deux

We had our 2nd Thanksgiving with the other side of family on Friday. This was Noah's first time meeting his Poppy, Aunt Jami & Uncle Peter, and all of his cousins (Jade, Vincent, Ryan, and Donato).

The Whole Fam!

Donato, Noah, Poppy, and Jade

Aunt Jami & Noah

Noah & Grammy

Jade & Noah

Playing video games with Uncle Matt

Silly shot 

What's Thanksgiving without a little football? 

Noah & Vincent 

The cousins 

Ryan & Noah