Probably the best benefit of our trip, after seeing Katie marry Rich, was how Noah got to meet my entire family. Before this trip he had only met his grandparents and my siblings. Now, he had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful relatives and spend some QT being cuddled by everyone! It was so neat to watch everyone love Noah, chat with him, and get to know him a little bit. I was so impressed with how well he adapted to being held by so many new people in such a short period of time. After just a tiny bit of shyness the first morning, Noah was all smiles and warmth for everyone. While I wasn't able to get pictures of every single family member holding Noah, I think you will see I didn't do too badly. 
Above Noah enjoyed our first morning's breakfast with the bride-to-be, his Grammie and Grandpa, and for the first time, his great grandfather, Bud.
Above Noah enjoyed our first morning's breakfast with the bride-to-be, his Grammie and Grandpa, and for the first time, his great grandfather, Bud.This is one of my favorite pictures from the entire weekend. I love the light as Uncle Andrew spends time chatting with Noah.
Aunt Katie, (Almost) Uncle Rich, and Bud catch up with Noah at a luncheon where Katie's family was able to meet Rich's family for the first time. It was so fun to meet all of the Enos's!
Playing with Uncle Andrew's hat. Such silly boys!
Noah took to my cousin Jessica very quickly. She had a great way with him and they were a natural fit! Do you see this little flirt with the modeling pose? He kills me! :)
My Grandmother's first time meeting the first great grandson in the family. It was a very special moment.
Grandpa is already being a bad influence on Noah. Who gave him that beer anyway?
My Uncle Steve getting in on the game. He is working on Noah's fist pounding here.
My Aunt Merrilee and Noah sharing secrets at the beach.
My cousin Matthew holding Noah.
My Aunt Nancy saying hello for the first time.
Noah completely tuckered out on Grammie's lap at Aunt Katie's Bridal Brunch.
My cousin Stephanie holding Noah while Jessica and Uncle Andrew trade some laughs.
Uncle Dan holds his nephew and Godson moments before the wedding. Don't they look handsome together?
Aunt Katie, (Almost) Uncle Rich, and Bud catch up with Noah at a luncheon where Katie's family was able to meet Rich's family for the first time. It was so fun to meet all of the Enos's!Playing with Uncle Andrew's hat. Such silly boys!Noah took to my cousin Jessica very quickly. She had a great way with him and they were a natural fit! Do you see this little flirt with the modeling pose? He kills me! :)My Grandmother's first time meeting the first great grandson in the family. It was a very special moment.Grandpa is already being a bad influence on Noah. Who gave him that beer anyway?My Uncle Steve getting in on the game. He is working on Noah's fist pounding here.My Aunt Merrilee and Noah sharing secrets at the beach.My cousin Matthew holding Noah.My Aunt Nancy saying hello for the first time.Noah completely tuckered out on Grammie's lap at Aunt Katie's Bridal Brunch.My cousin Stephanie holding Noah while Jessica and Uncle Andrew trade some laughs.Uncle Dan holds his nephew and Godson moments before the wedding. Don't they look handsome together?
Noah's first flight happened last Wednesday, March 18 as the family traveled to St. Simons Island, GA to celebrate my sister, Katie's, wedding to her fiance' Rich. Not a family to do things the easy way, we decided to take the first flight out from John Wayne Airport, at 6:45am. Surprisingly, Noah stayed awake from the time we left the house at 4:30am until part way into the flight and he was in a good mood the whole time! 
We arrived in Atlanta to change planes and had time to grab a little lunch for everyone. Noah happily played with his toys while Tim and I had a little break. It was such a benefit to be able to take our own stroller everywhere. Both Noah and I are used to it and no one got tired out carrying him through the airport.
We arrived in Jacksonville at 5pm EST with no hassle at all! Noah was an angel throughout both of our flights. He slept a little and spent the rest of the time playing with his toys and parents. My friend Jen was right, bringing a few new toys to distract Noah was a perfect idea! It was really nice to have Tim's help. Noah was so good I could have done the flight alone, but I so appreciated having his help. He kept me sane and Noah smiling and never turned down holding Noah whenever I needed a break.
If possible, the flight back home was even better than the flight to the wedding. We took the 6pm flight out of Jacksonville and Noah slept through both flights. The second flight was even better than the first. The flight attendant moved the third person in our row so we could have all three seats. 
And, in an action completely out of character for me, I have started packing several days in advance of the trip. Ask anyone who knows me, I am notorious for beginning to pack only a few hours before a flight.
Second, Tim's matching outfit has been purchased. With Katie's colors focusing on navy, we will be a very cute family with the boys in matching blue shirts that will coordinate perfectly with the dress I'm wearing. 
Some of the things I am still figuring out are what I will wear during all of the non-wedding activities and which cute outfits to bring for Noah. He has so many to choose from! Below is the outfit I think he will travel in. It's a little big for him still, but it's very soft and not to warm and most importantly, it has connected feet. I am deteremined he will not pull his socks off and lose them in the airport!
Hopefully the packing will continue to go well and we will fit everything in our two suitcases easily. John Wayne Airport, here we come!
Here is a video of Noah eating bananas a few days ago and falling asleep at the same time. I think you will enjoy it as much as I did! Oh, and yes, he does talk like that throughout every meal. :)
One of the best things about the morning was Megan brought her 10 month old daughter, Jennifer! Megan and I were both children's leaders for BSF together while we were pregnant and this was my first opportunity to meet Jennifer. 
What a beautiful and fun little girl! Noah and Jennifer got along very well, but Jennifer is definitely older than he is. 
She was able to run around the room and crawl all over the furniture. I think Noah was a little jealous! :)
Another thing we have been trying for about a week now is having Noah eat his meals in his high chair. So far this plan is working really well, especially for me since I don't have to sit on the floor to feed him anymore. Love that! The only challenge is I have not put the tray on the chair, and I think since he is higher up, his throwing radius will be much wider. Therefore, I haven't tried having him feed himself very much.
I have offered Noah two things to feed himself in the high chair so far. This is a picture of Noah eating some crackers from his feeder. The feeder helps reduce my stress level quite a bit while still allowing him to try new foods he might choke on otherwise.
Today Noah was successful with his cup! I bought some juice and a cup with a softer spout and Noah drank out of the cup all by himself. I was so excited to see him learn new things. The one thing that is a challenge for me is with each new behavior he learns, he is a little less of a baby and I feel a tiny bit sad for that loss. He is growing up to be such an amazing, wonderful little boy though, he makes growing up totally worth it!
