♪ Noah's Song ♫

Luke and I co-wrote a song for Noah and we like to sing it to him together. Here's how it goes:

"Little Noah, how are you?
What do ya look like?
What do ya do?
Where will you go
And who will you be?
Who will you meet
And what will ya see?
I can't wait 'til
You...are...free!"

Nursery Planning is Fun!

Luke and I have decided how we're going to design Noah's nursery. Originally I had thought a Noah's Ark theme would be fitting. Luke said that was too obvious and not really original - we could come up with something more creative. So then I thought of having a Calvin and Hobbes theme. Luke loved Calvin and Hobbes when he was growing up, so naturally he thought the idea was awesome! The concept of Calvin and Hobbes surrounds the adventures and imagination of a little boy. This is a concept that can grow with Noah. It's definitely a unique theme, and it will be super fun to decorate!

Right now the room is bright orange. It was my office. About a week ago we managed to clean and move all of my office stuff downstairs to what used to be the guest bedroom. This was a large task considering that my office had become my "junk room." I really didn't do a good job of keeping it clean and organized. Many hours and six bags of trash later, it was moved! Then we moved the nursery furniture from the garage to the nursery closet. Now it's time to paint. We purchased all of the paint, but have yet to get started. We have decided that the upper walls will be a creme color, followed by a white chair rail, and navy blue for the lower walls. As for the Calvin and Hobbes theme, I will be painting a mural and several other illustrations throughout the room. I'm excited! Noah is going to have the most awesome nursery! :)

We have decided on this scene for the full wall mural :

I will paint this smaller illustration above Noah's crib :

I will paint & frame this with a note saying, "Love, Mom & Dad" :

Luke and Noah

Luke finally felt Noah moving last night! We were lying in bed watching a movie. I had just eaten a Schwan's Silver Mint Bar. I think the sugar got to Noah because he was very active. I touched my stomach to see if I could feel him from the outside (this attempt had been unsuccessful up until this point). But lo and behold I felt him this time! So I told Luke to feel. Noah moved again right away and Luke looked at me with bright eyes and said, "Is that him?!" I told him it was and I nearly started crying. Noah stayed active for awhile and Luke felt him the whole time. It was such a special moment! :)

It's Noah Matteson Stombaugh!

It's a boy and I couldn't be happier! I've been praying for God to prepare my heart for either gender all along the way, and he most certainly did. I can't wait to meet my little man! We had our big ultrasound yesterday. It was so much fun! It's amazing how at just 19 weeks pregnant, my baby already looks like a real baby. I'm overjoyed with love for him. Here are some photos from my 19-week ultrasound on October 7.