Visit from the granparents and visit to the pool

Noah is practicing siting up. He can do it good for a couple of seconds

Granpa Rich and Gloria came down from California to see the latest addtion to the Mendonca family. Noah is happy exploring granpa's face and Caden is happily posing for the camera. Thay gave us this very nice baby quilt that Gloria sewed and Granpa quilted. If you look closely it says Noah and it has Noah's arch on it. Thank you guys for this keeper.

Noah is cozing it up with his mom. He like the binky (napp in swedish) more and more.

After putting Noah down to sleep for the night Bart and I went over to the pool while Jolene stayed home with Noah. It was really nice to get some one on one time with my Bart.

Finally I got some proof. I am not just some mom who makes up stuff :)

The fun continues

Bart and Noah are bonding, cute boys huh?

Have you seen a happier boy? After sleeping for about 12 hours, except for waking up to eat a couple of times, who wouldn't be this happy?

Cindy and I went for a pedicure yesterday. Bart and Matt stayed home with tha boys. It was nice to get pampered for a little bit. I got a really fancy treatment with massage with hot stones. Mommy likes.

Anything goes for a mommy. Here's Noah taking a bath in the kitchen sink.

Aunt Sherri made Noah a baby quilt that has his name and birtday embroided on. Thanks alot Sherri!

Mommy dipping her feet once again.

All the cousins are getting to know Noah

Noah and Caden having fun together. It looks like Caden doesn't like tummy time so much. Noah finds something interessting in the ceiling.

Josefine, Jolene and Caden cute as a button.

Here's cute Jeremiah in the castle tent we got him and his sister Kaylee. He loves it.

Bart's sister Janeille brought this fun toy over for Noah. He thinks it's really funny and can keep himself occupied for a long time.

Mostly just chillin

Noah likes cousin Caden's toys. Here he sits in his Bumbo chair. A good little baby sitter actually!

Bart and I took Noah for a little morning walk to the pool house and the gym today.

I dipped my feet in the hut tub...me like!

Bart is good exercising a little. Trying to get buffer maybe!

Our first day in the Arizona desert

The cousins meet for the first time. Caden and Noah are just 1 week apart. Here's the proud fathers holding each others babies. Caden is so adorable!

The other Mendonca family.

In the evening we went to Mike, Bart's dad, and his wife Beth's house for a BBQ. We had hamburgers and played some games. Noah was tired and took a little nap the whole time we were there. He is still jet lagged of course but is doing better than we could have ever thought.

Like I was expecting our cute little son is charming the pants off of everybody. In the morning the Owens's family came over, all the kids couldn't wait to see Noah. It was fun to se them again, they all grew so much since last time we saw them.

Jolene's house

Here's some other houses in her neighborhood, some cactuses and the Superstition Springs mountains in the background. It's hot over here, 40 degrees celcius or 100 degrees Farenheit. I love it but everybody over here is tired of the heat and can't wait for fall to come. I really appreciate the sun and the blue skies a lot and I try to suck it all in. The sun and the heat makes you a lot happier and energetic. Me like!

A lot of thing have happened with Noah the last couple of days. Before we left he got into crawling position for a litte while. I mean he stood up on all fours kind of, and I got really shocked. The first night in AZ I found him on his back in the bed he sleeps in(usually he sleep on his tummy) so aparently he flipped over. I thought it was only a coinsidendce. But later when I put him on his tummy for some exercise in the morning he just did ít in front of me. I got all shocked and yelled for Bart to come and see. A historic day for Noah the 17th of october was the first time he rolled around. Mom and dad sooo proud! Where is this going to end up with a boy who almost crawls already at 4 months of age? I guess I am going to be a busy mom soon!

Noah likes the outmeal more and more. Here he sits in his dad's old high chair. Nostalgic for Bart!

We made it over here!

The day before we went over to America we had the whole family over for a little goodbye party. We had tacos and were all just hanging out together. I have mixed emotions about leaving, it's fun to come over here to America and have eveybody over here get to see our boy but it's sad to leave the family over in Sweden now when Noah is here. He is going to be so big next time they will see him. Jenny and I cried a bunch, we always hang out and have so much fun together with our little boys.

Bart and I early in the morning on the day we left. Here's on the ferry.

Noah was such a good boy the whole trip. We brought our stroller with us, but the sad part is that we had to check it in Copenhagen already. I thought we could use it all the way to the gate and then again on our lay over in London, but we couldn't. Good that we brought the Baby Björn.

I was nervous about Noah's ears hurting so I made sure he was eating during take off and landing. It didn't seem to bother him at all. He was crying for a little bit just in the beginning of the flight and I was nervous about everybody on the plane getting upset at us. But after just a little bit Noah fell a sleep and slept in a little carrier we got for him. He slept for about 5 hours on the long flight, off and on, sometimes in the carrier and sometimes in our laps. Thank God we had a smooth ride with no turbulence at all and my cute little Noah was such a good boy. My sweet little boy makes me so proud.

Sleeping like a baby!