Noah's 13!!!

Wow!!  13 years ago we were at the hospital for what felt like the longest day of our lives.  I checked into the hospital at 12am on 4/19/00 and was hooked up to all the fun things to induce labor.  The induction wasn't by choice.  It was out of necessity.  Noah was already 6 days late and I was the size of a small hippo.  After a very long morning, noon and night Noah joined our family at 10:33pm.  He had a cone shaped head because he chose to enter the world facing it instead of having his head down.

We are so luck to be his parents and are glad that he is so patient with us as we try to figure out this thing called parenting.

Happy 13th Birthday Noah!!!  We all love you so very much.

Here are some interesting facts about Noah

His favorite color is blue
He loves computer/video/hand held/ games
He loves the water-all kinds
He hates breaststroke with a passion
He loves to learn
His favorite thing to eat is chicken pillows, pizza, hamburger/fries and sprite
He is a fabulous older brother who takes care of his siblings
He has a very sweet spirit and charming smile
He is a 1/2 inch shorter than his mom as of today (it will probably be different tomorrow)
He is still very good at playing the trumpet
He is very hesitant to try new things, but usually likes them once he does
He LOVES being out in nature