Lets see...growing up, my brother LOVED his back scratched. He used to have a treasure box filled with candy and stickers and he would always tell me that if I would scratch his back for however many minutes, I could have a treasure from the treasure box. I did it..many, many times. Today we were in Panera and after Noah finished his bagel, Jonathan picked him up and was holding him on his shoulder. Jonathan started to scratch Noah's back and Noah immediately laid on Jonathan and just looked as content as could be. Fast forward. This afternoon I have been trying to get Noah to sleep for over an hour. Most of that time he played in his bed happy...hyper almost. Finally, I decided to go in there and scratch his back to see if he would calm down. Within 60 seconds he was sound asleep. Looks like I have a little guy who gets the love of back scratching from his uncle. 
In the evenings, lately, we have been going outside in the backyard to play soccer. It has been a ton of fun and I feel like I am getting a little exercise at the same time. I love Landon's age. He is so easy to engage and play with...and he enjoys almost everything, as long as we do it with him. Speaking of Landon, he is obsessed with chess. Absolutely obsessed. Good thing it is good for his brain, right?
I mentioned prevoiusly how attached Noah is to his lovey blanket thingy. Well, yesterday, about two minutes before his afternoon nap, he threw his lovey in the toilet (which Landon had conveniently forgotten to flush). First nap he ever took without it. He wasn't too terribly happy about it. I tried to hive him something that felt similar...but he was way too smart for that. He kept throwing it out of his crib. I have GOT to get a spare lovey for that kid!
Jonathan made grilled salmon last night. I have always hated salmon...but last night, it was awesome. He marinated it in some homemade marinade. Yum. Ok, here is the real shocker...Landon ate an entire piece. If you had known this boy two years ago the words I just typed would knock you over in shock. The entire meal I just kept saying...I can't believe this. It appears that all of the work we put into teaching him to eat decent foods (I will spare you the details) actually paid off. He is still a relatively picky eater...but for heaven's sake...the kid ate salmon last night! Wow!!!!
In my last post I mentioned some hurting families in my life. If you could, please be in prayer for a friend of a friend. They have been trying for a baby for over two years. They have had to do invitro twice. This last time only one egg was viable and they gave her a 5% chance of getting pregnant. When she took the test, she was pregnant. For 24 hours she knew what it felt like. When her bloodwork came back the next day, it indicated that she was already losing the baby. I can't imagine the pain involved in this...emotionally. But even spiritually. It would have probably have been easier to never have thought she was pregnant at all. I know they are giving it their all to cling to their faith...but things like this can most definitely cause you to doubt in the dark.
Also...my cousin (who is nearly a sister to me) has been trying for their first baby since we were trying for Noah (two years ago this summer). They have resolved some issues...but still no pregnancy. Could you pray for her...that this may be here month? She supported me when we got pregnant with Landon more than any other friend. She has been like a second mother to Landon and she cheered me on when we got pregnant with Noah, even though it hadn't happened to her. She rejoices with me in my joys...and I so desperaly long for the day to rejoice with her. And what a day it will be! Thanks friends!
We had our first trek to the beach last night. At the actual lakeshore it was only 59 degrees (even though it was 68 here at home...8 miles from the beach). It was chilly. Landon loved it. Noah hated it. I put him in the sand and he had an immediate meltdown. Ok, the sand was cold and he was overtired...so I will give him that. I put him in my sling and cuddled him for an hour. We even walked to the pier...it was a beautiful time. We ended the evening with ice cream at Ben and Jerry's. My idea of an absolute perfect evening.
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