Noah is learning new words all the time. Half the time you don't know what he's talking about, but the other half of the time, we're impressed :)
*He just learned to say "football", and his father has never been more proud.
*I asked Noah what he wanted for dinner. He said: "Cake!" I said "What else do you want to eat?" He said: "Rocks."
*Noah will pray. He automatically folds his arms when we put food down on the table in front of him, and sometimes he remembers even when we forget. When says the prayer, he rambles on for a minute (much less, depending on how hungry he is), and then at the end says amen. There's nothing cuter than hearing your child pray!
*When Noah wakes up in the morning he runs to Jake's bouncer (where he sleeps) and says enthusiastically: "Hi, Jake!" Noah holds his arms out when he wants to hold Jake. When Jake cries, Noah says: "Milk!" He likes to give Jake a kiss every night before he goes to bed. And then there's also the hitting and grabbing and poking, but we try not to draw too much attention to that (On a side note, we made it through 18 months without hearing the word "no" come from his mouth. But now that we have a newborn around the house, he hears "no" enough that he has finally adopted the word into his vocabulary!)
*When I am putting Noah down for bed, I ask him what song he wants me to sing. He used to request the horse and cow song (by making horse and cow noises). But now he says: "Mom Dad Juice Cook-cook [cookie]". so I changed the words of the song to "think of juice and cookies too/ [then he says: mmmmm!] know that mom and dad love you."
*When I am putting Noah down for bed, I ask him what song he wants me to sing. He used to request the horse and cow song (by making horse and cow noises). But now he says: "Mom Dad Juice Cook-cook [cookie]". so I changed the words of the song to "think of juice and cookies too/ [then he says: mmmmm!] know that mom and dad love you."
As for Jacob, he doesn't say much, but he does make lots of grunting and snorting noises. It makes sleep for us a little tricky at night, but on the bright side, the noises let us know that he is breathing! He's a good little baby. Very cuddly. That's the best part of newborns! He's growing out of his newborn diapers, he is definitely not the scrawny little 6 pounder from a month ago. His hair is still dark, but we'll see how long it lasts. He smiles in his sleep sometimes, it's very sweet. He is a good little baby! After a month, we are getting accustomed to having the little guy around. We are happy to have him!
We are so excited to spend more time with Kyle. It is amazing how refreshing it is to have another adult in the house all day. I don't have to countdown the hours until he comes home anymore! Kyle is so much fun to have around, and is also a huge help. It's amazing how much easier it is when the child-to-parent ratio is 1-1! Anyway, we love him and are so happy we will be seeing more of him!
I think I might not have appreciated that the first time around when I just wanted to sit around and stare into baby Noah's eyes all day. But now that baby Noah isn't an only child anymore, I have a lot more to keep me busy! So now I am thankful for the sleepiness of newborns. I have had good quality time with Noah, all while Jake sleeps, so that has definitely helped the adjustment for Noah and for me. He's still my first baby, after all.
Although I think because of the fast delivery, I lost serious sympathy points for the recovery period. Oh well, sympathy is overrated.
But since we have gotten home from the hospital, Noah has found other things to do with the baby! He is a little on the rough side, but he isn't malicious about it, so we let it go and intervene when necessary. 
