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I’ve been waiting about 25 years to have my own child to take to Edaville Railroad for the holiday festival, and this was the year. Thanks to a patient husband and good friends who put up with my quest to relive my childhood, we spent a chilly but enjoyable evening riding the train, checking out the carousel, and, of course, meeting Santa. We did discover that Noah prefers his wooden horses stationary – Nathan had to rescue him shortly after that photo was taken.

This morning, Noah took another step towards big-person-hood. He is still a few weeks shy of six months old, but we thought he might be ready for a spoon. Our first clue was when he took my bagel the other day. So we strapped him in the highchair and made our first batch of rice cereal. We think he approves.

It turns out that being able to sit up gives you a whole new perspective. Noah still needs some help getting himself into a sitting position, but once he’s there, he can amuse himself with his toys all on his own.

Of course, life isn’t all playtime. At five months old, Noah has started to take on some household chores.

And after all that work and play, a baby can’t help but get dirty. Of course, Noah’s new trick – turning on and off the faucet in the sink – means that the bath in this photo may be the last of the sink baths. It might be time for the real tub.

And then, a nap. Remember how small he used to look in that swing? Not only does he now fill it up quite nicely, he has mastered the trick of pulling on the fishies to turn the music on all by himself.

We changed the clocks this morning, but I’m not sure anyone told Noah. He was up at his usual time this morning, despite it being Sunday and an hour earlier.

He had a fantastic Halloween, dressed as the Green and Speckled Frog. He attended a party at Nathan’s office, the Milton Academy Lower School parade, and helped us hand out candy, making for a pretty busy frog.

He’s also adjusting to the change in seasons – wearing a coat when you leave the house takes some getting used to. Still, it helps to have an exceptionally cute coat.

He’s also finally tall enough (2 feet, 2 inches at his checkup last Friday) to do some serious jumping in his Jumperoo.

Happy November to all!