Family day at the Zoo

Well here are a few of our pictures from the day at the zoo. Took a while to get them up but here they are.

Congratulations

Well I just wanted to Congratulate a few people here on great news!!!!

We got great new from Tom's younger brother Trevor and his wife Sarah with the great news of them expecting their Second child sometime in March!!!

Today I found out that a high school friend just gave birth to their first child. So happy for you Kristi and Matt on your baby Boy!!!!


Well today we got to the Zoo and we had a great time. I'll try and post some pictures once the little man goes to bed if I am not too tired. I can't wait to go back to the again especially when Noah is a little older since he slept through half of it.

Just another babble

Well September is really not one of my favorite months of the year. Last few years I dread it coming and I just can't wait till October comes. I am trying to change that but it hard, just like anything that you try to change, it takes time and practice. Well for months now since the little man started cooing, laughing I been trying to get him on video and every time that we bring out video cam he well clams up like a little clam and as soon as we turn it he becomes the little motor mouth that he is. So finally I got a short little clip of him talking before he realized the camera was on him.


Here is another one of him playing in his bumbo which he's been in since he was 2 month, even though it says for 3-6months, Oh well I guess we got an extra month out of it. Now we are wondering how to get an extra months out of his clothes since he already in a lot of 6month clothes :S I guess we are lossing months with the clothes.

Swimming Swimming in a Swimming Pool

Noah's first Swim in the pool and he did pretty good I must say.

Who looks like who?

What happens when these two kids get together????????????????????????????

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Here he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My little cutie....Oh we love him

And growing soo strong!!!

Update

Well since the little guy finally went down for a nap I thought I would try to update you all. Not too much to update but oh well. Noah is feeling better this week and our sleeping at night is starting to come back which got messed up after his needles. Last night he slept from 11:30pm to 6:30am and I think it was Bella that woke him up when she came into the room cry for her breakfast. Noah been loving his bath from day one, we play and we have him floating and he slash water everywhere and all over his face. I am hoping to take him into the pool this week or the weekend. He is also sitting up with a little help now which is fun to see. His doctor last week said that Noah is really strong and is growing very long in lean, hahaha that is something Tom and I lack of. He has grown 4 inches since birth and has put on 4lbs and 3oz from his drop weight after birth. There is height on both sides of the family, which tom and I didn't get. Tom's brothers are all taller and leaner and it's pretty much the same for me(but I am taller than one of my sisters, not by much though, sorry sandy), as well I have uncles and cousins that are well over 6 feet.

Well mom left yesterday and it was great having her here. I wish she could have stayed longer but 8 full days are better than nothing. We didn't get to show her a lot but hopefully she will come again and we can show her more. We've got our flights booked for home for Christmas/New Years, can't remember if I mention it before, however if we don't get Noah's passport, which is needed we might not be making it home. This might be the last time we are home for Christmas till the time comes when we move home and that is no wheres in the near future because this is the last year Tom's work is shutting down for Christmas :(. I'll greatly miss spending a week with him around Christmas time.

I put a link on the side of just pictures because I figure most of you only check in to see the wonderful little man, So now you can just skip my rambles.

Well this blog only took the whole day to write. Noah only naps for 3omin when he decides to go down and it's almost 5pm here and he is just down for his second 30min nap. But I am not complaining I rather have it this way, than have him up all night and sleeping during the day. Who cares if the place doesn't get cleaned it just Tom here and well he could live in a pig pen and wouldn't care. I wish I felt the same way. I better get running, I now have 20 mins to clean the apartment before the little man wakes up.

Whoever Said......

needles weren't that bad is full of hockey sticks. Well a little over 2 month old Noah got his needles last week and it did not go over well. He got two in one leg, one in the other and oral drops. Well the oral drops were fine, however the needles are another story. I have never heard Noah cry that hard and loud in my life. Not even when he got his first needle and blood drawn in the hospital before we left when he was born and he cried hard than too. But this time was 1000 times worst. The poor little man had a fever and cried for 48 hours. All I can say is thank goodness for infant tylenol drop. I am so not looking forward to when he goes back for his fourth month appointment.

He's our little man looking at the book daddy bought him.

Happy Birthday Dear

Happy Birthday Love

picture of his cake, yummy

Well today is my Love's birthday!!!! I am not mentioning the age he is now, because well you are only as old as you feel, so in that case he is 5. But wow where did the years go is all I can say. So today we went to San Fran for the day and Tom finally did it....He walked the whole lenght of the Golden Gate Brigde down and back. I am so proud...if you don't know Tom has a huge fear of Hights and it not just looking down, it's looking up too. WAY TO GO LOVE YOU DID IT!!!!


It was also Noah first trip into the city and he was such a good boy. I don't think we'll have a hard time traveling with this one.

Just me..

Sooner or later we all discover
that the important moments
in life are not the advertised ones,
not the birthdays,
the graduations, the weddings,
not the great goals achieved.
The real milestones are less prepossessing.
They come to the door of memory unannounced,
stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit,
and simply never leave.
Our lives are measured by these.
-Susan B Anthony

Oh, the comfort,
the inexpressible comfort
of feeling safe with a person,
having neither to weigh thoughts
nor measure words, but pouring them all out,
just as they are, chaff and grain together,
certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,
keep what is worth keeping,
and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.
-Dinah Craik

Walls for the wind,
a roof for the rain
and tea beside the fire.
Laughter to cheer you,
those you love near you
and all that your heart might desire
- Trish Blessing

I said a prayer for you today
and know God must have heard-
I felt the answer in my heart
Although He spoke no word.
I didn't ask for wealth or fame.
I knew you wouldn't mind,
I asked Him to send treasures
Of a far more lasting kind.
I asked that He'd be near you
At the start of each new day.
To grant you health and blessing
And friends to hear your way.
I asked for happiness for you
In all the great and small,
But it was for His loving care
I prayed the most of all
-UK

Here the Man of the DAY!!!!

Our 2 month old Man

Again with the camera

No more pictures mom i want to go to bed.

Wow Two Months All Ready

I can't believe that my little man is 2month (8wks, 5days) old today!!! He's growing up and getting stronger, last weekend we weighed him and he was all ready over 11lbs, close to 12. So I expect that on his doctor appointment next week he will probably be well over 12 lbs. Well mom aka nan will be here Saturday night at 11pm if she gets on the plane. I guess only time will tell if she does or not. We are looking forward to her being here that is for sure. Well I got to cut this short the little man doesn't like me on the computer at all. I'll take a picture today and post it up for his 2month old picture.

Here he is...

Grandchild number 9 Jonathan Daniel Teal. He's a cutie that is for sure. Congrats again Sarah and Terry!!

Surfing Noah

I know some of you have been wanting to see the little guy. So here is a video I took of him when he was almost 6wk but not quite.

More pictures

Well we got an a request from Grampie Flynn for more pictures. We have been taking them but haven't gotten on the computer long enough to put them up. Here you go!!

Congratulation Sarah and Terry

Well today my parents have 9 grandchildren!!!! The ninth one just arrived this morning after being two days late and it's another boy!!! So out of the 9 grandchildren 3 are boys.

Jonathan Daniel Teal I believe is the name they have chosen was 8lbs. As soon as I get a picture which I am hoping to later this evening if my other sister went in to see them today and took a picture however if not as soon as I get one I will be posting it up. I can't wait to meet the little guy, but I guess he won't be that little when I see him he will be 4months old, ah it really does suck living this far from home at times like these. Congratulation guys on your little man. Miss ya love ya too.

Simpsonize Flynn's

I have been trying to do this for a week now and I finally got through on the Simpsonize Me website.....Here is our family pictures.
Selena Flynn

Tom Flynn

Noah Flynn and Bella Flynn

Hahaha

Well I saw this on Steph's site and I wanted to see what my was. Yup I knew it, I am just so interesting that I have a................................................................




Hahaha Woohoo. I think I need to spice this site up a little.

The golden Pig

Well I knew that this year was the year of the pig in Chinese's astrology but I didn't realize this was the year of the Golden Pig. Depending on the source you read the gold pig happen either every 60 or 600 years, which is really cool. It says that babies born this year will live in comfort as wealth and luck are always near. This year is so important in the Chinese culture that there is an expected baby boon in China this year. I just thought this was cool where Noah was born this year and I have a bunch of friends that had or are going have babies this year.

A day at the Kwik-E Mart

Well for the promotion of the movie 12 7-Eleven through US were changed to Kwik-E Marts and we just happen to have one of them in town so Tom, Noah and I went to check it out. They were out of a few things so we might go back this weekend. It's been open for a while now and man it's still busy.

Full of laughs

Laughing and pulling the blanket over his head

Picture says it all!

Happy times

Being serious

What did you say?

My little man is growing

Noah surfing

Laughing at mommy trying to use the new camera

Tummy time

My new baby

Well it finally arrived today, and I am in love with it so far and can't wait to start taking pictures. This was a surprise gift from the best Husband in the world. It won't be for while but I can't wait to get extra lenses for it too. Like a bigger zoom and a wide angle lenses. I am soo excited, now I just have to find time to figure out how to work all the features on it.

A little late but better than never...

Well I meant to put these up before our wonderful little man came. But I only got them 4 days before he arrived and just haven't gotten them up till now. These were taken at 38wks.

Happy Birthday Sean

Well it's another Happy 1st Birthday to our nephew Sean. He has grow like a weed since we saw him at 3 months old. We hear he is a charmer with the ladies already, so watch out girls.


Well today is also the Irish festival in Miramichi with a large Flynn reunion of all the descendants of Patrick Flynn who came to Saint Margaret's, New Brunswick in May 1834. Bet it was a sight to see a large party of the Flynn clan. History of the Flynn

Sad day.....

......We are all sad today because Nannie had to fly back to Canada today. It was great having her down to help out and just spend time with us. I wish she could have stayed longer. So I haven't been posting much lately even though most of you, who read our blog haven't been posting lately either or you don't even blog.....You know I like to read what everyone else is doing too, you know!!!! hint hint. GET BLOGGING PEOPLE.

So to update you on everything that has been going on with us. Well lets see, Dirty diapers, feeding, holding the little man, trying to take time for myself and of course sleep. Well beside that not too much, but with nannie down we had more extra time to do somethings which was extremely nice however the time went so fast we didn't get to do all that we planned. Nannie, Noah, and I went for some walks most days. We took Nannie on a walking trail where she saw some birds and the wind was a lot cooler on the trail along the bay so that was extremely nice too. We took Nannie to Gilroy to the Outlet shopping stores. Noah and I did going on some long car rides with dad and Nannie which might have been too long for the little man but we survive them. We drove to big basin to show Nannie the big red wood trees and we went to Big Sur for a short walk in the woods. Let just say I am a little out of shape. Looking forward to getting the green light from the doctor to start exercising again (well more than just walking). Tom took Nannie to San Francisco twice while Noah and I stayed at home. They got to go to Alcatraz, golden gate park and bridge, cable car ride and for dinner to the stinkin' Rose(everything is cooked in garlic), and the next trip for Tapas (yummy Spanish food). Tom took Nannie to the Sunday farmers market and Nannie loved all the fresh fruit and brought back lots of fruit for us. We also bought a new stroller thanks to Nannie and Grampie Flynn. We don't have it yet but it's order, so we are looking forward to getting that so that we can go jogging and go on more bumpy trails for walks instead of staying on the paved trails. Thanks to Nannie, Tom and I got to run out and go see Harry Potter movie too, which I thought I would have to wait till it came out on video. Also we all went to dinner at a friends house to celebrate them on buying a new house, which is a beautiful home I must say, hopefully one day we'll have a home. Well that is all I can remember at the moment.

Our little man is a month old today

Well it's hard to believe that last month this time Noah was born. How time fly's, our little boy is a month old!!! Sorry folks but we haven't been taking many pictures lately. Our camera still doesn't like to take picture indoors for some reason. But good news is that tom let it slip last night that he bought me a digital SLR camera and it should be here on Monday at the latest. So hopefully there will be more pictures for all you to see. Tom also got us a camcorder too, so hopefully we will get some videos up of our little man too.

Well things are going pretty well. Tom's mom is down so we are trying to show her parts of California and of course she is spending time with Noah. Noah is doing well, I can't complain he's a pretty good eater and sleeper, he does gets fussy in the late evening but normally settle downs by midnight, which is nice. As of last Tuesday when Noah was just 3wks and 3days he gain 2lbs since he left the hospital making him 9lbs 3oz and he gain almost 2'' in length making him 21 3/4 ". Our little boy is growing so fast.

Happy Birthday Reagan

Well it's July 4th and down here it's Independence Day's so yay for the holiday. We didn't get out to celebrate Canada Day on Sunday and we probably won't get out to celebrate today either but oh well that's how life is. However the most important thing about today is that it's our youngest niece's Birthday today. She is turning the big number 1 today. I don't have a recent picture of her but maybe after her mom reads this she will email me one (hint hint Sandy) :). But I did get to see her on a video call last week and she is adorable and very much like her dad. People tell me she's a character and you never know what she's going to do. Man the grow up fast. That is one thing that really sucks about living so far away from family....You miss out on the children growing up. I swear each time I go home they are like 5 years older than the last time (well not that old but they sure do change a lot from year to year). Here are some Birthday Wishes to one of my greatest niece (I have 5 other awesome nieces and 2 awesome nephews) and some Birthday Kisses and Hugs. Love you all.

Thanks Sandy for the picturesPicture of the Birthday Girl

Two weeks today

Can't believe today our little man is 2 weeks old. I wish I knew the secret to slow this time down, because before I know it, he's going to be all grown up. These are the days to cherish forever.

Labour Post for those who wanted to know.

Okay a lot of you have wanted to know how my labour was with little Noah. Well to start off I wouldn't change anything at all about my labour really except maybe wish I had the fourth doctor to deliver him but the fifth doctor was fine. It's a pretty short story really so it won't take too long to tell.

Well after complaining all morning and most of the afternoon about not enjoying being pregnant anymore, we get home from being out all afternoon shopping and my water breaks in the bathroom at 4:15pm. If it was any sooner it would have been either in the store or all over the car seat. Well they say that normally when most women's water breaks naturally it will be like a trickle and not like the gush in Hollywood movies. Well for me I got the gush, I thought it was never going to stop, and tom is laughing in disbelief at what he is seeing. We call L&D and they told us to come right in. I thought it was going to take forever so we took our time packing my hospital bag and stuff for tom etc. The hospital is about 20min away and 5 min into the drive my contraction start and they start right away at 4-5min apart. Once we get checked in and set up they told me it could be like this for hours. However Noah had other plans. We were 3 cm dilated when they checked me and an hour later we were 5cm and it pretty much continued at this fast pace, there were no breaks between my contractions, which I really didn't understand why. The Nursers and Doctors were really surprised that a first time mom was going this fast. In fact the labour was going so fast that although we saw 5 different doctors, the nurses almost had to deliver Noah because no doctors were free. I know they had the call button pushed and 5 nurses were running around and than all of a sudden a doctor showed up just in time. I pushed for 10min and Noah arrived at 9:24pm. Which surprised the doctors even more because Noah was face up(babies are supposed to be born face down normally), which normally makes for a harder labour and some women end up with C section because of it. We were pretty much the talk of the floor for a while at least. Now I couldn't have gotten through it with out Tom that is for sure. He kept me focused, calm and got me to do my breathing which I think is how I didn't get an epi. I was also happy I didn't need any stitches and let me tell you the natural endorphins after labour are so nice (just like a runners high). So I know this sounds crazy but I would rather do that labour again than the pregnancy for 9 months hahahaha. Yes I know I am weird. So that is basically my story.