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Our little Miracle!
Noah Glen MerrellBorn: 3/6/09Weight: 3lb. 9oz. (8 weeks premature)Noah is a beautiful boy and blessing from God, a true miracle (or Merrellcle). He will be in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the...
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Noah - The First Two Weeks
March 6th: A little after noon Teresa was diagnosed with a severe case of H.E.L.L.P Syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal syndrome caused by the pregnancy. She was transferred to Emanuel Legacy...
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Opening eyes/ Learning to eat
Saturday, March 21th - (delayed post computer problems over weekend)Noah started showing off his eyes today.Our church threw Teresa a baby shower today so I got to spend the entire afternoon with Noah...
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Noah 4.0
The new and improved version is out. Noah has reached 4lbs!! Congrats buddy! Way to go. He is also sporting some new duds and blankets thanks to some great gifts from friends. We are allowed to dress...
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Our Little Champ
Noah can now fully regulate his temperate. He graduated from his incubator to a crib! He now weighs 4lb 4oz. and seems to be visibly gaining weight. Here's a couple more pics.Dreaming of playing for...
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36 Weeks
Thanks for the great preemie outfit Aunt JennNoah is now 36 weeks (gestation) and only a couple days from turning 1 month old.He is really growing. He now weighs 4lb. 11oz and you can tell by looking...
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4 Weeks Old!
Noah now weighs 4 lbs, 13 oz and is 17.5 inches long so he has gained just over a pound and grown 2 inches since his birth. He is also able to stay awake much longer during his feedings and has...
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5lbs 7oz!!!!!!
That's right our little guy isn't so little anymore. He is growing like crazy. He still is not able to feed himself completely. But, this evening they pulled out the feeding tube and are going to see...
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Noah's First Easter!
Happy Easter from the Merrell's"Christ is Risen!"Well we had our first setback with Noah this weekend. The doctors took out his feeding tube on Thursday to go to only bottle feedings. This is the last...
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Home Sweet Home
After 6 weeks in the NICU we were finally able to bring Noah home today!! God is good! He is almost 6 pounds and growing like crazy. He's actually outgrown some of his preemie clothes and can wear some...
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Noah's First Week Home
It has been so wonderful finally having Noah home. I (Brian) took the week off of work. Although, having him home has taken some getting used to. Most days he has been feeding about every four hours :)...
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Noah - Birth to due date
Today is Noah's official due date! It also marks the 8th week we have been blessed with this beautiful boy. We have created a slideshow highlighting his first two months.Enjoy!Noah Glen Merrell from...
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Noah meets Grandma & Grandpa
Grandma and Grandpa Merrell drove up from Utah to spend a week with us (ok, ok they came to spend it with Noah).We all had a great time. Here are some pics.
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The amazing growing baby!
Noah has been home for about 6 weeks now and he is growing by leaps and bounds. Even though our pictures below don't show it, he smiles quite often (see the video) and is proving to be a very happy and...
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Noah is 3 months old today!
Noah turned 3 months today and wow has he changed from when he was born. See the pictures below to get an idea of just how much he has grown!Noah at 3 weeks old with passy. (To really see the...
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Talking & Rolling Over
Noah surprises us constantly with all the new things he is doing! About 2 weeks ago he started rolling over. He rolls most often from his tummy to his back but has also rolled from back to tummy a...
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Noah's 1st beach trip, July 2009
Noah and his mommy and daddy went to the beach in July and got to spend a long weekend with his cousins the O'Hara's, Aunt Jenn, Uncle Rob, cousins Lauren and Jonathan, and grandparents. He had a great...
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Noah's Dedication, July 19, 2009
We dedicated Noah to the Lord on Sunday, July 19th and it was a great morning. His grandparents were there along with Aunt Jenn, Uncle Rob and cousins Lauren and Jonathan. We stood before the church...
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Fixing Cars, Camping & Practicing Sitting Up, August 2009
Noah has been a busy little boy this summer. He's been to the beach, went camping and helped Grandpa fix the car. He's also starting to control his head/neck much better and can sit up in a Bumbo chair...
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Noah is already 6 months old!
It's hard to believe it has been 6 months since that scary day that turned into a miracle in March but it has! You could never tell by looking at Noah that he was a preemie unless you check out the...
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1 Year Old!!!!
Noah is already a 1 year old, can you believe it?? We had a huge party on his birthday, Saturday, March 6th, to thank all the wonderful people who helped us out so much last year when he was born. We...
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17 months old already?
Okay, we admit that we are TERRIBLE at updating our blog! There, we said it. Now we can get to the fun part. Noah turned 17 months old on August 6th during his 2nd camping trip ever. He really enjoyed...
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Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas, 2011 Here We Come!
We have lots to catch up on so here we go! We will start with October and work our way up to the new year.This was Noah's first Halloween where he could participate so we tried to do some fun things...
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Noah is 2 years old!
Our little man turned two on March 6th! The weekend before his birthday we celebrated with family, his grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins, at Red Robin. His cousin Jonathan's birthday is one week...
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