Happy Father's Day, Honey!!

We would like to dedicate this post to all the fathers out there on their special day. Nick, Noah and I are so thankful and so blessed to have such amazing fathers and we'd like to take a moment to acknowledge them! Thanks, Dads!! :)

Now for today's post....a tribute to our fathers, especially the most important father in my life....my husband.

I thought the best thing to do would be to share some amazing pictures of some of my favorite "father-son" moments....so here they are! :)

Nick, you are my best friend, an amazing husband, a wonderful father....and I feel more and more blessed every single day that I spend with you, just knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life with such an extraordinary person.... I love you!!

Of course we don't want to forget our fathers.....the best Grandpas we could ever ask for and we are so thankful and blessed to have them in our lives.... We love you, Grampa and Poppy!! :)

Here are some pictures of Noah with them.... :)

Mother's Day Slideshow

Here is a video that Noah (with a little help from Daddy) created for Dawn for her 1st Mother's Day. Enjoy!

Closer and closer!

We realized today that we will officially be leaving Pikeville and moving to Northern KY in exactly ONE MONTH! It is so exciting and crazy to think that after two long years, we will finally be moving back closer to family and friends! That being said, it seemed like the perfect time for us to reflect on the past 2 and a half years of our lives and how much everything has changed.....



Starting from the beginning.



October 2006: Dawn is accepted into Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine! Yay!

December 2006: Nick begins working at Pikeville Medical Center.

March 10, 2007: Nick and Dawn become husband and wife! "you may now kiss the bride!" :)

July 2007: First year of medical school begins (and with that, what seems like the longest two years of our lives....)

January 2008: Nick and Dawn find out they are about to become a family of 3!! Yay!!

April 8, 2008: Dawn cuts her finger trying to separate pork chops with a butter knife... :(

April 12, 2008: Nick and Dawn are in an accident (caused by a man in a high speed police chase who had just killed someone for drugs.) Everyone is okay, but Dawn gets an ambulance ride and an ultrasound just in case. (The Ford Escape, however is not-so-okay and is taken to the Ford Dealership for some front passenger side body work.... and no the murderer did not have insurance and yes we paid our $500 deductable) Wow....AND we missed Brian and Jessica's wedding (and so did half the guests who were unfortunate enough to be behind us on our way from Pikeville to Whitesburg.)

April 17, 2008: Dawn has her cut tendon repaired in Lexington while NOT under general anesthesia (just a local...the axillary block missed too!)

June 2008: First Year of Medical School officially over!!

August 2008: Second Year of Medical School begins!

September 12, 2008: Noah is born!!!! Such a blessing!!!! God is so good!!!!

March 2009: We find out we will be moving closer to home for rotations! Christ Hospital here we come!!

May 2009: We decide to buy a house in Hebron, KY! We love it!

June 2009: Second Year is over, but boards are coming up in July....pray for good scores!!!! :)



That pretty much sums up the past 2 years (in a nutshell) and we are so thankful and blessed to be where we are right now. We are so excited to be moving up closer to our family and friends and can't wait to start this new chapter in our lives!



A picture of Noah to end this post.... ENJOY!

Great is Thy Faithfulness!!

Wow, it has been SO long since our last post....things have been so busy down here in Pikeville the past few months! Updating on EVERYTHING may be tough, but we'll do the best we can. Now for the info....

Noah is getting so big! He amazes me everyday with his little personality coming out more and more. He's started trying to crawl....it's pretty much a work-in-progress.... :) He's very good at getting up on his knees and rocking back and forth, but he still hasn't quite gotten the concept of moving his hands at the same time....haha. His facial expressions are priceless! He has a "concentrating" face that we talk about, where he pushes his lips out and furrows his eyebrows when he's really trying to reach or figure out a toy. Too funny! Noah LOVES outside! We are so glad, too, because Mommy and Daddy also love outside. We went on a trip to the Breaks Interstate Park in Virginia with Uncle Jonathan and Auntie Bethany, and Noah had a wonderful time in the Baby Bjorn. When we let him walk through the house holding onto our fingers, the door is the first place he goes to try to get outside. Hopefully that continues as he gets older! Noah hasn't gotten any teeth yet and he's been teething for 4 months! He's a little trooper though, and drools EVERYWHERE! He tries to put anything and everything in his mouth....not just to explore, but mostly to BITE! We are so happy and blessed to have this little guy in our lives! He is amazing!


Onto medical school news! Second year is almost over! Our last block exam is next Wednesday (pray that goes well!) and then Step 1 boards are in July (pray that goes well, too!) Woohoo! Rotations are just around the corner.

Onto our big move to Cincinnati! We bought our first house this week! We love it and we are so excited to move in. It has a big backyard and a deck for lots of outside time that we are so excited about! More importantly, we cannot wait to be closer to our family and friends back home. We miss everyone so much!



Anyway, that's the short version update of the past few months. Once we have more time (i.e. less class, less studying and less driving/moving related time constraints) we will try to do a much better job of updating this blog.

FINALLY....a new post!

Hey Everyone!










Wow, it's crazy how long it's been since our last post.... Med School and a new baby is just too much to keep a blog up on a day to day (i mean month to month) basis! Anyway, to catch everyone up on things happening in the Meacham household would probably take a few days, but since I'm trying to procrastinate (just a little) from studying, here's a quick overview.


Nick went back to work on December 1st. I could tell it was tough for him that first day, but he was a trooper (I did bring Noah by the office before the end of the day, however.) We found a great Nanny for Noah (her name is Lisa and she's the wife of a fellow classmate.) She is wonderful with Noah and we really appreciate her help.


Noah celebrated his first Thanksgiving! He was so good about all the holding....I think somehow deep down he understands how many people miss him and love him and just really want to hold him when we get to go back home. We enjoyed 4 Thanksgivings and we're still trying to work off all that yummy food!


Now for an update on Noah. He is getting so big! He can really hold his head up now. We've been giving him a little time in his bumbo almost everyday and he LOVES it. It's so funny how independent he tries to be sometimes.


We put up the Christmas tree with Noah a couple of weeks ago. He was so fascinated with the lights....it was adorable. Noah just sat in his bouncer the whole time just watching us decorate. What a sweet baby!




























Noah had his first rice cereal on his 3 month birthday! He did not care for the spoon and sort of gave us a "What's with this hard stick?" look. It was cute. I totally understand why the pediatrician recommends starting cereal once a day or once every couple of days at 3 months....maybe by the time Noah is ready for baby food all the time he will actually like the spoon....




Noah now refuses to lay back when he's sitting on our laps. He insists on either standing or sitting up by holding on to our fingers....it is SO cute!

My last blocks are December 19th and we will be back in the Madison/La Grange area for Christmas Eve to the Sunday after....so it should be great! We are so excited for Noah's First Christmas!

Okay, that is a brief catch up....after blocks I will try to keep the blog a little more caught up....or as caught up as possible.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

A Little Catching Up....

Noah is almost 3 weeks old now....wow, the days go by so fast! He had his first check-up on Monday and the Pediatrician said everything looks great. Noah was VERY squirmy at the appointment, too! The doctor said she never had so much trouble with a two-week old....they usually move around very little....but she said it was good that Noah was so active. He had gained about a pound and a half since we left the hospital and grown 2 inches! He is definitely a growing boy!

Nick has been staying at home with Noah during the day while I'm at school. It was hard to go back to class Monday, but I figured the longer I waited to get back in the swing of things, the harder it would be....

Four Generations!

Noah saw his Great Grandma Smith for the first time on Tuesday. Gramma and Grandpa Smith came down to visit for a couple days and brought her as a surprise. It was so sweet and I'm so glad she got to come. I'm not sure Noah spent more than a couple of hours in his bed those two days.... :)

It's been a very busy couple of weeks and we're pretty sure it's only going to get busier as the holidays get closer. We are taking our first road trip back home the weekend of October 10th after my next set of blocks and we are so excited. Noah really can't wait! :)

Some catch up pictures have been posted. Enjoy!

Noah Brant is Finally Here!

Living so far away from family and friends, we decided to create this blog so everyone can keep up with us and our newest addition, Noah Brant. With med school and a new baby, it may get a little busy, but we're going to try to keep this updated as much as possible!


Noah was born September 12, 2008. He weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Although we were planning on being induced on Monday, September 15th, Noah had other plans that (besides missing a baby shower scheduled for Saturday, September 13th) worked out even better than our own plans. Guess that just goes to show that God's way is definitely the best way.


We came home a couple of days ago and everything is going great so far. We feel so blessed to have a wonderful and healthy baby boy and cannot wait for him to meet all of our family and friends!