Tomorrow is Norah's birthday! It was so fun, remembering the events of this day a year ago! Watching football with Lance and his dad, my water breaking/trickling at home, leaving for the hospital around 7 pm, and then going to the hospital and waiting...and waiting...and waiting for something to happen! We had no idea what to expect. The labor was drawn out but, finally, Norah was born at 11:53 am! It is so hard to believe that was just 1 year ago. In some ways, it seems like Norah has always been part of our family! We praise our Lord for the blessing that she is!
Norah has started taking multiple steps at a time! She has taken about 10-11 steps at a time, and that seems to be her limit. She will be walking very soon...and I will have to put my running shoes on when she starts. Norah is a very busy little girl. Some days she plays so well on her own, and other days she wants my attention all day! She is really starting to enjoy books...we're thankful she has (almost) lost interest in eating all her books. Other things she is doing right now are: telling us what the cow and chicken say, showing us "so big" (and waiting to be tickled), waving hello and bye-bye, watching Diego (well, actually she mostly just likes the music/singing on the show), playing in the snack cupboard, playing in any cupboards she can get into, and digging through mommy's purse. She says mama all day long, but we aren't sure if that's in reference to me, or if it means more. She also says something that sounds like hi!
I recently started watching a friend's daughter who is almost 2. Norah doesn't quite seem to understand that they can play together, but every day it gets a little better! The girls really do pretty well together. I am slowly adjusting to my new schedule, learning how to coordinate naps, and how to juggle the day with 2 kids! I look forward to Norah being a little more interactive with other kids!
Here some pictures from the past month...by the way...sorry for all the separate posts for the collages. I haven't figured out how to link all the collages in the same post!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
It's already August
I haven't updated the blog for about a month. I decided to just post a bunch of pictures of our last month, and give you a quick update on what's going on.
Norah is almost 11 months old. She is a busy, busy little girl. She doesn't stop moving until nap/bed time (and sometimes not even then)! She will often lay awake in bed...playing, kicking, fussing, etc. for up to an hour! Even when she eats, she is constantly moving. We can't believe we will be celebrating her 1st birthday in a little over a month! How this year has flown by. She truly is a joy and we can't imagine life without her.
Some things Norah enjoys doing are eating, being outside, dancing, wrestling with Daddy, splashing in her pool, and babbling all day long! Some new things she is doing...starting to get brave and stand up on her own, drink from a sippy cup (by herself), waving (we think), playing peek-a-boo and 'so big', and imitating us when we laugh or cough! She is so much fun right now!
Some highlights from the month of July...we enjoyed a night out with some friends at the beginning of the month. We loved having my aunt, uncle, and their family come for a visit, along with some visits from Norah's grandmas! We were able to spend some time with Lance's aunt and uncle in MN before a family wedding on my side of the family a couple of weeks ago. Last week I went to visit my dad (after he fell off a roof) to help him out around the house since my mom was gone! We are thankful he didn't have any serious injuries, and he is doing much better now! This past weekend, I attended a Women's retreat with our church. It was a great time of learning, growing, and fellowship with some amazing women! We also enjoyed a visit (and a sleepover) with my sister and her two kids over the weekend! This weekend Lance is going to be doing a 1/2 triathlon. It's a 1/4 mile swim, 3 mile run, and 17 mile bike ride (maybe not in that order)! He has been enjoying the training and hoping to do more of these! It's been a busy month, but a great one!
We hope you are enjoying your summer also!
Norah is almost 11 months old. She is a busy, busy little girl. She doesn't stop moving until nap/bed time (and sometimes not even then)! She will often lay awake in bed...playing, kicking, fussing, etc. for up to an hour! Even when she eats, she is constantly moving. We can't believe we will be celebrating her 1st birthday in a little over a month! How this year has flown by. She truly is a joy and we can't imagine life without her.
Some things Norah enjoys doing are eating, being outside, dancing, wrestling with Daddy, splashing in her pool, and babbling all day long! Some new things she is doing...starting to get brave and stand up on her own, drink from a sippy cup (by herself), waving (we think), playing peek-a-boo and 'so big', and imitating us when we laugh or cough! She is so much fun right now!
Some highlights from the month of July...we enjoyed a night out with some friends at the beginning of the month. We loved having my aunt, uncle, and their family come for a visit, along with some visits from Norah's grandmas! We were able to spend some time with Lance's aunt and uncle in MN before a family wedding on my side of the family a couple of weeks ago. Last week I went to visit my dad (after he fell off a roof) to help him out around the house since my mom was gone! We are thankful he didn't have any serious injuries, and he is doing much better now! This past weekend, I attended a Women's retreat with our church. It was a great time of learning, growing, and fellowship with some amazing women! We also enjoyed a visit (and a sleepover) with my sister and her two kids over the weekend! This weekend Lance is going to be doing a 1/2 triathlon. It's a 1/4 mile swim, 3 mile run, and 17 mile bike ride (maybe not in that order)! He has been enjoying the training and hoping to do more of these! It's been a busy month, but a great one!
We hope you are enjoying your summer also!
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