Tuesday, April 26, 2011

One: Updates

Since it's been all about the party, I've neglected to update on Nora herself...

As of April 5th, she weighs 22 pounds and is 29 1/2 inches tall.  She was just above average in her weight, height, and milestones.  I think she is a little behind in communication, but she is learning quickly these days.  Just in the last week she's learned to blow kisses, "sing" when I sing to her, and become my little copy cat.  If I make a noise she tries to make it too.

For her birthday, she got that fancy slide/swing set.  Well, 2 days later we went to Moes and she mastered climbing up the slide (a 2-3 times longer one) and sliding down on her own.  She's a climber!

Going up...

Almost there...

Made it!

Going down...

Weee!

These are just to show how big Nora's getting!  I can't believe it!
Her legs are so long now!
Her favorite climbing spot...


 The first few days of being ONE included a few new things...
Like whole french fries and chicken nuggets...

And scrambled eggs (which she LOVES)...

Oh and ya know, just a little hail storm after her birthday party.  This little storm has indented our roof, torn shingles, hammered my car into a golf ball wanna-be, and knocked off parts of our siding.  Not to mention everyone else's.  This picture was my mom's front yard.  The hail there got to just a little bigger than golf balls.

And finally, her first KID'S MEAL at a restaurant!  Nothing like a scrambled egg & biscuits from Cracker Barrel.


PS-Since it's taken me weeks to finally add the pictures and get this post published, I'll add a few more things.

She can :

  • run from me
  • play peek-a-boo (well if covering her cheeks counts)
  • eat a banana by herself, taking bites (She loves this)
  • climb onto the couch and our bed by herself (the first time I found a pillow moved up to the couch with an imprint from her foot...clever climber)
  • bite HARD (don't put your fingers in her mouth)
  • text and call anyone in my phone (sorry if it happens to you)
  • enjoy kiwis & egg salad (just not plain hard boiled eggs)
  • drink only cows milk, juice, & water (no formula)
  • use only sippy cups or cups with straws (no bottles)
  • sleep without a pacifier (hooray & it wasn't near as bad as I thought it'd be)

Yay for growing into a big girl!!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Nora's Friends & Family: Photo Style

I'm sure you are ready to see some "people" photos from Nora's 1st Birthday!
(Warning...there are quite a few!)

First up, some from the Photo Booth:
(Big thanks to our photographer, April!)
























Now, some party pics:
























And just for good looks, a few of Nora in her birthday suit (not that one!):








PS-Thanks to April, Candace, & Gramma (Aaron's Mom) for the pictures!