Norah's First Birthday

Norah turned one on the third! And we celebrated with Bryan's family yesterday. She's such a sweet little grown up baby.

Bangs

Elaina has been asking me for bangs, so I finally gave her some today.

And then of course Chloë decided she wanted some too.

I have very mixed feelings about it.

Cocoa in a Tea Pot

Elaina got a sweet little tea set from Mr. Dan for her birthday. She loves having little tea parties, and sometimes we get to have hot cocoa for a special treat. One morning last week, Chloë was at school and Norah was napping, and we had such an occasion.

Rest

On Monday I was stroking Norah's head while she was whimpering in her crib, fighting sleep, when my dad came over from next door. He brought over a little plate with eggs that had just been cooked with caramelized onions and spinach, and brie melted on top. "Here, you eat these, I'll be with Norah," he whispered. It was almost 11 AM, and I hadn't eaten a thing since last night. I gladly took the eggs to the table, and slowly enjoyed my little breakfast. I could hear Papa lifting Norah out of the crib, and her fussing stopped. When my eggs were gone, and I quickly took a much-needed shower, and then peeked into the girls' room. Two of my favorite people were asleep, likely rocked there by each other's breath and beating heart. Norah was finally content and quiet, except for her gentle snoring.

Napping

Tree Down

Photo by Chloë. Yes, the tree fell on me. So thankful for so many things: humor, safety, and cell phones. I just hung out like this for a few minutes waiting for my knight in shining armor to rush home from work.

My Girls

Two Months Old

Norah will be two months old tomorrow, and I tell you what, it sure has gone fast. I've been snapping pictures here and there, mostly with my phone. I don't want her first months of life slip by without some documentation, but the extremely thorough posts I used to write are quite time consuming. I love sitting down and writing about every sweet detail of my baby's existence, but I am learning that it is quite difficult to sit down for more than a couple of minutes at a time. So here are some sweet pictures of Norah from August.

These best first few pictures are from when she was just about a month old.  It's amazing how quickly babies change at this age. 

She stared intentionally smiling, and goodness I think it's adorable.

Her big sisters absolutely adore her.  Chloë's booster seat is next to Norah's car seat, and any time we're in the car, she asks if she may hold Norah's hand.  Both Chloë and Elaina frequently ask to hold her, and are constantly touching or kissing or stroking her.



I'm guessing she's average height and weight.  She eats well, sleeps well (we love the five hour chunk of sleep at night!), and recently waited nine days between poopy diapers.  Let's just say her Papa needed a full wardrobe change.  She usually has a pretty laid back personality, and is just so sweet and snuggly.  We sure do love our little Norah girl.

Norah and Papa

My dad, at the awesome age of 59, and Norah, almost two months old.

I sure do love these two. Now I need to get some good pictures of Mimi and Norah.

First Bath

Norah finally got her first bath last weekend. At the ripe old age of seven weeks old.

Yes, really, it was her first bath. I wanted to wait a while to see how her skin adjusted without any interference. She had slightly less peeling that her sisters, and a lot less baby acne. I was impressed. I think the moral of the story is vernix is good, and even mild soaps can be overly drying for baby skin.