Dear Ndog,
We are having trouble keeping up with you. You have had such big moments in the last month:
- Crawling faster and faster
- Trying new foods (You remain unsure about this whole eating-solid-foods idea)
- Pulling yourself up on the furniture, rocking back and forth, and, occasionally, traversing along the edge of the couch, chair, ottoman, etc. Everyone says you'll be walking soon!
- Taking your first flight to the West Coast (In which you did an amazing job. You slept for three hours while Daddy held you and all of our neighbors were impressed! You made friends with the stewardess whom we saw out in L.A. later in the day--she remembered your name!)
- Putting your toes in the Pacific Ocean (before a rogue wave came up and soaked us all)
- Meeting your cousins in California and Seattle
- Taking your first boat ride and hike
- And, most impressive of all... Sprouting your first two teeth! Your first tooth was the bottom, right tooth and came out in Bakersfield, and then your other bottom front tooth came out in Seattle! What a way to mark the occasion with your cousins.
You are becoming ever sillier and more cuddly. You are super happy in the mornings when you wake up--which still happens in Mommy and Daddy's bed. Because you hate your crib. Hate it. It is Kryptonite to you. This is largely the fault of Mommy and Daddy, ... Ok, maybe mostly Mommy's fault (because I love cuddling with you!), but it seems like there's no going back now. We are considering sleep training out of desperation for a good night's sleep. We shall see who prevails: M & D with determination, or cute baby with wails loud enough to wake the entire floor. Update next month!
You babble quite a bit, but no words yet. You can recognize when we're being silly and you love when Daddy babbles to you. You also love Moby. Interesting.
You have started to do this really funny thing at night. When you're ready to go to bed, Mommy takes you to big bed to nurse you to sleep. Lately, though, you'll finish nursing and get up to crawl and, oof, collapse head-first onto the pillow. Then you'll sit up again and, oof, back down. You will keep doing this until you're finally ready to give in. This is hilarious! It's as if your head is just too heavy to keep up, and sometimes you land on Mommy or the bed or a pillow, just whatever is around you and in all different directions. The best part is that you're sort of smiley when you do it, so it looks like a happy, drunken baby! Oh, you are so funny little one.
We love watching you grow Nor Nor (the nickname your cousin Lucy gave you). And once in a while the little arm that reaches up to hug our faces at night reminds us that you don't think we're half bad either.
Thanks for your toothy smiles, belly laughs and Nora kisses. We love you oh so much, Bear.
Love,
Mama and Dada (Come on, you can say it!)
We are having trouble keeping up with you. You have had such big moments in the last month:
- Crawling faster and faster
- Trying new foods (You remain unsure about this whole eating-solid-foods idea)
- Pulling yourself up on the furniture, rocking back and forth, and, occasionally, traversing along the edge of the couch, chair, ottoman, etc. Everyone says you'll be walking soon!
- Taking your first flight to the West Coast (In which you did an amazing job. You slept for three hours while Daddy held you and all of our neighbors were impressed! You made friends with the stewardess whom we saw out in L.A. later in the day--she remembered your name!)
- Putting your toes in the Pacific Ocean (before a rogue wave came up and soaked us all)
- Meeting your cousins in California and Seattle
- Taking your first boat ride and hike
- And, most impressive of all... Sprouting your first two teeth! Your first tooth was the bottom, right tooth and came out in Bakersfield, and then your other bottom front tooth came out in Seattle! What a way to mark the occasion with your cousins.
You are becoming ever sillier and more cuddly. You are super happy in the mornings when you wake up--which still happens in Mommy and Daddy's bed. Because you hate your crib. Hate it. It is Kryptonite to you. This is largely the fault of Mommy and Daddy, ... Ok, maybe mostly Mommy's fault (because I love cuddling with you!), but it seems like there's no going back now. We are considering sleep training out of desperation for a good night's sleep. We shall see who prevails: M & D with determination, or cute baby with wails loud enough to wake the entire floor. Update next month!
You babble quite a bit, but no words yet. You can recognize when we're being silly and you love when Daddy babbles to you. You also love Moby. Interesting.
You have started to do this really funny thing at night. When you're ready to go to bed, Mommy takes you to big bed to nurse you to sleep. Lately, though, you'll finish nursing and get up to crawl and, oof, collapse head-first onto the pillow. Then you'll sit up again and, oof, back down. You will keep doing this until you're finally ready to give in. This is hilarious! It's as if your head is just too heavy to keep up, and sometimes you land on Mommy or the bed or a pillow, just whatever is around you and in all different directions. The best part is that you're sort of smiley when you do it, so it looks like a happy, drunken baby! Oh, you are so funny little one.
We love watching you grow Nor Nor (the nickname your cousin Lucy gave you). And once in a while the little arm that reaches up to hug our faces at night reminds us that you don't think we're half bad either.
Thanks for your toothy smiles, belly laughs and Nora kisses. We love you oh so much, Bear.
Love,
Mama and Dada (Come on, you can say it!)
1 comment:
Sweet, Precious Nora,
just when you think you can't get any cuter, there you are, flooring us again with your cuteness. Your Mommy could not of chosen a more fitting word to describe you as when she says..."who is this amazing child?" You are a true gift from God, in every sense of the word. You blessed all four of you Great Grandparents, Great Uncles, Great Aunts, cousins...and of course, Blessed me yr Anya and your PaPa Michael. We all had you just for what seemed a minutes, but you touched us all and have given us so many wonderful memories already. We love you so much for all the laughter and love you have brought to our lives.
Muncho Love, Anya
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