Milestones

Glimpse of Norah's First Teeth

I snapped this during one of Norah's "naps." After she cried a while I decided to sit in her room with her to see if that helped. I read my book and she started to babble to herself and play with her dog "Fluffy." A chapter later I noticed it was pretty quiet and I thought she might be asleep. Nope, she was just staring at me. When I looked up at her she got really excited. I think she thought we were going to play peek a boo. We did actually play peek a boo - to get this picture. Then it was straight to the swing for a real nap.

Norah Tries Rice Cereal and Strongly Disapproves

These pictures are from October 28th. We let Norah try some rice cereal after she repeatedly reached for a bowl of vanilla ice cream. We thought the creamy white cereal would be a suitable substitute but she was furious and continued to go for the ice cream. After a teary tantrum we called a truce and let her hold the spoon. She enjoyed jabbing herself in the face with it. Norah's skin is incredibly sensitive and when I changed her into her pajamas I noticed she had red spots all over her face and panicked thinking she was having an allergic reaction. I quickly called my brother-in-law who is a pediatrician and he warned me to watch for signs of troubled breathing. This was very upsetting to me because I had initially only worried that I would have to deal with a kid with food allergies. Fortunately Bryan figured out that marks were from her spoon jabbing.

Norah Approves Banana and Leans in for More

Yesterday Jess held Norah while Bryan and I ate lunch and Cassandra innocently approached to entertain her. Encouraged by Norah's enthusiastic response, Cassandra moved in closer only to have her banana ambushed. Norah gnawed on it long enough for us to laugh in astonishment, debate getting the camera, find the camera, remember to take off the lens cap and take a picture. She would have kept going but the assault was too much for the banana and it broke off.