Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Happy 11 Month Birthday!

Dear Nora,

One more month and you will be ONE! This time last year I wasn't feeling so hot. I'm glad it's this time this year instead.

At 11 months,

you have figured out that it's fun to drop things on the floor and wait for someone to hand your toys back to you.

you have become pretty attached to me. For about 2 weeks especially, I couldn't walk by without you wanting me to pick you up. You also cry when I drop you off at ibloom and church.

you have been taking really short naps. I have tried keeping your morning nap intentionally short (30 minutes or so) and that has helped you sleep longer some days, up to 2 hours. But today your afternoon nap was only 40 minutes, so that didn't go too well.

you sometimes put your head on my shoulder before bed while I sing "Jesus Loves Me" and pray with you.

you love when I point my pointer finger at you. You like to take yours to meet mine and get very excited by this.

you have become accustomed to being tackled by Luke. He starts out sweet, but then gets too excited and inevitably the laughter eventually turns to crying. But you put up with a lot.

you are constantly pulling out your hair bows. I try to put them further and further back on your head, but to no avail.

you like to sit and turn in circles, rotating your legs around and around. I want to get this on video.

you love your bear. He can always cheer you up and you become giddy when you see him.

you now have 4 teeth.

I love you, little one!

Love,
Mommy