We are having a fun summer together, little Nora. You are at a great stage. You are full of smiles and cute expressions. You love to "talk" and are easily comforted by your bear, your pacifier, and your mommy. I often feel like your human jungle gym because you love to hang all over me. :) You are mobile, but not running all over the place yet, and you are only testing in small ways.
It's nice to not have to worry about bottles and nursing anymore, and you can sure put the food away when it's something you like. You are picky, but you love bean and cheese burritos, turkey and cheese, peanut butter, grapes, nectarines, strawberries, bananas, waffles, yogurt. You are learning to use your sippy cups to drink water and milk, but it still takes some effort to continue offering it when you often push it aside.
You take a quick 30 minute nap in the morning (or not if we are going out early enough) and sleep for maybe an hour and a half in the afternoon. You always wake up before Luke, and like to sit on the couch and snuggle with me after you get up.
You are adept at the monkey walk and love to push your walker or walk while holding someone's hands. I am going out of town in just over a week and want you to walk before or after I am gone, because I don't want to miss it!
You do not like it one bit when I leave you at church or any child care situation, but they often tell me when I pick you up that you are a little ham, quite the entertainer. :) You love to dance to music, especially when Daddy plays guitar. You will sit at his feet like a little groupie and shake your head back and forth to the music. You have started loving toddler time at the library. To think you used to sleep through it in the bjorn and now you jump up and down to the music and find it thoroughly entertaining.
You have just recently started getting down to play at some play places. We went to Memorial City Mall a few weeks ago and to Stomping Grounds this past weekend. We've also spent lots of time at Chick-fil-A, the splash pad, and just recently I started taking you to the pool with Luke and me. It's manageable because you aren't wanting to explore and you hang on to me the whole time anyway. You've also been to the beach, but didn't even touch the sand since you wanted me to hold you the whole time. :)
We spent the 4th of July in Carrollton and Keller to celebrate Grandpa's and Wesley's birthdays. You are beloved by your cousins, and Caroline especially loves to help take care of you.
And I love the little curls that have started to show in your hair.... and that double chin. :)
I love you so much, sweet little Nora.
Love,
Mommy
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