Norah's visit with Santa

A couple weeks ago, Santa came to our neighborhood for a quick visit.  Norah sat on his lap and told him she had been a very good girl all year.

Norah and Santa see eye-to-eye on a couple things.

Merry Christmas!

Just when you think she can't get any cuter...

...BAM!  Pigtails!

And then BAM! BAM!  Pigtails making these faces:

We love our little Norah Bean so much!

13 Months

This post got away from us for a week, but here it is!  At 13 months, Norah:

• is eating table foods almost exclusively.
• has a "reading spot" on the bottom step of our landing.  She likes to take books, but no other toys, here to "read."
• enjoys having lotion put on her.
• has a nap and bedtime routine and is learning to fall asleep on her own.
• is making better friends with Max & Phoebe (see below).
• plays all her musical toys at once.  By the time she gets the third or fourth one going she has to start all over again.  Sometimes she gets upset if she can't hear one over the noise of the others.
• loves her glow baby.  She can anticipate the end of a song and gets ready to make her sing again.
• drinks from a straw cup and looks very cute while doing it.

The best "official" picture we got this month. 

I come in peace.  Sometimes... 

I'm ready for my turkey! (on Thanksgiving)

For her birthday, Norah got this ball-popper toy.  She's since mastered turning it on, but still mostly knocks it over and spills all the balls.  She likes to feel the fan blow air in her face.  Here she is playing with it for the first time:

Cat toys: good for cats and good for babies when the cats lose interest.