Some Updates

Norah had her 7 month checkup this week.  She is now officially heavier than both of the cats!  You might think that she'd have passed that milestone a while back, which she did with Max (~14 lbs.) but with Phoebe weighing in at almost 18 lbs., Norah had quite a bit of catching up to do.  Norah is now in the 90th percentile for height and around the 80th percentile for weight.

And what was that we said about showing no signs of teeth?  The doctor took a close look and saw that her bottom two teeth were very close to breaking through and in the last two days one has!  Pictures will have to wait until more shows through and Norah cooperates.

Since we know you all are just here for the pictures:

Norah camouflaged on a blanket. 

Eating sweet potatoes for the first time. 

Norah's new way to make Mommy and Daddy laugh. 

7 months

Better late than never, right?

At 7 months, Norah:

• loves to eat solid (okay, pureed) food.  She has happily eaten green beans, peas, and sweet potatoes.
• is sitting like a champ.
• sleeps 10&1/2 - 12 hours every night (we know!).
• loves to play with stuffed animals and books and chooses them over other toys offered.
• takes baths in the kitchen sink and loves to splash.  We have to keep the whole countertop clear of any important papers.
• gets the hiccups when we make her laugh hard.
• likes to be in on the joke, laughing just because we are.
• is starting to get upset when we leave the room.
• laughs hard when we raspberry her tummy, neck, or toes.
• grabs and eats her toes all the time.
• tries to roll away during diaper changes.  She has succeeded a couple times.
• is learning to scoot (not with her face), although, sometimes she just goes in circles.
• seems to have a lot more to say these days.
• is growing back all the hair she lost from the sides and back of her head.  Hooray for no bald spots!
• shows no signs of teeth.

And now for the good stuff:

The official 7 month picture.

Playing on the floor.

Our wake-up ritual: peeking through the bars. 

Good morning!

Norah trying to scoot:

And finally, bath time:

Since this first time splashing, she's gotten a lot more in to it.  Water gets on the counter, window, floor, us...

Norah, Eater of Green Beans

We gave Norah her first taste of people food this morning with some green beans.  After steaming and puree-ing them, we agreed that puree-ed green beans taste way better than we had expected.  Norah was at least willing to give them a try.

Eagerly helping spoon in the first few bites.

Pausing to think about it...

On further reflection...

No more, please.

Norah gave the green beans a second try in the evening, and ate the whole bowl.  She also had something else to eat:

A little light reading never hurt anybody.

The One with the Elephant Whisperer

Norah had a lot to say to her elephant the other day.  Also, she doesn't know what the video camera is yet - see if you can tell when she spots it:

Norah had recently started "talking" a lot.  It's fun to come home after work and hear everything that she has to say about her day.

Funny Little Girl

Norah typically likes her face touched.  She likes lotion being put on and she loves her face washed in the bath.  In fact, lightly brushing around her mouth was one of the first ways we could consistently make her smile.  She does not, however, like her face wiped when she's eating her cereal.  Funny little messy girl.

On top of the world

The Changing Table

We recently moved the changing table from our room down to the living room.  It had been in our room since we brought Norah home from the hospital, and got lots of use while she was sleeping in the bassinet in our room.  Since she "moved out" to her own room at night, the changing table had hardly been used.  Now that it's downstairs and out in the open, it once again gets lots of use:

In use by one cat

In use by two cats

In use by two cats and a kid

The cats are getting increasingly resistant to being shoved off when it's time for Norah to use the changing table (we keep a blanket on it to catch all the cat hair).  So, we tried just laying her down thinking that they would jump off, but no.  It's not the prettiest thing to have in the living room, but it's saving our backs from having to bend over for diaper changes.