11 months

oh my goodness. how is this the last month that our little nora will be considered a baby?! next month she graduates into toddler-hood. and i'd probably shed a tear here if we didn't already have more "baby"directly in the line-up. therefore and luckily, there will probably be more celebration than weeping when it happens. :)


growing up so fast! look how long those legs are now!

nora's becoming quite the little lady. this past month she has learned "pointing as a method of communication". thankfully this has reduced her disposition to be fussy, however she still does prefer to be held quite often- pointing here and there so that her lucky holder can take her whichever way suits her fancy, and screaming when she doesn't get her way. she really is quite spoiled.

"that way mom"

she is not yet saying too many words- just "hi", "bye" and "uh-oh"... she uses the latter before she throws something onto the ground- serves as a good little heads up for us. her newest thing is to nod her head and say "yeah"; she also babbles all sorts of baby nonsense while nodding her head as if to simulate a conversation. she also says "no," but only when she's attempting to touch a no-no thing, and she does it in a growly voice... i wonder where she learned that?

nora's been able to stand by herself for about a month now; however, she has become able to stand up from being seated without the aid of furniture if she reeeeeally wants to. no walking yet. most the time she likes to cry for someone to pick her up or power-crawl/cruise. she'll turn into a limp noodle if we so much try to help her walk. that girl is definitely something else.

nora's getting to be a pro at peekaboo. she sure likes the attention. she feeds off of the stuff. she's also having fun giving kisses... she's got quite the aggressive technique going on- chris and i are currently trying to teach her to tone it down.

we're still waiting for those two top teeth... they're pretty close. i'd say they'll definitely be in by next month, but isn't that what i said last time? anyways. we'll see.

waiting... waiting... hm...

until next month!