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Happy 1st birthday, Nora-bearski!

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I really can't believe that a year has now passed from when my water broke and Nora joined our family a few hours later. "Days long, years short" is so true! Time has flown by. My heart is so full thinking of my two little girls and how much happiness they bring into my life. 

Little Nora is not so little now though! At her doc appt today, she weighed in at 19.3 lbs, which is in the 25th percentile! She's also at the 54 percentile for height. She did pretty good with her shots today - cried quite a bit but calmed down after being distracted by PohPoh asking her to look for birdies and airplanes out the window.

Sitting in a big girl chair, blissfully unaware she's about to get shots.

After dinner, we sang her Happy Birthday and she tried her first cupcake. Despite Evie's whining, I stuck to my guns and gave Nora vanilla instead of a chocolate cupcake. Sadly, she was not too into it. I think she was scared off by the candle so didn't like touching the cream frosting.


No! Don't make me eat that!

Hmmm... on second though, that's kinda yummy!

And, of course, we had to do her birthday pictures. She wouldn't sit still for the pictures, which is pretty par for the course now that she can walk. She picked that up a few weeks ago and is now happily shuffling her way everywhere.

At one years old, Nora can say "mama" pretty good but hasn't really said "dada" too often. She also says "ball" and "book". She loves to point to the sky looking for airplanes and birds. She's very vocal - those of you who have had the pleasure of eating with her will know she's a loud eater when she likes her food (lots of yummmmm and mmmmmms) and a loud screamer when she doesn't. Her favorite food is cheese, but she's usually pretty good with oatmeal, deli meats, pasta and bread. In other words, not too adventurous of an eater (yet!). She has 7 teeth so far - 4 on top and 3 on the bottom. So far, she's been a terrible teether - lots of whining and fussy when a tooth breaks through the gums.

Her favorite person in the world is Evie. She loves following big sis around and screams in delight when Evie gets home from school every day. She can be very serious, but after she gets to know you, she's generally a happy kid that giggles and likes to play with iPhones and iPads.

We love you, little Nora bear!

I don't want to sit for a portrait!

Oh mom, you're so funny!

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  1. WYHAugust 16, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    Happy happy birthday, sweet Nora! We can't wait to see you again!

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