Norah :: 5 months

Norah in a nutshell :: 5 months

-It was like over night she became a gold medalist in sitting. We were counting the seconds that she could hold it without tipping over (her record was 15 sec) and the next day we were counting minutes!

-She grabs for absolutely anything. Somehow she is most interested in things she is not suppose to have; hot curling irons, bowls of cereal, wet mascara brushes. We already have a rebel child.

-My favorite part of the day is coming home from work and seeing her face and countenance light up the second she sees me. I am pretty sure the expressions are mutual. This is the one thing i will miss when I am not working anymore, did you hear that? I AM QUITTING MY JOB! more about that later  :)

-Norah loves TV. She especially loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I knew she would because she has had a thing for mickey from the beginning. I put a picture of mickey mouse taped to the bottom of her shelf above her changing table and boy does she kick with excitement when she is getting her diaper changed. A disney girl at heart.

-We have been taking our chances by not arming her with a bib lately in hopes to trick her into not spitting up quite as much. I think it is working. Less spit up, more drooling.

-Her hair is getting so long that it actually gets snarled when she gets out of the tub. It is also getting a gorgeous auburn tint to it.

-She knows who she likes and will definitely let you know if you are on her bad side that day. The other day my dad had to watch her for a few minutes and when I came home I found him wheeling the stroller around the kitchen with blankets propping her bottle up and strategically placed so that his face was out of her view. He said "I think I have finally gotten her to forget who she was left with". haha in the words of my 7 year old sister Lexi "She's a little diva". 

-She has the gummiest smile with the most perfectly shaped lips. When she gets laughing, she laughs so hard that sometimes you can't tell if she is crying because her face scrunches up and her eyes close. She has a funny sense of humor. 

-She has the most perfect eyelashes and deep navy eyes. 

-She loves toys! But her favorite thing to play with is an empty baby wipe bag. 

-She looks like a 5 year old when she is sleeping. 

-She loves trying new foods! This week she has eaten avocado, sweet potatoes, bananas, orange juice and a spinach strawberry shake. She loved them all.

Just when I think I cannot love her any more, I wake up the next day and I am surprised time and time again how much my heart can hold. She is a blessing in our family and our lives. 

Happy 5 months baby doll.