Nora’s biggest fans know all too well just how normal it is for her to ramble on and on about waffles and airplanes and matters of fact (bonus points if you can place that quote). It’s happened for months now, and quite frankly we’ve loved every second of it. Lately things have started to change; our little Miss is starting to string words together like it’s her job! “Dadda eats suh cheese” (as Daddy takes a bite of his grilled cheese), “Momma Dadda ree booka siiit” (as we sit down to read some books before nun-ites). It’s all starting to make sense!

Along with her constantly increasing vocabulary Nora’s getting more and more able bodied every day. She doesn’t want to be carried up and down stairs, she wants to walk up and down them on her own. She might not want you to read that book, akshully, she’ll sit and read it on her own. She easily climbs up on the couch and sits down on her own, no assistance required. At the park she can make her way up the steps, across the bouncy bridge and down the slide all on her own. On the one hand it makes me happy to see her taking these baby steps (tee-hee) toward independence. On the other hand, STOP GROWING UP SO FAST!!!!

Nora’s found arts & crafts to be a fantastic activity for a few months. She’s been honing her Play doh skills, her drawing skills, her coloring skills and her stickering skills nearly every day. It’s only a matter of time (probably shortly after she stops trying to eat the Play doh and coloring on the walls!!) before her pieces start showing in the trendiest galleries across the globe.

The dog days of summer have treated us well. Nora’s been getting plenty of time in the water, it’s both practical and recreational. She’s actually putting her face under water on her own! She has a blast being towed around her cousins’ pool in her tiny little tug boat. As you can see she’s also gaining some crucial ocean experience. First lesson: incoming waves can topple you :-D Second lesson: salt water is salty, she was constantly licking her lips tasting the ocean. Cute, but a little gross if you ask me.