It is BIZARRE to see Nora walking. No, she's not walking alone. Not yet. But she pulls herself up on this toy and takes steps. It is fabulous and also makes me bite my lip. She's growing so fast, too fast.
This week we frolicked in our kiddie pools. The large one inflated and filled with icy hose water. The tiny one acted as our hot tub. She's just fishy as me. Logging hours and hours in the water without a single complaint. You would think all this playing and movement would make her sleepy...very very sleepy (imagine warlock fingers waving in front of her half-closed eyes). You would think, right?
Not the case. Our long-lashed firecracker is awake. Several times a night...and daytime holds only 20-30 minute naps. Combine this with her insatiable "Mom, please stay within 6 inches of me at all times" and I find my eye circles darkening a tad.
Take this moment, for instance. I looked at my phone. At 9:09 she went into her crib. It is 9:41 and she is banging her crib bars and staring at the door awaiting my rescue.
I'm coming... this*is*why*this*blog*is*so*unattended.
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***I wrote this post above on Friday...the "proper" day for this weekly post. But inserting the pictures and the video and hitting "post" have alluded me since then. I do miss writing here or anywhere. I love the feeling of the words swirling into vibrant woven sentences and stitching across the screen with the steady tap of the keys. It is a comforting sound. A release for my mind. But somehow at night...around 9:30pm, when I've finally pumped (a scant 2 oz...yes, 3 nights to get just ONE bottle), and brushed my teeth, and found my way into my pajamas...I stare at this tiny computer longingly but shut my eyes instead.
Ya know what's funny? There are two times during the day that I can blog...unless I want to be a mean mommy and keep batting at Nora to stay away from the allure of this here shiny screen (this causes tears and drama and would make me write things like, "UGGHHH"). I can write during first nap (foregoing breakfast, yoga, house cleaning, sweeping up cat litter that gets stuck on Nora's hands, showering) or during her second nap (foregoing lunch, dishes, folding laundry, paying bills, etc). Okay, back to the "funny" part...the post above from this past Friday, I wrote that she went down at 9:09 and was up at 9:41. Today she went down at 9:00am and is just talking to herself. It's now 9:51 and I think I just have to go in there and get her. I mean how much "talking to herself" time can I give her?
Oh, but wait...what's this. Eye-rubbing. She's lying down with her cloth-diaper-booty in the air. She's very still.
Hmm...I'm going to keep trying to type and post and insert. I suppose sometimes I need just as much "myself" time as I can get. My mom, who helps me get this time, has been instrumental the past week at stepping in when my veins are starting to pop and my voice is getting tight. In the afternoons when Noodle doesn't nap and due to some shellfish or almonds, projecile vomits repeatedly on herself and me and the floor and my phone.
Noodle is clingy. I mean REALLY clingy. Like "must take her to the bathroom and sit her on my lap" and "hold while rinsing the dishes" clingy. It's sweet and maddening at the same time.
Okay. Here are some more of the week 44 shots. In two more days I'll have to find a way to post the week 45 shots. Time is zooming by.
*Daniel is dancing with her out of the shot. She thinks this is hysterical.
*And now our merry afternoon with Claire, Greg and Veronica.
Vera loved showing Nora her painted toes. Not too sure if Nora cared about the sparkly blue toes...but she adored playing with Veronica!
*Her "serious" face.
And to emphasize the cling factor. Here she is "enjoying" time with Claire and Daniel. I am ONLY 3 feet away.
But she warms up with some dad-flipping time.
The videos show off her dancing jig to a song from South Africa (on the African children's cd from Putamayo), taking steps with her new favorite toy (a stuffed soft bear), petting Maxwell, and one that shows those 4 teeth up close. Enjoy! Hope to write before 10 days passes.
OMG how cute she is! And GG is right, she'll be walking before her bday. Great to see her using the walker toy that used to be in our house. Precious.
Posted by: Aunt Kathy & Uncle Shane | July 27, 2011 at 05:46 PM
All I had to say was "Nora videos!" and Abe came a runnin'=) Shoved his way up onto my lap and proceeded to gush about Nora being "so cute"! And she is! Love and miss you guys...
Posted by: Courtney | July 28, 2011 at 08:17 AM