Getting Big

Nora is officially a toddler and doing everything according to her new status. She is still pretty skinny (20.5 lbs) but already 32 inches long. This makes it quite difficult to find pants that are long enough but aren't loose at the waist. Her vocabulary is increasing by the minute. She can now say 'more' (she throws the sign in there every once in a while when her words are getting the point across), apple, hat, hot, mama, dada, nana, papa, up, down, done and a few others that slip out of her mouth on accident during her babbling. She is also able to point to her nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and head pretty consistently. Belly button is also something that she can point to, although it seems just on the changing table.

Her favorite toy at the moment is the purple horsey that Auntie Dar gave her. She loves getting off and on the horse and singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. She is still in love with all her books. Taking toys on outings seems to be futile because she always prefers the books.

Thankfully, the tantrums that visited us for our first few days in Seattle have left. Nora is now just doing the stop, drop and flop for a few seconds before getting over what ever it was that upset her. These tantrums may have been exacerbated by the no-more-bottle rule that Mommy put into place. Bottles only come out in dire circumstances (like Mommy and Daddy are so tired they can't see straight and Nora is still awake). There are only two bottles left in the cabinet. Fortunately, Nora's new pediatrician (who did her residency at Children's in Milwaukee!) confirmed that eliminating bottles wasn't so much for the sucking issue, but just to ensure that babies over the age of one don't drink more than 16 to 18 oz. of milk per day. This can mess up the iron levels in the blood. Nora's were checked last week and they are right where they should be.

All is well in the Remfrey household. The empty boxes are being picked up so both cars can be parked in the garage. We have a two car garage!!! What a change from having one indoor space that was shared with about 50 other people;-) Things are finding their rightful place and order has been restore...almost.