Nora's first words are all very mannerly...
We do a mommy & me yoga class near our house, it's a great activity for us and wonderful because we can walk there!
Here are Joseph a d Nora's volcano poses :)
I feel like we were just there for his 3 year appointment! Time is ticking away like crazy.
Joseph weighed in at 30lbs (the last two days of pizza, cupcakes, and McDonalds FTW!) and measured at 39". He is officially on the weight chart now (woot!) but fell quite a bit for height - going from around 50-75% to the 25% mark. I think it's just a fluke - Patty reports that T.J. was 38" at 4 years old, so I expect some blooming this year! Hopefully during the summer so we don't have to buy pants twice!
Joseph did awesome at the doctor - he took a hearing test, vision test, and got his last shot before childhood boosters! Poor guy was a real trooper - he was terrified but didn't cry when it happened. The anticipation is always the worst part, eh?
In other news, I went to parent/teacher conferences last week and Joseph's doing great in school. His teacher said he excels at math and reading comprehension, which is great news. His favorite works right now are paper cutting (scissors), pouring, and matching. He also likes to observe the other children doing their work and is starting to interact more with them. He had several friends over yesterday for his birthday party and it was interesting to see the dynamic!
Thanks, Captain Obvious!
In order to combat 2nd child syndrome, I signed Nora and myself up for some Mommy and Me classes. One is Toddlerobics, and it is just as awful as you'd expect. The other is swimming, and it started today - it was awesome! I think Nora is really going to enjoy it, and it is some serious one-on-one time which is great as it's easy to get in the habit of doing errands and chores when there is "only" one child around.
The best part of all is that the pool is 90 degrees!!! LOVE It reminded me of our pool in Atlanta in August, where you got OUT to cool down. :)
Sorry, no pictures as we were in the water, but I'm sure you can imagine how cute she was in her swim shirt and board shorts.
As anticipated, Nora's infant potty learning was short-lived. But as she's approaching that supposedly magical 18mo mark, there is understanding! She has started getting her little potty after she poops, which is a good step, I think. She also puts the dirty diaper in it when we're done cleaning her up.
I have high hopes of being out of diapers at the end of the summer!
I took Nora to the doctor on Friday for her 15 month check up. Yes, it's almost 16 months. I didn't realize that I needed a 15mo appt!
She weighed 17lb 14oz (<3 br="">
She was 50% for length and between 25-50% for head circumference.
The doctor we saw was a PITA, but that kind of stuff rolls off of my back now. I wish people like her weren't spewing misinformation about breastfeeding though.
Nora got two shots, but she did great afterwards - no fever or obvious discomfort.
She is walking, "talking", and understands a lot more lately. Her favorite things are animals, particularly dogs, but also horses (uh oh!). She loves to sing and dance. She is very feisty and does not particularly care for being treated as the 2nd child. Hahaha! She wants ALL of the attention.
Nora loves to give hugs and kisses, too, and absolutely adores Joseph. She loves to hug him, touch him, and aggravate him! She races to his room in the morning - well, not anymore! They are sharing a room! Not sure if we'll keep it that way but we think it'll work well for now.
Joseph and Nora are both asleep... In the same room! We moved the crib in there tonight to try it out. So far so good!
We night weaned Nora 2 weeks ago and I'm hopeful that she and Joseph can make each other feel less stressed about night time.
Cross your fingers!
Last week-ish we got a bucket load of snow. TJ was out of town, so Nora, Joseph, and I went out to tackle the shoveling. Our neighbors came to help us (I must look really pathetic, lol) and We got it all done before Nora had had enough! So we went and helped our neighbor for about 5 minutes until Nora turned into a little Popsicle. So fun!
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