laughing nora

nora thinks her dad is HI-larious!! she just laughs at him... so, enjoy! on sunday morning, while i got ready for church, dad and bean checked out what had happened overnight in the sports world. it's a cute pic of them hanging out in bed! she keeps trying to crawl more every day. she gets up on all fours and just rocks back and forth. no actual movement yet!

david was home from work yesterday, and was somewhat involved in what i did during the day. usually, we plan stuff for when he's off, and weekends can be busy. so, he asked what i did during a typical day, since he's not there to play games with, etc. he decided that it must be VERY lonely at home all day without him!

it's hard to describe to someone who doesn't do it regularly what a typical day is like... by the time we get home from jazzercise, it's about time for nora to eat, then she goes down for a nap. i eat, and then have 1.5-2 hours to do anything i want to do without her up (shower, check email, watch a tv show, clean, start dinner, unload the dishwasher, do my Bible study, make phone calls, or nap). my sister asked this weekend why i don't nap every day when nora does... again, it goes back to pure, unadulterated time ALL to myself!

it's suprising how i don't really miss sleep. okay, i miss it, but i don't need it (i think i wrote about that). i really tried to enjoy my sleeping in days those last few days before nora was born. and, it's fun to have her around. i enjoy playing with her. i LOVE not working. i love excercising regularly and being involved in a Bible study. i love lunch dates with friends. the one thing i REALLY miss is how easy it was just to run into a store. first, without a baby in tow and second, without the extra hassle of getting someone out of the carseat, into the sling/stroller/cart and entertaining her while i try to remember what i went into the store for in the first place! but, i still wouldn't trade her. i just do most of it when david's home!

enjoy the pics and vid....