Baby loves Disco!!!

Baby loves disco!! So, Nora and I went to this club downtown that opens up every so often for kids and their parents. It is totally geared for kids... food (oreos, munchies), play areas... and there is a DJ, with a bubble machine and dancing. They have changing stations and massage chairs for the parents. It's so cool. So, I took my little diva!

That night, we went to the Parade of Lights in the bay... it was COLD (all of about 45*F!!), so we got all bundled up! Nora looked so stinking cute! David kept calling her Nanuk Nora!!




This last pic is just Dad and Nora all snuggled up together!

Okay, story for the week. So, I was driving to pick up a dress at the mall they had on hold for me. David's Christmas party is tonight, and I needed a dress! So, all is good and my car starts making a funny noise. I think... I should get that checked out today, maybe on the way home. I keep driving, it's only intermittently making a funny noise.

I pull into the parking garage and was trying to get a spot right near the walkway into the mall (then I wouldn't have to deal with the elevators or forget where I parked!). I was close, and the car started making a horrible noise. People were turning to look at me! I was almost to a spot when a horrible clanking noise started! So, I parked.

I called David. He was just about to start a round of golf with everyone from work. So, I figured, I can get lunch and enjoy a day at the mall. I told him to come get me afterwards. I called our mechanic, and he thought the car would be driveable. I didn't want to be stuck on the side of the road with the baby, so I waited anyway for David to come and we drove together (I followed in his car!) But, I mentioned this to a friend, and she told me there is a guy on the loose in San Diego who has made two attacks recently on women broken down on the side of the road... he tried to kidnap one and assaulted another! So, I was quite thankful to be at the mall... I mean, if you are forced to be somewhere for several hours, where better to be??? PS... Nordstrom is awesome! The idea of a women's lounge, where you don't feel like you HAVE to buy something in order to just sit! It was great....

Alright... that's all for now! Love to you all...

a new life

nora fell asleep int he car talking to her froggy! the next picture is the bean burrito that daddy made!

i promise, when i took this video, i was stopped at a light! no traffic laws were violated! she just loves to talk! okay, so i went to a party with friends from work the other night. they kept asking, "what's new with you?". i told them what we did, how fun it was to be a mom and stay home with my baby. but, i didn't want to be the person who bored everyone with stories about their baby that only they care about! but they would still ask... "what's new with you?" again. i can't put into words how fun it is to stay home every day with my daughter. we have a great time together. she snuggles into her sling and we go shopping. we go out to lunch with friends. we go to jazzersize. we just laugh and play. i wouldn't trade this time for all the world! i just didn't know what else to say to them. it was weird to be in that place. and to not fit in well with that group. i fit in with the group that talks about what diapers are best, what homeopathic remedies work the best for different ailments, what the new best recipes are, why we don't cook or buy things with partially hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup... we talk about babies sleep patterns and our budgets! we make lunch instead of go out, cause it fits the budget better... i like my life! i love talking about all those things. i love watching nora's face when she wakes up! she just smiles... like "thanks for still being here!"

nora's lament

look at her holding her bottle!! isn't she cute! we had a fun weekend and navy won for the sixth year straight!

okay, so nora has started this new thing as she goes to bed. she will talk and talk, but she is really asleep. check out her eyes at the end of the video. she is asleep, but just talking and talking. she is so cute! it's so funny just to listen to her talk. she will do it in the middle of the night after her feeding, as well. she eventually just goes to sleep! it's so funny.

nora was a great traveler, watching her baby einstein video and sleeping! we had a great time in ohio, seeing everyone, having dance competitions, playing wii, guitar hero and football! (i would have put on the video of david playing guitar hero, but i don't want to get sued... he is hilarious... think white mans overbite and serious concentration with no dance skills! it's so cute...)

nora had her first black friday, and we braved about six inches of snow to go! thankfully, there was no one at the mall. but we had a fun girls day! we can't wait for christmas!!!

15 pounds, 5 ounces!!!

another fun week in the life of nora! we had her four month appointment this week (a little early... we are going to ohio tomorrow!!!) the doctor said nora was perfect... duh! and, her belly button is totally healed! yeah! it looks normal now.

the other night, we let nora cry herself to sleep for the first time. actually, david started it when i was gone. smart man. that first time, she cried for 15 minutes, and she is averaging 10 minutes or less now. we didn't enforce it yesterday, cause we are all sick, but she seems to be doing well. and, we are all feeling better.

i now know what all those moms mean when they talk about how hard it is. i had tears in my eyes the first time i heard her crying for that long. and i was sick to my stomach. i hate hearing my baby so upset. but, i know what i am doing is good. and, david is strong! (he said he was very proud of how i handled it all) tonight, she was SO TIRED! she was fussy, but NOTHING helped... not feeding her, not rocking her. sometimes, when she is like that, all she wants is her bed. she loves to get in bed and sleep... but not tonight. so, she cried herself to sleep. it was almost easy this time, because i knew that was what she wanted, and i wasn't able to comfort her by rocking...

well, we go to ohio tomorrow... we can't wait! we'll have lots more to show when we get back!

okay, so we were at jazzercize the other day, and this woman started breastfeeding her daughter as she was doing sit-ups! i was just proud of myself for bringing my daughter to jazzercize! seriously... sit-ups and breastfeeding?!?!

monday was veteran's day... kinda weird that i am now a veteran! we went out to lunch with denise and ben! the cute boy who's profile you can see is ben. denise was the first person EVER to see nora! and such a great friend and midwife for the last year...

the first picture is the reason that i love living in san diego! enough said.

the other day, i was carrying nora upstairs to change her diaper, and i had one of those moments... i looked at her and realized that i have a baby. a daughter. a kid. i mean, i know that i have a little girl. i love her more than i could have ever imagined loving anyone! and yet, sometimes i a struck with the realization that i am a grown-up, totally responsible for someone else! it's quite a thought.

nora is grasping at things and pulling her pluggy out of her mouth! it's so cute. we have her FOUR month check-up this week! i'll let you know how much she weighs after that. then, we are getting ready to go home for thanksgiving! we can't wait!!! and, no one at home can wait either! she has changed so much.....

a weekend of fun!

nora now intentionally puts her first finger or thumb in her mouth! the thumb is so cute, cause she then pokes herself in both eyes with her first and second fingers! then she looks at you, like "why did my eyes get poked?". what a cute girl! we had a fabulous weekend with nora's great-grandpa! what fun!!!

yesterday, the seahawks and the browns played. i thought david might leave me if i put nora in the seahawks jersey for the game, so she wore neither! we will have to alternate sundays, since they won't play again this year! but she looks so cute in the little seahawks jersey!

today was back to our normal routine... jazzercize in the morning and naps at home! nora did well with the time change. she's been sleeping 11 HOURS straight for the last three nights! i am so proud of my little girl!