Norah June is 1.5 years old!
I just can't believe it. I feel like she's always been with us, but yet it really feels like we've only been parents for 6 months! This time last year she was so small!
Now I feel like she's light years away from that pudgy little thing that only just sat there and smiled! Norah is doing so many fun and new things it's really hard to keep track of them all. She can run and jump! She throws balls and toys only with her left hand. She still loves peekaboo and tag. She loves to race and will say, "Ready, set, go!"
Speaking of words, she's up to about 30 now. A few of her favorites are "cracker, Bubba, outside, ball and thank you." She has about 30 signs (baby sign language) that she utilizes too. I thought it wouldn't catch on since she's at daycare 5 days a week where they don't use sign language, but I was wrong. She must know when to use it because when she's home she communicates SO well (verbal and sign). The signs have really saved us from many huge temper tantrums and frustrations. She can actually let us know what she wants/needs and it makes meeting those so much more simpler. She's less frustrated as are we! The signs she uses the most are, "Outside, Food, Hot, Water, Down, Bath Time, Diaper Change, Milk and More."
She copies absolutely everything we do. She sees it once and she'll catch on. She uses her chapstick like Nana, combs her hair, puts on a tie like Daddy, puts make up on like Mama and will meow like the cats. She really cracks us up. Sometimes when I'm in rare form and actually doing my hair and make up Norah will stand in the bathroom doorway and just watch me so intently. Then try to grab something I'm using to mock my exact motions. She really just amazes me. I wonder already what memories she's forming of her Mama in that little brain of hers.
She can identify her nose, eyes, ears, mouth, toes and elbow! Elbow? Yes, elbow. She's a weird one. She finally started getting loads of teeth! We don't know exactly how many because she's got jaws like a pitbull, but when she laughs we get sneak peeks. She's 25lbs and 78cm tall! She's wearing 18-2T clothes and in a 4 shoe and diaper.
As for things Miss Norah June loves...outside. She asks to go outside constantly. We plan our weekends around outdoor activities to do because she just loves it so, and honestly so do we. We are hardly inside an entire weekend. She never has had a favorite toy or blanket, but she does love a good ball to throw. Her taste constantly changes as well. Consistently she loves bananas, oatmeal, eggs, yogurt, cheese and peas.
We are still breastfeeding! She signs for it mostly in the morning and before bed. I can't believe we've made it 1.5 years!
We're enjoying SO MUCH being first time parents to Norah. All the milestones she hits are new to all three of us, and it's just incredible to see this tiny human develop each day. We're in awe of the new things she does and we love finally being able to watch her grow together. Hear new words she says in person, and see new skills she masters on something other than FaceTime or videos. She's so incredible and loved by us. She's by far the best parts of both of us, and we couldn't be more in love.
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