I am a big ball of emotions right now. I'm feeling just about every emotion that you can think of--and mostly for other people. People that I care about are going through some really horrible things, some really happy things, some confusing things, etc. I'm also personally feeling some angst about things in my life. I hope the cosmos settle down soon and let everyone be.
I really wish I could write about all these things, but some things are better left unsaid.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Oh Happy Day!
I am so very proud of Nora today. She has accomplished so much. I'm amazed!
First of all, she's been taking her time talking. She has had quite a few words, but she didn't always use them. She knew what you were saying, but didn't speak English much--just Nora-ese. In the last couple of weeks, she's had a word "explosion" (as Joe called it). We've really been impressed by the strides she's made, but tonight really showed us how much she knows. She loves to read, so we were looking through one of her books just before bed. I asked her what the things were in the pictures and she knew and said all of them! I decided to take it a step further and ask her to name her body parts. She's been able to point at the right part for a while now, but she SAYS them now. That might not be much for parents of older kids or people without kids, but it is a huge achievement for us.
Just as impressive, she went potty on the potty chair for the very first time tonight. She's been showing a lot of interest in it, but this was the first time it was put into action. Needless to say, there was a lot of hugs, kisses, high fives, and dancing around at our house tonight.
Go Nora, go Nora, go, go, go Nora!
First of all, she's been taking her time talking. She has had quite a few words, but she didn't always use them. She knew what you were saying, but didn't speak English much--just Nora-ese. In the last couple of weeks, she's had a word "explosion" (as Joe called it). We've really been impressed by the strides she's made, but tonight really showed us how much she knows. She loves to read, so we were looking through one of her books just before bed. I asked her what the things were in the pictures and she knew and said all of them! I decided to take it a step further and ask her to name her body parts. She's been able to point at the right part for a while now, but she SAYS them now. That might not be much for parents of older kids or people without kids, but it is a huge achievement for us.
Just as impressive, she went potty on the potty chair for the very first time tonight. She's been showing a lot of interest in it, but this was the first time it was put into action. Needless to say, there was a lot of hugs, kisses, high fives, and dancing around at our house tonight.
Go Nora, go Nora, go, go, go Nora!
Monday, November 3, 2008
How Could You Not Love This Child?
I took a bunch of pictures of Nora for the fire kid's calendar just the other day. She's been such a sourpuss lately about taking pictures at the fire station that I was THRILLED with the ones that I got. Here is one of my favorites:
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