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!