Milestone Alert: 12 months

Well, we did it! Our baby survived an entire year without us royally screwing her up! Time to celebrate! Let's have some cake.

This month, we took Norah for professional pictures instead of taking one on our living room chair. They turned out really well and of course they suckered us into the ultra deluxe package.

Here are some more shots from the session:

 As far as Norah's schedule goes, it hasn't really changed too much.

Breakfast at 7:30 am 
4 ounces whole milk
Whole wheat pancakes or french toast
fruit (ex. cut up bananas)

Nap for about a half hour around 9:30 am
4 ounces milk when she wakes up
small snack like yogurt or crackers

Lunch at 12:30 pm
4 ounces whole milk
1 package of Gerber Graduates toddler food (Example: Gerber Graduates, Mac & Cheese with Chicken & Vegetables )
a vegetable or fruit (whatever daycare is serving that day - the last few days it's been corn or green beans)

Nap around 2 pm (sometimes this one doesn't happen and she sleeps for about 20 minutes when we get home from daycare)
4 ounces whole milk when she wakes up
another snack like the one above

Dinner at 6 pm
4 ounces formula
Whatever we are eating for dinner cut up into small pieces (Example: Last night we had tortellini and meatballs so I just cut them up and let her eat while we ate)
Fruit Yogurt melts

Sleep at 7:30 pm

As you can see, we've cut out formula for good. YAY! We've also made the switch to straw cups instead of bottles. DOUBLE YAY!

Happy Birthday, Norah!!

Milestone Alert: Eleven Months

Man oh man is time flying by! Norah is 11 months old today!


Now that we're fast approaching the one year mark, we're integrating more food and less formula into Norah's diet. This past weekend she drank all her four ounce bottles out of a sippy cup, too! That was huge since she she's been struggling with the straw. Now we just have to get bigger ones so she can drink more than four ounces at a time!

This is her basic routine right now:

Wake up at 6:30 am

Breakfast at 7:30 am
4 ounces formula
1 package of Gerber Graduates Breakfast Buddies - Apple Cinnamon Cereal

Nap for about a half hour around 9:30 am

6 ounces formula when she wakes up

Lunch at 12:30 pm
4 ounces formula
1/2 package of Gerber Graduates toddler food (Example: Gerber Graduates, Mac & Cheese with Chicken & Vegetables )
handful of puffs or Yogurt Melts

Nap around 2 pm

6 ounces formula when she wakes up

Dinner at 6 pm
4 ounces formula
Whatever we are eating for dinner cut up into small pieces (Example: Last night we had tortellini and meatballs so I just cut them up and let her eat while we ate)
Fruit Yogurt melts

Sleep at 7:30 pm

We can't wait to see what the next month has in store for us!

Flashback Friday - 1.25.13

Today we flashback to June 2012, when Norah was baptized. She was pretty well behaved, and even fell asleep during part of the ceremony.


There was a big (and when I say big, I really mean huge) party at the school gym next to the church afterwards.


The next day, I dressed her up for a "formal" photo to put in the thank you cards. 1,347,865 snaps later, this is the best I ended up with!


Happy Friday, everyone!

Milestone Alert - Nine Months (Better Late than Never!)

I know I'm about 3 weeks late and she's about to be ten months, but the holidays totally killed us!

This month she:

• Celebrated Thanksgiving
• Made some candy cane thumbprint art at daycare
• Made salt dough ornaments for her parents and grandparents
• Started eating table food
• Posed for her first holiday photo
• Got two more teeth
• Got her first haircut
• Stood up

Baby's First Haircut

Last week was a whirlwind of activity in the House of Norah. To kick it all off, we took Norah to her first hair appointment with her Aunt Julie! As much as I didn't want to see her adorable locks go away, she was looking kind of shaggy. The poor girl was constantly brushing her bangs out of her eyes.

Norah was a real trooper. If she was old enough for lollipops or ice cream, we would have taken for a sweet treat as a reward. Instead, Mom and Dad went to Moe's for lunch.

Milestone Alert: Standing Up

It seemed like it took forever for Norah to go from laying on the floor like a lump to rolling over. Ever since that moment, things have been a real whirlwind. Last month she began to sit independently, then she started to army crawl. In the last week, she mixed in a few regular crawls with the army crawl (but I think she prefers wiggling around like a worm). And now, over Thanksgiving weekend, she stood up! With the help of her dad and a well placed table. Looks like the next thing we have to look forward to is some cruising!

Eight Months Old!

Happy eight month birthday to the cutest baby on Earth! We are blessed to have you in our lives and love how every day is an adventure!