Things they say

Teresa kept talking about an 'alo' the other day - it took me awhile to figure out that she was talking about an owl.

T had spread out a blanket to iron and when Nora walked all over it she burst out "Nora! I sopifically (specifically) told you not to do that!"

The other day we were in the car at a stop light and T said "Dad!" then started singing "Don't stop believing" and then said "the light will turn green". She's pretty awesome.

Teresa is convinced this baby is a boy. She pretty much bursts in to tears if anyone mentions it might be a girl. She says "but we already have a baby stister! We need a baby brother!".

T has been asking about getting a dog for a long time now. Awhile back I told her we would maybe get one when she is five. She took that as a gospel truth and now talks all the time about "when I am five and we get my dog". She's pretty set on it being a dalmatian named 'Ploo-a', which obviously means she will not be involved in the actual naming process whenever we do get a dog. But she is so cute, she is always talking about her plans for him. The other day she said "Mom, when I am five and we get my dog, can we get a red bandana to tie around his neck?". Poor girl. She is so eager, it always makes me want to get her a dog right away. Then I think about having to be the one to do all the work and realize that no, I'm good making her wait for awhile.

  

Teresa has been asking to change Nora's diaper a lot - she can finally change a pee diaper all by herself!

Nora started stuttering a week or so ago. It's kinda cute, sometimes. But weird, because she never did it before. It hasn't stopped her from being as chatty as usual, though. We're working on giving up the pacifier, and she is pretty good about handing it over in the morning and after her naps. She is so cute though, if she finds one during the day she will come over and say "can I pease use dis paci?". Sometimes I say yes, but usually I say no and she says "oooo-kay. Not til bedtime" with a big sigh.

When Nora reads herself books she will turn the page and say "meanwhile..." a lot.

Putting Nora to bed she always requests lots of kisses once she is tucked in "I need a kiss! On da mouf. Now on da nose. Now on da cheek" etc.

When Nora sings the ABC's she does them all right until 'lmnop'. She sings it as "no no no no p".

And here are some pics of the girls decorating St. Patrick's Day cookies.

   

Nora turned 2

          Our little Nora turned two a few weeks ago! She is such a sweetheart, we just love her so much. We didn't do much to celebrate her birthday, unfortunately. Marc and I had spent the whole night before her birthday at the ER because I couldn't stop throwing up. We got home about 5:30 in the morning on her birthday, so most of our plans for the day went out the window. Luckily we had let the girls decorate some cupcakes and we sang 'Happy Birthday' to her in Texas, because the poor babe did not get any cake on her actual birthday. She did get some Chick-fil-a, so hopefully that made up for it a bit.

          She was very excited about her few presents, though we don't have any pictures of that, either. We got her a yellow rody horse, that she just loves and hauls around the house with her. She likes to sit on his back to read books, too. And she got some Hello Kitty stuff, which she adores.

February 13, 2011

February 13, 2012

  

Not February 13, 2013, but close enough.

            She really is such a happy girl, she has smiles for everyone. When we are out at the store she loves to say hi to people, she will just wave and stare at people until they see her and smile back. We sure are glad we have her in our family. She makes us laugh - if you say something like "Stop, you rascal" she will say "I not a rascal, I just a Nora". She can throw some mega tantrums and scream more shrill-ly than anyone I've ever met, but luckily those days are the exception and not the norm :).