Today I...

Didn't cry at drop off! I had fun listening to a story about snowmen shapes and coloring a snowman. I didn't need my nuk at all today!

Nora's been having a hard time adjusting to the new day care and all of our changes lately. She really likes her teacher and her new BFF JoLee, and she is always in a good mood when we pick her up; she has just been making it very difficult to leave her. She gets very emotional when she gets dropped off, and she has become very clingy at home too after a day at day care. So when there was no crying today, that was a big hooray!

Today I...

had a fun day. I played with my friend Noah - we crawled around, "talked", giggled, and shared toys. I painted with my hand and with a paintbrush. I also played with blocks and clapped them together.

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Listened to the book Five Speckled Frogs and Miss Judy helped me push the button to make the croaking froggy sound. I enjoyed watching little bubbles float around, played with a ladybug puppet, and listened to Itsy Bitsy Lady Bug.

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Played with my friends. We rolled the ball and I would roll after
it.

It's been another busy week and I'm looking forward to the weekend. Nora got to spend some long overdue, one-on-one (or two-on-two?) time with Mimi and Eric. We picked them up from the airport Tuesday night after their week in Vegas, and Wednesday Nora played hookey so she could spend the day with them -- as always, Mimi too lots of pictures.

Since Mimi cleaned our house and did the laundry before she left, this weekend's plan is to just relax and enjoy the weather.

Tomorrow we're going to tour our CSA and learn more about volunteering a few times a month. In return, we'll get a discount on our produce share.

Sunday, we're going on a picnic with some friends if the weather is as beautiful as they are predicting.

Maybe if we're bored, we'll hit up some yard sales too! There are a few things I want to keep an eye out for for Nora.

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rolled all over the room. Ms. Mary helped me scoot and I even did a few on my own! Wow!
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"Painted the world and my hand is tainted blue! I loved my tummy time. Ms. Mary filled the room with bubbles and I thought that was so funny!"

Yesterday, Nora attended her first Cubbies game...well, I Cubs that is. She is normally pretty engaged in her surroundings, but she didn't nap well so she was ancy and not that into baseball-anything.

We did get a couple foul balls though because the old men in front of us though Nora was pretty cute! We gave one to Shannon and slim and kept the other as a keepsake from her first game.

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loved tummy time. I painted with pink paint. Ms. CeCe played peek-a-boo with me and I loved it!

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had a good day. I liked doing my up-down baby exercises, and I practiced sitting up by myself in a boppy pillow. I also played with a singing, crinkly butterfly.
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had a good day. I liked cuddling a pink baby doll, holding hands with my friend Olivia, and watching Miss Mary hang up shamrocks.

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Carrots Were a Bust

In fact, she hated them so much that she actually had a gag reflex. Since I am making her baby food fresh, we can freeze them in ice cube trays and try again later.

Carrots were my first attempt at homemade baby food. They were super easy. I just took about 7 baby carrots, put 1/4 to 1/2 an inch of water in a pan, covered it, and steamed them for 10-12 minutes.

When I could easily pierce them with a fork, I put them in the magic bullet (you could use a blender or food processor), added an ounce of breast milk, and mixed until smooth.

Here she is enjoying a yummy bowl of oatmeal. Don't mind the drips on her head!

Today I...had a good day. I had fun playing in the exersaucer and watching bubbles. I also colored a big flower.

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played inside the big mirror blocks, watched bubbles, and played with shaker toys.

Yesterday, Nora tried cereal for the first time. We opted for oatmeal instead of rice. Did she like it? That's questionable. By the look on her face with each bite, I'd say she hated it; but she kept grabbing the spoon and shoving it in her mouth. Then again, she puts everything in her mouth, so maybe she just didn't realize what the result was going to be.

Silly me, we video taped, but I didn't even think about the camera until everything was cleaned up.

Here is another photo for your viewing pleasure. She was helping me fold diapers.

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played with a teddy bear and a book. I also enjoyed playing by the mirror with my friends.

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loved playing with my friends while looking in the mirror. I also liked playing with a red block.

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Every day before we take Nora to day care, we fill out an information sheet that tells what time she woke up and who to contact for the day. At the end of the day we pick up the sheet and her teachers have filled it out with when her diaper was changed, each time she ate and how much, and what times she napped. But my favorite part of this sheet is a little box down at the bottom that says "Today I..." where they sometimes fill in information what she did that day.

Since I really enjoy reading these, I've decided I'm going to start adding them to the blog, and hopefully, when Nora gets to look back at her blog she'll appreciate them too. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.

I haven't saved them up to this point, but here are the ones from the past week:

Jan. 29
Today I...had a good day. I layed on a boppy pillow next to my friend Isabel, and we played with the hanging toys on the baby gym. We also had tummy time together.

Jan. 30
Today I...had a fun day playing with soft animals and dolls, and I loved being cuddled.

Feb. 4
Today I...had a fun day. I had my foot painted purple and my hand inked red for our "flower garden." I also played with baby dolls with my friend Isabel.