Nora is almost 8 months now. Ridiculous.
Here’s some of the things she’s doing now:
She whispers “dadadada” very quietly to herself. We’ve decided that she’s practicing because she knows the first Dada needs to be delivered well. We’re all planning on it being a big moment.
She has an impeccable ability to know exactly which objects around her are within reach. I have to clear a wide circle before we begin any meals or else I’ll be cleaning sweet potato smudges off everything she touched.
Any time she’s playing on the floor and is suddenly quiet, she’s definitely getting into something she shouldn’t be. Such as the printer. Which, by the way, has an extendable paper tray. I did not know that until she extended it.
She pitched her first fit after a two year old friend took the empty lint brush roller from her. (Despite being surrounded by actual toys.) She was very, very upset. Hunched shoulders, balled up fists, wailing- the works.
She gives “kisses” when requested. She puts an open mouth on your cheek and breaths loudly.
Still no crawling, but she can roll herself around and will eventually end up where she wanted to be.
Josh is recovering from a cold and anytime he sneezed, coughed, or cleared his throat, she burst into tears. This was happening several times every hour. It got to the point where Josh was throwing out neck muscles in attempts to muffle his sounds.
She’s showing a new interest in books beyond chewing the corners. (Although she still does that.) Now she yells at the pages. Not sure what to make of this one.
Her favorite game is knocking over towers of blocks. She starts flapping her arms in excitement as soon as she sees one going up. She grunts in frustration if you hold her back while you finish a particularly tall tower.
As she falls asleep, she rolls her left foot from side to side. The more tired she is and the more desperate to sleep, the faster her foot moves.
When she thinks something is funny, she’ll look at you with a big smile to make sure you’re in on the joke.
She bobs her head like she’s rocking out. Or agreeing wholeheartedly.
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