25 Weeks

Well over the weekend I put Nora's walker together. She loves the one at my mom's so I thought it would be about time to build ours and try it out! She likes to scoot backwards :)

We also tried carrots for the first time. She's not a fan.

She will find a tag on anything and HAS to touch it, put it in her mouth, and rub it.

Now she would much rather sit up and play rather than lay down. She holds herself up pretty well and braces herself when she starts to lean. She also does this weird flinger flicking thing to EVERYTHING she touches. Faces, blankets, new toys, old toys, eye balls, EVERYTHING. It's so cute though. She is always so curious to learn about everything in her environment.

And oh hey... it snowed Saturday night...

And then it just kept on snowing.....

And then Indiana turned into the arctic!

The windchill got down to -39 degrees! Indiana declared a State of Emergency and we were told to stay off the roads... threatened actually. If we tried to drive and got caught, they were giving out $2500 tickets! We were snowed in Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.... and we were getting cabin fever!!

Luckily my dad drove over in the SUV and brought us over to hang out with the family (1 block over!) So we bundled Nora up until she was hot and aggravated. We didn't have a choice! We were going to kill each other if we didn't get out of the house soon!

After hanging out with my family and playing Skip-Bo, eating dinner, and laughing.... we all felt a little better.

Bryan's missed work since Sunday and I missed Monday and Tuesday.... but we love spending time with this little munchkin. She's so smart. Nora grows and changes everyday!

Oh yeah.... and she's also a cannibal.

24 Weeks

Ashley came over with Brody and the babies played so well together! Nora was just fascinated with him!

Kisses!

 Monkey playing with some of her Christmas toys!

Nora and her best friend Bella!

Best friends :)

Hello 2014!

2013 has been a BIG year for us!

January 2013 we announced to our friends and family that we were expecting a little one!

We got engaged in February

And then in March we found out we were going to have a daughter!

In May we bought a house

In July I grew to be as big as I thought I could ever possibly be!

And brought our beautiful daughter into the world

Then from September to December we watched this little munchkin grow and learn and change. She has become the best and most amazing thing in our lives

Then December 27, 2013 we decided to go to the courthouse and get married!

2013, you have been very good to us!

Here's to hoping 2014 will be even better!

Lenora's First Christmas 2013

My sisters, me, and Nora on Christmas Eve

Aunt Emily with Evelyn and Nora on Christmas Eve

Nana and Nora

Nora with a Santa hat!

We didn't get any professional pictures taken of Nora for Christmas so we just took some of her under the tree. I love them. She looks so beautiful!

Nora with Daddy

Christmas Eve after Nora went to sleep. Santa brought her some cool stuff! In the stocking are flower headbands and Disney princess movies!

Christmas morning we went over to my mom's house in our pajamas to open gifts and eat breakfast. Nora loved her toys!

Nora and her grandpa

 After we got home from my mom's house, we headed over to Bryan's sister's house. It was nice to see his family because we don't see them as often. Nora was so good all day. She loved seeing her family! Then we headed to my grandma's house. Nora got so many cool things from everyone. Our house is FILLED with toys!

23 Weeks

Nora is now 16lbs 6oz. She has gained 1 1/2 pounds in one month. Chunker!!

Nora has been rolling and scooting all over the place!

She is OBSESSED with the tag!

She thinks it's hilarious when I put her in my chair so she can sit like a big girl!

I started making my own baby food. I just steamed these sweet potatoes, put them in the blender with some breastmilk and water, poured them into ice cube trays, froze them, popped them out and put them into labeled freezer bags. Nora loves them! We've tried bananas, sweet peas, and sweet potatoes!

Checking out mom's creations

Eating her peas!