You've Come A Long Way Baby

Nora has been in our life for over seven months now...wow!  This week she weighed in at 18 lb 2 oz while visiting the doctor.  This got Brent and I talking about how much she has already grown up.  You've come a long way baby...

• Sleeping - Those early days seemed like forever when you were not sleeping through the night, but you have truly only had two really rough nights that stick out in my mind.  We are truly blessed by your ability and desire to sleep from 8pm to 7am.
• Spitting Up - You were our spitter baby.  We didn't have that issue with Luke, so it was new territory for us.  We've now moved on from spit up after your milk feedings to colored drool after your solid food feedings:) 
• Diapers, Diapers, Diapers - And, I might add, many clothing changes.  You had a lot of "diaper escapes," which resulted in many clothing changes daily, up until you started eating fruits and vegetables.  We've enjoyed the more controlled diapers since the food changes in January.
• Interaction - It's very hard for me to remember the days when you didn't smile, "talk", and laugh because our days are now filled with your bright smiles and happy baby sounds:)
• Eating - My life, as a nursing mom, used to revolve around your every three hour eating schedule during the day.  It was very tricky to plan our days since your eating schedule depended on when you started your day in the morning (we weren't strict about setting your wake up time).  Since December, you've moved into a schedule quite similar to the rest of the family: breakfast, lunch, late afternoon, and before bed (nursing) and solid food feeding with your breakfast and late afternoon feedings.  This schedule has changed the outlook of my day drastically knowing there are usually 4+ hours between your feedings. 
• Mobility - You've been a busy baby since I started feeling your movements in utero last year.  But these days your mobility has developed into lots of jumping and rolling.  You prefer to roll one direction (to your right), and you can make it across the living room pretty quickly if you want to join us in the kitchen:)  And, you love to jump!  Your jumperoo is the preferred location for jumping, but you also like to jump while we hold you and really anywhere you can wiggle enough to "jump".