Size/Weight: 23 pounds, 31 inches I believe??
Sleep: Still... once a night waking up. She's been up a bit earlier too; which means my workdays have been a bit screwed up! Aaaaah well, you're only one once!
Social: Oh my, has this been a fun month. She has blossomed into a full blown shy goofball. She loves playing coy, but also loves connecting with people-- across the dinner table, by touching beards (we have many bearded friends around), and so on. She loves cracking a big ol' grin at you then turning her head away shyly. She also loves telling long involved 'stories' if she's relaxed enough.
Diet: She's been the same as before, although now all restrictions are off! We've been slowly introducing all the things-- starting with MILK (the whole-fat variety) as well as other dairy-- the girl loves cheese! I've been excited to get her on to full-blown table foods (within reason). I hope to try my best not to create another picky eater :) (I started mixing whole milk in with her formula on her birthday; already the day after she drinks straight milk just fine. So weird to think that bottles are soon out of my life?!)
Clothes: 24 months! That seems to be the last glorious size when newborn chunkiness is allowed. Once you jump in to the T's, they expect you've lost your diaper tush and start 'stretching out' (and I thought shopping for jeans was hard myself!) and nothing fits. This is the time when Norah wore nothing but her 'fat pants' because nothing else fit. Good thing for Emma, she has all her big sister's pants if she needs them! (Emma can fit up to 3T depending on the style, as can Norah... it's been fun moving things out of Norah's closet and right in to Emmas!)
Likes: Saying 'hi!!!!' to dad and I, scuttle-crawling after us all (especially sister), telling us stories, eating eggs, dancing (especially to beatbelle and when Norah is dancing too), running all over the house holding on to your hands, waking you up in the morning (with help from one of us) by being held-walked up to your face and joy-screaming while blowing you screamy baby kisses.
Dislikes: There's a love-hate relationship with the changing table again, as well as a very firm line in the sand when you stop her from doing something fun (I'M NOT DONE!!)
Milestones: Movement!! All things solved since last month. She can finally navigate the world. Sit up from laying down (which has been fun at night, haha) a modified crawl which still barrels her all over the house, pulling up (relatively-- she's not really interested in crawling, but she can if she wants to) and everything else. I'm betting walking will come towards the end of last month? She seems super motivated now that she's tasted freedom (and has realized she can kind of sort of play with sister better when she can get around!)
Norah update?:
I'm still impressed at how well she's been doing as a big sister. Not every day is perfect, but it's still so cool seeing how they interact, and how protective she is of Emma. (EMMA DON'T EAT THE FUZZ!) Granted Emma is starting to have more opinions on sharing now-- at least she seems to have the pieces together to start on the right foot. Preschool has been hard. Her teachers tell me that she's absolutely wonderful in class, but she's never had a day yet where she's excited to go. (This morning I left her in tears... breaks my heart.) I know it's hard for her, but I know she needs it. (And the more I talk to people, it seems to be a three-year old thing). Still... it's a rough journey. We've been having a lot of lessons about how to deal with things that come along in life; and how to have tools to handle it. Although throughout these discussions, I'm pretty sure she has been most focused on which My Little Pony she'd like next (because three years old). Either way, I'm trying to enjoy the ride. I can't believe how fast time has gone with both the girls. This is NUTS. I love them so, so much.
