Meal times have become pretty interesting. Nora is sometimes a ravenous eater - eating anything we give her, and lots of it, other days, she just picks at her food. One day for breakfast, she had 2 eggs, a piece of bread and butter, about a quarter cup of blueberries, a quarter of a grapefruit and a piece of cheese! She's gotten pretty good drinking from a cup, and prefers that to a sippy cup. Unfortunately, she's not quite good enough (and still enjoys intentionally spilling) to drink from a cup outside of her high chair! She has also learned to drink from a straw, so we just picked up a cup with a straw top to try. Some days, she feeds herself, other days she hands mom or dad the spoon to get help eating. Most days, it's a combination. She'll feed herself for a few minutes, ask for help, and then feed herself again. She's very good at getting yogurt all over her face! Here are some photos of Nora drinking and right after taking a few bites of yogurt.
Nora has started helping mom with some of the daily chores. She helps sort the dirty laundry, helps put laundry in the washing machine and 'helps' fold the laundry - which usually means she picks up the folded clothing and puts it back in the laundry basket. She also helps empty the dishwasher - handing mom all the plates and bowls. She's also tried helping mom do dishes- as seen below, but she gets very wet! I think she had fun though.
Another word Nora has started saying recently is "baba" I know, sounds kind of odd from a child who won't take a bottle right. Well, it didn't take us long to figure this one out. She wears a balaclava on her head at night and if she's cold, and we sometimes call it a "haba," which is what her friends Austin and Emily call it (Balaclava is a hard word). Well, Nora's rendition is "baba," and she will ask for it at night before bed or when she want's to "go." She doesn't discriminate though - any head covering is a "baba." Here she is in a cute knit hat - I think it's the only hat we have that fits right now!
Nora has an amazing ability to concentrate on only one thing for a long time. For a few weeks, all she wanted to do was read. She would bring a few books to mom or dad and then sit while you read the books - over and over and over. Now, she's really attached to the blocks. We will sit on the floor and she will hand us blocks so we can build. She will also build her own structures, and she's getting much better at stacking some of the blocks. It'll be interesting to see what draws her attention next.
