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The Many Faces of Nora

On October 26, 2010 · 7 Comments · In child development, nora

On Saturday, Nora started giving us smiles. Real ones, not just the starter kind. It’s adorable and it absolutely melts me. Consider me a puddle on the floor.

This morning, I was trying to capture said smiles on camera, which is kind of challenging, actually. I have to hold the camera out away from […]

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Baby Boredom

On October 22, 2010 · 9 Comments · In child development, nora

I’m six weeks into my maternity leave, and we have six weeks left to go. (Ohmygod, how are we already halfway through? I can’t think about it without wanting to cry.)

The first several weeks, it seemed that Nora didn’t require much… entertainment. When she was awake (which wasn’t very often), she mostly just wanted […]

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Birth Announcement

On October 21, 2010 · 9 Comments · In nora, photography

Before Nora was born, I had all these grand plans about how I’d do these elaborate photo sessions with my baby, and have so many cute “pro” pics to choose from without the cost associated with professional photographers. I imagined we’d quickly have photos framed all over the house, and maybe even a canvas. I […]

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Starter Smiles

On October 21, 2010 · 3 Comments · In nora

For the last week or so (maybe a little longer), I’ve been getting what I would call “starter smiles” out of Nora. They aren’t yet full-blown baby smiles, but they are getting there. I’d say we’re getting closer every day…

(Please excuse my baby talk. Hopefully it’s not TOO obnoxious!)

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Family

On October 17, 2010 · 5 Comments · In family, nora

Pardon my lack of blogging this past week. It’s been a busy one. My brother was married yesterday. My dad came into town on Thursday, so he came over to hang out with Nora and me, then all of us kids got together with him and went out to dinner. Friday, I had the bridesmaid […]

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