The last month of our life, in list form.

It's been awhile since I had a chance to write anything, so here's a disorganized and random list of updates. 

1. I gave up facebook for Lent.  Maybe you knew that already. Anyway, I thought it would be really hard, because I was on there way too much, but it hasn't been so bad.  To be honest, the only thing I really miss is cute baby pictures and posts about funny things that happen.  I can live without the near-hourly updates from some people (sorry, all you frequent-updaters.).

2. Nora recently added 2 new words in her vocabulary. She has been saying mama and dada for awhile, but in the last week or so she started saying "Day-dee" (Zadie, the dog) and "Hi."  She prefers to say hi ten times, at least, just to make sure she gets her point across. 

3. She has also perfected putting her hands up as if to say "I don't know."  This is her answer to just about all questions asked of her, even when she knows the answer. 

I don't know, Mama.

4. We have a new niece! Ryan's sister had her baby almost 2 weeks ago, and she's awesome. We haven't met her in person yet, but I can't wait to snuggle her little face. I might even volunteer to change her diaper. I bet she won't run away.

5. Speaking of diapers, Nora hates getting her diaper changed and runs away at the first opportunity. It.is.so.frustrating.  As a result, my carpet has been both peed and pooed on in the last 24 hours.  (And several other times, too.) So, that's fun.

6. Nora has had a runny nose for the last 9 days. Friends, if you're not prepared to sucker boogies out of another person's nose, wait a while before having a baby.  I mean, I'm sure you'll never want to sucker boogies, but if you can't handle it, you're going to have a problem. Boogie sucking is a part of the job.  (I feel like this is an excellent excuse to take a vacation. I bet both of our colds would be better in 5 minutes if we could just get outside in the sunshine! Otherwise, spring needs to get here, and fast.)

7. I just finished reading Gone Girl.  If you have read this, we need to talk. Seriously. Email me. Because what was up with that ending?!?!

8. I took her 12 month sticker pictures 3 weeks late. Oops. They're cute, anyway.

She likes to stick her tongue out.

Bows don't last long at our house.

Hm, someone put a sticker on my shirt. I shall eat it.



9. A month ago (Ah!), we celebrated her first birthday. The party was fun and the cake was delicious.

 

10. She loves Hink the Bulldog when we go to basketball games. She watches for him the whole time, and gets so excited when he comes out during time outs. However, we saw him up close once, and that, she thought, was very scary. I can't blame her.

11.  She also loves to build towers (and then knock them over).

This tower features two animals from her Noah's Ark toy,
and a remote control on top. Very nice.