My Little Runt

I am so thankful for our new little baby girl. She has brought such joy into our lives with her happy, smiley disposition, and we just love her bubbly little personality. I cannot believe what a happy girl she is....and oh my, she is so very social! She won't even go to sleep unless she is in her room completely alone because if anyone is around, she feels like she must "turn it on" and smile, giggle and flirt! She is so fun, and we love her so very much! Here's some happy girl photos:

Yesterday I took Nora to her 4-month doctor's appointment, which confirmed what I pretty much already knew. Our little girl is a runt! She weighed in at a whopping 12 lbs., 12 oz. and was 23 3/4 inches long. For her age, she is in the 25th percentile! This is absolutely crazy to me since Joel was nearly always in upwards of the 75th percentile. This just goes to show that even in a physical form, Joel and Nora are very different children, and we must learn to treat them as such as they grow. I can hardly wait to see what both of them grow up to become. 

Speaking of Joel, he is loving on his little sister more and more every day. The first thing he asks for every morning is "his baby Norna," and he just cannot give her enough kisses! Nora is also very intrigued with Joel and loves to watch him play. No one can make her laugh quite like big brother! These days, Joel is very busy playing outside every chance he gets, going to the park, mowing the yard with Daddy and playing in the sandbox. He loves anything with wheels and a motor, and he is such a funny little man! He says the funniest, wittiest things, and he is very very sensitive and cautious. He can often be heard telling me, "Be careful, Mama!," and he does a great job looking out for Nora (p.s. he did NOT like the fact that Nora had to get shots at her doctor's appointment!). We are so blessed to have such loving and fun children! Here's Joel checking out Nora's Bumbo seat....nothing is sacred when you have siblings!

Easter 2010

Happy Easter from the McCalls! Notice all the "love" that Joel is giving to Nora....this is not abnormal at all! And check out her face! Do you think she likes it? Haha!

We had a busy weekend celebrating Easter with both sides of our extended family this year. Throughout the weekend, the kids got to hang with Aunt Elaine, Aunt Kim, Uncle Justin, Aunt Anna, Uncle Matt, Uncle Zach and Uncle Logan as well as both sets of grandparents. They were both a little spoiled and a lot exhausted by the time Sunday night rolled around, but it was well worth it.

We kicked off the weekend by taking the kids to the Easter egg hunt at the park on Saturday morning. Nora, of course, was too little to hunt, but Joel enjoyed finding the eggs with Daddy while Mommy and Nora cheered him on from the sidelines.

Later that day, Joel colored Easter eggs for the very first time. It was a messy process, but it was tons of fun. Joel totally took charge of the project and let Mommy have virtually no say in the coloring or decorating of the eggs. He may be just a bit of a control freak (wonder where he gets that?!?!). 

On Saturday evening, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Kadolph's house for an Easter barbecue with the boys and Anna. Joel had yet another Easter egg hunt with Grandma Traci. 

Sunday morning, the kids woke up to find tons and tons of loot that the Easter Bunny had left for them. Joel enjoyed hunting eggs once again and even got to have some candy before breakfast. Ever since, he has been asking for "candy eggs" when he wakes up. I've created a monster! Here's Joel finding his basket and checking out the goods:

I think Nora liked hers, too:

Here's a good shot of the kids before we got them dressed and headed off to church. Don't you just love the coordinating pjs?

This is literally the only picture that I got of Joel alone in his Easter outfit. And check out the face!!!! It's hard enough to get a 2-year-old dressed up, but to get him to stand still is nearly impossible! But doesn't he look handsome??? 

And here's one of Nora in her Easter dress (which she hated, by the way). 

Mommy and Nora:

All in all, it was a great day filled with family and rejoicing in our risen Savior! What a joyous time of year! 

Fish Tales

On Good Friday, Jack had the day off, so he decided to take Joel fishing for the very first time. With Jack's help, Joel actually snagged a little fish of his own. He had a great time! When he got home, he told me, "Mama, that fish too funny!"

Waiting for a bite:

Here is the proud little guy with his catch:

On the Move

A couple of weeks ago, Miss Nora decided it was time to start rolling. It all began one evening when her Daddy was torturing her and making her do "tummy time" (she hates it!). She got so mad that she accidentally flung herself over and rolled onto her back. She was shocked to say the least! Since then, she has not rolled from tummy to back but rather, she's started rolling from back to tummy. It's just so darn cute, but sad at the same time as I know she's growing up! Here is our little lady at three months:

It amazes me to see, even at this young age, the difference in Joel's and Nora's personalities. Nora is so very social and chatty. Unlike Joel, who must check people out and make sure everything is safe before warming up, Nora will smile and flirt with anyone who crosses her path. If she's ever fussy, which isn't too often, I simply lay her down and talk to her. She immediately starts cooing and laughing at me with big, big smiles! It's so fun! I have a feeling we will need to have the "don't talk to strangers" talk with little Miss sooner than later! What a little social butterfly! Here's a couple shots of little motor mouth: