After Nora turned 1 in December, she really began to add a lot of words to her vocabulary. Her latest additions include: "toast," "Nora (no-na)," "Bubba (a.k.a. Joel)," "Papa," "drink," "bath," "Buzz (yes, as in Buzz Lightyear)," "book," and "thank you." She is now not only walking, but she is RUNNING almost everywhere. She climbs stairs, will follow directions very well and loves to play with her babies (although, I still think she would rather play with tractors). She loves for Joel to chase her around the house while she giggles away, and she really loves to sing and dance. I think we have a little entertainer on our hands. She often "fake" laughs or "fake" coughs to put on a show; she is quite the ham, but we love it! There's never a dull moment with this little girl!
Oh, by the way, when I took Nora to her one-year appointment, our little runt girl had officially fallen off the growth chart for weight, but is in the whopping tenth percentile for height. Her doctor didn't seem concerned at all since she eats very well and is hitting her milestones and thriving. She's just little, I suppose. She'll love that metabolism if it keeps up!
Oh, by the way, when I took Nora to her one-year appointment, our little runt girl had officially fallen off the growth chart for weight, but is in the whopping tenth percentile for height. Her doctor didn't seem concerned at all since she eats very well and is hitting her milestones and thriving. She's just little, I suppose. She'll love that metabolism if it keeps up!
Joel is such a smart, caring little boy (who, by the way, will be 3 tomorrow!). He just amazes us with is deductive reasoning skills. For instance, the other day we were driving in the car and he says to me, "Mommy, 'dumb' is a bad word." "Yes, Joel, that is a bad word.".......long pause...."Mommy, 'rude' is not a bad word, but it's bad to be rude." Seriously! That took some serious thought and articulation! In other exciting Joel news, I think it's safe to say that he is officially potty trained! True to Joel form, he didn't even want to try the whole potty thing until he was sure he could do it just right. Sure enough, when he was ready, he was truly ready and he has had very few accidents since he decided he was okay with wearing big boy underwear. What a relief!
He's also very into playing pretend. Some of his favorite games include playing "store," where he'll set up items and make either Jack or I come "buy" them from him. He also loves to play fireman. I caught him today speaking on his "talkie-walkie" and saying, "Roger, Roger....are you there, Roger? Is the fire ready, yet?" Hilarious!!! I could go on and on about Joel, but in a nutshell, he's a great kid with a great imagination and a lot of compassion for others. We're so proud of him!
