Nora Evelyn McGowan

We’ve had to get a larger laundry basket, but the baby washing machine still works great. It’s really a terrific time-saver. I wholeheartedly recommend it. :)

Nora now has not one (as of Thursday) but TWO (as of this morning) new teeth (N.B. teeth not pictured). We’re going to miss that big, gummy grin, but life rolls on, eh?

*sigh*

Nora’s got a new skill: removing her socks and shoes. Used to be we could keep her socks on by putting on shoes, but now she’s figured out how to get those off as well:

Sometimes putting cranky Nora in the stroller and going for a walk really does help her get to sleep. For this particular picture I only had to walk 1.8 miles before she zonked out.

Nora ate solid food for the first time yesterday. Apart from the beginning where she grabs the bowl (like it’s a cup of water) and tries to drink it I think this went pretty darn well. MP4 version is much clearer but the youtube version should download faster.

Nora met her new cousin Kacie Elizabeth yesterday but, I’m afraid, found the dogs a great deal more interesting. Here’s a photograph to capture the moment. Welcome to Earth, Kacie! It’s Mostly Harmless.

Here we see Nora taking an interest in Charlie the dog. We also see my big, ugly knee, but that really couldn’t be helped — sorry. As expected, her first official act was to grab his ear firmly and pull. Charlie was a very good sport about this but kept his distance for the remainder of our visit. :)