Dear Norah,
Well, it’s a good thing we discovered those
stomach issues of yours last month. Because in doing so, you’ve turned
into the happiest, smiliest (yes, that’s a word I used to describe your
brother too) and sweetest baby around. Your temperament
is just delightful and we’ve spent the last month seeing your little
personality start to develop.
You’ve become more vocal this month and I
often respond to your coos with saying, “That’s a good story, Norah.”
Well, one day you were lying on your mat just cooing away and I heard
your brother say to you, “That’s a good story, Norah.”
Apparently you already have an audience.
You caught a little cold this month, likely
from your brother, as it seems like we are a revolving door for colds
these days. You handled it all pretty well, except for a cough at night.
Which made your already horrific nights even worse
for a few evenings. Thankfully, it passed quickly and you were back to
your cheerful self. Your cheerful self who still likes to wake up five
or six times a night.
You love to be outside and go on walks, so
thankfully we have had an extremely mild winter, which has allowed us to
be outside nearly every day. You smile up at us when we push the
stroller along, normally in an attempt to keep up with
your brother who is speeding ahead of us on his bike or scooter.
You continue to take very short naps, so you
take about four or five of them a day. You’ve started going down for
your naps fairly easily, which helps since you take so many of them. You
have also started to tolerate being in the car
seat, and have even fallen asleep on a few rides. I know that it seems
like babies should do this naturally, but up until this point you were
more content to scream than to close your eyes for a nap.
I went back to work part-time this month and
you’ve adjusted pretty well to playing with a nanny while I’m away
working. The hardest part is stretching you between feedings…I still
think you would eat all day (and apparently all night)
if we would let you.
I feel like this was the first month that we
have started to settle into a bit of a routine as a family of four. Your
actions are becoming more predictable, which benefits everyone around.
When you do cry, it’s typically tied to being
either hungry or tired, which is so much easier to figure out than
during the newborn stage where crying occurs for no particular reason.
It’s hard to remember what it felt like without you in our lives. You bring so much joy to everyone around you.
Love,
Mommy
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