Nora ~ 9 Months Old

Goes from sitting to crawling and back to sitting
Gets excited for her owl blanket
Moved into 6 - 9 month clothes and they are big
Pulls her bumper down so she can see out of her crib
Pulls up on EVERYTHING
Gets annoyed and screams when people are eating and she is not
Throws little fits when something gets taken away
Crawling everywhere
Claps "YAY!"
Has quite the scream
LOVES dogs
Started using a sippy
Has 5 teeth
Developed a sweet shoulder shimmy
Is not a thumb sucker but a thumb gnawer
Is so happy to be in her stroller for walks
Is into EVERYTHING!!

Weight - 14 lbs 6 oz - < 1%
Height - 26.5 inches - 16%
Head - 17.1 inches - 36%

This girl never stops moving. She is always wondering what is around the corner, what is in the drawer, where everything is. Its very amusing to watch her explore and play. She is so responsive to everything. She makes us laugh all the time. She amazes us every day with her progress and sassy little personality.

Starting to get up on hands and knees at the beginning of the month

Loves to get all her toys out and play with them

Kisses for the baby in the mirror

Squishy face!

Lunch with grandma and stealing her chips

First time in a swing

New books from the library book sale

Learning how to work your sippy

Our little tweety bird

Pulling up on everything

Found you like this after a nap! So cute! 

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Birthdays take on less and less significance as I'm getting older. All I wanted this year was to have uninterrupted time with my little family. Thankfully, Jess invited us and the Edwards up to her cabin in Wyoming. So 3 couples and 2 babies headed up to Afton in our separate cars. It was supposed to be cool all weekend. Nora was a little finicky on the drive up and we had to stop to calm her down a bit. Once we got to the Bott's cabin, Nora thought it was play time, even though it was 10:00! She stayed up for a while and played with her toys. It was a late night for all of us! 

Saturday we hung out at the cabin all day and played games. It was so nice to have a relaxing day with nothing to worry about! We just played with Nora and were lazy all day. It was fun to just talk with Jess and KaDee, watch Nora and Ruby play around each other, and spend time with some of our favorite couples. 

Sunday was another lazy day. We just hung out all morning and then drove home. My parents and the Thorntons were up for dinner and we had some cake and ice cream. Monday, Dan took the day off work and we just hung out. It was so fun! I wish he could do it every day! 

Easter

So grateful for this beautiful season and this amazing holiday. I am grateful for everything my Savior did for me. I'm so thankful for all the sacrifices he made so that I could be with my family forever. 

Aquarium

Nora, Kate and I got to go to the new aquarium. It was crazy crowded but we got our tickets early and were able to skip the long line. There were a lot of really cool exhibits. Kate liked that we were able to walk up and down a lot of ramps. My favorite was watching the giant manta rays swimming over us. There were a lot of unfinished exhibits, so I'll have to go back to see them later this summer.