Today Nora went to her weekly music class and as I sat there watching her interact with the other kiddos around her age, I wasn't sure to be extremely proud or a wee bit embarrassed.... Although still short in stature compared to several of the other kiddos, she seems to run the entire class. Let's just say, she is the "mini teacher"..lol, There were several new moms and toddlers there today and Nora was the first to show them the ropes. She insisted on being the first in line for every activity, she made the rounds of sitting on all the other moms' laps, she wanted to sing into the microphone for longer than her turn and she helped Ms. Brenda clean up and hand out each new instrument or toy.
These last couple weeks for us have been super fun! Nora is such a smarty pants and just amazes us with what she already knows :) Our two newest milestones are that Nora knows all her colors now (recognizes and can say them) and of course we have said good bye to her "baba"! It is amazing to hear her shout out the colors of nearly everything she sees. She knows that a school bus is yellow, mommy's car is white and daddy's car is blue and so on. As for other language developments, she can also name off nearly all the animals and the sounds they make along with all her favorite characters from Micky Mouse and Bubble Guppies :) She can say "Tipp" for Tripp and loves to play boss to him all day. She has also started counting and we have heard her count aloud to 3 several times now!
This past month, Nora has also gotten her 4th haircut and has finished cutting all of her baby teeth except her last set of two year molars.She has learned a couple new songs and can now jump on command. Her favorite songs these days include the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Row Row Row Your Boat. Her favorite color is yellow and her favorite food is still anything with cheese :)
Another funny trait Nora has developed is some of her mommy's OCD tendencies, oh my! She likes everything to be neat and tidy and in the right place and she is also a creature of routine. She has our schedule down pat and knows exactly when she is supposed to eat, sleep, play and go "bye bye". She gets irritated if the rugs are messed up, her hands aren't cleaned thoroughly after eating and if she is not wearing the "right" pair of shoes, lol. I am sure this is only the beginning but she is definitely my daughter, haha!
Each and every day I find myself falling more and more in love with her, if that's even possible! I often wonder how we could ever love anyone else the same as we do her. I am sure we will be able to when that time comes but as you can tell, for now, she is our little princess :) We have lots of fun activities and trips planned for this summer and continue to look forward to watching her grow and develop.
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