Nora at 22 months....

I've missed a few of Nora's milestones lately so this was a good chance to record some things about Nora at 22 months. Until about 3 months ago, Nora has been such a quiet child and a huge Mama's girl. I didn't mind that at all, but in the past few months, Nora's personality has blossomed and she is such a character. She loves to make people laugh and once she gets you laughing, she makes sure that you don't stop. She loves to grab microphones and stand on any type of step stool and sing her heart out. She loves to act out "Frozen" and knows pretty much all the words. Nora is very smart and can memorize things very very quickly, hence she can act out almost any Disney movie. She is hilarious! 

Lately, I have loved my one on one time with Nora. After we drop Reese off at school, it has been so fun to be with Nora. Last week, we just went grocery shopping together and she made it so fun! She was sitting in the grocery cart and would push her face to mine, so we were nose to nose, and then pull her face away and laugh hysterically. She would then put her hand up to my ear and say, "hello, it's for you!" She would then say, "Alright, bye!" Her hand was her cell phone and we were talking back and forth through her hand. She seriously makes grocery shopping so much fun! 

This past week, she was my little shopping buddy! She loves to try on clothes and put her shades! She says "hi" to anyone that looks her way and will start jabbering away. 

We love our Nora Boo and here are a few things I wanted to remember about her.......

1.) Nora Loves Money! Ha ha ha! What I mean is...... Nora loves saving money even if she doesn't realize it. She loves to put money in her piggy bank. When somebody gives her any dollar bills, we need to cash it in for pennies so she can put them in her bank.

 2.) Nora is growing....I have realized lately how much Nora is growing and thinning out and it makes me really sad. She is losing her cute chubby belly and turning into a little toddler. I didn't realize how much she has grown until I found her getting into the pantry. Her favorite place:)

3.) Nora loves shopping with her Daddy at Costco! It's so funny to see them shopping together. Nora loves pushing the cart with Ron and they love getting samples together. ( You will notice that Nora's blankie is always with her. Luckily, we have multiple blankies to wash daily:))

4.) My little shopping buddy.

5.) So we started putting Nora in time out a few days ago and I realize that we are pathetic. We really like the "Love and Logic" parenting books, which pretty much teaches to not just give out empty threats. By empty threats, I mean you can't just keep telling your child you are going to put them in time out and then never do it. Your children need to know that you mean what you say so that they will listen to you. It's actually a great book because if your kids learn to listen to you when they are little and you can help them learn consequences when they are young, hopefully you will save them from learning the really difficult consequences later. With that said, we are totally pathetic. We put her in time out and then are taking pictures of her and video taping her first time in time out. Great parenting, right?

6.) Nora loves babies! It's been fun to watch how nurturing Nora is. She is always rocking one of her baby dolls or pushing her babies in her stroller. She sleeps with her babies, she always has a bottle for her babies, and loves to change their diapers. She is a little Mama and she will be a great big sister. I know Nora will love her baby brother and I don't worry about her being jealous at all. I'm pretty sure she will want to hold him all the time and treat him like her baby dolls.

7.) Nora is obedient ( or maybe she just likes things to be clean)..... The picture below has nothing to do with this comment, but I had to mention how obedient Nora is. If Nora spills a bowl of cherrios and I ask her to clean it up, she will pick up every last Cherrio. I have realized that Nora listens, but she also likes things really clean. It's interesting to see these things about Nora at such a young age. If Reese drops something off of the couch, Nora will clean it up. If Nora sees a piece of paper on the ground, she will pick it up and put in on the table or throw it away if it is garbage. Good job Nora!!

8.) Nora loves church!! She loves singing, she loves learning, and she loves to cuddle on our laps! She is like a sponge and soaks in as much as she can!

 9.) Nora finds joy in the small things! We were laughing so hard the other morning. Nora started sticking animal crackers all over her body and laughing hysterically. She makes life so much fun!

10.) Nora loves her sister! Nora loves to do everything with Reese and they play together all day. They truly are best friends and have the greatest imaginations. I find them in Reese's bed, under the sheets, almost every day. They are telling each other stories and have all of their babies with them. I am so grateful to be their mother and have the opportunity to watch them love and laugh together everyday.

 11.) Nora loves hugs! I should say hugs/tackling. She loves to tackle people with her hugs. They are the best hugs in the world!

 12.) Nora climbs on everything! The funny thing about this picture below is that Reese and Nora were playing hide and seek. Reese was hiding and thought Nora couldn't see her so she thought it was super funny that Nora climbed on the box and didn't see her.