Conversation in the Wal Mart parking lot this afternoon:
Me: I can take that cart for you.
Other Wal Mart patron: Oh…okay…that’s fine.
Me: Thanks. (as I loaded Nora into the cart and started to head towards the door)
OWMP: (calling after me) What did you think of all that nice weather we were having? Sure miss it today, huh? I’d like it to be 60 degrees again instead of this rainy and cold weather we’re having today.
What I said: Um. Yeah.
What I wanted to say: Hey Willard Scott…it’s rainy and cold…like you said…and I have a baby that I’m trying to get inside the building. So frankly, I don’t give a s.h.i.t about the weather…I just want your freaking cart…”
Like my grandma always says…they can’t get you for what you’re thinking…
*wink*
Dear Nora,
This week Mommy was super busy…so I’ve condensed this note into “Nora: A Week In Pictures”
This week you were:
Sleepy
Happy
Mildly Amused
Scared
Thoughtful
Adorable
Surprised
Strong
One other thing…you’ve been sleeping 10+ hours straight every night. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the extra sleep…makes things much easier during the day.
Love,
Mommy
Dear Nora,
This week a fabulous phenomenon entered our lives…sleep! For three nights in a row you have slept for over 8 hours straight. Eight. Whole. Hours. Each morning I’ve awakened curious about just how long this wonderfulness is going to last! You haven’t necessarily napped all that well, but if short daytime naps means full nights of sleep, I’m fine with that! A friend of mine said that well rested babies are much more enjoyable…I think that well rested Mommies are much more enjoyable, too!
You started shrieking and squealing a lot more this past week. Once in a while we can get a laugh out of you…and it’s so funny because it’s the deepest ‘huh huh huh’…it sounds like the exact opposite of a laugh. It makes me giggle to hear you. For some reason you find the computer to be amusing. Not the screen, mind you…the actual computer tower. You will laugh and squeal when someone sits you by the computer. Your Daddy says you laugh because you know it’s a Windows machine and not a Macintosh. I think it’s the bright lights on the front…but sometimes we just let Daddy think he’s right…*wink*
Mr. Quackers is your bathtime buddy. You absolutely love him! I’m pretty sure you’ll know the sound a duck makes before every other animal sound because you have a Baby Einstein block that quacks, too. Sometimes you’ll have a grimmace on your face like, “what is all this watery wet stuff you have me in?“…then we start quacking Mr. Quackers and you’re all smiles and grins.
Another thing we’ve started doing this week is let you watch TV. Of course there have been times that you’ve seen the television just because you’re in the room when it’s on. Well this week we figured that since you were able to see the television perhaps you’d enjoy watching a show…this works out perfectly for the times that we don’t want to have to watch you…who knew you’d need to be supervised all the time?! So we started with Dora. You don’t really squeal or laugh while Dora is on…but you do sit watching intently…just learning away. It’s so cute! We put your swing in front of the TV so you can see…for some reason this freaks the dogs out. They come in the room all, “what the hell is she doing in the middle of the room? That swing doesn’t go there“. Oh well, it keeps everyone on their toes!
This week your Daddy and I noticed that you scream much louder than before. You don’t cry as often as you used to, but when you do…wow! It’s definitely a temper thing. I’ve watched you try to get your hand in your mouth to suck your thumb…you try one time for like, two seconds…if you miss you wail your head off until I can get you to calm down enough to try again. And forget about trying to help you find your thumb…that pisses you off more than not being able to find it in the first place. I don’t know who’s more frustrated…you, because your hand is balled into a fist so you can’t get your thumb…or me, because I know you’ll go to sleep if you just get the damn thing in your mouth.
Now I feel the need to talk about your cheeks. Your cheeks are the most edible thing on the planet. They are soft and squishy and beautiful. I love smooching your cheeks, and when I do you erupt into a giant smile…thanks for that…it really makes my day!
Love,
Mommy
Spelling my name to a woman who was shipping something to me:
“Courtney Long. L-O-N-G.”
“R-O-”
“No. L. L as in…you know, L…“
Nora went to visit my friend Erica this week while we went to Larry’s sentencing. She made fast friends with Erica’s son, Carter. He took a quick liking to her and became her protector…telling the other boys, “Mine“. He looks like quite the smooth operator…smooching her with his arm around her, doesn’t he?! I think these pictures turned out so sweet…if only Nora had decided to smile while Erica was taking her picture and not two seconds after it flashed!
Laziness is peeing in the shower so you don’t have to change the toilet paper roll.
Karma is having the toilet paper roll still be empty when you go back to use the bathroom…leaving you to end up having to change the damn thing anyway.
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