3 Months
Norah is 3 months old... seems like forever. She fits right in, and is a delight to us all. She gets bigger every day, looks very pretty in her dresses, and watches Sorin very intently. These three months have been very busy with with family and our vacations so we've been trying to slow down and enjoy the rest of the summer. Here are some things we've been doing:
Practicing being 'nice' and becoming quite proficient at it...
...laying around...
...goofing around...
...watching softball...
...visiting cousin Max...
...wondering when we'll get bigger...
...reading books...
...playing with daddy...
...playing with mommy...
...and laying around some more.
Little Green Ball
Ever since Sorin has started to move around and play with toys, I've looked forward to playing "catch" with a ball. In reality, I've looked forward to "catch with my son" for many years. And now those times are upon us.
Sports have always held a warm place in my heart. I grew up playing sports, attending professional sports, and watching even more sports on TV. Sports were a critical component to my childhood and a significant contributor to who I am today. Sports helped me make friends, kept me healthy and strong, taught me discipline, and instilled self-confidence.
So when Sorin and I start playing with a little green ball on the floor of our living room, I know it's the start of something special.
Right now Sorin does a couple things with the ball. He's learned the commands "ball to Sorin" and "ball to Daddy." For the most part the ball is rolled. Sometimes he'll toss it up in the air more than roll it; the ball dribbles in front of him and he tries again. Luckily he hasn't launched it across the room yet. The other thing he likes to do is come up right in front of me and slam the ball into my hand. Then he puts his empty hand out and I slam it into his.
HI BOB
Sorin is immitating, or trying to immitate a lot of what we say. He's learned quite a few hard words this way... such as, popsicle, blueberry, Norah (pronounced doe-rah), and Hi Bob. That is right, Hi Bob, is in the list. Hans and I were eating dinner and dicussing getting my computer fixed by this guy, Bob, and Sorin started saying 'Bob' so we said, 'can you say, "Hi Bob?" and he did, perfectly, and it was so perfect that it was VERY funny. So we laughed and he said it more and the more he said it the more we laughed and on and on. We caught it on film while he was eating breafast and sipping some smoothie:
Summertime
We are in between vacations right now... a week ago we were having a wonderful time at family camp at Fort Wilderness in Rhinelander, WI - pictures to follow (must sort through them) - and now this week, on Wednesday, we are flying to Fort Myers, FL., for my brother, Grant's, wedding. He is marrying a wonderful girl, Jess, on the beach and we get to be there for it. Again, pictures to follow.
Sorin and Norah and I enjoyed the beautiful summer weather last week. We layed around in the grass, went for walks and Sorin played with 'da wa wa' as much as he possibly could. We LOVE being outside. Norah is getting quite big - I took her to the Dr. last week and she's in the 95th percentile for height and weight. She is very smiley and we've gotten her to laugh - twice! She's a happy little baby. Sorin is talking more and more every day. It is fun to see him figuring this language thing out. It seems like every day he is learning a new word, or at least some variation of a word : ).
Cousin Max
We are happy to announce a new addition to our family! Max Charles Schiefelbein born on Friday, July 2 to Hans' brother Tim and our sister-in-law, Amy. He weighed 6lbs9oz and was 19 inches long. Light as a feather. Sorry I don't have a good picture of him, more to follow. How about I just describe him: he's cute, small, and sleeps a lot. Can't quite tell if he looks more like Tim or Amy... too soon to tell. Hans is now an Uncle for the first time, and I am now an aunt for the first time and Sorin and Norah finally have a cousin!!
