Nora turned 14 months yesterday, which I sort of forgot as we were celebrating Scott's birthday then. Today is our oldest son James' birthday... he is now 17. For having been a mother for the same amount of time (Yikes!), I wish I could remember more "pearls of wisdom". I guess I'll never be writing that parenting book on how to raise boys. It's more about survival, I think! :)
The days go quickly with Nora, often with my feelings that we never did as much as I had hoped that day. Time to read books, sing a few songs, wrestle on the floor, play with the toys. I wish there was more time. I suppose I'm feeling that moreso as my leave from work ends at the end of the month. Then I would be called whenever work is available, so it's not like a definite amount of work, and I can always say I'm busy. I do feel some stress about how we will arrange childcare at the last minute, as that is generally how it works... I get the call when someone is sick. Occasionally, a shift can be pre-booked for vacation relief, which is more preferable. Being the least senior nurse however, I am usually the last call. :) I digress...
So, at 14 months, Nora is into everything. I understand her sense of curiousity is overwhelming, and that using her 5 senses is how she learns about her world. But I still feel my "sense" of frustration rising at times, as it's hard to stay a step ahead of her... The phrases "No touch!", "Stop", and "Nora!" are oft repeated now, along with the shaking of my head "No", picking Nora up to move her to another location, as well as moving the undesirable item or removing it from her mouth! I've done this stage before, but it's really getting old! Especially when Nora looks at you defiantly and does the exact same motion again. Today it was pulling out the vacuum cord from the outlet, placing artificial pine needles from the Christmas tree into her mouth, and trying to pull things out of the diaper bag. Attempting to suck up the pine needles with the vaccuum caused the other problem with the plug... round and round it goes. So, Nora went for her nap a little earlier than usual...
Last night, Nora's move of the day was to whip out the bread knife by the cake as Scott was blowing out his candles. Suddenly she was wielding a 9 inch knife by his head. Dumb move on my part, but I don't always realize what will catch her eye, or estimate how quick she'll be. Here's that action on camera...
Yeah, Nora... you're hilarious!
In the past week: Our friends Tom and Kim came by after New Year's to celebrate an early birthday for Scott, even bringing the cake.
Nora was intrigued by the candles...
Here are a couple of hilarious shots of Nora... unlike how she pulls things out of her hair or off her head, she really didn't mind the sunglasses. She was a cool-looking girl...
We're not sure if she's telling us that she's "Number One"! One of kind, that's for sure...
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