Norah- 3 months

This girl is 3 months old already!  She is so smiley, and lights up when she sees her big sister, Momma, or Daddy.  She has a super strong neck/head and love to be upright.  She's rolling over from front to back and doesn't like to be in one position for long!
This month Norah went to her first circus (although she slept the whole time!), and we went to the zoo again.  She is a pretty happy baby, as long as Momma doesn't have any dairy or soy.  Poor girl has her big sister's sensitive stomach.  Her disposition is different from Zoe, although I can't pinpoint exactly how.  She does seem to be either super happy, or super mad... there isn't really a middle ground yet.  Car rides are still terrible because she screams the entire time... even if it's just a short ride somewhere!

What an adorable, perfect fit for our family you are, sweet little Norah.  These past 3 months have been a challenge but a huge blessing to us!

Norah- 2 months

This big girl is 2 months old already!  Time is sure flying!  The look Norah has on her face here is quite common- a look of surprise, one would say.  Eyebrows up, eyes wide open.  She's got a strong neck and this month rolled from her stomach to her back several times.  Norah got her first shots at her 2 month appointment and had a rather hard time that day.  It appears as though her eyes may end up being blue, just like her daddy!  She is such a sweet baby, and we're already beginning to be able to see a lot of her temperament.  She's quite different from her big sis, and is usually pretty content and laid back.  Like Zoe though, she doesn't like riding in the car and also has the same stomach issues (boo!).  As long as mommy stays away from dairy and soy, she's so chill!  She'll just fall asleep when she's tired (without much fuss) but is still a little cat napper.  She's not yet a fan of sleeping in her crib but we're working on it!  This month she was baptized, which was so special, and we took her first trip to the zoo on a rather warm day.  How we love our growing girl! 

Zoe speaks...

... and speaks and speaks and speaks! (name that cartoon) Our big girl is a chatty one, that's for sure.  Once she said her first word she never looked back!  It's so funny and weird to have a full conversation with her, about anything and everything under the sun.  She asks lots of questions, and is also very in tune with her feelings and can verbalize them easily (takes after her Momma on that one).  She keeps us on our toes and we definitely have to watch what is said around her.  Even if it seems like she's doing something, if she's in the room, she's probably listening to the adult conversations happening.  She knows if we're talking about her and gets very bothered and asks us what we're talking about!  As most toddlers do, Zoe still has some funny words for things that I'd love to not forget.

- furray!!! (hooray!)
- marote (remote)
- rabra-ta-dabra (abracadabra)
-acause (because)
- Balentime's (Valentine's)

Her nicknames for her baby sister:
-Nort
-Nor Nor
-Little Honey (said in a very sweet sing-songy voice)

We're so amazed at the verbal skills of our sweet Zoe, who won't be 3 until May.  She is able to express things that I don't think most kids her age can do.  The day after we brought Norah home from the hospital, Zoe was very sad and was crying a lot.  I laid down with her at her nap time, and as she was crying, she said "Momma, nobody can make me happy.  Nothing will make me happy".  Talk about heartbreaking!  I sobbed!  Our little girl suddenly seemed so big.  She loves Norah and will often tell me "thanks for bringing Norah to my house!" or "Thanks for getting her out of your belly, I'm so glad you're at my house Norah".

My apologies for a rambling post, but this was written over 2 weeks :)  and now a sweet picture of our big girl

So behind...

Wow.  I have a lot of catching up to do on here!  Lots of cute Zoe things and the news of our sweet Norah's arrival await!!  It'c coming, I promise!

Norah, one month

I can't believe our new little one is a month old already!  Just like with Zoe, it seems to have gone both fast and slow at the same time.  It's hard to imagine life without this sweet little girl.  She is such a sweet baby, very relaxed and calm.  She cries when she's hungry/tired/needs held/dirty diaper, but that's about it (and even then, it's only really a small protest!)  She smiled at her momma for the first time just a few day ago and has some great head control!  It looks like her eyes may end up blue, even the doctor seems to think so, which we think will be beautiful for our little Norah.  Sleeping is still getting sorted out as she only wants to sleep when being held, but for now we're just enjoying the snuggles with our new babe.  She's a very efficient nurser and is done in under 15-20 minutes, eating roughly every 3 hours (and sometimes a little longer at night, but not often). Norah gets lots of love from her big sister Zoe, and only really gets upset by the love when someone tries to pry open her little clenched fists :)

Norah Nichole Robertson

Norah Nichole Robertson was born on January 10, 2013 at 11:09am!  7lbs, 7 oz, 21 inches long with a lot of dark hair, just like her big sister.  My water broke the afternoon before around 3:30pm.  This labor and birth were not without some fear and complications, but in the end, we were blessed with a healthy, beautiful little girl.  (If you want more details, you know how to get a hold of me. I'd be happy to share, just not on here)

Our first meeting after getting checked out by the NICU

Our hearts are overflowing!

Beautiful Norah

Happy

When Zoe woke up from her nap today, she was laying in her crib, and when I walked in the room, she said "I'm happy!" and gave me a giant squeezie (hug) when I picked her up.  We were just sitting on the couch cuddling (she likes to do this after waking up), and she said "I'm happy.  You're happy.  You make Zoe Rae happy.  You make me happy, Momma".  Needless to say, this momma couldn't help but shed a tear (or 2... or 3...) We have been blessed with such an amazing little girl with such a loving heart.  She couldn't make us any happier either : )