07-20-2008
Inside play
It’s been in the high 90s and humid humid humid here, so Nora has mostly had indoor playtime this week. She hasn’t minded too much, thankfully.
We broke out the bath crayons this week, which she loved.
She also enjoyed coloring on plain paper. She's really into art these days!
She spent a lot of time playing with her stuffed animals.
She also played with the real animals. Here she is trying to give Denby a sippy cup.
Nora hasn’t been sleeping too well this week (probably because of her canine teeth coming in and the beginnings of her two-year molars) and she’s clearly been tired a lot. Here’s what happens when a toddler that usually gets up at 7 AM wakes up for the day at 5:30:
Conked out in her high chair in the middle of lunch.
Just fyi, we’ll be traveling back from visiting my family next Sunday night, so next week’s post will probably be a day late. Have a good week everyone!
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07-13-2008
Fun Saturday
Nora had a fun Saturday this weekend! In the morning, she had a play date at the Please Touch Museum with her new friend Betsy. Then, after her nap, we took her to the park.
Nora liked playing with the trains at the museum. She’s really into trains these days.
Nora and Betsy steering the boat. This was a neat exhibit - it was set to a timer to move back and forth, so the kids actually felt like they were steering.
Betsy reminding Nora where her nose is.
Saying goodbye - they were holding hands. So cute!
Nora at the playground, trying to convince us to let her ride the big girl swing.
And just for fun, here’s a link to a video of Nora pointing out various parts of her body.
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07-07-2008
One More Visit, and!
Jayappi spent some time with Nora this week before leaving for India this last Friday.
Nora has a thing for puppies. This particular puppy took a shine to Nora from a distance.
…and for your enjoyment, here’s a video of our precocious little toddler.
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06-29-2008
Summer fun
We’ve had a rough couple of weeks here, which is why there wasn’t a post last weekend. Sorry about that. However, Nora has been enjoying her summer, so we do have some pictures to share this week!
Nora and Daddy at Jayappi’s going-away party last weekend. Jaya is leaving for India this coming Friday - we’ll miss her!
Mmm, watermelon…
Checking out a fountain in NYC
Nora liked the nice FAO Schwartz employee offering her a toy bird (and yes, this is the second time we’ve taken her there in 2 weeks… we don’t usually go to toy stores that often!)
Taking a rest on the floor of the toy store with her new stuffed puppy
She liked the drums
Enjoying all the toys!
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06-15-2008
Happy Father’s Day!
Nora had a really fun time with her Daddy today!
Giving Daddy his card this morning.
Checking out a fountain outside of FAO Schwartz in NYC.
Making friends with a giant stuffed animal in FAO Schwartz.
Playing in the park.
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06-08-2008
Hot hot hot
It was a really hot weekend here, so we spent a lot of time hanging out indoors in the air conditioning. We managed to make it outside a little bit though.
On Friday, Prakash decided to mow the lawn before it got too hot over the rest of the weekend. Nora was very insistent upon helping him, so he mowed the whole lawn with her in the wrap. She really enjoyed it, but he was pretty sore afterward!
Nora also went for a ride in the bike trailer on Friday night. Here she is trying to figure out how to remove her helmet.
You would think that the 96-degree heat would be enough to convince Nora to get in her baby pool. Alas, it was not. Here’s Mommy trying to show her how much fun it would be.
Nora eventually got in, but she remained unconvinced of the joy of swimming. She loved the pool last year, so hopefully she just needs some time to get reacquainted.
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06-01-2008
Summer’s here!
We’ve had a few nice days with temperatures in the 80s… and Nora’s been taking full advantage of the sunshine!
Here she is with her new water activity table.
She got soaked, but she loved it.
Swinging so high that her headband was coming off!
She found a stick in the park and thought it was the greatest toy ever.
We’re definitely looking forward to more warm weekends!
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05-25-2008
Longwood Gardens
We went to Longwood Gardens on Saturday to celebrate Mare’s birthday.
Nora pointing out some of the fountains
With Mommy and Daddy in front of a waterfall
Engrossed in conversation with one of Mare’s cousin’s daughters
Entering the children’s garden with Daddy
Playing with the water activity in the children’s garden
Making some new friends in the children’s garden
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05-18-2008
Nora visits the airport
Jaya was leaving for India today, so Nora got to have her first trip to an airport (in this case, JFK). On the way, we stopped off in Queens for her to meet some family friends of Prakash’s family:
Once we got to the airport, she wanted to run everywhere…
… so I put her on my shoulders to contain her. She thought it would be funny to cover my eyes while I was trying to walk.
As you can see, she’s feeling much better than she was last week. Me and Prakash, not so much - we both caught whatever respiratory thing that she had. Hopefully we’ll all be 100% by next weekend.
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05-11-2008
Mother’s Day
Nora didn’t have a very good Mother’s Day, unfortunately. She spent her afternoon like this:
After an hour and a half of inconsolable screaming and crying, we called the emergency number for her pediatrician and she was diagnosed with croup. Our Mother’s Day picnic plans will have to wait for another weekend.
However, she had a good week before today! Here are some pictures of her helping Daddy with weeding and planting in the backyard:
She really, really likes to help with the yardwork.
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