I love my Grandpa!

It's hard to get Baby Nora away from her Grandpa.  

Grandpa Shawver just can't get enough of the little munchkin.  I think He and Grandma Shawver are trying to get in as much Holding Nora time as they can before we leave.

We sure love being here in Lima with the whole family.  It's very nice to have so many people willing to give us a hand taking care of the little one.  We actually get to take naps at the same time every now and then.

I don't think Nora knows how to react to all of the noise and action going on around her.  Her cousins do know how to make a little bit of noise.  Eleanor gets a little bit buzzed so to speak, and when it is time for her to go to bed she can't calm down.  She will wake up within minutes of us putting her down to sleep.  Mommy and Daddy have taken turns holding her through the night for the past couple of nights.

Wow! A Mirror!!!

Eleanor really likes looking at herself in the mirror.  I think this might be the first time she has really looked at herself.  She couldn't tear her eyes away from her reflection.  She didn't really smile at herself, she just looked on with a somewhat gormless look on her face.  

"Who is that baby my daddy is holding?" She seemed to say.

Little Nora made it to Lima, OH with us with minimal fussing.  What a good baby!  She practically slept the whole way here.  We had a really nice man sit next to us on the plane.  As he sat down we told him that we were hoping Nora would start to fuss and cry when the plane was boarding and thus scare away any and all people who tried to sit next to us, but she was just being too good!  Everybody around us chuckled.

She seems to be almost completely over her virus.  No more fever or diarrhea.  We almost didn't even attempt the trip out here.  We didn't decide to go until about 4 hours before our flight left.

Smoochin' Daddy

Nora gets confused sometimes.  This picture is a good example.  We were laying back together in the Lazyboy watching Home Alone when she decided she was hungry and that my face seemed to be a good place to get some milk.  She is very determined because she just wouldn't give up trying.

Content Little Baby

Little Miss Nora has a pretty good content face.  After nursing, she just looks like she's had too much to drink and is about to pass out.

Mommy and Baby are practicing Skin-to-skin contact.  Apparently it is good for both of them.

Eleanor is one happy little baby.  She almost always smiles back at you when you smile at her, unless of course if she is hungry or tired or poopy or sleepy etc...

Baby Blessing

Daddy gave Nora her baby blessing on Sunday, December 7th. Nora looked beautiful in her white gown! She was such a good girl, she seemed to know it was a special day.

As we were getting ready to go, I looked in the mirror and thought, "I'm not old enough to be doing this... Be a mommy! I'm not a grown-up yet." The transition to being a grown-up must have happened at some point, just not sure when. If anyone has any words of wisdom...

Mommy & Baby

It is always fun when I'm able to make Katy giggle.

We are now feeding Nora any way we can.  If she's sleepy, we will give her a bottle.  If she's wide awake, Katy will nurse her.  We are just doing whatever is easiest.  If we wake up at 2:00am to feed her, I guarantee we will be giving her a bottle.  

Grandma and Grandpa Shawver are here visiting us here in Utah this weekend.  They are here for the Baby's Blessing.  It is going to be diffucult to pry Nora away from Grandpa Shawver's arms for the next day or two.  It is rumored that Tom told Marilyn she wouldn't be able to hold the baby at all this weekend because he would be holding her the whole time.