Three Months In

Norah’s baptism was last weekend – thanks to all those who attended or sent good wishes on her special day. It was a very nice ceremony, which Norah slept through. She did wake up in time to say hi to Jesus at the end, though. She wore the same gown I (Dan) wore for my baptism, handmade by Grammy J.

Aunts... and uncle and cousin

It was great to see everyone. Our house was really packed with people for once. We got a lot of help in cooking and cleaning from Janis, Maggie and Laura. It was fun to show off our new house to all our family and friends that could come out. It was also nice to show some Fresno hospitality to Matt, Jeannie and little Ember, all of whom stayed with us. Grammy J was in heaven having both of her boys and both of her granddaughters in the same place. Grandpa Big Mike was able to meet Norah for the first time, and they really hit it off. We had not seen Ember since her baptism a year ago – she has grown significantly since then! The cousins seemed to enjoy meeting each other, though finding a time when one of the two wasn’t eating, sleeping or crying was difficult. Still it was a great family gathering.

Norah and Ember play in the grass with their grandmas... The happy family

In other news, Norah is three months old today! She is doing lots of fun stuff now. She smiles a lot, giggles, holds her head up well and has even rolled over twice (though never when I have been around). In addition to the baptism, she has had a couple of visits from out-of-town great aunts and uncles recently. Barb was in from Boise, and Linda and Scott were in from Columbus, OH a few weeks ago. Norah does pretty well with the attention, though we’re afraid her ego may get out of hand with constantly hearing how beautiful she is.

Norah and Daddy work on their neck strength... Practicing standing with Mom

Kristin is back at work now, so Norah has gotten a lot of quality time with Grandma Janis and Aunts Maggie and Laura. Maggie and Laura got free lessons in not dawdling while diapering. Norah really enjoyed teaching them J I’m starting another semester at Fresno State tomorrow (Yay!). It will be good to get back to my classes, but I have very much enjoyed the summer off with Kristin and Norah.

All in all, the first three months have been a whirlwind of fun and learning. We know we’re only at the tip of the iceberg, too. There is a lot more fun in store for the three of us – we’ll try to keep blogging about it regularly. Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers sent our way.