Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate french toast and two bites of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate the meat from pulled pork sandwich, bite or two of bread, ate peas, and watermelon. First I just want to comment on how I think Nora is handling the arrival of the new baby.  :)  It's always an interesting transition, but overall I feel that Nora is doing just fine.  It certainly helps that she's fascinated with Linnea; at least up to this point!  Ha!  I've been giving Nora extra loves and attention; especially when it's apparent that she needs it!  Example; when I'm feeding Linnea, Nora at first would crawl up onto the couch and lay her head in my lap.  Now, she usually comes over and rests her head on my knee once or twice during the process.  Just letting me know that she's still here! Even at this young age, group dynamics are alive and well and it always changes when someone new arrives! First picture: Atley loves the combs and gave one to Nora to co...

Nora ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, several bites of squash, and a large serving of fruit salad. When Avi's Daddy Andy was leaving he asked Avi, "Can I have a love?"  Nora was standing at the gate and just lifted up her arms and he hoisted her up and got a hug.  So cute!  So I told him he should be feeling pretty special because not everyone gets that opportunity with Nora!!  :)  Then Avi hugged her Daddy and of course Atley was ready for a turn as well. Nora was doing a LOT of singing this morning; the most I've ever heard her sing.  And quite loud I might add.  So cute.  Just strolling around singing.  Also this morning I saw she was at one of the mirrors and she was "flossing" her teeth with the rubber band that originally held her ponytail in place!  Haha!  She had that sucker stretched WAY out, but it ...

Nora had bites of whole wheat bagel and two large servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate everything: shrimp, a large serving of brown rice, large serving of stir fry vegetables, and raspberries. I took this first picture while Nora was eating her lunch.  As you can probably detect from the photo she ate her raspberries first!  Ha!  She cracks me up!  She's been doing real well with her spoon and uses her "free" hand to shovel it on in her mouth if necessary!!  And she grabs food with her free hand as well.  THEN, occasionally she'll yell and hold our her hand for me to clean off something on her finger or hand!  Haha!  I really can't see the "fine line" between what's acceptable on her hand and what it is she wants rid of immediately!!  (I hope I explained that somewhat clearly!!)  So funny!  It could be texture, stickiness, color......only Nora knows for sure!  Maybe!  :)  "Just get rid of it for m...

Nora ate bran cereal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch: from her chicken salad she ate chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, and olives.  She also ate avocado and pears.  No pita bread. I had an awesome time in Louisiana with my precious daughter and her husband.  (He's a great guy too!!)  I just have to include a couple pictures from my trip - I'm limiting it to just two pictures, ha! So here are a couple that are quite different from what we see in Montana and they typify the State of Louisiana!!  1st picture:  Love these boats and I'm going on a ride up some bayous on my next trip there!  2nd picture:  My daughter only lives about 40 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico and any houses right on the Gulf waters are built high!! The funnest part of trips are coming back to the Little Treasures Kids!!  Nora was sooooo sweet and cute this morning.  She nuzzled her face into my neck and we snuggled!  Awww.....it was awesome! Next p...

Nora ate most of whole wheat bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of pizza: whole wheat crust, tomato sauce, hamburger, olives, peppers, and pineapple.  She also ate some pineapple on the side.  I put Nora in her highchair for breakfast and she started tugging and yanking on her bib straps in a frantic manner, but at least she wasn't yelling!  What's that about!?  Avilene comes running over saying, "Yellow bib, yellow bib, yellow bib!"  Haha!  Silly Gary!  I put your yellow bib on Nora!!  :)  Believe me that's not the first time I've been in trouble with the little people for putting the wrong bib on someone!!  :) Ok everyone!  Here's another reminder that I am leaving tomorrow for the airport about 10:30 am.  I will be here until that time.  Lauralea will cover for me tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday.  Little Treasures is closed Wednesday the 22nd - Friday the 24th for ...

Nora ate bites of whole wheat toast and lots of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of pork roast, whole grain tortilla, vegetables (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes), and ate two servings of fruit salad.  It was a little chaotic during breakfast time; especially for Nora.  We had a situation with the sump pump in the basement yesterday and the plumber was scheduled to be here at 8:00 this morning.  Well of course he showed up about 45 minutes late - about the same time as Hudson, Avi, and Nora.  Thank goodness it was a quick fix (like I thought it might be) and he was done by 9:20 while we were still eating breakfast.  So what was the problem you ask!?  Well Nora saw his face! Yikes!  Poor Nora was screaming because I was not in the lunch room and she couldn't see me.  Baby Linnea had fallen asleep in the Baby chair and I was putting her sleeper on her so she could go to bed and she was crying.  Poor Linnea.  "Sorry," I...

Nora ate most of toasted whole wheat english muffin and at least one bite of dried plums for breakfast.  She ate most of her lunch: chicken, brown rice, stir fry vegetables, and oranges. So this first picture: What does Nora do with her socks if Hudson's not here!?  Well hand them off the the closest person of course!  (Which happened to be me! Actually I was the only other option at this moment!)  I thought this was cute so Nora and I re-created the hand-off!  Ha!  Thank you for cooperating with the do-over Nora!! During Story Time Nora got off the couch and went behind the igloo to poop.  It was hard not to laugh because she had one cute little eyeball peering around the corner at me to see if I'm watching.  So funny.  Well, after she was done and story time was over Hudson went behind the igloo and said, "Nora hiding here?"  Yes, behind the igloo.  What do you think she was doing back there?  Hudson said, "Showing off....

Nora ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate several bites of ground beef, maybe a bite or two of whole grain pita bread, ate lettuce and tomato, bites of avocado, ate cantaloupe. The new baby, Linnea, is here today and she was pretty fussy when Hudson and Nora arrived (at the same time)!  She was getting very tired and scrubbing her eyes and a short time later she was asleep! Nora and Hudson stared at her like she was a foreign creature and it was so funny!  (Daddy Ryan seemed a bit shocked at hearing the baby cry too!  Haha!  Thank you for your condolences and encouragement when you were leaving Ryan!  You had me laughing so hard!  Ha!!)  Nora was pretty concerned about it all, but she's already adjusting to having another baby here!  She got some snuggle time with her Gary and I reassured her that she is loved and adored!!  :) I apologize for the blurriness of this first picture!  My camera is starting to h...

Nora ate several bites of breakfast: brown rice and raisins.  For lunch she ate half of her salmon, couple bites of whole wheat dinner roll, ate a large serving of corn, and a large serving of mangoes.  I took this first picture after I'd washed her hands when she'd finished breakfast.  We (Nora and I) kind of staged this picture (thank you for cooperating Nora) and I'm sure you've seen her do this at home. But this is how I know when she's done with her meal.  Whenever she starts holding her cup in this fashion, with her teeth and no hands, I know she's done eating and she's messing around!  :)  She's been doing this for a few weeks now.  Silly Nora!! I love how Nora is growing so confident with walking and experimenting with lots of different aspects of movement.  This first picture shows how she's practicing going off the step like a pro.  Like I've mentioned before she's walked backwards, climbing up the steps to the balance beam, sta...

Nora ate most of her french toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of paleo stew with hamburger and vegetables (green beans, carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli).  She ate crackers and a large serving of tropical fruit. Reminder: There will be NO BLOGS tomorrow November 9th.  Lauralea is covering for me all day while I work on my property in Plains.  Blogs will resume on Friday!  Also, Kenzie and Riley get out of school at 11:00 Thursday morning so tomorrow will be a fun day for the Daycare kids.  I may as well post  another reminder here!!  The new Baby starts on Monday the 13th (Avi's Birthday) and the Blogs will continue as usual.  However, her eating and sleeping schedule will problaby alter the times when Blogs are posted!  Just keep checking if the Blogs aren't here at their usual times!  All Blogs will get posted by 2:45 at the latest! Hudson said the funniest thing to No...

Nora ate most of her waffle and ate two big servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of baked chicken, bites of whole grain tortillas, ate cabbage salad, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples.  Yesterday afternoon we had bagel and tomato juice for snack.  Nora was dunking her bagel bites in the tomato juice (and eating it) and Kenzie said, "Instead of whole wheat bagel, it's tomato bread!!"  :) Also from yesterday, Hudson had decided it was time to teach Nora how to jump off the blue balance beam.  (Hey, Kenzie taught him how to jump, so now he's gonna pass on the favor! Hmm.)  Only one small problem with that Bubba - no one bothered to ask Nora what she thought!  Haha!  Let's just say she wasn't impressed or in favor of the idea!  She's already nervous on the blue balance beam and definitely doesn't want someone touching her while she's up there!!  But she's getting more brave walking on it all the time. Daddy ...

Nora ate some kix cereal and ate mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of turkey burger, bite or two of hamburger bun, ate tomatoes, avocados, and cherries. Nora was the first one here and it always interests me to watch where they go first and what they do first!  (Especially on a Monday after the weekend!)  After waving at Daddy Ryan - which by the way all of us are thrilled that he's been nailing the whole waving thing - she headed right for the legos table and proceeded to quickly clear off the legos fence pieces.  But she was doing it for a reason; now I'll climb up here!  Then she was on to the igloo and then bouncing on the mattress.  Speaking of the igloo last Friday and again today she went and "hid" behind the igloo to poop!  (See the 2nd picture!)  Except I kind of distracted her with the camera, but she finished the job a few minutes later! I was getting a kick out of how she was just "chilling" in the chair and s...

Nora ate oatmeal and apple bites for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger stew with carrots, potatoes, and green beans.  She ate a bite or two of dinner roll and ate apricots. These first two pictures are from yesterday afternoon and the first picture has Riley feeding Nora cottage cheese for snack.  For the 2nd picture Kenzie and Riley wanted to take pictures of me reading to the kids.  (Hudson had left by this time.)  They took several pictures with my phone and I thought they did a good job.  :) All the kids know I use two pillows when I sit on the couch!  This morning I said, "Ok everyone, it's Story Time."  Nora picks up both pillows off the floor and takes them to the couch.  All the kids do that; whoever finds them, but this is the first time I've seen Nora do it!  :)  Shortly before that Hudson had apparently taken something and Nora was yelling at him.  Hudson said, "Hmmm... Nora didn't li...

Nora ate two servings of french toast and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of pulled pork sandwich, ate peas, and cantaloupe. Every day Hudson and Avi ask; "Riley and Kenzie coming today?"  Yes, as soon as they get out of school.  Yesterday, same thing, and then Hudson added; "Riley is coming to see Nor Nor."  :)  And that is basically the truth!  It's just cute that he's that observant - both with eyes and ears.  Nora yells and Riley responds.  Like I told Momma Emily, Nora thinks Riley is her personal attendant!  She has Riley's thumb in this first picture.  Come on Riley!!  Riley totally adores Nora and the feeling is mutual!!  :) This picture is also from yesterday afternoon.  Kenzie had put everyone's name on a piece of paper and then she had Riley draw the lucky winner from the bowl!  I like how Riley is intentionally looking elsewhere!  No cheating here!!  Each child w...

Nora ate whole wheat toast and half of mangoes for breakfast.  (It was frozen mangoes - they really taste different than fresh mangoes.)  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce, whole wheat noodles, taste of squash, and a large serving of fruit salad. This picture is from yesterday afternoon.  Hudson said, "Nora laid her head on my shoulder so I gave her a hug."  Then he added; "She was tired."  Haha!  Not exactly what the picture says, but it's so cute and sweet!! Here are some pictures from this morning; Nora was reading books and I see in this picture her ponytail is still intact.  Shortly after this it was out and of course I found the ponytail rubber band in her hand.  :)  In the next picture she was just playing with Hudson's hand and fingers.  It looks like she's doing a little palm-reading!  "In your future Hudson I see a business called "Bubba's Tax Service!"  :)  The following picture; She took o...