Now that she's 4 months old Nora has added Hood River and Portland to her list of places traveled. She accompanied us to a conference I had in Hood River for 3 days. Nora isn't a fan of the car seat and travel is a bit rough on her sleeping. Jay is super Daddy, taking care of her at home and away.
Nora can often be found with her hands in her mouth or trying to "chew" on whatever is nearby. She has been testing out her vocal range with shrieks and squeals and can really get going sometimes! Nora has been going to campus with Jay fairly regularly, even in the rain, and really likes to be outside seeing the world. I have been having better luck carrying her in the Ergo carrier while Jay prefers the Baby Bjorn. Nora has started trying to hold her bottle and will hold on to easy items for short periods. Still no pacifier though it is offered periodically - she loves the thumb! Next week I return to work on Mondays and we are tossing around the idea of starting part time daycare near my work to ease her into daycare instead of an abrupt change to 5 days a week in January. Looking for daycare is quite a chore! Big Sister Wren seems to really like having a baby of her own - she loves to give Nora hugs and get her toys. In return Nora has big smiles for her sister and really likes watching Wren run around.
At her 4 month checkup today Nora was 14 pounds, 6 ounces (53rd percentile) and 25.25" tall (81st). Healthy girl! She had 3 shots and one oral vaccination. She was grumpy afterward, understandably, but has been resting comfortably now for a while.
