Road trip pics

Since I was so busy with my conference I didn't have a chance to take hardly any pics. The pictures that I did take were with my phone, in the car, and of Norah! So here they are:

Justin was kind enough to drive both ways, so I could entertain Norah...well actually be entertained by her!



She LOVES books now!



Norah getting some attention from Daddy...no we're not still driving here.



Do you think Norah has enough STUFF?? I had to hang a towel on the window because she somehow always ended up on the hot side of the car...and the books/blankets on either side of her head to stabilize her head when she slept.



Norah was caught on camera being attacked by a jellyfish!



...oh just kidding.

Just the Two of Us

It sure is nice down here in NC!

The fam woke up (officially, Norah was ready to head out into the world at 3:30am but was coaxed back to sleep after a snack) around 6:30am today for Nisha's Seminar at the EPA. After Mom was dropped off around 8:00, Norah and Dad headed back to the apartment to plan the day.

Norah insisted that we spend some time in the North Carolina sunshine (its gorgeous down here) so I researched some easy hiking spots and found William Umstead State Park In between Durham and Raleigh. We found an easy 1.5 mile trail and headed out, Norah slung in a Baby Bjorn (thanks to the Parkers!) The trail snaked through a forest of longleaf pines, maples and all sorts of trees I'm not smart enough to identify and along a stream. Good Daddy/Daughter bonding time.






After the hike Norah was jonesing for BBQ, so, like any good Dad would do I took her Allen & Son Pit Cooked Bar-B-Q just North of Chapel Hill. Oh baby. Good stuff; even better when washed down with a big tub of iced sweet tea.





After the tubs of BBQ and sweet tea (ok, Norah had a bottle) we nodded off for a quick nap and awaited Mom's call to be picked up.

Good times.

Easter and Family Trip

The family made the trip down to KY for Easter. Here's Norah with her new Easter hat.

Norah (in her Easter outfit that didn't want to stay put) and her favorite 2nd cousin closest to her age.



This is the start of our first family trip. I had a conference to go to and brought the family along. I didn't want to change Norah in the questionable restrooms, so my lap was the chosen spot. Don't try this at home! We were successful the first few times, but she eventually won and peed on me.

Norah and Daddy taking a break.

Norah enjoying the sunshine.

4 Month Check Up & New Pics

Norah's updated stats:
Head circumference: 75th percentile (42.3 cm)
Weight: 75th percentile (14.1 lbs)
Length: 95th percentile (26 inches)

Nowadays Norah likes to fall asleep and wake up with her legs up in the air. She's pretty happy and crazy in the morning!

Here's Norah in a 3-6mo hat that before she was born I thought was mislabeled and should've read 1 year! I didn't realize their heads could get so big so fast!


This is the only way we can get Norah to enjoy tummy-time (being on top of her Boppy).

New Outfit

Norah just wanted to show off her new outfit, which was a gift from dear friends whom she cannot wait to meet. Thanks MBLM!

Who does Norah look like?

Howdy!

I know, I know. Its been too long since the last blog update. Sorry.

In the interest of keeping the peace among blog followers and blog writers, I'll provide new and exciting baby pics. She's doing great and growing like a weed. We've already come up with a pile of clothes Norah's outgrown.

Been a while since we've discussed anything about woodworking. That's because we (I, at least) haven't participated in any woodworking in the past couple months. We'll see if we can remedy that over the next few weeks, but don't hold your breath. I did just buy 15 new interior doors for the house, if that counts. Seems the previous inhabitants made a game of punching holes in the doors. As it surely adds to the "lived in" feel of the place, we decided to go ahead and change them out. I managed to get 10 or so painted so far but was pretty discouraged the first time I trial-fit one of the doors it was about 1/4" too wide. Doh. I'll document the rest of the re-dooring, and my corresponding frustration, with pics.

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