Seven Months

What can I say? This little girl gets more darling every day. I thought 6 months was my favorite, but seven months is even better! She is just so MUCH fun! She eats like a champ, sleeps like a champ, plays like a champ...I'm having a proud mama moment, sigggghhh :)

She's doing better at eating solids, still prefers the boob but we give her just a bit of whatever we eat. She likes bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, green beans (all whole) and puffs! Puffs are like baby crack, she loooooooves puffs! 

She talks all day long. I like to think we have our own special language. When I talk back to her, lets say in public, people think I've gone cray cray but I truly just don't care lol. Because look at this face...

LOVE HER!

"All I want for Christmas..."

We took Norah to meet Santa a few weeks ago and it was the cutest thing! She just kept looking from us to Santa back to us. There were no tears, no fits of rage. She just kept stroking his beard (not yanking it like she does my hair). I think she did well for a first timer :)

Many Thanks...

Sorry my Thanksgiving post is a bit late but we've been busy playing with Grandma and Grandpa Furnell! My parents drove up to Michigan for a Thanksgiving getaway to spend some much needed Norah time, and this little Miss just loved every bit of it. Won't be long before she can say "Nana" and "Papa!"

We enjoyed our week together cooking, baking, eating, laying around, shopping, sewing and decorating!

I love this time of year, it always gives us a time to really stop and think about what we're thankful for and I've got A LOT to be thankful for! Here are 25 things I'm grateful for in no particular order!

I am thankful for…

My sweet baby girl. My life began when she entered our lives

My loving husband who works hard to provide for our family

The luxury I have to stay home and raise our child

The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Friends, old and new

My crazy family 

The sturdy roof over my head

Clothes on my back

Shoes on my feet

Warm bed to sleep in

Foooooood! 

Specifically, chocolate

The freedoms of our Country

The men and women who fight to protect it

Movies

Modern medicine

Sweet Sadie Sue, my puppy dog

Having a sense of humor

Modern technology, where would I be without Google?!

Health of myself and my family

My education

My vehicle, as shatty as it may be

My horrible rhythm, but my ability to dance nonetheless 

Reality TV

LIFE!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

6 Months

Well here we are folks...our baby is 6 months!!! Why does 6 months seem like such a milestone? Well anyway, it is! If the next 6 months go by as fast as the first 6 then I'll be posting her 1st birthday party in no time! 

Not so little Norah is just a happy baby all around! Everyday she learns something new, does something new or even makes a new sound.. She has definitely found her voice and is not ashamed to share it!!! (Especially in the middle of church when everything is real quiet lol). Just since her 5 month post when she had NO teeth...now she has TWO teeth! They've broken the gum line and sure are sharp, OUCH! 

She's not only sitting up on her own, but rolling over as well. Won't be long before she's on the move...I have a feeling that my life as I know it will never be the same once she is mobile!!! Believe me, I am cherishing these days right now where I can just sit her down knowing when I come back the whole room won't be flipped upside down LOL. 

I've tried giving her solids, but she is just nooooot interested. I'm not sure if it's the taste, texture or both but we'll see how she feels this time next month! Things seem to change just that fast when you have a little one. 

Height: 26 1/2''

Weight: 18.4lbs

Well there you have it! Another month in paradise with Norah :)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is finally here! Decorations went up the first of October and I will be sad to see them go down soon. I'm not one to leave up decor past its intended holiday...pet peeve!

I love my little bats, aren't they cute?

This year I got Dan to dress up as a couples theme with me! Katniss and Gale! Now do you know why he agreed to be Gale? Ya, because he didn't really have to do anything to dress up lol. But I think I made a pretty good Katniss (I made my own bow and arrow too)!

For Norah's first Halloween I thought long and hard what she should be...but ever since Pinterest came about it seems as though I can't think for myself so I turned to my trusty idea generator and found the perfect costume for Norah's first Halloween, baby peacock! I've never been a huge fan of store bought costumes... when I was growing up it was so much fun gathering things to make the perfect costume and make it your own. Anyone can go to Target and spend $29.99 to be a superhero. Anyway, I had a lot of  fun putting this together for my baby girl.

With many trips to Hobby Lobby and lots (LOTS) of super glue, Norah was transformed into a wee little peacock. I dyed a white onesie teal for the body and jazzed it up with some sequins. I hot glued the feathers to an elastic sequined band to strap around her body so the feathers stayed up. It worked pretty well but with all the sitting, bending and reaching the feathers took quite a beating by the end of the night lol. I took a single peacock feather and glued it to some skinny elastic for her headband and bought some orange tights at Gymboree for her birdie legs!

TA-DAAAAAAA!!! Halloween is officially fun again :)

Everyone thought she looked adorable! But I also got a few random comments like, "is she a Vegas show girl?" And, "What a unique blue angel." Or my favorite, "is she suppose to be Peter Pan?" Whaaaaaaat is WRONG with you people???? Peter Pan? Really? Do you even know who Peter Pan is? And a Vegas show girl? Do you see baby ta-ta's hanging out? I worry for the American people sometimes.

And on that note...HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE TRACY'S!!! 

"Good Morning"

This is what I wake up to every morning...

Blessed. I am so blessed ♥

5 Months

Five months is here folks! And my baby girl is a-growin! I'm not sure her height or weight, she doesn't go to the Dr. until 6 months. But it wouldn't hurt to say she's packed on a pound or two of yummy chubby goodness!

Well little miss is starting to roll over more and more...but still not a steady occurrence. Her core strength is really good and can sit on her own for a few seconds at a time before she topples over. She looooves tummy time, until she doesn't lol. Hence, we're working on the rolling over so I don't have to rescue her when she's having a melt down. 

Norah is getting to be very vocal!!! The cries, squeals, yelps, oooohs and aaaahs are louder and louder each day! And her little giggle is still probably the sweetest sound in the whole world. 

I think she may be starting to teethe...I keep checking but no pearly whites just yet! Overall, she is just one happy baby. And here is this months photo shoot to prove it!!!

"Here there guys"

"AAAAHHH"

"Did you say something that sounds like milk?"

"Yeaaahhh, I thought so..."

"No seriously, where's the milk?"

Going Private

If ya'll didn't get the memo the Tracy's are going PRIVATE!!! I know it's a bit inconvenient. I hate it when I would go to someone's blog I used to read and "BAM," private. I could no longer stalk old friends and roommates and their not so cute children... darnit. 

The 6 o'clock news has made me a bit paranoid. Well that, and watching Law and Order-SVU (man I love that show). And let's be honest...Sadie is not the best watch/attack dog. She wouldn't bark at a fly on the wall.

But for real though, I don't mind who reads our blog as long as I know who you are!!! So just message me your email and I'll be happy to add you to our approved readers list! 

Happy blogging :)

Palmyra, New York

On our way to Albany we made a pit stop in Palmyra to see the LDS church sites. I've never been before and Daniel has only been when we was a kid. We hiked up the Hill Cumorah, Saw the Palmyra Temple, took a tour of the Smith Family farm and walked the Sacred Grove. It was something special for us to do as a family. I'm loving these little family excursions that we are able to take and can't wait for more!

This little excursion was especially neat because of the rich history of our faith. I loved seeing where it all began and feeling the spirit that was literally surrounding us. 

Hill Cumorah

Palmyra Temple

Smith Family Farm

Sacred Grove

Simple Beautiful.

Albany, New York

This last week Dan took some time off work and we met up with family in Albany. We went there last Thanksgiving and loved it. Now visiting during the most beautiful time of year...I could live there! Daniel's brother Adam and his family drove up from DC and his sister Becky and her husband drove up from Boston. We stayed at Dan's Aunt and Uncle's lake house outside Albany and it was simply fabulous! 

Norah met all the family. Here she is with her Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Metzger and cousins Sarah and Ryan (Adam's 2 kiddo's).

We drove up to Thatcher Park, ate a picnic lunch and walked the trails. Is this not the most beautiful place ever?

Daddy's and their young...

Our last day we went apple picking. Never been apple picking before, but I looooved it! Here's Norah and I riding out to the orchard's.

Check out those cheeks! 

Delicious New York Empire apples

Sarah reaching for the highest apples!

Posing with the "perfect apple" lol

My sweet family

We loved seeing family and just hanging out! No Tracy excursions planned as of yet, but I can't wait until our next little vaca! 

Four Months

Four month photo shoot is here! I feel like I was just doing her three month shoot. Time flyyyyyys by! Norah was a doll for the camera this month. Lot's of smiles and giggles :)

So yesterday she had her four month well visit and vaccines. That's always so sad! But on a happier note, she is one healthy babe! Weighing in at 17.8lbs and 25 1/2'' long! That's my girl! She loves to be in a sitting position and be talked to...by talked to I mean all eyes and ears on her (um, spoiled much?). She loves bright colors and things that make noise. She also thinks Sadie is the most hilarious thing ever! Whenever Sadie is running around in the back yard Norah goes into a huge giggle fit. I have yet to get it on video!

Well here's my four month angel baby...look at that face!

"Well hello there camera"

"Yes I know I'm cute"

"Ok, enough! The pressure is too much!"

"That's a wrap!"