Bath Time!

With the exception of those first couple of baths, Cora really likes taking a bath. Now that she is sitting up, she is starting to play in the water more. (Tonight I didn't use her baby tub. She sat in the big tub like a big girl.) She does not mind if I leave a trickle of water running that splashes on her. She also does not mind when I pour water over her head and it goes over her face. She just flutters those wet eyelashes and keeps on playing. We have our fingers crossed that she will enjoy swimming and playing in the water as much as Coy and I do. What can you expect from a summer baby. She spent a lot of time in the pool before she was born!

Look Out Rockettes!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Spending time with friends and family

Ho Ho Ho! What do you want for Christmas little girl? A donkey? OK! I'll see what I can do!

Our first babysitters

Kim & George with Cora

We did lots of visiting this week. On Sunday, Grandpa and Rhonda came over for breakfast. We had a great time and ate lots! Then we had our first REAL babysitters! (Aside from Aundrea of course). Emily and David came over to hang out with Cora while we went out for a little Christmas shopping. Cora could not quit talking about what fun the three of them had! Our last company of the day were some of my old friends from Haw River Elementary. Patty Lamb and Jayne Jackson came over. And when I say over, I mean OVER. Jayne came all the way from New Zealand! It was wonderful to see them both. I miss them so much!

On Monday, we saw more of my HRE buddies (Kim, George, Megan and others) at a mini-reunion.

We finally took Cora to see Santa Clause. He was great. Cora didn't seem to mind him very much. We got a wonderful picture and we scanned it for you to see.

Mama Is So Funny!

We caught some pretty good laughs this time. Enjoy!

Cora Loves Miz Emmy and The Mad Hatter for breakfast!

We got our tree last night and it smells so wonderful in our house! I love that Christmas tree smell! This morning we got Cora dressed like a little elf to join Emily and Karen for breakfast. We had such a nice time catching up. We are going to try to make this a regular date. Soon Cora can order her own yogurt parfait. Yummy!

Good Groceries!!!

We brought the turkey, sort of. Cora says that's just wrong.

That's right, no shirt. We're learning fast.

I can do it myself!

These were my pants from 30 years ago!
Vintage Powder-Blue Bell-Bottom Corduroy--GROOVY

Christmas card, anyone?

Hi Aunt Judy! It's so nice to finally meet you!

I love the phrase, "Good Groceries". It never fails that when Mr. Irving's people are together someone will say it between bites of delicious food. We certainly had good groceries at Aunt Judy and Uncle Pete's house. Uncle Pete is a master at turkey frying. Yum!
Aside from Thanksgiving, Cora ate pretty good at home too. We've decided to try some other delicacies besides the ever-popular rice cereal. Last week she ate sweet potatoes-- Loved Them! Tonight it was butternut squash-- Loved It Too! Coy got in on the feeding action tonight for the first time. It was great to watch how he made every face that Cora did. I don't think he even knew he was doing it. :) We also love how she has to talk through every meal. Watch the video and you'll see what I mean.

Whew! A Big Week!

Wow, she's cute!
My first bite of big girl food

We all had Chinese food on Friday

A lot has happened since our last post. Last Sunday, Cora rolled over. Coy, Mar Mar and I watched (and held their breath) as she did it! On Friday night, she started rice cereal. We all had Chinese food that night. Cora loved eating big girl food. You can see the pictures of our fancy meal. I’m sure I’ll have more to post after Thanksgiving so stay tuned.

Our family wishes yours a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are more thankful this year than we ever knew that we could be. Our blessings are many. May God bless you as you spend this special time with your families.

Cora-copia :) Gobble!Gobble!

1/3 of a Year Old

We went to Cora’s checkup yesterday. We stopped by for my flu shot first to show Cora that the shots were not going to be too bad. It must have worked too- she cried when they gave her the 3 shots but as soon as I picked her up, she stopped. I had planned to feed her immediately after the shots. Last time it stopped her crying instantly. But this time, she had stopped crying before she even started to eat. My little trooper!
The doctor is very pleased with her progress! She is no longer in the 90% across the board. She is still growing, but has slowed down a little (very typical for 4 months old). Here are her latest stats: 14 lb. 15.5oz (75%), 25.5 in (90%), and her head circumference is in the 70% range.
Cora is laughing a little but she smiles non-stop. She has come very close to rolling several times. This morning she rolled from back to front but I am not counting it because she was on the bed beside me. I think she might have rolled because I was pushing the bed down on one side. Any day now!
We also got the green light to start some rice cereal. We were even told that in about 2 weeks we could try some veggies and/or fruit. Wow! I was not expecting that. She is growing up so fast!
Other than the appointments, we've had a fun week. On Tuesday we went out to lunch with our dear friend, Emily. She gets our gold star of the week. You can link to her blog (Mighty Team Myers) and see why. She, David and their families can use all of the prayers and well-wishes that they can get. They have just jumped over a major hurdle and David is on his way back to being the healthy hunk that he was before. On Thursday we took Coy to the airport EARLY and have been “just the girls” for the past couple of days. Cora and I miss him and can’t wait to meet him at the airport later today.
I should sign off for now. My little peanut is napping and she should be waking up soon. Enjoy the pictures of our little 4 month old!

Cora with Mrs. Emily