Freak Out

We think Norah is figuring out that she has legs and that she can move them. She spent about ten minutes the other night just slapping 'em up and down on her changing pad. Here's some of that:



Stay Gold!

MMK

Two Months Old

Norah had her two-month check-up at the doctor's today, even though she's technically well over a week past her two-month birthday. Here's all the vital stats that y'all need to know:

Weight: Norah weighs 12.4 lbs. This puts her in the 80th percentile for her weight.

Height:Norah is 24.5 inches long. This puts her over the 100th percentile (aka off the charts) for her height. This means she's super tall and will, in all likelihood, probably end up being what the kids call a "baller."

Head: Norah's head is 41.5 cm in diameter. She remains in the 95th percentile in this regard and has begun to develop a complex about the massive girth of her infantile gourd.

She also had three shots today in order to vaccinate her from the scourges of polio and other mostly-vanquished diseases. She screamed for a minute or two after she got the shots, but then promptly stopped crying and drank four ounces of milk once she was offered the bottle.

Here's her two-month birthday pictures from last week!





She wasn't having it when we tried to get her to smile for the pictures. So it goes.

Stay Gold, everyone!

MMK

A visit from Grandma and Auntie

This past week Marshall's mom and sister were here visiting. This was the first time either of them had met Norah. Saying goodbye tonight was rather sad after having such a great week together. Here are some pictures from their visit:











Thank you Grandma Kole and Auntie Grace for driving out to New England.
Time with family is such a blessing.

SLK

Patriotism

I call these pictures "Baby on a Flag" and "The Return of Baby on a Flag." They're abstract representations of our celebration of the birth of our nation on this day 233 years ago. More importantly, though, they include everything which makes anything in this world totally awesome. Let's go down the list:

Baby Norah? Check.
Coy baby smiles? Check
A banner representing oppression and avarice? Check.





Happy July 4th, everyone. Hope you enjoyed it.

Stay Gold!

MMK

Summer Tuneage

This will probably only interest a tiny portion of our readership, but I thought I'd offer my summer listening recommendations and let you know what I've been playing lately while driving/working out/hanging out around the house with Norah. If you're looking for something new to put into your ear holes, try any one of these albums.

1. mewithoutYou - "It's all crazy! It's all false! It's all a dream! It's alright" Myspace --- Lyrics



2. Last Lights - "No Past, No Present, No Future"
Myspace --- Lyrics can be found there as well.



3. Paint it Black - "New Lexicon"
Myspace --- Lyrics



4. Regina Spektor - "Far"
Myspace --- Lyrics



5. NOFX - "Coaster"
Myspace --- Lyrics



6. Black SS - "Foreign Object"
Myspace --- Lyrics




You're welcome, everyone.

Stay Gold!

MMK