Halloween

Halloween this year was so much fun with our two girls. We went trick or treating out at the Promenade after eating dinner out there. Rob and Kaye were in town so were able to go out with us. It was kind of chilly so we only "trick or treated" in one section of the Promenade. Ellis wasn't too sure about it at first but warmed up by the time we got to the last shop. We finished off the night with Bliss Cupcakes, which were wonderful! Here's a few pictures of our little owl and zebra and a video of Ellis dancing at Bliss. She LOVES music and will sing and dance whenever she gets a chance! 

(Video may not show up on iPad or phone. I have tried reloading unsuccessfully. I have been able to watch it on the computer. If anyone is having trouble viewing it I can try e-mailing it to you.)

These photos are a little smaller because they were taken on a phone. 

I tried to enlarge them but it distorted the picture too much.  

 Wild hair when we took her hat off at dinner

We might not be looking at the camera but I had to include a family picture 

Nora at 2 months

Little Miss Nora was 2 months on October 29th. As always it has just flown by. In October Nora had the ECHO at the Children's Hospital Satellite clinic in Lowell. I took her by myself because Matt was home with Ellis, who was sick. Nora did great during the procedure (which was just an ultrasound of her heart). It took a little while to get the results but she has a patent foramen ovale (PFO). A PFO is a small hole in the heart that is normal in utero. It normally close at birth but Nora's didn't. There's still a chance that it will close but if not then she'll just live with it and most likely will never have a problem. 

In the last month I've also changed my diet (pretty drastically) to see if it would help with some of Nora's fussiness, constant gas, and what looked like eczema. Well, guess what, it's like she's a different child. I have cut out wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, peanuts, eggs, citrus, and certain vegetables. Since the diet worked so well we decided to do allergy testing with her. We went last week and should get the results by the end of this week. While I do not want her to be allergic to anything it will be helpful in adding foods back into my diet. 

So that's all the medical stuff going on with Nora so now for some fun things that our big 2 month old is doing.

Nora you:

• Weighed 9 lbs, 1 oz  & were 22 inches at your 2 month appointment
• Are starting to smile and coo
• Are sleeping 4 or 5 hour stretches at night between feedings
• Like watching your older sister play
• Are wearing 0-3 month clothes
• LOVE being in the Moby Wrap

Nora, 

You definitely have your own personality. You are getting to be pretty predictable in your eating and sleeping patterns. When you're ready to sleep you let everybody know and sometimes it can take a little while to get you calm enough to fall asleep. We've discovered that you like white noise while you sleep, which has made things easier. You also don't like to be alone in a room or to be put down for very long. Mommy thinks that's something you'll have to get over when you go to daycare in a month. You are a sweet little girl with a serious but fun personality. Your daddy said it best last night: You look just like him but might act more like mommy. Your sister looks like me but might have daddy's personality. So you're both a good mix of the two of us. We love you!

Mommy & Daddy