7 1/2 months old!!

Norah is crawling everywhere!!   Just today she has discovered that there is life beyond the rug in the family room.  As I write this she is underneath the table, who knows what is under there!  Oh boy, I am going to have to really keep my floors cleaned now.  =)

She also is pulling herself up on anything she can find.  The only unfortunate thing about it is she does not have very good balance so she is doing her fair share of falling.

Her favorite position to play in is on her knees.  It is the cutest thing.  I will try to get a picture.  She is talking, laughing, screaming randomly, and eating toast (teething thing).  Still no teeth though for my little Doodle Bug!  I hope they come in real soon for all of our sake.  =)

Well, I need to go and grade papers.  I'll post more pictures soon, but for now you can look at some really cute ones of Bristol and Norah on my Mom's Blog!

New Pictures

Home Remedies

Do they work?  I guess it depends on who you ask!  I recently heard of a home remedy to cure the common cold.  

 You take Vick's vapor rub and massage it into the bottom of your feet.  Then put on white socks and go to bed!  Presto!  When you wake up you will feel like a new person.  

I am bringing this up because we are still sick!  Norah is not getting better, despite the humidifier.  She was up all night last night coughing and this morning her nose is incredibly stuffy.  I feel so bad that I cannot help her!  I went up to CVS and bought Children's Vick's Vapor Rub.  It hasn't seemed to work, YET!  Fingers are still crossed.

Do any of you have any home remedies that you used when your children were sick?  I would like to hear them!  No matter how crazy they are!!  

I wonder if I can use red socks instead???  =)

Family Update

It has been awhile since I posted. All last week I was fasting from the internet!! It was hard, but I did it! =) Now, everyone here in the Lytle home is sick. We have some sort of bad cold, nasty coughing, stuffy noses and headaches. Poor little Norah didn't know how to cough at first. It was so sad. She knows now and it keeps her up at night. We went to the Doctor and they said there is no medicine for me or Norah. She is too small for it and I am still breast feeding so we just have to wait it out. It can take up to 10 days for it to start clearing up. I am praying it is much quicker. We have been sick since Sunday so we have a few days under our belt.

Well, one good thing that happened...Norah learned her first sign! I am so proud. She does "MORE" when she is eating. It is absolutely adorable. However, now that she is sick she won't do it anymore. I have a picture of her doing it. I'll try to post it soon.

Gotta go!

Baby It's Cold!

Thanks Great Grandpa and Grandma Walter!!

A bunch of little videos

Here are a bunch of little videos I have recorded of Norah.  I couldn't pick just one to share so I combined them all!  It is a little over 4 minutes long.  Stick with me...=)

Norah 6 1/2 Months

Norah is getting so big!  We had her 6 month Dr. appointment today.  She is a healthy baby despite her skinny little body.  She is only 13lbs 1oz - falling into the 5% range for her age.  The Dr. wants to see her next month to see how much weight she gained.  She is 50% for her height so I know she is growing.  She is just like her Aunt Heather the feather =)  

She still isn't totally crawling.  As you can see in the pictures she is really trying!  She does get herself around though.  I'm not sure how she does it!  She is sitting up all by herself.  However, she gets really excited and starts to rock which usually ends with her hitting her head on the ground.  So Seth went out and bought us a rug for the family room!  It is so pretty and soft.  Norah loves to play on it.  She still cries when she falls, but it doesn't last nearly as long.  =)

She loves to talk.  Don't all girls?  Her favorite sound at the moment is screaming.  It is cute right now - we'll see how long it lasts!  She also loves to say "da da da".  I am working on the "ma ma" but she just gives me a blank stare.   Oh well!

I have videos coming...