She's All Smiles

Nora started smiling just in time to meet two of her cousins, Chloe and Storey. The girls were in town while their parents were at a wedding, and we all converged at Grandma's house.

With four children three years old and younger (6 wks, 18 mos, 2 yrs, and 3 yrs) it was an active house! Thankfully the nice weather allowed for a lot of outdoor play. We enjoyed the neighborhood park, feeding the ducks at the Riverwalk, swimming at The Beach, the Children's Museum, and the Morton Arboretum. Whew! It was a lot of fun ... and Nora won't remember any of it.

Not only is she six weeks old, but she slept through most of it! Comfortable in my front-pack, the little girl would fall asleep when we left the house and wake up when I took her out of it, safely back at home. I loved having this time of closeness with her.

Whether she was awake or asleep, her cousins doted on this new little girl, wanting to hold and be close to her. Somehow it's fitting that her first smile captured on film is in Chloe's lap.