Fun with Cora Leigh

Cora is continuing to grow and learn and is just so much fun.  She has progressed from mostly army crawling to a combination army crawling and crawling on her knees.  Her first top tooth came in last Saturday, so we've been battling a sore mouth and some not so restful nights...I guess that probably shouldn't be included in a blog entry titled "Fun with Cora Leigh" because, well, it's really not that fun.  :)  Anyway, we also decided to move Cora up to the creepers class at church.  I was really worried about it because they don't get naps in that room, and she always takes a morning nap.  But, much to my surprise, she did great!!  When I went to pick her up, she was just hanging out in the floor, and they told me what a sweet baby she was.  We even managed to grab a quick lunch at Qdoba without a meltdown.  We noticed after she had been in the nursery that morning that suddenly she was feeding herself puffs.  It was funny, she would feed herself on occasion before but a lot of times wouldn't let go of it once she got it to her mouth.  Now she's eating those things like a pro!  We think one of two things probably happened: either she learned from watching the other kids, or the other kids were trying to take her puffs, so she made herself learn.  Either way, it's been really fun to watch.  She is also doing better with her table foods.  She's enjoying her cheese now, loves banana, and gets the occasion cooked veggie off our plates.  She had broccoli and cauliflower tonight; she made a face with both but kept taking more, so it couldn't have been too bad.  We have also noticed the last day or so that when she claps, she's saying "yay!"  Oh, and she's pulling up like crazy.  Here are some pictures!

Here she is having playtime.  I don't know why I even put a blanket in the floor for her to sit on anymore.  She certainly doesn't stay there!  But, as you can see, she did have fun playing with it.  :)

Here's Cora in the shirt that Mommy bought for her - Daddy's new favorite!

Cora is too mobile now for me to leave her unattended during my shower.  She's not a big fan of the pack-n-play.  She mostly whine/cries the entire time, but does seem to enjoy the challenge of standing up.  She's gotten really good at it!

Happy that Mommy's come to get her.

Last Friday we took Cora to the park to feed the ducks.  It was a beautiful evening and we had some great family time together.

Another fun thing we've discovered recently is the keyboard.  Cora LOVES to play and hear Mommy play.  She also really likes the preset songs which are much more impressive than anything Mommy plays.  :)  Here are a couple of videos of our musical prodigy.