Cora continues to blossom

Sickness has seemed to fill our house lately.  First one sibling, then another and finally Cora had a little bug.  Not much, just seemed to be off her feeding schedule and wanted to be snuggled more than usual.

My days have been filled with this little girl.   She has lost a little weight, but continues to grow.  She is now a whopping 31 1/2 inches long and outgrowing clothes.  I love this new development in  Cora, because it is refreshing and rewarding to have to purchase new clothes for a growing baby.

A few days ago Cora shared lunch with her Auntie Lee and her Auntie Val.  She kept us all entertained with the idea that she needed to feed Auntie Lee salad, one leaf at a time.  Laughter and tears of happiness filled my eyes as I watched Cora interacting with both of these lovely women.

Then, the little bug found our house and has been lingering its hold of upset tummies and headaches.  Kept me away from the blog, but it also offered another gift.  With the extra snuggles, came extra reading time and that gave me the opportunity to keep showing Cora the sign for "book". 

As is her usual mode of learning Cora has watched me sign this word for her for almost two years now, and then she just up and starts using it two days ago.  Simple as punch and like she has been doing the sign all along, she grabbed her book, put it down and then signed "book" "mama" to get me to read it to her.

The fear of losing this beautiful Cora eases as each day passes, and it is starting to become a lost thought in the many thoughts that fill my mind everyday.  And with each passing day, Cora continues to blow so many ideas of what she could be, or would be, out of the water. 

Forgive me, I must leave this blog posting today and be with Cora.  She has just signed "book mama" to me and I don't want to miss this beautiful moment in her signing growth.

 

As always, we cherish sharing our moments with you and continue to send you blessings as you travel this journey with us.