Us and Things: Nora Allison Ball

Monday, December 15, 2008

Nora Allison Ball

As Amanda is a little incapacitated right now, I guess it's up to me to post something. We arrived at the hospital at 730 this morning. Not long after, Amanda had her IV and then the epidural. They gave her Pitocin, which is what actually induces labor and then we played the waiting game all day. By about 4 Amanda was ready to go. Nora decided to be stubborn and face the wrong way so the doctor had to turn her over as she was coming out. She was 8lbs and 7oz, exactly 1 lb heavier than Lillian, which, using my excellent calculating skills, means our next baby will be 9 lbs 7 oz. She was 21.25 in long and she has really long toes and fingers, so we are seeing to it that they place her in the advanced piano players nursury here at the hospital.

17 comments:

michelle m said...: Congratulations! I am so happy for your family.; Mon Dec 15, 10:17:00 PM MST
Bluebell said...: Oohhhh! So happy! That picture of Amanda looking down at Nora is so beautiful, the expression on her face makes me want to cry. Keep the pictures coming! Yay! I love you all!!; Mon Dec 15, 10:22:00 PM MST
Myriah Cohen said...: Oh man, I'm so glad she came out!!!

Wicka wicka woot!; Mon Dec 15, 11:45:00 PM MST
Stephanie said...: Congrats! MORE PICS! How does lillian like her new sister?; Tue Dec 16, 07:01:00 AM MST
Caitlin said...: CONGRATS! Welcome to the world little Nora! Your sister says she has lots of cool things she wants to teach you like how to avoid potty training, the awesomeness of Little Einsteins, and how to make your mom and dad's heart melt by taking cuteness to the max.

Good job Amanda! You are a skilled person-maker!; Tue Dec 16, 09:54:00 AM MST
Macon Family said...: So sweet, congrats to you guys! I really like the name too!; Tue Dec 16, 10:03:00 AM MST
Anne said...: YAY!! I'm glad you are both doing well =); Tue Dec 16, 12:45:00 PM MST
Anonymous said...: Yea! Welcome baby Nora! We love you already!; Tue Dec 16, 01:50:00 PM MST
Bridget said...: She is so beautiful! 8lbs/7 is all the rage these days (that's what Magdalena weighed, too). Congratulations. I'm glad everything went well.; Tue Dec 16, 02:07:00 PM MST
Vivian said...: Love the name. She is beautiful.; Tue Dec 16, 03:52:00 PM MST
Valerie said...: What a beautiful little girl! And I love her name! Congratulations!; Tue Dec 16, 04:26:00 PM MST
Allison said...: Awesome middle name. She's very cute. Congratulations!; Wed Dec 17, 03:18:00 PM MST
The Ensign's said...: CONGRATS!!! We are soo excited for you guys!!; Wed Dec 17, 08:23:00 PM MST
Cheryl said...: WOw, what a beautiful little girl! Tyler, excellent blogging. Eager friends are glad to be in the know. Great work Amanda!; Wed Dec 17, 09:23:00 PM MST
Claire said...: So, I guess the way to get a record number of comments on your blog is to have a baby, huh? Well played.; Thu Dec 18, 12:20:00 AM MST
Shawna said...: Congratulations you guys!! We are so happy for you and she is absolutely beautiful :).; Thu Dec 25, 10:28:00 PM MST
Jill said...: Congratulations to your family! How exciting... I can't wait to meet little Nora!; Fri Dec 26, 08:41:00 PM MST

A taste of the Ball life

Amanda: What do you want for lunch: ham sandwich or peanut butter sandwich?
Lillian: Ham. No, peanut butter. No... ham... No, peanut butter.
Amanda: Ok, I'm going to make you a peanut butter sandwich. (makes sandwich)
Lillian: NO! I WANTED HAM!!!!
Amanda: You said peanut butter, and I told you I was going to make you peanut butter.
Lillian: No... I think you just spaced out Mom.

Tyler on dodo birds: I mean, any species that can be wiped out by rats probably didn't deserve to live. Nature should have selected them a long time ago to go extinct... it's like it forgot and got there late.

Lillian: I like carrots mom. They're like... juice you eat.

Tyler was reading Lillian a picture book in which a little boy finds an airplane in his closet and takes it into space where he runs out of gas and lands on the moon. On the moon, he meets a little Martian boy, wearing a space suit, who's spaceship had crashed.
Tyler: How come the Martian needs a space suit and the little boy doesn't? This book is so inaccurate.

Lillian threw a piece of food during dinner.
Tyler: Lillian don't throw food.
Lillian: But, it was just a little bit of food.

At 2 AM, Tyler pokes Amanda and says, "The baby is crying"
"No, that's a dog."
"No, it's Nora. I have superhuman hearing, that's why they call me Eagle Ears."

Amanda looks over and sees Lillian desperately trying to shove the Camelbak valve into Nora's mouth.
Amanda: Stop that! Don't put that into her mouth!
Lillian: Mom, I'm just playing doctor.
Amanda: Well, don't put it into her mouth.
Lillian (accompanied with change in tactic): Just her ears.

Lillian (pointing): This is my neck. This is Daddy's neck. This is Mom's neck. Nora doesn't have a neck.

Amanda: Listen to this, "The men and women of the Yana tribe in California speak different dialects." (TIME Magazine).
Tyler: The men and women speak different dialects in our house: sense and nonsense.

I ran upstairs briefly and left Nora in her chair with a curious Lillian looking on. Nora started fussing and crying a little and I heard Lillian say, "Nora! Stop Crying! Use your words!"

We practiced and practiced saying "Daddy, I missed you" all the way to the bus stop, a full five minute drive. Upon arrival, I prep Lillian one last time. I roll down the window, Tyler sticks his head in, and I prompt Lillian, "do you have something to say to daddy?"
Lillian looks up at him with her eyes full and sincere, "Juicebox."

Amanda: This dictionary says Wednesday can be pronounced wendz-dee or wendz-day.
Tyler: Well... that dictionary was written by an old person.