Dog Days?

Despite being a dog, even Mica is not impressed with the heat wave we've been having. Nora is responding by sleeping a LOT (over 20 hours yesterday) and nursing (for hydration) the rest of the time. Yesterday we even spent the afternoon at the mall just so we could be in the AC and she could have a cooler nap. I think Mica wishes he could come to the mall too!

Despite the heat, we've been doing some visiting with friends and family. Friday evening, Nana and Babchi came to visit (and brought us supper! Thank you!). Nora hung out with her grandmothers while mama and daddy went to pick up some staging that Nana and Babchi needed to paint their kitchen. It took about forty-five minutes, and was the first time that Nora has been away from both parents (and the first time that we've been together anywhere without her). She wasn't too impressed - she cried until she got a bottle, and she was still eating when we got home. I think we'll take it slow on the babysitters for a while yet!


Saturday we went to a birthday party for Aaron's cousins (Nora's second cousins? I can never remember how to figure that out), Alex and Max. It was at Amos Lake, and Nora dipped her toes in the water. It was kind of overcast by the afternoon, so not too super hot, so we abandoned the plan of actually taking her swimming. Hopefully we'll have some pictures from the party soon, when I get them from Nora's Mem.

On Sunday, Abby and Sara stopped by on their way home to Boston from NYC. Here are a couple pictures of sweaty Nora with her Aunt Abby: