November 2008 Photos

Aurora's vocabulary continued to expand during November. She added "mama" to her words, and she sometimes seems to be practicing her own name ("awawa"). She became a Barak supporter - she advocated for (diaper) changes - and could be heard babbling "obama" several times a day. (Ok, so she was probably just slurring "baba" and "mama" together but we'd like to think we have a genius child).

She continued to eat more and more solids, and her favorite foods tend to be fruits. We made fresh applesauce using apples from our trees, and she could not get enough of it. Aurora also likes to eat fresh bananas and can devour most of an entire banana by herself! She stares at our food intently and is likely to get upset if one of us is eating and she isn't.

For Thanksgiving, we spent a week in Texas. We flew down with Anthony, who was a big help with handling all our luggage and Aurora. Jon, Kathy, and Aurora drove to Austin to spend a couple days with the Thele family before returning to Houston to stay at Chris, Lisa, and Weston's home for the rest of the trip. We all spent Thanksgiving Day in El Campo.

November 4: Election Day! Aurora goes to vote.

November 8: Jon and Aurora check out the new cable lineup.

Aurora plays in a box. Notice how she can reach out to get the rattle she dropped.

Aurora spends a little time helping Mama rake leaves.

Here she is helping Jon pick the last of the apples.

November 14: Aurora wakes up with a fever of 104 (again). Notice how red her cheeks are! Jon takes her to the doctor, and she is diagnosed with a double ear infection. Kathy curses the Zaleksy family's poor sinus/inner ear structure.