Cora's 5 monthday

 Dear self: A couple of months ago I showed you your feet four your monthday. This month, I introduce you to your toes... and boy do they taste GOOD!

 Nummanumnumnum

 My big toe works very much like a pacifier.

 When my mom saw this, she said, "Well she's asking if we can skype Mia & Poopaw Jim!

 Good morning world! Cora Jane is here!

 Cora's first sippy cup of water. No doubt, most of the water ended up on her belly...

 Like father, like daughter.

A little this, a little that

 Landon teases that I am obsessed with the mail. On days when I work from home (and this was especially true before Cora was born) I walk out to get the mail as soon as the mailman drops it off. It cracked Landon up that Cora was lunging for the mail as I walked in with her from the mailbox.

 We gave her a little oatmeal one night, and she liked it. She didn't act like it was the best thing she had ever had (Mommy still wins!), but she was pleased. Then, she refused to nurse for the next 24 hours (Cora tried to win...), so we had to postpone oatmeal until next month (Mommy wins again!!).

 She gets so much love at the CofC basketbal games. This particular game was a white-out (notice that Cora was stylishly whited-out thanks to a package from Vicky Crow), and Cora got passed halfway down our row in the faculty section.

Play Me That Mountain Music

We had an impromptu opportunity to go to the mountains with Trevor and Tracey and we took it.
First, we were really excited to get out of Charleston and into the crisp mountain air.
Second, everyone in the Messal house (including the smallest Messal) loves everyone in the Cangelosi house (including the 4 legged Cangelosi).
Third, we couldn't believe that friends without children would not only ask us to go out of town with them but also to take Cora with us. Seriously? Seriously. We even all rode in the same car which is a huge committment for a couple without children.

I picked-up this portable crib for Cora. It immediately earned the name "The Happy Box". When I first layed her in it, she immediately did her little baby happy dance. As if to confirm her feelings, she was wearing her new "Happy" sleeper.

We spent some time experiencing small town Blowing Rock, watching the locals participate in their annual polar bear plunge.Strange fact about Trevor and my husband: they were disappointed that they could not participate because of advance fund raising. Who is disappointed that they cannot jump in a frozen pond?

Tracey picked-up this girlie "Cousin Eddie" hat for Cora. Huge hit.

Everyone liked dressing like a girlie Cousin Eddie.

You all got milk on tap?

Cora was really interested in Luke all weekend. I didn't capture her "big smiles" while she was touching  him, but she was clearly interested in this big 4 legged creature!

Cora was her typically cool self. Other than once in the middle of the night and once in the car as we transitioned to mountains, the child did not fuss all weekend. We are blessed to have such a sweet good girl.