3 months old already

I can hardly believe that 3+ months have already gone by since we brought Cora home. It's actually kind of hard to get a good photo these days because she is constantly in motion. The one above was the best of about 15 that I took! She is a very social girl and loves to laugh and smile (sometimes all it takes is a laugh from someone else and she'll start in), but I haven't managed to get her to laugh and take the shot all at the same time...
Cora is definitely going to be a lap baby. There is a very frustrated, loud cry she has that's just reserved for when you put her down and she still wanted to be held (which is pretty much all the time anyway...) It's like she has her own little language. And the pouty lip comes out when she's mad about that, too -- so cute!
Other recent developments: Going for walks facing out in the baby bjorn/moby
Loves sucking on her fists
Discovering her hands, but still not quite sure of how they work
Likes sitting up or standing on your lap
Can be very chatty when in a good mood

Larson enjoys holding Cora on his lap occasionally, but will last about 2 minutes before he declares, "I'm all done." I suppose that's better then just shoving her aside! He's really been a great big brother so far: he's so interested in what she's doing, love giving her hugs and declaring "I love you, Cora" without any prompting from mom or dad. He also likes to name all the toys she can play with when she's bigger (no, Barbies aren't one of them, it's pretty much diggers and other various trucks) and the food she can one day try (mostly candy, which he's been fixated on since Halloween...).

I just love watching these two little guys with their developing personalities and skills. The time is so precious because I know I will blink and they will be leaving the nest soon enough. Here's Larson hard at work in his new playspace that he and dad worked on a couple weeks ago. We've had to get creative in our tiny house as our family has expanded, but at least it gives us an excuse to control the amount of stuff we have!