Super Somer

Have we mentioned lately how absolutely wonderful our Somer is? She puts up with a lot from Cora, and seems to almost enjoy it. There are times when I'll be in one part of the house and I'll go off to find Cora, and there is Somer, right with her, watching her a) empty out my purse or b) empty out her kitchen drawer or c) empty out the cupboard under the microwave table.
In these photos and short clip, Somer is patiently letting Cora pet her and poke her in the face.

Cora is showing us more affection these days. Stace and I get hugs, with back pats!, and kisses. She leans into us and says, "mmm," mimicking the exaggerated sound we make when we give her kisses. She also has started using her pointing skills to identify things, in addition to signaling things she wants. I was very proud when, at Stroller Strides on Monday, another mom was talking to Cora and asked her where her mama was. Cora pointed at me! When I related the story to Stace that evening, he asked her the same question, and she pointed at me again.
Lastly, I'll mention that Cora is getting a lot better in dealing with being separated from me. Both the church nursery workers this weekend and the MOPS (kind of a moms' club) workers today said that she did brilliantly while we/I was away, and had lots of fun playing.