Extreme Closeups

I love her little mouth. I think its so tiny and sweet and sometimes it looks like a little heart.

She makes this curious/concerned expression all the time.

I think her eyes look like her dad's. I hope they stay this beautiful deep blue color.

BUMBO

She's big enough to sit in her Bumbo chair now! Her head is still a little wobbly, but she's getting stronger.

A helping hand to get her started...She was a little unsure at first...

This one makes me laugh. Looks like its going 100mph and she's holding on for dear life...

A Hui Hou

Natalie loves her Uncle Brad and Auntie M! Their visit was WAY too short and we miss them already! How do you say "COME HOME" in Hawaiian? :)

Don't Be Crabby

Went down to Bandon over Labor Day weekend for our annual family crabbing trip. Natalie's first camping experience! She did great. She's never been so bundled up. She's never felt wind on her face. She stuck her tongue out, I guess to taste the air. Wish I could have gotten a picture of that!

But of course, we were totally lame and didn't take even one photo the whole weekend. So I had to put her in the crabby outfit Uncle Rich and Aunt Jan got her for the trip and take a couple for the blog. How cute is this? She did not love the hat. :)

I'll post more pictures tomorrow...

2 Months Old

Our Natalie is 2 months old now. At her 2 month appt last week, the doctor said she's doing great! She's a tall girl at 23.5"! She's smiling lots now...

I thought she looked so sweet taking a nap the other morning...

She got a round of shots at her doctor's appt. She looked so cute with a purple band-aid on each chubby thigh.

Being in Dad's nook is her favorite, all warm and cozy. Look how zonked she looks.

We test-drove her high-chair this morning. She's still too small for it, but at least we know she likes it!

Old Friends

I met some old friends from high school at the park the other day with all their kids. Amy, Allison, and Brad and their sisters, Jenny, Katie, and Jennifer were all there including Brad's wife, Kelly, and his mom, Kathy. Al was in town from Newfoundland, Brad and Kelly from San Francisco, and Jenny and Jennifer from the Seattle area. It was so fun to see everyone and their kids, especially Natalie, Beckett, and Noah who were all born within days of my Natalie. Funny too, to see how much all the kids look like their moms/dads!

I love this picture of all the kids (courtesy of Katie's blog!)...

Natalie (Me), Matthew + Mallory (Katie), Maggie (Al), Beckett (Brad), Joy and Noah (Jennifer), Natalie + Luke + Peter (Jenny), and Reiley (Amy)

Almost 8 Weeks

This past couple weeks, Natalie has been smiling and "talking" a lot! Its been fun to be able to interact with her more and hear her sweet little voice. Here are some of my recent attempts to catch a smile on camera....

This one looks like she's going up for a high five...
And the follow-through...

This is one of the bibs Uncle Brad and Auntie Michelle gave her...

A goofy grin...

In her fancy blue dress...

And finally, I bought this outfit months ago when I was pregnant. I thought it was cute...until I put it on her and realized they look a little like Hammer Pants.