Just a Happy Baby!

Today we met up with Jay and Rebecca from my office and their daughter Kora at the park. We had a great time but unfortunately forgot to really take any pictures so when we got home we just sat Natalie down in her little bouncy seat and took some photos of her. She has started (in the last few weeks) to really suck on her hands so I thought I'd include a picture of that. She gets two or three fingers in her mouth and then gags on them. We keep thinking that she'll stop doing it but the gagging doesn't seem to bother her that much. We wonder if she hasn't started teething already. We've tried to look but it isn't easy to get her to cooperate enough for us to check to see.

Mother's Day Picnic Pictures!!

We had a perfect afternoon for a picnic in the park. The weather and Natlalie both cooperated (something that doesn't often happen!) Actually I firmly believe that Natalie loves being outside. Whether we are on the deck, in the yard watering or taking a walk through downtown she is happy. She loves to look around and we learned that if we hold her so that she is facing outwards she is a lot happier than if she is held toward your body. Today was the first day that we put her in the stroller facing outwards and she was happy the entire time!

It's Mother's Day!

Today we're going to take a picnic to a park somewhere in town to celebrate Mother's Day. There is a really cute park in the neighborhood we like to walk around in so we'll probably go there with some fun picnic foods and a big blanket. Pictures from today's outing to follow. The pictures below are random shots from the past week or so. Natalie and I took a walk one day followed by some time watering in the yard. She loved the hose and the spraying water. . . even sticking her hands into the stream of water from time to time. Of course play time and bath time pics are a good anytime to post but the one I think is the cutest is the one of her holding her own bottle. When I was giving her her bottle yesterday she actually reached up and put her hands on either side of it. I let go and they stayed right there. Unfortunately it took me a bit to find the camera so once I got this photo her hands had started falling down but it was still pretty amazing. She actually held her own bottle for about a minute!

I've Out Grown My Bed!

This weekend we finally came to the realization that Natlalie has in fact out grown her bassinet. Last night was her first night in her big girl crib which looks much better sized for her. We will probably still put her in the bassinet from time to time just to see what kind of positions she can get herself into!

Natalie loves Spring!

3 Months Today

Believe it or not Natalie is 3 months old today. She is growing so fast and changing so much each day. For instance she is smiling and making humming noises all the time. Especially while she is being changed (one of her favorite times of the day) and also after she finishes eating (also a favorite time of the day). Today we held up a article of clothing from when she was a newborn and it was amazing how small it looked next to her now.