Grandpa Paul Visits

Grandpa Paul came to Chicago today for a work conference so he was able to visit Natalie for a while. We all went out to eat together tonight for Chicago deep dish pizza. Grandpa thought Natalie had gotten much bigger and was a good baby because she hardly fussed at all during dinner. He also got to see some of Natalie's smiles before having to leave since Mommy and Daddy are never able to catch a smile in a picture.

Natalie with Grandpa Rich and Grandma Kathy

As Mommy was posting a picture of Natalie with Grandpa Paul, she realized she had never posted a picture of Natalie with Grandpa Rich and Grandma Kathy when they visited for Easter. This picture was taken when we all went out to dinner downtown on that Saturday night.

Another week

Another week has flown by for our family! Natalie had a good week with nothing really out of the ordinary going on. She is still "talking" all the time and growing up a bit more every day. She loves to stand on my legs now and gets very excited about it. We'll have to see if Daddy can take a little video of her standing so we can add that here.

Next Tuesday will be Natalie's four month checkup already. She is due for a few more shots so I'm sure that won't be fun for her. I can't wait to see how much bigger she has gotten and also see what the pediatrician says about starting solid foods. I think she is pretty close to being ready to try some cereal so we might have some pictures to add of that soon. I'll be sure to add all of her stats here after the appointment.

First Trip to the Zoo

Today Mommy, Daddy and Natalie went to the Brookfield Zoo with our friends Niki and Chong. It was a great day to be outside, it was not too hot but sunny. Natalie had so much fun seeing all the animals, especially the dolphins swimming underwater. She was great all day although she was pretty tired by the end of it all, as you can see in the additional pictures. We also got a picture of Natalie and Daddy measuring up to a baby elephant! We had a great day and hope to go back again soon.

Additional Zoo Pictures

Pigtails

The girls at daycare love fixing Natalie's hair. Today when Mommy picked her up, Natalie had the cutest pigtails! Mommy had to have a picture to share with everyone.

Natalie on Easter Morning

Natalie with her Easter Basket

Happy Easter from Natalie

Update on the week

Well it is finally Friday and I had very little time this week to get around to posting anything! The early part of the week was pretty uneventful. I've been trying to find time to take some Easter pictures of Natalie (I found some adorable bunny ears for her!) but that hasn't happened yet either.

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Rich came out to visit Natalie for Easter. They arrived last night and were in charge of watching her today so only two days in daycare this week. No big plans for the weekend at this time, they just want to play with Natalie as much as possible. I will be sure to post some pictures of their visit and Natalie dressed up for Easter - probably early next week.

If I don't get her bunny pictures up here before then - HAPPY EASTER!!!!

Our Movie Star

Natalie was being so cute today "talking" that I decided to take a little video of her. She sounded kind of fussy at the end but I think it turned out pretty good. This also shows how she is starting to grab onto things, including the toys hanging on her swing. Make sure you turn up your volume to hear her and press play!
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Big Girl Crib

Last night was Natalie's first in her crib. She had been sleeping in a travel crib in our room since we brought her home, but she was almost to the weight limit on it so it was time to make the switch. I put her down in her crib and sat in the room with her for a while with the lights off. She never cried so I left her in there with the monitor. She fell asleep not long afterwards and slept through the night. We didn't know how the transition would go but hopefully this was the first of many nights in her big girl crib!

TGIF!

We got through our first week back to work and first week at daycare. Natalie did really well this week and even stayed on her schedule today instead of sleeping all day like on Wednesday. The girls at the daycare love to fix Natalie's hair and have been putting cute flower barrettes in to pull her hair back to the side. She seems happy and content when Mommy picks her up so a good choice was made. Mommy did pretty good at work and was getting used to the fast "office pace" by today. She has some pictures of Natalie on her desk but wants to get a few more to look at during the day for when she misses her. Hopefully this will be the start of a good routine for everyone!

Three months

Here is a picture I took of Natalie for her "three month photo shoot." I think it turned out cute. I think the black and white looks great on this one!

Three Month Checkup

I am so late in posting about her doctor appointment, but was enjoying the weekend and now getting back into the groove of working. The doctor said she was still very healthy and doing great. She weighed in at 14 lbs 7 oz, her length is 23 1/4" and head size is 16 1/4". She will be going back again at four months and will need a few more shots then. We are glad she is so healthy! I have a few new pictures of her that turned out great, but they are on the camera at home so I will have to add one tonight.