The Best Way

The best way

to spend a Saturday

is making memories

My Kind of Girl

The girls often bake with me, so the girls definitely know the art licking the spoon. One day though, I happened upon this beauty.

I love how she seems shocked that I was there. But mostly, without be prompted, I just love, love, love her response to my question.

Happy 2 Months, Natalie!

Wait, what's that you say?  You never heard about Natalie at 1 Month?  Oh, well that's because I didn't  post it til today. I did actually write these & take the pictures on the right day though.  Just took me this long to download pics to my computer.  But you can see it here. 

This month Natalie...

--coos much more. Definitely more than Hannah, probably not as much as Kate.

--smiles SO BIG and much more.  I looked back and on Hannah's update I wrote about how when she smiles it looked like she was about to wink at me - and I say often how I feel like Natalie's flirting when she smiles.  She is just too cute.

--is getting some serious rolls on her thighs.  I think she's going to be built more like Hannah.

--rolled over

--holds her head up much higher & longer

--tries to move to a sitting position as much as possible.  rarely will just sit back and relax - even in her carseat

--is SO VERY expressive with her eyes.  Her eyebrows (or where'd they'd be if she wasn't so blonde) are always going up and down & her eyes tell you she's going to have so much to say when she starts talking

--is MY SLOWEST to fully sleep through the night so far.  I know I can't complain compared to some people's reality..but she's really dragging this thing out.  She eats at 8am, 11, 2pm, 5, 8, a 10:30 or 11 dreamfeed, then to bed.  The thing is she's not quite making it to that 8am.  Sometimes it's 6:30 or 7.  Sometimes she just takes a paci every half hour til 8 & sometimes she wants to eat.  I'm ready to move along.  Just one more hour little girl :-)

--sleeps in between each feeding for about 1.5 hours

--has had a few bottles with Nana while we went on dates or shopped.  Takes around 4oz

--has come into her own look.  People tell us often that she looks like her sisters so much, but still has her own look.  David & I think she looks most like Kate, but she's a pretty even combo - same eyes as Kate, same face shape as Hannah - which if you really want to know look even more like me ;-)

--at 6 weeks was 24 inches & 13lbs 2oz - both in the 97th percentile (Hannah was 12lbs 9oz & 24inches and I don't have written down what Kate was at this age)

--does well in the car unless we stop for any length of time

--takes a paci, but doesn't seem to love it like I remember Kate doing.  Only really uses it to fall asleep.  Haven't seen any more thumb sucking recently though!

--is much more content being put down.  Will lie on the floor or in the swing.