Daddy's Girl

Joe and Natalie looked so cute lying on the floor together the other day that I had to snap a few pics. Natalie sure loves her Daddy!!!

Happy Birthday, Mom-Mom!

Here's a love-filled "Happy Birthday" wish just for you, Mom-Mom.

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Mom-Mom. Happy Birthday to you!

We hope you had a great day. We miss you a lot and can't wait to see you.

PS - Natalie had a great time holding your birthday sign.

Crawling: Check

Natalie is crawling! Actually, she's been crawling for about 3 days now, but every time I tried to sign on and post the news, blogger did something weird and wouldn't let me. She's getting pretty good at it.... and she looks so cute doing it. And, she's started crawling EVERYWHERE! I can't walk out of the room and leave her sititng on the floor anymore.

6 (and a half) Month Checkup

On Thursday, we took Natalie for her 6 month check-up. (About 2 weeks late, but life is busy!) She weighed 18.4 lbs and was 28 inches long. The doctor said that her weight was average for a 6 month old and that her height was off the chart. Joe was excited because he's been praying since I got pregnant that she'd be tall. No other important info, really... just that she's healthy and on track with all the developmental milestones. This is the first visit we've had since she's been able to sit up so when I sat her on the exam table she had a ball with the paper liner. She kicked like crazy to make it crinkle. Then she realized it would tear when she pulled on it. By the time the doctor got in there, Natalie was sitting in a pile of shredded paper. I don't think the doctor liked the mess, but she was having so much fun that I couldn't make her stop. She had to get 4 shots, but she hardly cried at all. She really just cries about being held down more than anything.

After we left the doctor, we went over to Brookwood Village to walk around the shops. Joe and I both love it over there and Natalie has fun riding around in her stroller. We stopped at Five Guys, Burgers & Fries for lunch. If you've never eaten at one and you want the best burger of your life, you have to go. For you guys in Florida, they have one in Lakeland, and several in Tampa and Orlando. They have a website too... fiveguys.com I'm telling you, you've never eaten a burger this good!

Last thing..... as I type this, Nat is playing on the floor. I think she's about 2 minutes away from figuring out how to crawl (instead of just getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth)... anyway, I'm gonna go play with her and I'll definitely post again if she masters the crawling!

#1 FAN

We had a little spur of the moment photo shoot today. These are for you Jason, as promised. Go Tigers!

My Cutie Pie

Here are a few pics I took of Nat yesterday while she was playing on the floor.

Surprise!

Joe's birthday is April 18, but last night we gave him a surprise party a little early. There's no better way to surprise someone than to give them a party on a day that's nowhere near their actual birthday.

All By Myself...

Natalie has been sitting up with my help for a couple of weeks now. But until yesterday, when I'd let go of her she'd only sit for about 20-30 seconds before she'd fall over. But yesterday when I let go of her, she stayed up and played for about 5 minutes before she fell over. And she did it again this morning. She loved getting to play with her toys sitting up instead of lying down. Oh, and on a sidenote... notice the cute bunny slippers!

Pics for Pop-Pop

Joe's Dad told us that he wanted to see more pictures of his granddaughter, so these are for you, Pop-Pop! We love you!!

Great Grandparents are Cool!

Natalie and I got tired of being at home this afternoon, so I put her in the stroller and we took a little walk down to see my grandparents (Natalie's great-grandparents!) She loves going down there because my grandmother plays with her in the floor and she gets to see their dog, Eli.