Just a quick note to any blog followers that I've posted some new pictures on the photo website so check those out. I'll be posting a 6 month update soon! There's also a new video on the website as well.
http://nataliemaxine.shutterfly.com/pictures
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
5 Months
Natalie is 5 months old - time flies when you're having fun! She's getting much better at sitting up and will probably be able to do it on her own soon. She's eating a few solid foods now (mostly oatmeal, carrots, sweet potatoes, and pears) and seems to really enjoy it! Her favorite activity is jumping in the exersaucer. She's getting a little better at sleeping through the night and we hope by 6 months she'll be sleeping all night long :). She's also "talking" a lot more lately and we just know she's going to be an extrovert like her mom and dad. She's keeping us constantly entertained and we're loving every minute!
Natalie loves bath time at night!
Although she gets a little distracted, she likes a good story when Papa reads it.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Four Months Old!!
On July 2nd Natalie celebrated her 4th month on Earth. She can sit in her Bumbo chair, grab her feet, chew on her hands and belly laugh! I can't believe that in just two short months she'll be eating solid foods! The time really does fly.
This has been a big month! I started back to work after Memorial Day and Natalie started at daycare. She loves her teachers at daycare - especially Miss Debbie, Miss Renee, and Miss Kathy. They sing songs together, go on stroller rides, and she even gets to have some group playtime with the "older kids" (by that I mean, 12 month olds!). Natalie's favorite friend so far is Madeline. Madeline is a year old and loves "Baby Natalie" so much that she cries when we leave for the day. Madeline likes to bring Natalie all of the toys in the entire infant room and set them next to her head. Someday Natalie will actually be able to play with all of those toys Madeline!
We are starting to get somewhat of a routine established now with work and daycare and "free time". It is definitely a lot of work and we cherish the hour or two that we get to spend together after work and school each day. None of us are sleeping through the night yet :( but hopefully soon. Natalie has contracted something new from her school friends just about every day since starting at daycare. Thus, she has been subjected to multiple forms of medicine and home remedies to try to cure her and therefore her sleep schedule has been thrown off a little.
On June 4th our new friend, Brooks Merrill was born! We haven't gone to see him yet but we're going to try soon!
We celebrated Chris' first Father's Day by going to brunch together with Grandma/Grandpa Olson. We made Chris a fun picture of Natalie for his office.
Finally, on the 4th of July we went to our friend Molly Brackett's house to enjoy a little R&R. We had so much fun and got to fly our own little American flag to celebrate!
This has been a big month! I started back to work after Memorial Day and Natalie started at daycare. She loves her teachers at daycare - especially Miss Debbie, Miss Renee, and Miss Kathy. They sing songs together, go on stroller rides, and she even gets to have some group playtime with the "older kids" (by that I mean, 12 month olds!). Natalie's favorite friend so far is Madeline. Madeline is a year old and loves "Baby Natalie" so much that she cries when we leave for the day. Madeline likes to bring Natalie all of the toys in the entire infant room and set them next to her head. Someday Natalie will actually be able to play with all of those toys Madeline!
We are starting to get somewhat of a routine established now with work and daycare and "free time". It is definitely a lot of work and we cherish the hour or two that we get to spend together after work and school each day. None of us are sleeping through the night yet :( but hopefully soon. Natalie has contracted something new from her school friends just about every day since starting at daycare. Thus, she has been subjected to multiple forms of medicine and home remedies to try to cure her and therefore her sleep schedule has been thrown off a little.
On June 4th our new friend, Brooks Merrill was born! We haven't gone to see him yet but we're going to try soon!
We celebrated Chris' first Father's Day by going to brunch together with Grandma/Grandpa Olson. We made Chris a fun picture of Natalie for his office.
Finally, on the 4th of July we went to our friend Molly Brackett's house to enjoy a little R&R. We had so much fun and got to fly our own little American flag to celebrate!
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Three Months
I can't believe that our little Natalie is already 3 months old! It seems like yesterday that we brought her home and I sat in her room and cried my head off because I didn't know what to do with a baby. I really enjoyed spending these three months at home with Natalie. I cried again before going back to work because I didn't know how I was going to give up spending my days with her!
Luckily my first week back to work went well. It helped that it was a short week (Memorial Day) and Chris stayed home a couple of days. Natalie did great at daycare and all of the teachers loved her! This week they said she loved to look at her "friends" and smile. If only life could stay that simple! Chris will primarily drop her off in the morning and I'll pick her up at night. The nights go so fast now that its the only time I get to spend with Nat Max! However, I know that Natalie will really benefit from being at daycare and experiencing all of these new things.
Before we know it, Natalie will be crawling and jabbering acting like a little lady! I can't wait to see what the next 3 months brings! Here is a link to the photo website where I've been uploading pictures of Natalie.
http://nataliemaxine.shutterfly.com/
Luckily my first week back to work went well. It helped that it was a short week (Memorial Day) and Chris stayed home a couple of days. Natalie did great at daycare and all of the teachers loved her! This week they said she loved to look at her "friends" and smile. If only life could stay that simple! Chris will primarily drop her off in the morning and I'll pick her up at night. The nights go so fast now that its the only time I get to spend with Nat Max! However, I know that Natalie will really benefit from being at daycare and experiencing all of these new things.
Before we know it, Natalie will be crawling and jabbering acting like a little lady! I can't wait to see what the next 3 months brings! Here is a link to the photo website where I've been uploading pictures of Natalie.
http://nataliemaxine.shutterfly.com/
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Baptism Day
Today we baptised our precious little girl Natalie! It was such a special day for our family. It also happened to be my first Mother's Day so that was pretty cool too. Natalie wore my mother's baptismal gown for her big day.
We were fortunate to have a lot of family in town for the weekend. The weather was so great for once! We sat outside for the first time with Natalie and since the sun was out we needed to get a hat to shield her from the sun. However, we only had one that was size 2T so we had to make it work! Natalie wasn't too impressed.
Chris' cousin Matt came into town from Des Moines and filled the role of Godfather to Natalie. My cousin Jillian came from New York and is Natalie's Godmother - both did an excellent job!
My dad Brian also came and met Natalie for the first time!
Chris' Godmother Darlene was able to make it to the baptism as a special treat.
Matt's parents Karen and David came up from Iowa as well.
We were able to get a 4-generation picture with my mom and grandmother...that was very cool!
At our church, they place a stone with the baby's name on it in the baptismal font and at the end of the year they gather all the stones and make them into a stepping stone to place in the church garden. Then each year the kids can go out there on the anniversary of their baptism and look at the stones - how special!
It was a great day - very memorable and spent with all of our favorite people!
We were fortunate to have a lot of family in town for the weekend. The weather was so great for once! We sat outside for the first time with Natalie and since the sun was out we needed to get a hat to shield her from the sun. However, we only had one that was size 2T so we had to make it work! Natalie wasn't too impressed.
Chris' cousin Matt came into town from Des Moines and filled the role of Godfather to Natalie. My cousin Jillian came from New York and is Natalie's Godmother - both did an excellent job!
My dad Brian also came and met Natalie for the first time!
Chris' Godmother Darlene was able to make it to the baptism as a special treat.
Matt's parents Karen and David came up from Iowa as well.
We were able to get a 4-generation picture with my mom and grandmother...that was very cool!
At our church, they place a stone with the baby's name on it in the baptismal font and at the end of the year they gather all the stones and make them into a stepping stone to place in the church garden. Then each year the kids can go out there on the anniversary of their baptism and look at the stones - how special!
It was a great day - very memorable and spent with all of our favorite people!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Two Months!
We can't believe our little ladybug is 2 months old already! She has grown so much and is starting to smile and show more personality now. It's so fun! I can't imagine having to leave her at daycare and go to work in just 4 short weeks. We also had her 2-month doctor visit and she had to get her first round of shots. That was hard for mama :(. She was fussy for the rest of the day but she has recovered now. I think Daddy has to do the next one! We can't wait to see what the next month brings!
We had to capture a picture of Natalie in this onesie that I wore home from the hospital in 1982 - how cute!
Here is Natalie in a sweater knit by my mom's good friend, Lynette. Thanks Lynette!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Vogue
When it comes to the latest fashions, nothing is too good for our little gal! My grandmother saved a bunch of clothes that I had from childhood and this was one gem that I thought Natalie should have.
We also found this wonderful item called the Wombie. It simulates the womb so that babies can sleep at night without waking themselves up. At first we liked it......
Stay tuned!
We also found this wonderful item called the Wombie. It simulates the womb so that babies can sleep at night without waking themselves up. At first we liked it......
Then we weren't so sure......
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