A Christmas Tale

"Where are those humans? I want to open my presents!!!"

Oh. They are feeding the littlest human. I guess I will try to be patient.

She's done! Time to open stockings.
Playing with the Gymini, a gift from Aunt Pam and co.

After opening Santa's gifts, we went to Pillar Point to go surfing. The waves were killer!

Ok, we have no idea what killer waves look like, but we did see lots of surfers while we were hiking. :-)

Then we had a Christmas picnic.
It was a fun day!
Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Geoff drove down from Seattle and arrived at about 6 p.m. on Christmas Day, in time for beef tenderloin and twice-baked potatoes.

Grandma Kathy feeding Natalie the day after Christmas

Nautical Baby, wearing a bodysuit which she received for Christmas. If you go to Gap/Banana Republic, you'll see that nautical is very in for spring - true story. Little Miss Natalie is right on trend.

In Healdsburg with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Geoff.

Grandfather John (a.k.a. Bubba) and Gramma Nance arrived 12/27. Here is Natalie enjoying lap time with Bubba!

And lap time with Gramma Nance.

Worn out after all the fun with the Carroll and Gibbs grandparents...

We're Rollin' (sometimes)!

Natalie has rolled over from her tummy to her back several times, though not in the last few days... she seems to have forgotten the skill quickly... but we have a (very dark) video to prove that she did do it!

Then, yesterday morning she was playing on the floor in her room... we walked out for thirty seconds, and when we walked back in, she'd rolled over onto her tummy! Since she hates "tummy time", Tyler and I share the feeling that this achievement won't be repeated anytime soon.

She is also mildly obsessed with blowing raspberries right now. It's highly entertaining, as you can see. Ignore the spit flying wildly from her mouth; as she's only four months old, she hasn't learned her manners yet.

Holiday Parties

Today Natalie and I went to a little holiday get-together with our mom and baby friends. We had such a great time! All the babies dressed up in their holiday best.

Mom ate lots of chocolate, and Natalie enjoyed playing with the Gymini.

And here's the moment you've been waiting for! Baby Lineup!
Olen, Sadie, Sophie, Charlotte, Maya, Natalie and Henry.

Seventeen Weeks

Half-Smile or Grimace? You decide.
Getting ready for Christmas


Today Natalie met Santa Claus. We expected her to cry, but to our surprise, she didn't even make a peep! She just sat there staring at us, wondering why we were dancing around trying to make her smile.

There's the smile!

Screamin' Along at Sixteen Weeks

Here is Natalie, picking out her first Christmas tree with Daddy!

Wearing a cute outfit selected by her cousin Emma.
I like my Bumbo!
I've been drooling a lot lately.
A view of our back yard, along with our gorgeous new grill (in the midst of assembly)!
Natalie is still testing the limits of her voice... she loves to make herself heard! She got her second set of immunizations on Monday, and showed off her true lung capacity. I'm sure that such screaming has been heard before at the doctor's office, but I'll be honest - her dad and I were pretty shocked that such little lungs could scream so loud! Afterwards she was fine though.

We've been very busy setting up day care lately. This week we were excited to find a great nanny for our little one! Natalie will be staying at home during the days, playing with her friend Kai who will be sharing the nanny with her. Kai is four days older than Natalie, and it's fun to see the two little babies learning and growing together. Unfortunately for the nanny, when Kai cries Natalie quickly follows suit - and vice versa. Infectious Crying Baby Disease at its worst!