Lots Going On

The last few weeks have been full of highs and lows. The absolute low is that my sister Pam was recently diagnosed with cancer, and we are learning how to deal with that information. But, as previously mentioned, helping us remember how to smile is the news about Natalie's new cousin, Matthew John, son of my other sister Amy and her husband Chris. He looks to be a handsome boy with a gorgeous head of dark hair.

In Natalie's world, we are having some less extreme highs and lows. The low is that her sleeping has been very off, and the nights full of wakeups. But guess what! Monday February 25th brought her first tooth, and the second is following close behind! So that's exciting. It's nice to have a reason for the wakeups. It helps us handle it a bit better.

Natalie has tried rice cereal, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and bananas so far! She likes sweet potatoes much better after a few days of trying them, but took to butternut squash right away.

Last weekend we returned the infant swing to the Youngs family, and next borrowed their Jumperoo. Natalie loves, loves, loves it! The next three pictures depict her first temper tantrum- I stopped helping her jump long enough to take a picture, and needless to say, that was not favored Mommy-behavior.

Loving it
Hey, seriously, Mom, what are you doing?
Help me jump, gosh darn it!

Here is a picture of Natalie using her new teething toy - she supports breast cancer research. Let's get Aunt Pam cured right now, she says!
Saturday was Grandma Kathy's birthday. They paid us a visit over the weekend so we could all celebrate together. Sadly, Tyler had to work on Saturday, so Natalie and I took the grandparents to Pillar Point to show off one of our favorite places. We had a delicious lunch and took their dog, Sierra, for a nice walk on the beach.

Natalie trying out the swings in Golden Gate Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. They proved a hit!