Happy New Year everyone! Natalie enjoyed her first Christmas, even though we weren't able to go to MN because of the storm. We had a quiet day at home, and enjoyed our time together. My mom, sister and niece and nephew were able to come visit us last weekend for a late Christmas and we enjoyed that as well! Natalie is doing great and has mastered sitting on her own. She is getting better at her scooting and is getting places quicker and going father each time. She's a very curious baby, so I think we're going to have our hands full very soon! She is usually a happy baby and it's so fun to see her learning and exploring new things. She loves being tickled, sang to, playing peek-a-boo and blowing "raspberries" at us on a regular basis! She's been talking away lately, and we've heard her say da-da and hi, even though she's just copying us and probably has no clue what she's saying!
Natalie's 6 month check up yesterday went well. The poor thing had 5 shots, and was pretty mad about it, but got over it fast. The nurse said Natalie has very strong legs for a little girl! She in 26 1/2 inches and 14 lbs. 13 oz. She's in a lower percentile for her weight but Dr. Szabo (her new pediatrician) said that it's nothing to be concerned about. We got the go ahead to give her more solids, and we're going to work our way up to 3 meals a day. Natalie loves her rice cereal still, and we introduced oatmeal, which she loves too. We've given her quite a few different fruits and veggies and I'd have to say that pears are her favorite. We're also working on introducing a cup, and have been giving her water with her meals, which she is getting a lot better at.
As expected during the winter, Natalie endured her first illness a couple of weeks ago. She got a cold and cough, but was a champ throughout and is now back to normal. Our family got memberships to the YMCA and Natalie and I will be taking a Parent/Child swim class next month. They also have a drop in daycare that we can use, so Matt and I can work out and Natalie can be around other kids.
Well, that's pretty much the update for now. We'll post more news next month. Love, Matt, Ann & Natalie
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