Bumbo

We got the "Bumbo" as a baby gift but Natalie was too little for it then, well now she is one strong girl who can hold her head up really well so we decided to get the Bumbo out to see what she thought of that...well she loves it, things she is pretty big stuff!  Plus she can see everything going on now!

Her favorite stop is in front of the TV with Dad, here they are watching the very end of the Bears game last Sunday night after we got home! 

Here they are, my 2 little bums!

When she gets tired of the game there are always some toys to play with!

Happy Wednesday everybody!

Emmalee's Baptism

Saturday mid-morning we headed to Milwaukee for the rest of our long weekend!  It was Natalie's 1st big road trip and she did pretty good.  She doesn't love riding in her car seat so I was a little worried but she slept 3 out of the 4 hours so that made the trip go pretty good!

It was also Natalie's 1st stay in a hotel.  She did really good sleeping in her pack-n-play till 5:00 a.m. rolled around then she wanted nothing to do with it.  I got up changed her diaper, gave her a couple ounces and then it was in bed with us so Mommy and Daddy could get at least another hour of sleep.  Here is the princess taking over Mommy & Daddy's king size bed.

Her 1st hotel stay was at a Days Inn, nothing fancy but close to Darren & Heather's house so it works!

Sunday morning we got up, got ready and repacked the car then it was onto church where cousin Emmalee was being baptised!  Here is Mommy & Daddy up front watching Emmalee get baptised, we were one of her sponsors!

Darren (Nathan's brother), his wife Heather and their Pastor with Emmalee...

Darren, Heather, Braeden, Nolen and Emmalee...

Emmalee and her parents and sponsors, Mark & Jill Gordan (Heather's brother and wife) and Nathan and I.

Just the 3 of us!

The Rausch family...

The Gordan family...

Miss Emmalee in her beautiful dress a friend of Heather's made for her...

After church we headed back to Darren & Heather's house for lunch and of course cake...

Shortly after lunch we packed up and hit the road since Natalie was ready for a nap!  She again slept most of the way back so we didn't end up stopping at all, that's one long trip back for Mom & Dad but oh well, we made it!  What a great end to a nice long weekend, it was a busy one for us filled with many blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

We spent our day with this cute butterball!

I'm bummed that I didn't get any pictures of our fun day, guess I was too busy!

We started Natalie's 1st Thanksgiving off by hanging out at home in the morning and then we headed to the Bridges for a yummy lunch with Grandpa & Grandma Larson.  After lunch we headed to Gary & Mom's house to hang out, rest/nap, look through ads and of course eat dessert!

Hope you and your family had a blessed Thanksgiving as well!

1st Thanksgiving

Sunday afternoon/evening we spent some time at Grandpa & Grandma Sents' house celebrating Thanksgiving with the Sents side!

There is never a dull moment with two little kids around now!

 

Cousins

Right after lunch on Saturday we headed to Nathan's parents' house for the afternoon, it was Natalie's 1st time to Grandpa & Grandma Rausch's house!  Dareen, Heather, Braeden, Nolen & Emmalee were back for the weekend, we couldn't stay for the weekend but we drove up for the day.

It gave Natalie a chance to play with her big cousins!

What a fun afternoon/evening we had with them!

3 month photo shoot

Saturday morning we took Natalie to get her 3 month pictures taken...

Miss Smiley did pretty good!

3 months old

Another month has come and gone...

I can't believe Natalie is 3 months old today!

....she currently weighs just over 14 lbs

(according to our bathroom scale)

....is about 25 inches long (by our tape measure here at home)

.....still loves her cereal at night, she get pretty messy at times

....is still a great sleeper, taking her regular 3-4 hour nap at daycare and has been going to bed around 7:30/8:00 p.m. at night. 

....loves her baths, she is a splashing machine

....moved up to size 2 diapers this past month

....currently wearing size 3-6 months clothes/sleepers, they are a little big yet but we had to move up to the next size because of the length.  I have a feeling we are going to have one tall girl on our hands!  Wonder where she gets that from?

....is really starting to talk more and more

....seems to be enjoying daycare, she gets excited when I ask her if she wants to go find her friends at daycare in the morning while we are getting ready

....is 1/2 way rolling over, I give her this next month and she'll have this task mastered as well....right now she gets stuck on her side!

....Has found her "THUMB" - yes she is a thumb sucker, not all the time but I've caught her looking for it when she is super tired

....is holding her head up more, brings it up on her own while she is on the floor

....sad to say but she is becoming a daddy's girl!

Happy 3 month birthday baby girl!

We love you!

Father-Daughter Time!

This is usually how spend my time during supper!

Watching these two talk & play together.....

Oh "HI" Mom!

I think Nathan has a new girl in his life!

Weekend Recap

What a fun 3 day weekend I had!  Friday started off with a much needed haircut & color for me, Natalie got to hang out with Frannie for a couple of hours while I did that.  Then we stopped by my old work to say "HI" to the girls there, we also had lunch with "Aunt" Suzanne, which is always fun and yummy!  Then it was home for naps, well I didn't get one but Natalie did!  I worked on odds and ends around the house while "little miss" napped.  Then after Daddy got home from work I headed into CF to do a little shopping with Ang while Nathan stayed home with sleepy head.  She slept most of the afternoon, up for an hour or so and then it was back to bed, let's just say Daddy had a pretty easy night I'd say!

Saturday was a "work day" at home.  I worked on basic stuff in the morning - laundry and cleaning but then in the afternoon while Natalie slept (for 3 1/2 hours that is) I got my Christmas decorations out.  It's a little early for me but looking ahead at our next couple of weekends I thought I'd better get it done now. 

Here's all my light up houses, not plugged in yet - we'll wait a couple more weeks for that but at least I have them up!

And our cute pencil tree...

Sunday after church we headed to Blain's to grab a few Christmas gifts

(I love their toyland) the we headed home - since the Bears game got moved from noon to 3:00 Nathan headed outside to put some lights up on the house, figured we'd better do it now while it's half way nice out weather wise.



Here's to another fun filled week, I can't believe Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away - we have so much to be "thankful" for this year!

S*N*O*W

We woke up this morning to a little bit of white stuff on the ground. 

Here's a picture of what our deck looked like this morning, by the time I got home tonight it was gone already!  In a way I am happy, I'm not ready for winter yet!

The cooler temps and snow on the ground called for Natalie's "Cozy Cover" to come out of the closet, here she is all bundled up ready to head to daycare!

Funday Sunday!

It was a mother-daughter lazy day while Daddy was at a farm show with Uncle Chris and Grandpa Mike.  We spent the day in our comfy clothes watching movies on Lifetime and hanging out!  We practiced sitting up, she did pretty good for a few seconds before falling over.

She was a happy girl!

She even took a 2 hour nap for me so while she slept I got some scrapbooking done.  Yes we have a thumb sucker on our hands.  She doesn't do it all the time but I've caught her from time to time do it.  I think it's cute now but it might get us into trouble later if she keeps this habit up.