Nati is a year old!!!

I can't believe it. Nati is already one year old. It went by so quickly it's just crazy. All of the sudden she is a little girl and does little girl things!! She is not a baby any more! It is kind of sad but she is so much fun right now I can't be sad for long.

So here is what's going on with Natalie lately:

She weighs 22 lbs 12 oz (about 80th%) and is 28 7/8 inches long (about 445th%).
She still loves raviolis, cereal and puffs. She has learned to eat veggies and fruit again. Thought sometimes she waits to see me eat it first!!
and of course she loves anything sweet!!

She loves to play with dolls and give baby a kiss.
She took her first bubble bath.
She loves playing the xylophone.
She loves laying on Papi.
She LOVES to dance.
She likes to play rough.
She is into everything!
She has found her favorite spot to sit in our house.
She tries to dress herself. And undress!!
She has learned to accessorize! She llove sto walk around with my purse on her shoulder!
She likes to play with blocks and destroy whatever Papi builds.
She built her first block tower!!
She can sit forward facing in the car seat. Definitely a milestone!

Nati's 2nd Birthday Party

This weekend we celebrated her birthday with my family. Tita cooked us brunch and made a cake for Nati and me (since my birthday was the 25th). Nati loved the cupcake Tita had for her. Her favorite part was the icing.

She got lots of very cute presents. We had a great time watching her open them. She got blocks, clothes, sunglasses, a pool toy, beach toys and a Tickle Me Elmo (it's hilarious!). If you didn't realize it already we are going to the beach this summer! I got some pretty nice presents myself. It was a great day.

Nati enjoying her cupcake.
Trying out Tia Cynthia's present.
Trying out Elmo.
Trying to put her new sunglasses on (they are on the back of her neck!).
Opening her new blocks and still holding on to her sunglasses.

Nati's new shoes

Danna gave Nati a pair of shoes that Ella was not able to wear because they were too small. They squeak when she walks!! At first it was very hard to get her to keep them on but she is used to them now and walks all over the place with them! They are so cute. Thanks Danna and Ella!!

President's Day

Luckily since I work for the government I got President's Day off. Unfortunately I was called in to work for a few hours. Since Nati's day care is in the Federal Bldg. her day care was closed also. So, she came to work with me. She had a great time at first but then she realized that going to work is not so much fun and it gets pretty boring after a while.

I make that face at work sometimes also!!

Later that day we went to visit Danna and Ella. We had some of Ella's baby stuff that we needed to return. Natalie loved all the pianos that Ella had in her room. She kept going from one to another.

Happy Early Birthday!

We decided not to have a party for Nati's first birthday. It was going to be kind of complicated and Jason and I have been incredibly busy and tired. He has been in class and I am studying to take the PE exam in April. So, we have separated it into two weekends. First we went to Bardstown to celebrate it with Jason's family and then we are going to celebrate it with my family next weekend.

Nati had a great day. She ate cake and got some cute presents. We saw Pappaw, and Mammaw Patty and Uncle Ryan first. Then we went to see Mammaw Lucy and aunt Erika. Unfortunately Uncle Travis was sick with the flu so he wasn't there.

Nati in her Birthday Outfit.
Eating some cake. She actually managed to stay pretty clean!
Opening her Birthday presents.
Playing with Pappaw.
At Mammaw Lucy's.

Eating with a Spoon!!

The Nati had started using a spoon!! She is still learning and her aim isn't great but she is able to get food in her mouth!! Things she eats with a spoon: Apple sauce, prunes and mashed potatoes.
Sometimes she gets the spoon upside down!