Pictures from the last days of summer vacation....

A few images from our days together over the summer..... Natalia has loved going for walks-she particularly likes going in the baby carrier (the Baby Bjorn). She could walk in the Baby Bjorn forever, but she does tire of being in her stroller after around half an hour. At a garage sale we were at, Natalia saw a baby doll and was absolutely delighted. The doll is quite hideous, but Natalia squeals with pleasure whenever she sees her (we have called her "Crea", short for creature).
She is now tearing around with her crawl, she definitely has a second gear she can go into when she wants high speed.

I'm a dancing baby, la, la, la-la!

Natalia has really started to enjoy having standing time. She has a pretty sturdy stance, although standing and walking on her own seem to be a long ways off. She continues to cruise along with her little commando crawl. In the last few days, she is even showing some signs of wanting to get up on her hands and knees.

Rough day at the office.....

Playing with baby Kathryn/ Natalia has a crawling breakthrough

This is backdated about 3 weeks....Natalia went to a "play date" with her friend Kathryn. This play date was much more interesting than the last, where the two of them just sat (or tried to sit, in the case of Natalia) and drooled on things. When Natalia saw Kathryn, she was so excited she started to crawl towards her. Her style of crawling really proves the theory that if you really, really want to do something, it does not matter if your technique is completely off. What she lacks in technique, she makes up for in determination. Kathryn and Natalia are absolutely adorable together! Very different styles.....