Happy (first!) Father's day to David! Thank you for all you do for Natalie. She definitely lights up and loves to see her daddy. She didn't let us sleep in this morning, but we did get to enjoy pancakes and coffee (no coffee for the munchkin though!) Then we shopped for a shiny new BBQ.
When I originally wrote this post, she had been lunging forwards more and more, but still no coordination of actual crawling. Then today I got a text message from the babysitter and the first thing the babysitter's little boy said to David tonight was "Natalie's crawling!" She's really motivated to go after things she's not supposed to have: remotes, cell phones, electrical cords, papers, etc. Guess the baby-proofing will start now!
On Friday, Natalie went to her first swim lesson! There is an indoor pool (90 degree water and no worrying about sunscreen!) here that offers lessons. She's in a Goldfish class with another little girl. We sang songs and played in the water. We practiced Gliding across the water and Diving under water! I wasn't sure how she'd do with the diving part, but she didn't really mind at all! She did really well holding onto the little kick board while I towed her around the pool. It kind of surprised me at how much they can do at such a young age.
Natalie can officially sit up from a crawling stance. She was getting close last week and I thought she might have done it a few times, but now that's ALL she wants to do! I knew it was real when I went to get her out of the crib the other morning and there she was, sitting like a big girl! She's getting really good at it too - just takes a quick hand on the ground and she pushes up to sit.
While it's super cute that she has this new skill, it's also a bit of a challenge. Saturday she refused her morning nap. We would lay her in the crib, give her the blankie like usual and leave the room. Within 2 minutes she would be in there whining and crying. We'd go back in to calm her, and she'd be sitting up. We layed her back down and repeated the process for oh, 90 minutes. After a walk, some more food, a little play time, and more of a struggle, she finally went to sleep! Then David found her sitting up at 3 am crying for her pacifier. Silly girl, time to sleep, not practice sitting / crawling!
We're slowly graduating from the Bumbo to the Highchair. The Bumbo is great for travelling or setting her down for a minute while we're prepping food, but it's getting harder to contain her for any length of time. She can pretty much reach anything and everything on the counter by stretching over the side. She's still a little bit small for her highchair, but it's a lot safer for this little mover.
Last weekend we welcomed our newest nephew! Liam David was born on Sunday, June 13th! We went to visit him again on Wednesday (nice to have them so close by). He's such a little bitty guy! Natalie felt tiny at that age, but it's amazing what a 1.5lb difference makes on a newborn. We can't wait to see Liam & Natalie grow up together.
Last weekend was a busy one. We spent Friday & Saturday nights at the lake camping. We loaded up the boat, and took all the supplies to the back of the lake while some friends hiked into the campsite. It was so great to be out in the quiet and apparently we were busy as I only took 2 pictures. Natalie was quite the trooper, but next time she might need her own tent. She went to bed easily, but woke when we unzipped the tent to go to bed. It was a little tough to get her back down because she is used to her own space, but we survived. And we'll do it again.
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