Fun

Well, I sure am having fun videoing Natali. Here is another good one of her giggling/laughing. It makes me happy.

Check up

Natali's 4 month check up was yesterday. She is 14 pounds even and 24 3/4 inches long. The doctor said Natali looks great! She said that the "thunder thighs" are okay - that they hope to see that because that means the baby is healthy. :) Natali got 3 more injections and 1 oral vaccine. She cried for the shots but not too bad. I looked at her and held her pacifier in while the shots were given. Daddy came with us to the visit - he is good support for me. So thank the Lord for a healthy baby so far!!

Big girl now

Well, Natali slept for the first time last night in her crib. She has been in her bassinet so far and she started to be too big for it. She did good - slept her normal 7 hours and now is napping in the crib. I will try to take a picture soon of this new experience. We have also gone up to the next diaper size- she is now in size 2. Also, she is reaching for things with her hands!!!!! Yes, on purpose. It is amazing watching the process of her learning about what her hands can do. I was changing her today on her changing table and she reached out and grabbed my shirt! Wow. Times flies and our little baby is changing so fast it is hard to believe. She is 4 months today!! Happy Birthday to Natali. :) Hope everyone is having a good week so far.

So Natali is getting louder with her noises that she makes and they are so cute!

the video

Well, I wasn't sure how to add text to the posting of the video. Natali has rolled over a couple times before from her tummy to back, but I haven't been able to catch it. So here is the best I have done so far - I wasn't even expecting her to do it! I was just videoing her for fun. And you can't laugh at me (Rebecca) for the way I talk. :) Have fun! I am so happy I figured out how to add videos.

The latest

So this is Natali's latest thing she is doing - holding her hands in front of her and "playing" with them. She just moves her fingers around and I suppose she is feeling her hands and figuring them out? Whatever this is, she just started doing it a few days ago and it is pretty cute. I don't think she knows what she is doing but that is okay. (Sorry I couldn't get the red eye out) ;)

Mommy time

Just me and the little one.

Grandpa time

We had grandpa over for dinner last night and Natali was so good! She was happy sitting with him and she just watched him while he ate. :) It was fun to see how much she is noticing things and paying attention to people. Good stuff.

Hands taste good!

Natali's latest thing is to chew/suck on her hands - a lot! She doesn't suck on her thumb - oh no - she puts her fist or a few fingers in her mouth and goes to town. :) I try and try to put the pacifier in instead of the hand but she spits it out usually and enjoys her fingers. Oh well. I will keep trying but she defenitely has her opinion on this and she usually wins so....... here is a pic of Natali making her fingers wrinkly.

Heads up!!

This is Natali doing her latest tummy time. :) She is holding her head up pretty good as long as she doesn't get frustrated - then she lays down and starts crying. We are trying to do this more often so she will get better. Practice makes perfect right?

Happy Hippo

This is Natali enjoying time on the Happy Hippo. Also, she went through a phase of about a week when anytime someone whistled, she would smile. It could be right in front of her or from across the room. I am pretty sure in this picture, I was whistling. This is one of my favorite pictures just because of the way she is smiling. :)

12 POUNDS!!!!!

Yes, our baby girl is 12 pounds now. I weighed her at work on Tuesday and I was quite amazed. We knew she was getting bigger and heavier, but I was thinking like 10 1/2 or something. Anyways. I have retired some of her onesies and some more are starting to be snug. Tomorrow is Natali's 3 month birthday - a quarter of a year!! It has been an unbelievable ride with the new addition to the Edinger family. What will the next 3 months hold? :) .......

Changing table

It is so funny to me that a baby can get so happy on a changing table. Natali almost always starts smiling and "talking" when she is layed down on it - unless she is hungry of course. Then you just go as fast as you can and get down to the business of feeding. :) But I have started keeping my camera on the changing table some days because there are so many opportunities for cute photos. So here are a few.......

Time flies...

when you are having fun. :0) I can't believe it has been almost 2 weeks since I last posted on here. I started back to work last Wednesday - I am working just a few days a week - between 15 and 20 hours or so. I am glad to get back to what I love! And it gives me a chance to have "adult interaction". Natali seems to be doing okay with the change. Josh watches her some days and Josh's mom (and dad sometimes) watches her one day a week. I am so thankful we are able to work this out and I can work.
I will be trying to get some pictures up on here either later tonight or tomorrow. Natali is changing so much - she is so responsive, she "talks", and she sure can follow your movements. Well, off to do something else while Natali is sleeping!!