Natalie and I started a swim class on Saturday. Given how much she loves the bath, we thought she'd really enjoy being in the pool. We were right. She had a blast. She didn't splash as much as she does in the bath (probably because it was new to her) but she seemed very happy with being in the pool -- and she fell right asleep in the car on the way home. Two women I met on a NC baby chat line are also in the class with us with their two little ones (Nate and Liam, who shares a birthday with Natalie). Ignore how funny I look with half wet/half dry hair.Last week, we also introduced Natalie to Teddy Puffs. She enjoys trying to pick them up and put them in ther mouth. We've recently switched her over to organic cheerios which are a little smaller and I think easier for her to handle in her mouth. She's still working on trying to get the smaller cheerios into her mouth efficiently!
Natalie and Papa catching the last Viking game for the year.
Natalie's cute little two-teeth grin. The top two are coming in so her grin's going to change again soon.
Natalie is 7 months old today! She now weighs 17 lbs. 4 oz. (she was at the pediatrician's yesterday to check out her ears). And she has 2 teeth and 2 more on their way. I'm surprised I didn't mention it in the last post because her first two teeth (bottom front teeth) broke through on December 13. Now, the next two (top front) are starting to make their way out -- they haven't broke through yet but hopefully will soon and Natalie will get back to sleep well again! It's exciting to see her little teeth and her new smile but I have to admit I miss her gummy grin :)
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Both sides of our families came to North Carolina for Natalie's first Christmas. We had guests for 10 days. My parents, sister and nephew came out on the Sunday before Christmas. Emile's parents arrived on Tuesday night. Due to snow in Chicago, my brother didn't arrive until very early on Christmas Eve morning. It was great having both our families here! I loved having a big family get together for the holidays. Natalie loved seeing everyone. She's not used to having a lot of people around and so it took a little while for her to get used to everyone. She took to my brother though right away without crying at all. It was the first time my brother had met her and been to our house. The last of our guests (Emile's parents) left this evening.
Natalie had her 6 month appointment yesterday with Dr. 
