walking and saying "silly"!!

So this week just before her first Birthday she reached the milestone of walking! She had been getting there over the past few weeks but finally just took off! She's so cute how she falls on her little bum and picks herself right back up and takes off. She also started today carrying toys around with her! Too cute! :)
Here's a little video for your viewing pleasure :)

Also, she has said silly before and when I was trying to get her walking on video she repeated after her little toy and said "silly" Such a funny girl...

Happy 1st Birthday sweet Nataleigh!!!!!!!

AW...I wanted to post this on her actual Birthday-6/8/10...I'm a day late...well that's ok that's been the new change of pace since adding a little one to our lives :) Things don't really get done on time so much anymore :)
What a year! Where do I even begin? I guess to sum it all up...she's changed us! We will never be the same! God continues to teach us every day a new thing or two or three about Himself through her. We are SO blessed!
This first year has been a whirlwind of change as we go from learning to nurse, sleep in crib, sleep through the night, eat solids, roll, crawl, talk, walk, take better naps...etc, etc.
Our Nataleigh is a healthy, strong, sweet, funny, charming, curious, center of attention, silly, mischievious, smart, chatter box, on-the-go girl.
We love her to pieces and are grateful for the gift God has given to us!
We celebrated her Birthday on Sat. June 4 with family and a few friends (Gran Gran, PaPaw, Mimi, Grandpa Great, Nonna, Grandpa, BisNonna, The Jenkins and our neighbor) We were sad a few couldn't make it but we had a great time!
On the menu we had-
*Briar Hill, Pepperoni and White Pizza homemade with love by Nonna and BisNonna
*Veggie Pizza
*Veggie tray
*Ladybugs on a stick
*lady bug cake and cupcakes
*raspberry lemonade

Nataleigh loved the pizza (her first pizza) and was so cute with her cake. She's such a dainty girl. She would pick at it and then finally figured out she could get more if she got her face in there. She really just liked licking it :)
She enjoyed opening her gifts and taking a ride around the house with her little buddy, Kellen in her new wagon from PaPaw and GranGran.
I, Mommy teared up while we sang "Happy Birthday". Nataleigh loved all the attention and def. put on a show for her guests :)

On her actual Birthday we had Nonna, Grandpa, BisNonna, Uncle Shawn and Aunt Angela over for Nataleigh's first Birthday dinner....homemade sphagetti that her daddy made. She LOVED it! She wouldn't stop eating it- such a little piggy :) Then she had another cake (cupcake) and really enjoyed that again too! :)
Here are some pics of the day...

a wonderful visit!

So while Chris was in IL doing a wedding for one of our youth Nataleigh and I went to Angola! We had a great time! It really hit me while we were there that Nataleigh is becoming a little girl and is not so much a baby anymore! She had so much fun playing with her cousins, Aunts and Uncles PaPaw and Gran Gran, dipping her feet in the lake, crawling/walking everywhere and playing Gran Gran's piano! She is so dainty when she plays...I don't think she's ever pounded on the keys before...Maybe she is a natural! :) She is so much fun and has become quite my little buddy!
The view I enjoyed all week (sitting on the deck of the house I grew up in)...

Who Knew? :)

So the other day Nataleigh would not fall asleep for her afternoon nap...when I finally went up there to check on her I found this...

Yes, those are her pants that she took off! Never knew at almost 12 months she could figure this out! ;)

blueberry girl, funny times with daddy and walking!!!

Tuesdays are always the best because it's daddy's day off! She is so fun when she tries new foods! This week it has been cut up blueberries. Nataleigh also enjoys mimicking us. I just love this stage! She's got daddy wrapped around her finger! And all of a sudden she is more and more interested in walking! I'm afraid she's growing up WAY too fast!

A friend needs prayer

I have been following Angie Smith's blog since our miscarriage.
A short, short version of her story...
Her baby had complications in the womb and the doctors highly suggested they terminate the pregnancy. Angie and her husband did not agree with this choice and she continued to carry the baby. When the baby was born she was not expected to be alive...she lived for 2 hours!
So, it's been 2 years since their loss and she's 35 weeks pregnant. She is having some complications and needs our prayer...you can read here for more detail...
http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/2010/05/intuition.html#disqus_thread

Angie has written a book on their loss of Audrey and I highly, highly recommend it for anyone who has lost not just a baby but anyone in their lives.
Praising God for Angie and Todd Smith's faithfulness!

Hope you have a good day! :)

Fun girl!

Today Nataleigh had a really good day! She went with me to get dinner last night (Jimmy Johns) :) And it was such a beautiful day I got her all dolled up in a dress and sun hat and bare feet (she prefers to be barefoot). I had the music up in the car and all of a sudden the car was shaking...yep, she was dancing in the back seat having a good ole' time! :) That's our girl! She's also been taking a lot more steps lately (3-4 on her own) and did a lot of this yesterday! She just wants to go! That girl has so much energy! :)
Last night I watched our friend's 2 girls (a 3 year old and 12 month old) while Chris stayed back with Nataleigh. Sadly this is one of the few times just Chris has stayed home with her and done the whole bedtime routine! She did take a bottle for him! For the longest time she wouldn't take a bottle so I just got used to doing the whole nighttime thing and not going places at night until she was down. I am thankful for the little time I got away from the normal routine to help our friends! And thankful Nataleigh and Daddy had some great bonding time! :) I'm thinking Nataleigh needs a brother or sister sometime in the near future! Those girls were so much fun to watch together! :)
Here's some pics...


And here is a video of her as she gets closer and closer to walking...