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Road trip to Hoffman Estates

Unlike many other babies, riding in the car is NOT one of Natalie’s favorite activities.  As a “city kid,” Natalie can go weeks without ever going in her car seat – which isn’t helping the matter.  So, we took advantage … Continue reading

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Extreme Giggles

On April 1st, we heard what sounded like Natalie’s first giggle.  It was during bath time, and since then, the giggles have increased in frequency each week.  They are really cute, but hard to predict. Yesterday morning, she thought that … Continue reading

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We love Yot the Pot!

Yot the Pot (from Dr. Seuss) is a big fav in our household.  Yot is so fun to touch (and eat).  Yot also likes to shake around and tell stories, which Natalie just finds so fun!  Oddly enough, Yot’s voice sounds … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day to me!  Jordan and Natalie teamed up to make this a very special first official* Mother’s Day for me.  With naps interspersed between, we walked to brunch and went to church.  Jordan picked out a really neat … Continue reading

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Dumpling of love

Our friend from kellogg, Ashley (the new Mrs Morse – congrats!) visited today! She called Natalie a dumpling of love. We like it! – (Erin, from Jordan’s iphone – when I get one of these?!?)

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So many new friends!

What a busy Saturday!  First, we went to the park with Nils (age 4) and Elsa (age 14 mo), along with their mom, Sophia (who I used to work with at Bain).  Nils showed us how to play hopscotch (kinda – it involved … Continue reading

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The best anniversary ever!

Saturday was a special day for us – the 1-year anniversary of when we found out about “Lentil” (our nickname for Natalie before we knew she was a Natalie – we figured she was probably the size of a lentil … Continue reading

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Happy WAY Belated 4 months, Natalie!

On April 19, Natalie turned 4 months old!  Its been a busy few weeks (when is it not?), so once again, here’s a belated “bday” post. Weight / Height: 16.5 lbs (96th percentile), 24 inches (43rd percentile).  For those of you who … Continue reading

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Nothing says ‘I’ll miss you’ like a massive bowel movement

We are so lucky – Nana and Pop have make the trek up from NC and/or FL for the 4th time this winter season (Thanksgiving since I couldn’t travel, New Year’s, baptism in Feb and Easter)!  We can thank little … Continue reading

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Chunky Cheerleader

Here’s ND’s chunkiest cheerleader! (Jordan prefers to say its a tennis outfit, in which case, she’d probably be the chunkiest tennis player too.  However, since the outfit is from her Aunt Sandy, a former cheerleader and cheer coach, whose daughter … Continue reading

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