All about Natalie...

Our beautiful Natalie is 7 1/2 months! It is so fun to see her grow. Everyday she's learning something new. In the last month she's clapping, waving, she can go from laying on her back to sitting all on her own, she lays on her back and scoots around the house, and of course eating solids. So much in a month.. i'm excited to see what the next month will bring.

Speaking of solids...

Something I love is making Natalies baby food! It saves so much money doing it your self and it's fun. I couldn't do it with out my vita mixer. I have this awesome baby food storage container that freezes perfect portion so I can make a lot and use as much as I need through out the week. Lately I've just been blending up what we have for dinner for her. The other night we had turkey burgers and sweet potatoes.. so did she! I'm not being shy really with seasoning her food (i of course watch out for salt) but as far as spice i've been more lenient. She is getting to the point that she won't eat the store bought stuff... uh oh another food snob :)

Long Time No Blogs!

Seriously I have not Blogged since we were in Washington!! So much has changed! Our little Nat-a-tat is 7 months! We Live in Arizona! Well... I guess that's really all that's happened! We are loving it here! Being close to my family is great! We love our little house.. especially just being a few doors down from Amber and Sam. We are both loving our jobs. Daniel is a chef at Whole Foods, and I'm a stylist at Habit Salon. So it's been a pretty smooth transition. We do need to get back on top of our finances (the move was not cheap)... we want to go on vacation!! :)

What I'll Miss

I am kind of freaking out! We move to Arizona in less than 2 weeks!! I thought I would totally loose it by now, but I have a strong stable husband that keeps at least the tips of my toes on the ground. If he wasn't so mellow I would have lost it. There is so much I wish we could do before we go, but we just don't have the time. I guess I will just have to reminisce instead.
I WILL MISS....

#1 The city. It is gorgeous here. The mountains, the water, the rain! I will miss it all!
#2 My Friends! They have challenged me and inspired me to be better!
#3 The food! I know I know... Daniels a chef, but the northwest has something the southwest doesn't! Fresh Seafood!

4 months.... and I'm a little worried!

Little Miss Natalie Parker only 4 months old and is getting a little too close to the boys! I thought we wouldn't have to worry about it until she was a teenager.. but I'm wrong... Daniel's going to have to watch her like a hawk... these boys are putting the moves on to his little princess :)

It's Official....

So it's all come true.... Daniel and I and of course our little Natalie are moving.... to... ARizOna!!! *Craziness* It's all happening so fast. We first talked about it back in December when we were down there for Christmas. Daniel really felt like it was the right thing to do and of course once Natalie came.. I felt the same way too. This is secretly kind of Harlos fault (if you're reading Brian and Brianna)... I really want Natalie to be surrounded by family and have little cousins to run around with.. so if we're going to blame anyone for making us move that we have to blame sweet little innocent Harlo :) But then of course with Amber and Brenda also expecting... than we better blame their babies too. Plus we have so many Crandall cousins too so it's just going to be a madness of adorable babies we get to throw Natalie in the middle of!! We just can't resist exposing Natalie to this side of the Family!!! Natalie has been blessed with wonderful grandparents as well.. and we are sad to Move further away from Daniels family... however they understand and are very supportive of our decision... plus they said they will visit lots!!

So the plan is to move August 20th!! AHHH thats only 6 weeks away! I don't know if i can be packed and ready by then! Sam and Amber are flying out to help us drive. I'm going to drive my car with Ambers help and company and Sam will drive with Daniel. We appreciate their help...especially with Amber being prego! We'll drive to SLC and stay with Rach for a day and then set off to Mesa, Az our final destination!

I've been in Seattle for 7 years... Daniel born and raised... so it's defiantly going to be a shock.. esp. the HEAT!! We do have a plan for work we're just crossing our fingers and toes that once we get there everything falls into place! So if you need your hair done or are hungry... we will hook you up! We will miss our dear friends that have been such a huge impact on our lives! I am thankful for Facebook... so we can stay connected.. although it's not the same as seeing their faces! We love you all!!!! We will miss the wonderful city of SEATTLE!!!

** p.s...I am sad to leave all of my dear dear clients that have been so loyal to me!!! I will miss their friendship and will never forget them :( Please do not hunt me down or threaten me... I promise I will make sure you are in good hands with one of the many talented stylist I have been honored to work with :)

13 weeks

Natalie is officially 3 months old! No longer a new born! It's amazing how fast little babies grow, one day her head is floppy the next she can hold it up all by herself! Everyday she has something new she's discovered she can do. For the first time we witnessed her first laugh! We went to have dinner at our friends Kristen and Aarons place. While Kristen was holding her she heard this little giggle. We look over and Natalie is totally laughing at their dog. Their dog was throwing his little blanket up in the air and Natalie thought it was the funniest thing! I of course got a little emotional witnessing this little milestone! We thank goodness got it on video!! Since then we can't for the life get her to laugh... she gives us lots of smiles, but i guess we aren't very funny to her.

We have been so frustrated with the weather lately! I know for all my AZ family they'll think i'm crazy for saying this , but the warmest it's been so far this summer is 75.. and that was one day..it's so inconsistent. This whole week it's going to be in the 60's!! it sucks! we need warm sunshine we are getting depressed! We will be in for a shock when we are in Az come August. I just really want to put Natalie in one of adorable swim suits before she grows out of them!

So I have finally been able to start running again!! It feels so good to loosen up and get exercising. I really thought it would be tough to start back up, but my body totally remembers and so it's been a smooth transition. My goal is to try and run a half marathon by the end of the year and a full next year... I hope I can do it!!

Growing Girl

Our little Natalie is 10weeks! She is everything more than I ever imagined! She is getting stronger and stronger everyday! She is holding her head up, standing, and rolling to her side...my favorite is i get to wake up to her with the biggest smile on her face! She loves her toys... she can't quite figure out how to grab them... but I can see her determination.. any day she'll just grab one right out of my hands! The best thing of all is she sleeps!!! I hate to brag but she's never once woken us up crying in the middle of the night!! We wake up around 6am, fall back asleep until 9:30... i know it's un heard of!!! i get more than enough sleep! i have an easy baby... i feel so lucky! It's hard to go to work, but it's only 2 1/2 days and Daniel is just so amazing with her! I just love my little family!