10 Weeks

Our precious girl is 10 weeks old today.  I was looking back at some photos from her first month, and I can't believe how much she has changed.  Natalie had her 2-month appointment on the Friday before Thanksgiving, and while her weight indicates she's still pretty little (10lb, 5 oz: 40th percentile), her height puts her in the 87th percentile.  She got her first set of shots that day, and Taylor and I were significantly more anxious than she was.  However, she was truly a champ.  She screamed as they were given but calmed immediately when I picked her up and cuddled her.  She slept most of the rest of the day, although you could tell she didn't feel well when she was awake.  Thankfully, by the next day she was back to herself.

This birthmark just keeps getting redder!  The pediatrician loved it so much that she took a picture and called in her colleague, who also took a picture.  Neither of them had ever seen one like it.

 I love her little profile.

 Happy Thanksgiving!   We had Tim, Chelsea, and Luis over for a small dinner.  Well, the group was small, but we sure had a lot of food.  Love those leftovers.

Staring at Mom.

 Smiling at Dad.

 Discovering Hallie.

Natalie has started to do something really fun: "conversing" with Mom and Dad!  She looks intently at us and makes some kind of cooing or gurgling sound.  We smile and make another sound, and she often imitates us.  She usually does this for about 10 minutes at a time.  It is so fun to watch her get such a kick out of our reactions.  

 Sometimes you have to be creative to get your exercise in.

 It's that time of year...

And a little tribute to Hallie, who continues to do really well with Natalie.  She does miss all the attention she used to get, but she is adapting well.  You may remember that our other dog, Lizzie, who we had to put down a year ago, used to LOVE to chase the sprinklers like a psycho.  It was hilarious.  Hallie only ever growled at Lizzie for doing this and never showed even a remote interest.  Suddenly last week, Hallie started running through the sprinklers!  It's not like we just started using the sprinklers after a year; they've been in use pretty consistently since April.  We always laughed about Lizzie and said she was a true Corgi - stubborn, smart, determined, LOTS of personality.  Hallie was our "good dog."  I think Hallie has decided she's had enough of that and is going to be her true Corgi self. :)