Natalia's October (10 months)

Meeting her Abuelo for the first time :)

Met Sister Helen.

Time with Daddy is different than time with Mommy:

Working on her Word Document.

Leaving for some Daddy-and-Me time.

Only Daddy lets me sit in the cart!

Adjusting the strings.

Observing the fish at PetSmart.

Examining the texture of tree barks on our walk.

Found some kitchen utensils that look like fun.

How not to load the dishwasher.

Natalka's cupboard.

I have nooks and crannies everywhere!

A quiet break in the library.

I've got the leashes, let's take the doggies for a walk!

Speaking of walking...Natalka's first serious steps caught on tape!

I can roll my tongue like mommy!

A different perspective.

Helping mommy with laundry...

...how does velcro work?...

...is this a hat?...

....I know, I'm silly :)

A couple social gatherings this month...

At Tia Rosy's baby shower.

At Auntie Courtney's wedding rehearsal dinner.

 Natalka and her furry sister have lots of fun together....

Mommy let me crawl around at the playground during this La Leche League meeting.

Family walk at the lake.

Finally, Natalka has started to use signs to communicate with us!  Here is a typical morning request from her.  (If you fall on the puritan side of things, you may not want to proceed ;) )

Natalka starts signing for "milk" after 1:30.  She apparently got bored with me trying to get her to do a war cry/ki-up since she had just learned how to do it the day before.

Picking out her first pumpkin!

"They don't call me Pumpkin for nothing!"

We went with this miniature one instead.

My famous crinkled nose!