Monday, February 15, 2010

In 12 hours and 15 minutes...

It is 11:44pm, on Feb. 15th.  In 12 hours and 15 minutes, our little lady will officially be 3 months old. 
(She was born at noon on the 16th!)

I AM BAFFLED.

STUNNED.

and...

 OH SO THANKFUL!

I must get to bed; busy day in town tomorrow.  Hopefully I'll find time to write about some of Natalie's 3 month benchmarks tomorrow afternoon!

WE LOVE YOU NATALIE GRACE!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Fast FAB

We are feeling absolutely blessed, and Tony a little stressed, with God's plans for Tony's business, Fast FAB.  His hopper business has really flourished.  The shop is constantly "hopping" with production of hoppers.  Tony now has two full-time employees and three part-time employees working for him. 

Here is a picture of the shop during production.

Here Tony was hauling a hopper into Glasgow to a local implement dealer to set on their lot as a form of advertising.


I'd say things are moving along rather nicely, wouldn't you agree?

I pray that God will continue to bless Tony's hard-working hands, his forward-thinking mind, and keep he and his workers safe.  Amen.

Randoms

Natalie and I went for a walk with our neighbors, the Holte's this past week.  Here she is all bundled up, looking adorable.


Tummy time has become more enjoyable lately...Natalie's neck and arms are much stronger, and she can really hold herself up.


Tired of Tax Time

Monday afternoon was taxes day for me, and I didn't quite get them all done.  So, Tuesday morning was taxes day again.  I think Natalie was a bit tired of taxes.  She RARELY falls asleep if she's not swaddled.  Check these out!


So precious!

Daddy and Me!

Tony has been wanting to shave his head for a while.  I finally agreed to it, and afterwards noticed just how much Natalie looks like him.  They both have quite the widow's peak hairline.  Like Daddy, like daughter...what do you think???




Before the haircut, eating dinner together. 
I don't mind his shorter hair, but it needs about 4 days of growth...that was too short for me!

Bathtime...

...is such a fun time!

(12weeks and 3days old)

Quiet Time?

Lately we have been asking ourselves what "quiet time" is?

Tony was able to stay home on Saturday with Natalie and I, and he noticed how she is talking constantly nowadays. Here is a little tidbit of her constant babbling. (12weeks, 5days)

We are starting to realize that this is only the beginning of her constant presence in our lives. Don't get me wrong, WE LOVE having our little Natalie Grace around and wouldn't trade it for anything. But, Tony and I used to sit at home in the quiet and dream for the day that our home would be a bit more boistrous and chaotic...meaning children. In those days we'd just go visit our friends the Runners to get a taste of it.

Well, now we have a bit of our own boistrous going on at home, and WE LOVE IT!

Sooner than later I'll have to get a video of Natalie in a mirror. She enjoys talking to the little girl that she sees! We're still trying to catch one of her giggles on video too. They are so cute!

Grabbing Progression

This first video is of Natalie at 11 weeks and 2 days old. Just a few days before this we noticed that she was starting to grab for the toys that hang down from her playmat. Here is video number one of her progress.

Here is video number two of her progress. This was taken on Super Bowl Sunday before we headed to church. She is 11 weeks and 6 days old in this video. Four days have passed since the first video posted above.

Video number three in this grabbing progression series :) was taken when Natalie was 12 weeks and 1 day old. She really has this whole grabbing thing down pat. It is so neat to see her progression...I'm so proud of my little angel, and VERY thankful that I can stay at home with her to witness these little moments.