Another Update

Natalie continues to be the love of our lives!!! Her latest milestone is getting really good at standing up. Natalie can stand as long as you are giving her some support. This happened rather quickly. It seemed like one day she really was not interested in putting weight on her legs, then she suddenly was doing it like a pro! She still hasn't made any further developments in crawling. Maybe she will go straight to walking!
I moved her exosaucer to the tallest setting. She now loves to jump in the exosaucer, which is quite loud and violent looking- but it puts a great smile on her face.
She has perfected how to do raspberries and gets quite tickled at herself when she does it.
We had another unfortunate milestone today. She had developed a rash that was spreading, so I took her to the doctor. She has hand,foot, and mouth disease. Which sounds a million times worse than it is. It is a viral illness that is highly contagious (the doctor said that almost all kids get it at some point), with really no treatment or complications for/with it. So essentially it is just like a cold, except has more visible signs. She has the rash in her mouth as well, which seems like it may be causing her a bit of discomfort when she eats, but other than that, she has been acting completely normal. It should be completely gone within a week.
I am including some pictures of Natalie playing with her new favorite toy- the fisher price ring stacking toy; hanging out with her best friend, Pumba; and a picture of Natalie with her Uncle Nathan at his graduation (she seems quite impressed with the degree!)