It has been awhile since we have posted an update. Natalie continues to be an absolute joy. She has added quite a bit of speed to her crawling. She can get across the room quicker than ever. She now gets pretty determined to go after what she wants and will vocally let you know if she is upset because you don't let her have what she wants!
She continues to work on pulling herself up. She can get to her knees, but she cannot get beyond this. I am not particularly in a hurry for her to master this milestone. I can already see many more bumps and bruises once she figures it out!
She loves her puffs and her yogurt melts that she can feed to herself. I have attempted a few other finger foods, but she isn't quite ready for much more. She loves her baby food meals though and eats like a pro. Sadly, we had to go to 1/2 of her bottles are now formula. This was sad for me emotionally and sad for us financially. But at least we got to 9 months without a single formula bottle. I know that is still an accomplishment. I plan on attempting to keep the formula as only half of her feedings as long as possible. We will see how it goes.
Natalie has been blessed with the visit of her Grandma from PA! Grammy Harris will be with us until after Thanksgiving, which gives her plenty of time to watch Natalie and love her more and more. Natalie particularly likes playing patty-cake with her and attempting to chew on her oxygen tubing.
This weekend, Natalie and I went to IC for Natalie's first homecoming. It was fun to show her off to all of my friends and to all of my co-workers from the Alumni Office. We then stopped by Grandma and Grandpa's for some extra lovin'. Next weekend will be another overnight with them. Natalie loves all of the spoiling she gets there!
Enjoy the pictures! Natalie got a present from Vicci and the girls- it was the first thing she has ever opened, which she did a great job! I included a picture of Nattie's determined face, which is so cute. There are several pictures from IC and some pics of Natalie with her grandparents.
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