First Word....?

We think Natalie may have said her first word today...."DaDa". We've really been working with her to say Dada and Mama even though she really doesn't make those sounds too often. But this morning, while Jordan was still home, we kept repeating it and we think we heard it a couple of times. Maybe she doesn't even know what she's saying, but we were still excited! Now we have to work on her to say "Mama" and "Gary"! (She better say mama first)

We're going on a trip!

Jordan and I, along with my sister and brother/brother-in-law are going on a cruise down the coast of Mexico from February 10 through the 17th. We'll be gone over our 2 year anniversary and Valentine's Day. We're really excited and yet I'm going to miss our baby so much. I have only been away from her twice for longer than a couple of hours in almost 7 months. Maybe it'll be good for her to get a break from me! She gets millions of hugs and kisses from me and Jordan everyday! My dad won a $5000 trip voucher and he is giving it to his kids for us to use. How could we turn that down?! I know we're going to have a blast.

Watch the Brainwall video below!

I caught this on the Ellen show and thought it was hillarious. It's too bad that America is more obsessed with money making game shows than with just having fun!

What do ya know....more pics of Natalie!

Natalie is actually closer to being 7 months old now but I couldn't resist posting these belated, 6 month pictures on the blog. She currently has 2 bottom teeth, and she'll be getting some top teeth any day now. She doesn't show much interest in crawling yet, more of just spinning around on her tummy. Other than when her gums are in pain due to teething, she is a very happy baby.

Natalie's First Christmas

We had a very busy holiday season. I think we had about 8 parties to attend in three weeks. Natalie had many late nights but she did so good. We all got a lot of nice presents even though we didn't need them.

Look at all of those presents. Our parents really out-did themselves. I think that mom Barkel wrapped 150 stocking gifs alone. Natalie had just as much fun playing with her cousin, Matthew's, chainsaw as her own gifts. And Matthew tried out her toys, too.

Natalie's First Christmas

We had a very busy holiday season. I think we had about 8 parties to attend in three weeks. Natalie had many late nights but she did so good. We all got a lot of nice presents even though we didn't need them.

Look at all of those presents. Our parents really out-did themselves. I think that mom Barkel wrapped 150 stocking gifs alone. Natalie had just as much fun playing with her cousin, Matthew's, chainsaw as her own gifts. And Matthew tried out her toys, too.

We've Finally Got Internet

For 2 years we have lived here and we've only been able to get a poor wireless signal. Jordan forbids me to give anymore details on the subject. I'll just say this: we are happy to be able to recieve a connection from anywhere in the house now instead of in Natalie's crib! Hopefully, I'll be able to stay up-to-date with our blog now.