Archive for May, 2007
Goin’ to the Zoo!
We had a great time visiting the Philadelphia Zoo! It was hard to tell whether Natalie was interested in the animals, the people, or just being outside—but she was happy to be there. There are tons more pictures on flickr, but here are some favorites:
Natalie making a funny face:
Muddy tortoise friends:
Natalie and Clara in their sun hats:
Peacock butt:
Natalie with Nama & Grandpa:
Wet Elephant:
Natalie chewing on Chris’ finger:
Giraffe:
Zebra:
Natalie totally tuckered out at the end of the day:
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Play Date with Clara: May 25, 2007
Now that they’re older, Natalie and Clara are so cute together! They’re much more interested in each other than they were when they were younger. Not that you can tell from the following video, you’ll just have to trust me. Before the video was taken, they were patting each other’s butts! I guess dogs sniff and babies pat. Natalie had a great time playing in Clara’s pool—her first “swimming” experience.
Natalie & Cat: BFF?
Natalie and our two cats have become increasingly more aware of each other lately. If Natalie gets fussy, sometimes all it takes to make her smile is to show her one of the cats. Tillman is still pretty scared of Natalie and only shows some curiosity from a distance. Cat (technically Uncle David’s cat, and yes, his name is “Cat”) on the other hand, sometimes likes to get close to Natalie and snuggle. Cat, unlike Tillman, is de-clawed and doesn’t ever bite, so he’s a good starter cat for her. Since it’s more likely that Natalie will hurt Cat than vice versa, we’re trying to teach Natalie to be gentle. Heh heh.
In their first close encounter, Natalie really wanted to touch Cat. I had to put a lot of muscle into restraining her—it was like she was in a bar fight and I was holding her back! As you’ll hear, she was pretty mad that she couldn’t get to him. This video was taken on April 27, 2007.
The next encounter, Cat snuggled against her for a minute, but then kept his distance. These pictures and video were taken on May 22, 2007.
A Tooth!!!!!
Hurray!!!!! Natalie cut her first tooth last Friday, May 18, 2007. The lucky tooth to pop through first is the bottom front left. We would have posted this earlier, but it took a week to get a semi-good photo of the tooth. It’s still hard to see, but it sure is sharp!
