Natalie Adele

Natalie has just begun to blossom!  She is still very tiny in stature (not yet 18 pounds) but makes up for it in personality!  She just got her 5th tooth this week and has begun speaking non-stop baby babble that seems to make a lot of sense!  She says quite a few things that the kids and I can actually understand as her way of communicating-- Almost Words!  She loves to climb and play peek-a-boo.  She loves to be wherever her older siblings are, doing whatever they are doing.  And she especially loves it outside!  She will sit in the wagon or in her stroller while we go for walks talking contentedly about the things she sees.  She has such a sweet little personality-- cuddling up with whoever will read her a book, splashing happily in the tub, going down for bed-times and nap-times easily and without ordeal.  Her new-found amusement is throwing "trash" away in the trash can.  The only problem is her idea of trash and ours can be quite different!
Words and Almost-Words we hear her say on a consistent basis:
Mama
Tank-you
cu (cup)
husssss (horse)
borororo (puppy or dog)
Dada
dow (down, as she slaps on the edge of her high chair tray)
Rara (which means "Kids!  Where are you???")
deee-ah (deer!)  We have a lot of deer that roam our neighborhood freely so every time she spots one she yells out "dee-ah"! 
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