Natalie at 17 Months

I've done a lot of Timmy posts lately, so I think it's time for a Natalie themed post. She's growing up so quickly and is so clever and funny.

She is definitely more of a thinker than a talker, but she is starting to say some new words. I've been trying to think of all the words she can say and some that pop out to me are: mama, dada, grandma, grandpa, jump, shake, dog, brother, baby, baba (yo gabba gabba, haha), brobee, timmy, love you...though most of these words don't sound like what they are supposed to sound like. Timmy started out as may-may but is now bay-bay.

She is a CLIMBER. This girl will climb anything and she's good at it too. She does get hurt a lot, but it's not usually from climbing. She has busted her lip open a couple times in the last few days, but it was from falling off the bed while she was climbing down the right way!

Natalie is a lover. She is so affectionate and loves to surprise people with hugs and kisses. She loves to wear tutus and skirts and hats but also loves to strip all of her clothes off. When I went to pick her up from Baby Bay yesterday, she was halfway out of her dress. She's also really catching on to dressing herself. She can get shirts on over her head but needs help with the sleeves and she can pull her pants on but needs help pulling them up. She hates socks and always pulls them off so even though it's winter, she is usually barefoot.

She's an eater! She will eat just about anything you put in front of her and she eats a lot at one time. She loves food! Right now she is not picky at all, unlike her big brother who won't touch most food.

She rarely smiles for pictures so most people assume she is very serious - which she can be - but she is quite the little comedienne. She is goofy and loves to babble these long stories complete with facial expressions and her hands flying everywhere to make a point. She is very expressive and emotional.

She has an attitude already, though, and is quickly approaching the terrible twos. She has thrown tantrums and gets very mad when things don't go how she wants. She screeches and whines with the best of 'em.

As far as hobbies go, this little girl is going to be an artist. She loves to color and draw and will sit with a pen and a piece of paper for an hour. She doesn't just color or draw though; she holds the pen properly and does tiny, intricate little circles and shapes and scribbles.

But most of all, she loves her Babba. Yo! Gabba Gabba is her life. She eats, sleeps, and breathes this show. Never interrupt her while Babba is on and never take away one of her best Babba stuffed friends. She deserves to be on the show as one of the dancing kids.