A Peek at the Poulsens

cozy in the dog bed at my parents', haha  aaaaand he's mobile! an army crawl pro. nothing gives him more joy than going over to the toy baskets and dumping them. I just love his happy face!  I kept this picture because it shows a Stocktonism: the arm windmill. He gets his arms flapping so fast when he's excited! cozy post-nap bottle : )   already a selfie pro  loves to eat! i love watching him meticulously pick up each piece.  loving the slide Still a champion sleeper (even through Natalie's night time antics, oy), loves bottles and foods and cozies, army crawls everywhere, his favorite toys include my water bottle, bike pedals, and the electronic CatchPhrase. His feet are expressive and grab almost as well as his hands, and he says the "ma" "ba" and gutteral throat sounds. 10 months already, can you believe it?

Sometimes I find a bunch of pictures that I forgot about but can't bear to throw out. So here's my sweet girl from July, in pictures:  waiting for Daddy to get home Snus! Susannah (Sus, Snus, Snusan, Zan...Stathee) came home from grad school in Washington so we got to spend lots of fun time with her. YAYYY it has been too long!  modeling, and waving hi to the big ball of aluminum foil that is mysteriously on Austin's night table (?) she LOVES pulling clothes out of the laundry basket and putting them on. sometimes she gets stuck in a sleeve and gets reallly mad. cozies : ) she loves laying on Daddy's pillow and using Mommy's blankie  communing with otters, her very first independent ice cream cone, and peeking out of the strollers at the mall  one of her favorite positions lately the sucker at church = LIFE SAVER.  one of her favorite activities: putting the "monies" into the change jar  She calls this ac...

Natalie Jane turned TWO last week! Can you believe it? Two actually has much less of an "omg" factor for me than when she turned one, because she really acts two. She's been "almost two" for the past few months, talking more than ever, running around, knowing all her colors, etc, so it just makes more sense that she's actually, officially two. (BUT STILL - I'm 23 and I have a two-year-old? Cray.) We were still recovering from our trip on her actual birthday (August 1st) but we found ways to make it special. Zoo with our best friends, donuts and a balloon at the store, pizza for lunch. Most of our family was out of town, but Uncle Sam and Pop-Pop were able to make it for official cake time. I asked Natsby what color cake she wanted, and she said "fire!" (fy-errrr, more like) So I made an orange and red (dang it, pink) cake with yellow frosting and orange candles. She loved it!  It wasn't intentional, but her outfit matches the c...