Holiday fun

I'm really thinking I like this holiday thing! After Hanukkah there were way more celebrations, starting with a party with some of my baby friends at our house. We had a blast tearing apart wrapping paper and smushing food into the ground.

Then we got on a plane to go visit Daddy's family in CA. It was a great trip and I got to spend a lot of time with my Granny, Auntie Kerry and Mimi who spoiled me rotten with gifts! I even got my Elmo microphone and Zany Zoo, I was dying for those.

It was a great trip and except for Mama and Daddy's stomach bug, we all had a great time.

Early morning play

This morning I woke up nice and early, 5:00am, so I could have lots of play time for the day. Mama got some video of me talking to my little stuffed clam while standing by myself. This is my new favorite thing to do. Please pardon my bed head.

The NJ crawl

We are back from our wild week on the East Coast! I had a great time meeting so many of Mama's friends and family. The airplane was pretty cool too, the way there I entertained all the other passengers with my different noises and rubbed my pacifier all over the seats, which didn't make Mama very happy. The way home I was so exhausted I slept the whole time!

I had my baby naming ceremony and now my official Hebrew name is Natania, after Mama's Grandpa Nat. It was a really special day and I loved hearing my Rabbi Aunt Leslie sing in Hebrew to me, it was fascinating.

During my trip I mastered my crawl. I think I had to have the NJ air in me to complete my task. Here is a video of me at my Auntie Kristin's house cruising along.

Let it snow

It was the craziest thing when I woke up this morning (at 4:30am, sorry Mama) to find all this white stuff coming from the sky! It is the coolest thing. At first I thought they were bubbles but then I realized it was something entirely different. I had a great day in the white stuff with Mama and Daddy, we took a ride in the car and I talked a lot about the beautiful view. Daddy got out of work early so we lit a fire and enjoyed our first Seattle snow of the year.

9 months

I turned nine months old last week and even though it was a rough day because both Daddy and I were sick, Mama still managed to snap a few shots of me. I go to the doctor tomorrow for my check up, not looking forward to that.

This weekend we went to a town called Leavenworth that is setup like an old Bavarian village. It was really fun. Daddy was happy because he found a veggie Bratwurst to eat.

I'm able to crawl now, but still just being lazy about it. Mama and Daddy keep encouraging me with lots of goodies, and sometimes I humor them and crawl a little. I really like standing up now though and my balance has gotten really good. I'm eating all kinds of foods and talking lots. Looking forward to my first cross country trip next week!

More cheese please

Mama gave me some string cheese as a snack the other day and I really enjoyed it! I think cheese is my new favorite food...I take after my Uncle Benny for sure.

Happy Halloween

I just celebrated my first Halloween! I was a ladybug, as you can see, and though I didn't mind the costume too much, I wasn't in the best mood for my parties. Unfortunately all the parties were at a rough time of day for me, so I did the best I could, but I wasn't always the happiest ladybug.

I had fun with Mama and Daddy and all my baby friends though, they all looked so cute in their costumes. Maybe next year will be my year.