For the past couple weeks, Emma’s been doing the “army crawl,” and getting prepped for a full-fledged crawl. She’s also pulling herself up and standing briefly on her own and walking some distance with help.

on the move
We’re not sure she’ll beat Nathan’s walking by 8mos., but she’s giving it a strong effort! Go, Emma!
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Filed under: emma on October 26th, 2010 | No Comments »
Nathan took his first step on his own on his Daddy’s birthday (July 4th), just shy of his 8 month birthday. He’s really trying hard to walk on his own, and being more daring about taking steps alone. He walks pretty well just holding on to a finger or pant leg, and is now putting a couple steps together by himself before falling into our outstretched arms. What a champ! (Although he’s got the bumps and bruises that come along with learning how to walk!) He has been saying “Da Da” for a couple weeks now, and just in the past week he’s been saying “Ma Ma”. The other day we were in the kitchen and heard “Mama” clear as a bell from the playroom. We both looked at each other, and thought for sure it was Annalise or Sean, but they were right next to us and Nate was the only one in the playroom. He’s growing up so fast!
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Filed under: Nathan on July 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
We haven’t blogged in a while, mainly because we’re chasing three very active kids.

Nathan
Nathan is about 7 1/2 months old and is on the move. He went from barely being able to sit by himself to crawling and pulling himself up to standing in what seemed to be a blink of an eye. He just may be our earliest walker yet (and we thought Annalise was early when she took her first step on her 9 month birthday.). He wants to walk so badly! His favorite pastime nowadays is standing in front of one of us and letting go, seeing how long he can stay standing by himself.

Sean
Sean is 2 1/2 years old and is such a joy. He is quite the talker and sometimes we even understand him! He loves his baby brother and is always talking to and playing with him. He also loves his big sister Annalise and will do everything she does. He is just about as tall as her (less than an inch separates them) and we are constantly asked if they are twins. He’s a great snuggler too (that’s Mommy’s favorite part).

Annalise the Ballerina
Annalise is now 3 1/2 years old and is quite the princess — though if you actually call her “princess” she’ll deny it: “I’m not a princess, I’m Annalise”. She insists on picking out her own outfits, and if Mommy tries to help she will definitely point out if something doesn’t match. She also wants to wear all pink, all the time. Now, if only she’d let Mommy put pretty things in her hair! (Although she’s getting better with that too.) She can’t wait to start pre-school in the fall and already has picked out her “Disney Fairies” backpack (which is just about as big as she is!).
Annalise and Sean are taking a dance class over the summer (well, more of a “jump and play around while there is music in the background” class). Annalise loves her ballerina outfit and shoes! They both look so cute dancing around.
Fred and Ginger, eat your hearts out!
Tags: Annalise, dancing, learning to walk, Nathan, photo, Sean
Filed under: Annalise, Nathan, Sean on June 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Learning to walk is hard work! I’m cruising all over the place but gravity sometimes works against me.
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Annalise has been working on this for a while, and she finally did it! She took a step by herself on Saturday, October 21st (2 days shy of her 9 month birthday). Both Pat and I were sitting on the playroom floor when she took a step to get from me to him. We’re so proud of her!
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Filed under: Annalise on October 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »