Letters to Santa

Here are Brady and Noelle showing everyone the letters to Santa they wrote - Brady actually wrote his with spelling help, and Noelle's was written for her but she decided what she wanted to write :)

As an aside, we really need to work on the way Brady smiles for the camera so it doesn't look like he's in pain...

Reading Books

Here's a couple short videos of Brady and Noelle reading books.  Please note that they are each sitting on a ride-on toy as they read.

Nathan's First Solid Food

We also started to introduce Nathan to solid food this past week.  He really likes oatmeal, and even the first time we fed him, he ate the whole bowl!

And of course, Brady and Noelle wanted their pictures taken as well

And finally Noelle with her "bean" face - she thought it was hilarious to smash bean juice into her face.

St. Nick's Day

Brady and Noelle had a fun time opening the presents St. Nick left in their shoes.

6 Months Old!

Pictures from December 4, 2013

And of course, it wouldn't be complete without Brady asking to be in some of the pictures

So what's new with Nathan - not a whole lot.  He still wakes up one time in the middle of the night to eat, goes to bed around 630 and wakes up for the day around 630 or so.  He takes about three naps a day, but they are still not predictable in terms of length and the time they start.

He has started to say some consonant sounds - lalalala and yayayaya.  He adores Brady and Noelle and spends a lot of his awake time just watching them in awe.  He still loves his hands and holds them/ stares at them/ eats them all the time.  He also sucks his thumb to fall asleep at nap time and for bed time.  He now grabs at toys he wants to play with and can shake a rattle or smack a toy when he's in his exersaucer.  He also can almost sit unassisted for a few seconds, although he tips over quite easily so we usually are sitting right behind him.