Hello!
On Sunday, January 24th, I turned 18 months old! I can pretty much do anything and everything right now – run, throw a ball (especially for Willow), say many words, feed myself, throw a great tantrum, and more. I’m also working on learning to jump – that’s a hard one.
I began a new school earlier this month. I now go to Bethlehem for 2-year-old childcare. I’m the youngest one in the program, but I am having so much fun. I really like all of my new friends and LOVE to run around in the gym. I am also really good at painting, drawing, and coloring, as we have art every day.

Mom and dad took me to McDonald’s for my 18-month birthday. I thought it was because they knew that I love playing on the playground there, but it turns out that they want me to get a job there!  Dad helped my apply, but I haven’t received a call for an interview yet.

Well, time for some beans and applesauce. 
Take care!
love,
Natalie

Now I am back home, playing with my toys and sleeping in my own bed.  I am much happier.  However, mom and dad need to do a procedure on my bladder 3 times a day and I am not making it easy for them.  Maybe I’ll get use to it someday.

Thank you to everyone for your cards, gifts, thoughts, and prayers.  I am so happy that I have so many nice family and friends.  Check out some pictures of my in our August folder in the Pictures section.

Love, Natalie

Mom says I am tall – I am 30.5″ and weigh 22lbs.  I have four teeth, two on the bottom and two on the top.  My mouth is still feeling funny so I also think that I’m getting two more teeth on the top.  I’ve started walking!  I can take at least 5 steps in a row – I even showed everyone at my party on August 1st.  Yup, mom and dad threw me a birthday party.  I had lots of family and friends come to share in my day.  Everything had a cupcake theme, even the cake that mom made.  It was “mmmmm…”.  I also had a little party at daycare right on July 24th.

I like to talk a lots these days.  I can say “up, mom, dad, dog, ruff, and mine”.

Since I am a big girl, I no longer need to drink out of a bottle.  I’ve transitioned to a sippie cup very well.

Here is a link to some of my 1-year pictures.  Enjoy!

Click here to view these pictures or copy and paste this link https://www.searsphotos.com/?shareid=S206927361l5A74WB2HNQ into the address line of your Web browser.

Also, be sure to click on the “pictures” link to see some of our picasa pictures.

Here are a few pictures, more can be seen at our web album site.

More can be found on our photo site.

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support.  God has been great to us!

Pictures are available here:  http://picasaweb.google.com/noltes8704/NatalieElizabethIsBorn

While she is very healthy, parts of her did not fully develop properly. She has been transferred to Children’s Hospital where she is getting amazing help. We are happy to announce that they have found the problem and they are also confident they can eventually fix it. But again, thanks be to God she is living and breathing normally and is not in a life-threatening situation. We can also report she has been baptized, which we did Thursday evening. So continue to keep us in your prayers, thanks for all the prayers so far, and we’ll do our best to keep you updated.

We find comfort in words from Psalm 139:

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

Thank you all for your prayers, and we’ll be sure to keep the updates coming!