sibs

Ah, what could be sweeter? Big sis, little bro. Happiness squared.

But wait, it's not always rose petals and buttercups around here? The latest development is that Abigail, instead of whining/screaming and feeling sorry for herself when mama and papa are occupied with Nate (or dinner, etc), she gets very quiet and goes off and causes TROUBLE! It's like she got smarter overnight or something.

Abigail: a study in contrasts. A sweet perfect helper one minute (she LOVES helping to change diapers - we kid not! - especially poopy ones!). Lotion obsessed, marker wielding two year old terror the next minute.

Nate's eyes widen as he figures that it will probably be over a decade before he's bigger than Abigail. And you get the sense she already has plans for mischief.....

stripey guy

Nate tries to blend in with the white couch, while contemplating the fact that each piece of this outfit came from a different friend or family member, and yet they all match! Thanks everyone!
Hat: from Aunt Jennifer - Christmas 2007 - in anticipation of Abigail's arrival!
Shirt: from Vernon and Paige celebrating Nate's arrival!
Pants: from buddy Cole who wore them and then passed them along to Nate!

"Just because I'm 2 months old and helpless doesn't mean you get to laugh at me like that!"

"Hey! I'm tipping over!"

tickle time

Who knew that Nate was so good at tickling Abby with his toes??

Abby certainly found this to be a surprise!

And we don't think Nate really understood the extent of his tickle talents...

Post-tickle lounging.

Abigail tries to get a closer look at these tickling toes. Too bad they're covered up in a footie suit.

Uh oh... the natives are restless!

weekend walk

It's fall and we're going for a walk! Yay!

Papa and Nate (riding in style in Ergo) lead the way while Mommy and Abby (strollerfied) follow.

Check out this slide!

There she goes!

Papa and Nate take part in slide excitement.

"Hey guys! I'm over here now!"

"Hnmmmm.. how to get down from here?"

Ready, set.....

Jump!

al fresco

Warm fall weather is perfect for dinners outside ... sushi on the patio!

After dinner Abby checks in on our raking progress.

And adds a few leaves to the bag.

Busy little girl ..

Never in one place for long....she's off.

Nate on the other hand does tend to stay put where you set him down...here he is staring up at the trees from his patio table perch.

Deep thoughts about trees, fall, life. Remember these deep thoughts from Abigail in May of 2008?.

A takes a potty break (successful!)

Back inside, hanging out.

Nato, Natey, Nate-man, Fella, Little dude... all of Abby's favorite Nate nicknames.

Smiles!

doh

We stirred up another batch of play-doh the other day....

Abby really likes to help mix things up.

Enthusiastic play-doh sous-chef. Finished product: warm and smushy and pink. Abigail wanted to make red but we only had a little bit of red food coloring left, so pink it is!

2 months

Hi guys. I'm 2 months old and I love to wiggle!

Nate is smiling a ton and "talking" to us all a lot. He thinks Abby is especially funny. Two month check up confirmed that he is a big boy: 13 lbs (80th percentile) and 25 inches (97th percentile). The 2 month shots put little Nate man in a fussy mood yesterday, but he seems to be more cheerful today. Abigail has a sneezy, snotty cold which we are hoping she doesn't share with the rest of us....this morning she was spotted holding Nate's hand while he was sitting in his bouncy seat after breakfast. Germ-patrol in me was going to try to break up the hand-holding, until I overheard Abby saying to Nate "I just want to shake your beautiful hand..." We'll hope that occasional wipe-downs of Nate's hands and positive thoughts about our immune systems keep everyone healthy and strong.

fall fun

On a chilly fall morning, sporting pjs and a winter hat, Abigail plays in the sandbox lid....

...and on top of the sandbox....

...and with her dump truck....

...and rides her tricycle.

Back inside, potty time continues, though not as impressively as our first weekend. We're still plugging away...

Nate channels baby-Abigail by wearing her old clothes and playing with one of her favorite baby blankets.

For comparison, here's Abigail wearing the same overalls at pretty much exactly the same age. We think Abby wins in the hair quantity but Nate has her beat in size. He's stretching out those overalls a little more than A did at 2 months.

Big girl Abby has Po smile for the camera while she prepares his favorite food: quinoa. Who knew?!

Nathaniel is a good sport and models Abby's bee hat. After much discussion, this year for Halloween Abigail has decided to be a bumble bee again. Luckily the costume still fits! Last year she absolutely did not want to wear it and many tears were shed. What scene will unfold this year? Only time will tell....

Friends come to visit! Dorigen, Rosie, Elizabeth, Nate and Sarah all catch up amongst kid chaos and baby cries. Nate enjoyed spending time with all of the ladies....

Beautiful fall weather continues, so more adventures surely to come... PS: Happy 2 month birthday to Nate today!!