Natalia 8 1/2 Months

Loves the beach. Easy baby, just likes to chill. Serious. Restless. Plays peek a boo all day, even by herself with her shirt. Chants herself to sleep. Four top chicklet teeth. Awesome eater. Loves being loved. Social. Loves sitting in the shopping cart and eating the handles. Gross? Deal with it. Attacks other babies like prey. Looks wise 80% Chudleigh 20% Harmsen. Almost 17lbs. Tongue? Still sticking out. Crawls in circles, just circles. Mom and Dad are obsessed.

Chudleigh vs. Harmsen

Everytime I look at this little girl, I can't get over how much of a Chudleigh she is! If you know any of my nieces and nephews you would know how dominant the Harmsen gene is, but it looks like Dan won on this one! However, whenever I go out everyone comments on how much she looks like her mother? It seems if you know us people say she looks like Dan and if you don't they say she looks like me? Here are some baby pictures of Dan and me about the same age as Natalia , what do you think?

Mia?






Dan?

Sweet November

Natalia Mia Chudleigh
6lbs 3oz 18 inches

11.10.10 The day life REALLY started to matter, the happiest day of my life!



Counting contractions




Basically my water broke 3 weeks early, Dan had to get a ride to the hospital because our car was in the shop (thanks Mason), Mom got on a plane and was there in a few hours, after 12 hours of natural labor I was over it and gave into the epidural ( awesome), freaked out when they put me on oxygen and told me my baby had a cord around her neck (false), pushed 5 minutes and out came the closest thing to heaven anyone could imagine.... AMAZING!




I miss this little face! Time goes by so fast it breaks my heart. I love every new stage but it's so hard to say goodbye to this forever :( It's God's trick so we'll have more :)




Being a mom is THE single best thing in the whole world. Life is now full of so much meaningful purpose. So yes to all of you who wonder... Go get pregnant, it's so worth it!