Growing up

Natalie has been a year for about 4 months now, but she has not been 20 lbs (the required weight to move into a toddler seat and turn around...I didn't really care b/c it meant I only had to buy one carseat at a time rather than two!). She was 19.5 lbs a few weeks ago, so I think she's finally ready...at least the straps were starting to make red marks on the sides of her neck, so Saturday, she got a new carseat. SHE LOVES IT! (Can you tell?) It's identical to Kate's, so we can switch them back and forth. The strap adjuster is on the front, so we don't have to take the whole thing out to adjust the straps. She just giggled the first few minutes I had her in it. Maybe I'll put a video of that too. I kept a friend's kids the other day. One is Carolyn's age, so they play together nicely...piece of cake. The other is the same age as the twins. She was ready for a nap when her mother dropped her off, so she was not terribly happy. She did let me put her down while I fixed my kids' lunch, staring at me like, I don't like this, but I'll deal with it. After the babies ate, Kate went over and hugged her. (She sort of knocked her friend over on top of herself with the 2nd hug which her friend did not enjoy.) I thought it was sweet.

I'll post some funny quotes from the older two and some things the babies are doign later...just wanted to get some fresh pictures up.