Erik, Natalie, and Baby Tatum Rose Mullins: February 2009

What a relief to be able to update this blog again!!! Very excited to be the adoring mom of a healthy, happy eight month old who is thriving and full of life. I can definitely say that I am a tired woman at the end of the day...our little monkey keeps us on our toes and we love every minute of it.

The past couple of months have been filled with Thanksgiving, Tahoe, holiday events, lots of gift shopping & wrapping, visiting family, parties with friends, Christmas in Austin, Dad's 49th birthday and New Year 2009 celebration, Snow Ball, attending Blake's gymnastics and karate classes, Petaluma Mother's Club events & play dates, my 29th birthday celebration, writing all the thank you cards, cody/devon/dylan's visit from Texas, trying out new restaurants, my foot surgery, Tatum's first two bottom teeth, child proofing the house (we have all tile floors), visiting Erik and his job sites in Marin...and...above all...caring, laughing, and loving on our little darling. Wow! What a past couple of months!

Below is a brief overview of Tatum's accomplishments over the past couple of months:
Weight: 20 lbs.
Height: 28 inches
Very Blonde and Blue Eyed
Two Bottom Teeth
Waves Hello and Goodbye
Makes Song Hand Gestures to " Baby Shark" song
Loves other babies and kids...she squeals really loud at them...making some of them cry
Very social...not at all afraid of strangers...especially at Target, grocery store, and Costco
Cries when someone comes through the front door...we are not sure why!
Loves Sippy Cups
Is not at all interested in her infant toys anymore...loves kitchen utensils and make up
Loves sleeping in the car...just like her mom!
Claps her hands when you yell "Yaaaaay Tatum"
Has no interest in crawling although she knows how
Only wants to stand, jump, and walk
Has about 7 different smiles
Still sleeping at least 12 hours at night....again...."Yaaaay Tatum"
Loves Mirrors...especially after the bath
Now taking "big girl" baths and sitting up in the tub with all of her toys
Is Blake's BIGGEST fan...that boy can really make her laugh
Is now eating finger foods without gagging...we were worried there for a minute
Hates getting dressed
Loves her baby doll and blankets
Is the queen at pulling hair and earrings
Loves going out to restaurants...is over it by 8:00 pm
Loves taking long walks with Cooter

I hope that this is a good overview of just how busy she is...trust me...I am lucky if she sleeps a total of an hour and a half during the day! Although, she is a great night sleeper, so Erik and I couldn't be happier about it all. We take as many pictures as possible so I hope you enjoy them of the past couple of months. My how time flies when you are having this much fun!

Tatum's Baptism- Dante and Janet DelPrete are her Godparents and long-time friends of Erik.