December 4, 2006

Nathan is 13 months old now. He started walking at 11 months. He is very curious, persistent, and loves sounds. He looks up to his big brother, Andy, very much and clearly loves him. Andy makes Nathan laugh like nobody else can. It is so nice to see the two of them getting along so well - we can only hope that it stays that way.

Nathan continues to really like school, his friends there, and his teachers. They provide him with lots of stimulation and learning, which is great. If school has the same impact on him as it did on Andy, he'll get such a head-start on life through the curriculum and opportunities that the Smithsonian provides.

Nathan eats pretty well. He eats a combination of baby food and table food for his meals. He is fine eatting table food, but it often doesn't meet his hunger needs quickly enough and he gets frustrated. Therefore, we are still doing some baby food to help fill his tummy more quickly.

This photo was recently taken - Halloween 2006. Halloween might be Andy's favorite holiday. As you can see, Nathan isn't quite sure though. We were shocked that Andy wanted to be a skeleton and not some kind of animal. Nathan got Andy's infant costume as a hand-me-down (I think it was a hand-me-down to Andy too). Next year, no telling what Andy will be - Nathan will probably be Ord (a friendly dragon from the kid's show Dragon Tales).