More Similarities

In fairness, so far Nate seems to be very different from his big sister (at least with regard to sleeping patterns), but in terms of cute expressions there are some that seem to me to be very similar. Here is one example:

Nate's Smile/Laugh Around One Month:


PJ's Smile/Laugh Around One Month:

Easy Like Sunday Morning

Last Sunday morning (Nate's 4-week birthday), Penelope & Nate began the morning hanging out with Mom & Dad in their jammers (pajamas to those of you non-Champas). Here are some shots of the big sister and little brother hanging out:

Penelope & Nate Spend Some Quality Time

Penelope seems to be taking pretty well to her baby brother. She hugs him, kisses him, has held him, says good night to him and says she loves him. I think that seems like a pretty good start! She also likes to look in on him sleeping and show him things, like the colored buttons on her toy phone.

More Nate!

P is for Penelope

Penelope officially recognizes at least one letter, the letter P of course. She also knows that "P is for Penelope." She actually does pretty well with other letters in her name also. She can pretty reliably bring us the letters "o" and "e" upon request from two puzzles she has that spell her name, and some of the other letters as well!

Interrogatories

Penelope is fully into what her Nana calls "interrogatories." She is all questions: "Where is so and so?" "What's he doing?" "What's that noise?" It seems she is officially into some sort of new phase of language development!

First Family Portrait

Here are some pix of the new & improved Champa Family: