Monday, March 19, 2012

Happy Fifth Birthday, Natalie!

Natalie was born on this day five years ago.

It’s been quite a ride.

For starters, she didn’t seem to like much.



Inside me, she didn’t like Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. I got sick whenever I ate one. It was cruel.



She didn’t like her adorable headbands



Or her bunny hats



Her carseat OR her carseat toys that I bought hoping she'd learn to LIKE her carseat



Her warm fuzzy outfit



Her bouncer



Being called a tax deduction



Her adorable pink hat



Grass



Cake on her fingers

(And, my longtime readers will recall as she learned how to speak she would boldy say, "I don't YIKE this!")

But…

She always ALWAYS loved her Daddy.





And allowed me to dress her in various outfits:

































Before I knew it she was one…



Two…



Three…



Four…



And now she’s 5.



It’s been a fun ride.

Happy Birthday, Natalie.

47 comments:

  1. I do remember her "I don't YIKE this!" phase. It was always funny :) I burst out laughing at the picture of her sitting in the grass like "WHAT is that poking on my butt and legs? Spiky things ewwwww" is what she looks like she's saying.

    She is such a beautiful child. SO beautiful. But you knew that already! Happy Birthday Natalie Rapunzel!

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  2. Happy birthday Natalie! I'm glad she decided to smile for pictures once in a while! :-)

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  3. What a cute post. Loved all the pics. Seriously, I think I've said it before, but please get that girl an agent. She is the perfect little clothes model. SO CUTE! Hard to believe how quickly time flies. My little MIss Sass will be 5 in just a few months. BOO! Happy Birthday to Natalie.

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  4. Such a cute post. Happy Birthday Natalie!!

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  5. Awww, adorable pics of an adorable girl. Happy Birthday to her. And I hope you've made up for not being able to eat Reeces...that would've killed me! LoL!

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  6. She eventually learned to like hats! Happy Birthday Natalie, you sure are a cutie!

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  7. Happy birthday, pretty girl! Hope you guys have a great day celebrating. :)

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  8. Happy Birthday Natalie! She is so precious!! :-)

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  9. Oh my! That almost made me cry. What a little cutie! Do they really grow that fast?

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  10. What a beautiful little girl. Makes me miss my little girl and she is 25!

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  11. Happy happy 5th birthday Natalie!

    Love all the pictures, she is so pretty. I had to laugh at all the pictures she was crying in though, and how much she didn't like. Reminds me of my little guy!

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  12. Happy Birthday, Natalie! She's beautiful!

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  13. She's absolutely gorgeous! Happy Birthday, Natalie!

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  14. She is just so cute! All of her "crying" pictures make me think of all the pictures I have of my almost 5 year old - but instead of crying we constantly seemed to take her picture while she was pooping. No one would really know this but us since we recognize "the face" she constantly made!

    Happy Birthday Natalie!

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  15. She is such a beauty.

    I hope she has the best birthday.

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  16. What a great line of pics. Happy Birthday, Natalie!

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  17. I remember her "I don't YIKE this" phase and quite a few of those adorable clothing shots. A wonderful Happy Birthday to Na.

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  18. I remember the "I dont YIKE this" phase you wrote about. I hope she has a wonderful birthday! Can't believe she is 5!

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  19. Happy Birthday Natalie! She is adorable! I opened the page and saw the ultrasound and thought you were preggo again!

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  20. this was so funny! she's beautiful. happy bday! stopping by from sits. thanks for celebrating my sits day with me. hope you and natalie get that celebratory cupcake :)

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  21. What a great post. Happy Birthday!

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  22. Too cute! Happy Birthday to her (and mom, who did all the hard work!) :-)

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  23. Happy, happy birthday to your beautiful girl! (I LOVED the "I don't YIKE this" phase!) They grow up so fast (ask me how I know...). Give her some extra hugs from her adoring public.

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  24. Happy Birthday! She is just too cute in all those photos even when she was upset!

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  25. My only girl is Raven and I must do a similar post about her because you reminded me how FAST it all goes. Nice job mummy.

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  26. The first part of this post had me laughing.

    Happy birthday Natalie!

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  27. That stream of crying pictures had me laughing. She is seriously gorgeous. Happy birthday to Natalie!

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  28. Just gorgeous! I remember when she was born :) She's such a young lady now. Happy birthday Natalie!

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  29. She is absolutely beautiful!
    I love her sweet eyes!

    Happy birhday to her!

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  30. what a sweetie! can't believe she's already 5!!

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  31. happy birthday sweet girl! What a beauty she is :-)

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  32. She's an original!!!! Happy Birthday Natalie!

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  33. Happy Birthday to Natalie! Hope she has a fun filled day!

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  34. Happy Birthday, Beautiful!
    I love when she mugs for the camera...and tells you how to take the pics :)
    Tracy

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  35. Happy Birthday(belated) to sweet Natalie! All these pictures are gorgeous. You guys made a beautiful baby! :D

    Hope your day was awesome!

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  36. Happy Birthday to your beautiful little girl! Adorable!

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  37. So lovely to see the pictures of her each year! Happy 5th Birthday Natalie x

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  38. She's such a beautiful child... Happy Birthday, Natalie. Glad you're a smiler, now!

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  39. She's so adorable...always has been! I remember you bringing her home. It certainly has been a long ride!!
    Happy birthday (a few days late) to Natalie!

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  40. Holy crap, this is the best birthday post I've ever read! Happy birthday Na (a few days late)!

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  41. Awesome!!! Loved the pictures timeline. All the crying pictures...so funny (and I'm wondering if it's wrong to think they were so cute when clearly she was not happy). And seriously...BEST outfits EVER!!!

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  42. Happy birthday to your Natalie!

    (I have quite a few pictures of my Natalie with the exact same face!) She just says "No (blank) for me!" when she doesn't like something.

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