Nathanael is now rolling over front to back and back to front - but only when he's in the mood. He's not putting the crawling together yet. He will lay on his belly and lift his head and shoulders high, lifting himself with his hands and forearms, but with his legs flat on the ground. Next time, he'll have his little bottom waving high in the air, but with his face and arms flat on the carpet or blanket. We both anticipate his crawling with excitement and wince at the trouble he may get into once he begins. He's an energetic boy - a two-year old boy named Tatum declared this month that, "He bounces just like Tigger".

We've taken a number of movies of Nathanael and our family, and until only shared a handful here on the blog, but we now have a growing collection posted at:

http://youtube.com/cascheck

We've had plenty of cold and snow in Toledo this January, but we picked a milder day and to bundle the little guy, and take him out to see the snow in earnest for the first time. He seemed to like it just fine until we laid him on his back to make a little snow angel. It was still snowing moderately, and once it started getting in his face he was not so amused. Take a look!

(click the slideshow to view the full album)
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