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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Introducing... Anna

I am part of an online group of Christian moms who had babies in December 2007. This is something I just posted to a thread on our group page. I thought our blog audience might also like to read it. Enjoy!

p.s. A shout out to my CM buddies- Can't wait to see some of you next week! ((((HUGS))))


This is Anna Marie.

Her birthday is Dec. 11.

She's generally a pretty happy baby. She has very little stranger anxiety or separation anxiety. She smiles easily but does not laugh very often. She's very friendly with strangers when we're out running errands. She's very independent and likes to play on her own. She loves going to the nursery at church. She wants her mommy when she's hurt or isn't feeling well, but daddy is her favorite playmate. She most often cries because she is tired and cranky or hurt. Her cry is LOUD. She startles easily and cries at sudden loud noises.

She is a very active kid. She's a big fan of both crawling and cruising. She's able to stand unsupported for a few moments, but seems to be afraid to try. She loves water and bathtime, and cries when bathtime is over. She likes to crawl around holding socks. She also enjoys music and her board books. She likes to play with other kids, but, like other kids her age, she tries to take their toys and pull up using them for support.

Anna loves cats. Her favorite cat to chase is Samson, her Aunt Kathryn's kitten in St. Louis.

She's a little on the small side- she's in about the 25th percentile for both height and weight. She's a little prone to constipation. She has no teeth nor signs of any teeth coming soon. She has reflux and is still somewhat of a spitter. She takes medicine twice a day for her reflux. She has sensitive skin and is prone to excema, especially if she gets hot and sweaty.

Anna seems to really need her schedule. She naps at 11:00 and 4:00. She's a very good night sleeper. When she's tired she rubs her eyes and pulls on her ears. She sucks her left thumb when she goes to sleep.

Anna is not much of a talker yet. She has recently started to imitate "pop" (I say "pop" when I open a baby food jar) and "dada." She shakes her head yes and no but we're not entirely sure if she knows what they mean. She will raise her hands up high in the air to show that she is "so big!"

Anna eats three mostly organic meals a day of baby food and table food. Her baby food favorites are carrots, pears, and yo-baby yogurt. Her table food faves are Gerber puffs (these little cereal sized grain based things that dissolve quickly), cheese, and well-cooked carrot. She is also breastfed.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Who does Anna look like?

Or maybe it should be whom? I can never remember.

Anyway, the first two photos are of Bryan. The last two photos are of me. Please vote on the poll on the upper left of the page. (Note: This poll is inspired by one my sister Michelle and brother-in-law Joe made on their blog.)




Update on lost camera and the techno klutz

Okay, now that it's been awhile I can talk about my poor camera. I left it at a public park and it was never recovered. Yet another lesson for me that I need to check for all of my belongings whenever I'm leaving. Bryan was understandably rather upset with me for being so careless and of course, I was (and still am) very upset with myself. I'm happy to report that we have purchased another camera and it arrived yesterday.

Unfortunately we lost about 2 weeks worth of photos and videos that were on the memory card. These include everything from our week long trip to St. Louis. We also don't have any photos from the time the camera was lost until today when we started using our new camera. I'll try to recreate as much as I can for the blog. My parents were kind enough to mail me CDs with the photos they took in St. Louis and some of the photos they had downloaded from my camera that week. Barb (Bryan's mom) and Karissa have also shared some photos from that time that I'll post.

On another note, I would like to take a moment to mourn the fact that I am a techno klutz. I try to take good care of my things. I get my oil changed regularly. I've always had virus scanners on my computers. Despite all precautions, though, I seem to have a tendency to drop things, trip over things, lose things, etc. Yesterday, for instance, I put my key drive through the washing machine.

Babylegs poll closing

In order to make room for our next poll I have closed the babylegs poll. Here are the results for anyone who is interested.

Babylegs are...

... cute. 9 votes
... weird, but cute. 15 votes
... just plain weird. 3 votes

Friday, September 19, 2008

Good-bye, dear camera

My camera was lost yesterday with very little hope of recovery. I will miss you, my friend...

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Little beggar girl

Anna has not really cared for bananas too much in the past. She has liked it from a jar but not as a table food. Tonight she saw Daddy eating a banana and decided that perhaps she does like bananas after all.

A trip to the gardens with Lindsey and Gabe

Today Anna and I met our friends Lindsey and Gabe at Frederick Meijer Gardens. The kids had a great time playing in the children's garden!On the way there Anna and I saw something very unusual on the highway.




While Gabe and Anna were playing at the child-sized table with the tea set Anna kept dropping dishes. Gabe was kind enough to pick them up for her. What a gentleman!

"Gabe, where's Anna's nose?"


On the way home Anna took her first nap in her new carseat.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Home Depot and trying out the new carseat

Today we took a field trip to Home Depot to have some keys made. They have some very cool carts for kids! Anna had a blast riding around. This trip was also Anna's first time riding in her new carseat.



Airfield, part two. a.k.a. exploring nature