The Van Hals

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Stylish

Anna was feeling pretty sick yesterday, but today she's doing lots better. We decided to celebrate with a little hairdo experimentation. What do you think?

Anna knows that during meals she does not get more food until she has cleared her tray. The idea is that she eats what she's given. Anna has found an alternative way to get more food. She will selectively remove only what she does not want to eat. For some reason she was not wanting any mac 'n cheese tonight.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Dancing queen

This one reminds me of a dance Anna's uncle Nolan used to do back when he was a toddler. It was called "The Dirty Diaper Dance."

A trip to the doctor's office and a photo of the new tooth

Yesterday Anna woke up with the sneezes and a runny nose again. At first I hoped that perhaps it was just a symptom of teething, but it became apparent as the day went on that Anna was becoming sick again. By the time Anna and I went out for dinner she was very congested and she had very watery eyes (see photo below). Last night she was coughing a lot in her sleep. This morning we went to the doctor first thing. Her pediatrician thinks that she never got completely well from her cold and ear infection a couple of weeks ago. She probably has a sinus infection. We got some stronger antibiotics for Anna on the way home. On a happier, note I (sort of) got a photo of Anna's tooth at lunchtime today.

Photo from last night (Anna was not crying)

Anna loves playing in the exam rooms at the doc's office.

She did a thorough inspection of the exam room sink.

If you click on the photo you will see an enlarged image. Hopefully you will be able to see a couple of little ridges on her lower right gums.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A kiss for daddy

I'm not sure if Anna knows how to point to Daddy's nose or not, but she sure is sweet when she gives him a kiss. Anna has just started giving her kisses a week or two ago. Daddy is usually the lucky recipient.