I'm so far behind on blogging that it is overwhelming. Even though Annie is finally sleeping better at night, I'm still pretty tired out after working all day and chasing her around all evening, so I often opt for tv and early bedtime instead of posting.
So, let's catch you up, and then I'll dump some pictures in down below. For those of you less interested in baby milestones and more into photos (Debbie), you can just scroll down to the pictures.
The most important update is that Annie is crawling. She is VERY pleased with herself that she learned how to crawl, mostly because now she can chase Bert. Chasing Bert is awesome! When she catches him, she gives him kisses and huge hugs, and usually pulls out a few handfuls of fur. So far Bert has been a tremendously good sport about the whole thing.
Crawling is also great at daycare. I don't witness it, but her teachers tell me that her and another girl there have the same favorite toy, and they spend much of the day chasing each other around the baby area trying to steal it. Annie has also learned to pull up to standing if she holds onto a gate or her crib. I suspect she learned this so she can get into the tall bucket of toys at school.
Annie's other milestone is that maybe she said her first word. I'm not sure if she knows what it means, but she's started yelling "Mama! Mama!" whenever she is sad, or if she really wants something. In general she's very talkative and babbles all the time, but this is the first time she's stuck with the same word for something for more than a few days.
Also, she's a bit of a loud talker. I know babies can be loud, but she is really extra loud, and we get a lot of funny looks when we're in public. I'm assuming this is a baby thing, and she won't always be a loud talker, but who knows?
On the eating front, Annie will eat pretty much anything I offer. She much prefers to eat stuff that she can pick up and feed herself, but she's not that good at it, so I still spoon about half of her meals in. Yogurt is by far her favorite, and she cries whenever we finish the little container of it.
On the weekends we spend lots of time doing playdates with my other mommy friends, and hanging out at coffee shop with Uncle Dan, Max and Sierra, and our friends Thomas and Annie. We go to the park many days after work so Annie can do some swinging. This weekend I went for a bike ride with Annie in her little front seat. I'm going to assume she liked it, because I didn't hear any complaints. I can't see her face when we ride, so I don't know for sure.
Nana and Grampa came to visit in March and had a great time hanging out with all the grandkids. Annie was unfortunately at the peak of her separation anxiety the weekend they were here, so I didn't get to run off and take naps or go for jogs as I had hoped, and they didn't get to snuggle her quite as much as they had hoped, but we all had a nice visit.
Okay, picture time:
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| looks like it's gonna be curly hair for Annie. Sorry baby! |
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| she does this when she is ready for a nap. |
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okay, so she's a really good eater, but the pictures are MUCH funnier on the days when she' doesn't like dinner...
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| These aren't the best quality shots because I only had my phone camera, but I thought you'd want to see how good Annie looks in her bike helmet. The only helmets in her size came with bunny rabbits on them, but I told her she still looks tough. |
