Smiles?

Annabelle has been smiling more and more, although it's still not 100% clear that they are intentional.  They are definitely cute, though!

Texting

Since we live in Silicon Valley, Annabelle is likely to grow up with a lot of tech savvy friends.  I think it's important for her to learn how to text and check Facebook from an early age.  She thinks I should concentrate more on not letting her fall off my lap when I get distracted by my phone.  That only happened once, Annie!

Playing dress up

One of the best parts about having a baby girl is all the cute clothes.  I don't always have the energy to play dress up, but Nana does!

Annie doesn't always agree with her choices, though...

Visit from Grandpa

My dad came to visit last weekend and was happy to meet his newest granddaughter.  Here is a picture of them looking cute together.

What we've been up to...

Here's a clue: it's not sleeping!

 Enjoying our bouncer

 Coffee shop!  Uncle Dan was nice enough to hold Annabelle so I could eat my bagel. I think I must have been looking tired pre-coffee, because Max and Sierra gave me a quick pep talk.  They told me things were hard now, but it would all get better soon.  They reminded me that they had been babies once, and now they were fun kids!  Sierra pointed out it would probably get hard again when Annie is a teenager, but that was a long ways off.  Did they come up with this pep talk on their own?  Or did they overhear a conversation between Dan and Michelle?  I'm not sure, but I appreciated it either way.

 Trying out the new Maya wrap.

I think the wrap holds her really securely, but as you can tell from the upper picture, Annie's not so sure.  Today she held onto my shirt for the entire walk, just in case.

Hanging out with Annabelle's new friend, Calista, and Calista's mommy, Heather.  I thought we could all take a walk together, but Calista and Annie thought it would be more fun if we just stayed home and breastfed.  I seem to spend a lot more time than I used to hanging out with topless women.  And people said life gets boring after you have a baby! ;)

Gym time!

Nana brought out the baby gym for Annie today.  Proving to be quite the dedicated athlete, she exercised until she vomited. Good girl!  I see athletic scholarships in her future!

Nana

My mom has been here since a week before Annie was born, and I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am.  The only reason I have time to be typing here on my computer is because she is an expert baby soother, willing diaper changer, and has taken over all household cleaning, cooking, and shopping until I get my feet under me.

Luckily, she's a big fan of Annie's, so I think she's having fun here, too, despite all the work.  Here's a picture of how she thinks a baby should dress for a walk around town.  You can tell from the look on Annie's face that she's not so sure about the hat, but Nana insists that babies should wear hats when out of the house!  She still hasn't convinced Annie, though, who tends to cry until I take it off.