Random Cuteness

Here are some pictures I took of Annalise playing yesterday and the day before. Notice how everything goes straight to her mouth! I know all babies do this, but of course since she is mine, I think it is so cute! =)

FOOD!!!

Last Tuesday, we started feeding Annalise solids. Yes, I finally did it even though I was going to wait until 6 months to start solids, it seemed like Anna was still hungry after nursing and she was starting to wake up again at night because she was hungry, so even though I already had the schedule laminated for 6 months (ha ha), I broke down and did it earlier. She did really well with it from the very beginning. She does however make a growling sound as she is eating which was kind of strange to get used to at first, but now I just consider it her meal time "singing".

First bite of food -- looks like she is thinking "What did Mommy just put in my mouth?"


"Okay, this doesn't taste soooo bad."

"Yeah, I can get used to this."

"What? Is there something on my face?"

Street Fair

On April 25th, our town had the annual street fair on Main Street. It was a really HOT day, with temperatures in the 80's. Anna and I had a good time though (Stan was working), meeting up with friends, listening to music and looking at crafts. I think Anna's favorite part of the day though was when we stopped for ice cream because she was able to be in the air conditioning. Actually, I think it was the only time she smiled all day because she was so hot!

Mommies: Kristin, Marisa, Lori and Tara
Babies: Caden, Annalise, Aidan and Gavin

This is pretty much how she looked the whole time until
we got to the ice cream shop where she could cool down!

So proud!!

There were two super-cute times recently where Anna seemed soooo proud of herself! The first time happened one day when she was napping. When she wakes up, she usually just starts making soft whimpering sounds that I hear on the monitor. Well this particular day, the monitor went from complete silence, to sounds of her stirring around a bit, to the sound of shrieks (and I mean shrieks) of joy! I went into the room and found that she had taking her pants off and the look on her face was priceless! Of course I didn't have the camera with me at that moment and had to run and get it so the following pictures do not really tell the true story of how proud she looked, shrieking, smiling and waving her pants proudly in the air!

The other time she seemed really proud of herself lately, was one day when she was on the floor. She rolls over pretty easily now both ways, especially when no one is looking. It is funny because even though she can roll over herself, if her Daddy or I are sitting on the floor playing with her she often likes to start to fuss to wait to see if one of us will roll her over before she will actually do it herself. If no one is sitting with her though....a different story entirely. She will be half way across the room by the time you return because she has rolled so many times. (Note to self on this-- she is already trying to play her parents at 5 months old!). Anyway, one this particular day, I had her on the floor and I quickly went down to the deep freeze to get some milk for her cereal. When I returned she was half-way across the room from where I left her, had gotten the TV remote and had changed the channel!!! She apparently wanted to watch the George Lopez show and not the news. The look on her face again was priceless (but I didn't have the camera at the exact moment) when she saw that I had returned and saw where she was.

5 Months Old

Where has the time gone? April 22nd was Anna's "5 month birthday". In honor of that, here are 5 things that I love about my little chick-y.
*I love the sounds that you make when you are really excited about something (her daddy says she sounds like a wuki from Star Wars, so we call them her wuki sounds).
*I love how you smile at me when I come in the room after you wake up.
*I love how you laugh when daddy rips apart cardboard soda boxes.
*I love how you giggle when I kiss your belly and sides.
*I love all of the joy and happiness that you have brought to my life.