Lots of new things

I neglected to update on her 3 month bday!  OOPS!! So, I'll update as we prepare for Anne's 100 day birthday!  In Korea, the 100 day birthday is a very important one.  Wednesday will be 100 days.  Click HERE to read more about this tradition.

She's been going nuts on her fingers, thumb, burb cloth, bib...it all goes in her mouth!  In fact, she'll take her pacifier out of her mouth and either get mad because it's not in her mouth anymore or put her hand/bib/burp cloth in her mouth!  I woke up in the middle of the night on Saturday to find her going to town on her thumb!  I'm not sure how I feel about this...it's cute but I'm a little apprehensive to let her suck on her hands...it does make her quite happy though.  She's also a drooling little gremlin! :)  Drool is everywhere...and she sucks on anything!  I have a couple hickeys on my arm! 

The last couple of nights when we've put her down for bed...she has not needed any help going to sleep.  She just stared at the shadows on the wall, and played with the material inside her pack and play until she fell asleep!  It was GREAT!  No need for help from me or her pacifier.  Normally she needs her Glo Worm to sleep...but we seem to have "killed" it-it sounds like a drunk glo worm.  We changed the battery but that did not fix the funny sounds!  We think we may have played the glo worm too much. 
Oh my goodness!  Anne was up most of the day on Sunday!  She was too excited about Kev/Bridget and Gramma/Hagi visiting that she missed 2 naps between 1:30-6:30.  She was cranky!  But then, she slept 7 straight hours that night! 

Anne has become very fascinated with Oreo.  She loves to just stare at him and her eyes will follow him around the room.  Oreo, however...is not fascinated with her.  He has discovered that whenever she is on the play mat she gets attention-so he will randomly put his toy on the play mat when he wants attention...or just go and lay down in the middle of the mat for attention!  What a booger!  :)
Kris and I are wondering if she may have a lactose intolerance.  I have been eating a lot of cereal and we've noticed an increase in her spitting up...and extraordinarly impressive diapers.  So...today is my first day with no dairy.  :(  Let's see if there's a difference.  Mom's out there-advice is welcome.  Is spitting up A LOT after every feeding normal?  When I say a lot..I mean like a few ounces at a time! 

I switched over her clothes this weekend...so all her 3-6 months stuff is out.  And..there is just NO way we are going to get all those outfits worn!  I'm trying though!  :) 

Well...there are more pictures up on the picture site...I'll update again later!  :)

Fun visit from the Babcocks!

CK, Sara, and Nolan came out to visit us this weekend!  We had a great time! 

We played at the house.

We made homemade pizzas.

We HAD to have Nodi egg sandwiches...

We went to Gilligans for lunch and fun!

We went to Gilbert Run Park.

We BBQ'ed burgers and sweet corn (from the Babcocks).  And I FINALLY got to drink a glass (or two) of my favorite wine!  I hadn't had it in almost a year!  And...of course:  There was tons of Wii play time! 

There were only two downsides to the weekend...1) It had to end and 2) Anne was not feeling her usual chipper self. Between her tummy ache and her not wanting to nap-it made for a challenging weekend.  :)  This is a picture from Sunday morning when she finally decided to nap.  Also...she has been napping most of today-go figure.

Nolan drew a picture for Anne....

 COMPLETELY unrelated...here is my birthday balloon that is STILL full of air.  My mom gave it to me on June 12....can you believe 2 months later it's still up?

Click HERE to see more pictures and videos of their visit!  :)

some cute little updates

Every morning when I wake up Anne looks like she got bigger!  She is doing so much more these days!  She is awake and playful longer and has been napping for longer periods of time, as well.  Her schedule had been:  nap 30 minutes, awake 1 hour, nap 30 minutes, awake 1 hour, etc....now it's more like:  nap 45-60 minutes, awake for a couple hours.  She is enjoying her individual playtime so I can still get things done when she is awake!  Nightime sleep has been getting much better!  We transitioned her back into the pack and play next to our bed, sleeping on her sleep wedge.  The first few nights was rough...up every 2-3 hours, but now....we are at 5-6 hour stretches!  I've also been putting her there for nap time and taking the monitor with me so I can watch her.  I've been getting more comfortable with walking away from her when she is sleeping. 

My parents came over to visit on Tuesday.  They came over to give me a break.....

It looks like they took a break themselves!!!  I went up to take a shower and when I came back downstairs...I found the three of them passed out like this!  I took these pictures and they didn't even wake up! 

So...we discovered that Anne doesn't like one of my favorite foods!  ...MI YUK GOOK.  It's soooo good.  But...after a day of intense SCREAMING, and some nasty diapers, I had to give up breast feeding for almost 2 days.  All I could do was pump and dump...and then thaw frozen milk from the fridge.  She is much better now...but she was rather unhappy a couple days ago!  YIKES!  What kind of 1/4 Korean baby doesn't like this AWESOME soup?  :(  oh well...

So...I got some new toys for her!  She has been so active and needs a lot of diversity during play time...so we got bunches of cool things!
3 way activity mat:  can use it on her back, tummy, and as a crawl tunnel!
Activity bar that attaches to her car seat, and any seat she is in!

And a bunch of light up toys and books! 

We have discovered that she loves loves LOVES this random slideshow we have on our laptop as a screen saver.  It's all her pictures from the PORTRAIT INNOVATIONS appointment.  She will just stare at it for a long time!  It's one of our "go to" strategies when she is really upset.  The other thing she has come to love (and we love it too) is this GloWork that Teri got for her.    As soon as we turn it on, she calms down and falls asleep!  It's, as my mom puts it, "Magic". 

I think she is days away from sitting up on her own.  When we put her in our laps in a sitting position, she can hold herself there.  When we recline her, in that same position, she can sit up.  In the Ship's bouncer, she can sit up from that recline position!  When I prop her up on pillows on the bed, she can hold herself in the sitting position!  We've also found that sitting calms her down.  She is sooo curious...and sometimes when she gets upset, all she wants is to sit and watch what's going on!  And of course, she has been using her Bumbo!  She also can hold her head and chest up very well.  She loves "flying" on daddy!  

She found her feet!  During one of her sitting sessions, she spotted them and grabbed them.  Now, whenever she sits up, she bends completely over and just stares at them!  Sometimes she grabs them.  It's sooo cute!  She is also days away from rolling from her back to tummy...in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she does it today!  She is soooo close!    She is so determined!  She has also started "pre crawling".  When she is on her tummy, she can pull herself forward (a little) with her arms.  She has discovered that her knees and legs are also helpful in this endeavor, so she's been trying to get them involved!  I think she is going to be crawling soon!!!!  Click HERE to see videos! 

Anne gave daddy a special gift!  :)  ...it's only fair after he gave her a new nickname....Al Bundy (from Married with Children).  She keeps sticking her hand in her diaper during changes!  :)

So...this morning, she was staring, smiling, and laughing at my WV mug!  I didn't get a smiling picture...but look at that focus! 

And this next picture is graphic...sorry ahead of time! 

So, you know you're in trouble when you are changing your kid's diaper and they smile at you like this....

First overnight trip!

Yesterday, the roofers came to install our new roof-so Oreo went to stay at BLUE SPRING KENNEL with Auntie Pat and Anne and I went to my parents house in Woodbridge to get away from all the noise.  Anne and I ended up staying the night and we had a great time!  With Gramma and Hagi, we played, ate, cuddled, read stories, took a bath and had all sorts of fun times!  Click HERE to see pictures and videos of our fun day/night!