I can't believe Anne has been with us for half a year! It's hard to imagine a life without her in it!
Here is a list update:
~She weighs 17 lbs 4 oz...75 percentile, length 26 1/2 in...75 percentile
~ She's been learning how to "wave" hello/goodbye. Mostly I think she just likes moving her fingers and mimicking our wave. :)
~She's been having a ton of poop blowouts despite moving up a diaper size. So, we are trying out the Pampers Cruisers. So far, those diapers have saved us twice.
~We introducted sweet potatoes the other day. She isn't really a huge fan, but we are going to keep trying. Thanks to my sister, I was able to make them from scratch and am looking forward to continuing to make her food. Thanks to Krisha, we have a great website with HOMEMADE BABY FOOD RECIPES. We started Anne on rice cereal a few weeks ago and she tolerated it. When we switched over to oatmeal she tore it up! She loves it! Now, we are moving to the mixed cereal.
~Thanks to her jumperoo, her legs are really strong and she loves to stand. She can bear her full weight on her legs, but cannot balance. She loves to stand!
~She's been really digging faces these days. She loves to touch faces, especially if there is facial hair there. :)
~One of her favorite toys is this HABA TOY from Patty. I don't know what it is about this toy that she is crazy about...but she gets so happy when I pull it out of the box!
~Another funny thing she loves to play with are tags. Toy tags, burp cloth tags, clothing tags, blanket tags, etc...she will pass up ANY toy for a tag! Why is this? I have no idea!
~I started putting her in her actual crib for naps. The first couple of times was rough, but she is getting the hang of it. Once she starts sleeping through the night I'm going to try putting her in the crib for nighttime sleeping.
~Ahhh...Anne has become a member of the "No sock Union". She is striking all socks and footwear! She is constantly pulling them off and leaving them places. I've found socks all over the place. Following the sock strike...she either is found with her foot in her mouth or a lone sock in her mouth! Sooo cute. :)
~She's also starting to get really excited about peek-a-boo! Sometimes she'll just pull a burp cloth or blanket over her head so that we'll play the game with her!
~She's getting pretty good at the backward army crawl and yesterday she kinda went forward a little. She wants so badly to be on the move and gets frustrated when she can't. :)
~She can sit by herself...but cannot sit UP on her own yet. She can sit up from a recline, but not from flat on her back.
~She's been razzing a lot. She can go on and on and on with the razzing. It's so cute....and very messy. :) In addition to those noises, she also loves "talking". She has also introduced screaming to her repertoire! She'll just scream out of the blue...not in anger, just because.
~I don't know if this is a normal baby thing or if she's taking after Oreo...but she's putting things in her mouth and leaving them there, like Oreo does with his toys. :)
~And....our precious little angel has become "destructo". She throws stuff, drops stuff, tears stuff. She loves catalogs...loves to eat and tear them. :) When we were at the doctor's office the other day, she completely tore up the paper on the table!
~We've also discovered she likes airplane rides, and other mom/dad rides. She loves to sit and stand on us...and really loves to sit on Kris shoulders and play with his hair. (...i hold her on kris' shoulders...)
~Home remodel. Family room is waiting on doors! As soon as they come in, Kris'll install the doors, pop in the flooring and put up the trim! Then it's done. The dining room looks great....Kris put the flooring in and the trim is going in this weekend! The living room will be last. Spindles and half walls have to come down, in addition to the flooring and new paint! It's amazing how much better our house is looking. Kris is doing an amazing job....
Well...the babe is waking...pictures are updated very regularly. Check out the shutterfly pics/videos. :)
