First Snow

Annabelle's first snow!

We actually made it outside while it was still snowing this morning. She stuck her tongue out if we faced toward the wind, but otherwise didn't seem too interested in the falling snow.



She really checked out her surroundings and you could just see her thinking "what is all this white stuff." I picked some snow up for her to touch. Didn't try...

New Accomplishments

No pictures, but here are a few things Annabelle has been working on.

The other day she "threw" on of her toys into her Bumbo seat. She was able to push herself up onto the seat with her left arm, grab the toy with her right hand, and then use her left arm to push herself out again still holding onto the toy with her right hand.

She's been trying bananas, sweet potatoes, and rice cereal...but spits them all out...maybe she's not ready for solids yet?

I put a cheerio on her high chair tray this morning for her to try to pick up. After about 3 minutes of trying, she succeeded! But, she picked it up using her pointer and middle finger?!? And, of course, since it's food, as soon as she put it in her mouth, she made a face and spit it out :)

She's learning to fall asleep without mom or dad rocking her to sleep and then sneaking her into bed. It took her 15 minutes (with checks) to fall asleep last night and 2 minutes to fall asleep before each nap today. Now, if only I can get those naps to last longer than 30 minutes!

Last, but not least, she can pull herself up onto her knees using the edge of her exersaucer. I think our couches are too high for her to use (or she's too short!)

Christmas Portrait Outtakes

We decided to take Annabelle's Christmas pictures at home instead of fighting the crowds and taking our chances at JCPenny or Sears or what-have-you. We ended up with some great pictures, but today I'm going to share some of the funnier moments.

She was very interested in her shiny shoes...


She's great at sitting and can do so for quite a while, but sometimes it's just too much work...


The Santa hat was cute...when we could get her to keep it on her head!



"I'm done!"

Annabelle on the Move

Well, Annabelle's at it again.
Now she's taking a few "real" crawling steps at a time...

Annabelle's First Meal

We attempted to feed Annabelle her first meal on Tuesday at dinner time. I say attempted because she doesn't seem to enjoy the rice cereal so far. All in all I think she swallowed about a tablespoon. Yesterday night, not quite as much. A play-by-play of her first meal...

The first bite seemed to be going well....


Hm...maybe not...
This is the face we got a lot!


She decides that maybe she'll try another bite, but she wants to be in control this time.


Then, she blows a raspberry spraying rice cereal everywhere...including the tip of her nose!

Happy Turkey Day!

After looking through our pictures from our Thanksgiving trip I'm realizing that we will certainly need to be sure to take more of Annabelle with her all her family members at Christmastime.

Annabelle was sure to help out any way should could (forget the toy laying on the floor...there's a suitcase here!) Also an example of how she's pulling up onto her knees now...


Annabelle hadn't seen her Uncle Paul since she was 7 weeks old, but no one could have guessed. She LOVED spending time with him...just look at the fun they had!


Annabelle got to "try" mashed potatoes...mostly just smoosh them around. Not sure exactly what she though of them or if she even knew they were food.


Next up? Christmas! Grandma just had to get her this Christmas sweater when she saw it. For those of you who don't know my mom, she has been making elaborately decorated gingerbread people for years.

6 Months Old

Annabelle turned 6 months while we were in KY visiting my family. We celebrated with half a birthday cake (hard to tell in the picture, but I promise there's only half there). She seems pretty happy about it even though she didn't get to eat any (mom and grandma certainly enjoyed it though).

At 6 months she is now 25 1/4 inches (25th percentile) and 13 pounds, 2 ounces (5th percentile).
She's doing quite well with getting around. She isn't crawling in the traditional sense, but she can get wherever she wants to go (it just takes her a little longer). She's also started pulling up onto her knees any time she can find something the right height to help her. Her favorite pastimes include tipping over her toy bins and pulling out the toys (and laying on some), playing peek-a-boo, and crinkling paper. She still puts everything into her mouth, but no teeth.

Most of the pictures of her with the Lorax turned out like this.


But, we got one good one in...