25 weeks

Week 25 was a busy one for our little princess.  We started off the week slowly... going for a walk with a friend of mine and her daughter (who is about a year older than Anna).  The weather was beautiful... cooler, but beautiful!

Tuesday, Miss Banana went shopping with her Grandma and Grandpa C... Grandpa C wanted some crocs... and I think Grandma got lost in Carters.  The cutie pie ended up with a whole boat load of CUTE clothes.  I also got my hair chopped off and donated 12 inches to Locks of Love.

Wednesday she also stayed with Grandma and Gradpa C because I had to work (like I normally do).  Thursday, we went out for lunch with Aunt T, and then we picked up daddy and headed south.  We stopped in Wytheville, Virginia.  We got in pretty late, and by the time we put her back to sleep, it was almost 1am.  Yikes!!  BUT she slept through the night... and that is where we are with week 25.

As stats go... there isn't too much different from last week.


She has hit or miss days of sleep.  I prefer her to either sleep through the night, or wake up about 4-5 somewhere in there.  She is still in 3-6 month clothes, however we're getting to the tail end of some of them.  This week she weighed 15 pounds 4.5 ounces.

She eats about every 2-3 hours.  We haven't started solids yet, but we are staring down the barrel of solids.  Monday, June 18 after Jer gets home from work will be our first go at solids... I think she is going to like them!!


She rolls over like crazy, and that has caused some issues in the area of sleep.  She rolls over to her tummy all the time... and she doesn't like to roll back, and she doesn't like to be on her tummy.  Therefore she usually cries because she is on her tummy.

 On Sunday, Daddy won a 2 year lease on a car from the Lake County Captains.  This is the car.  It's beautiful!!

This is Anna staring at her bumble ball in her car seat while driving down to the beach. At some points, it was our saving grace... she loves this thing!!

24 weeks and fabulous!

 We are 24 weeks old!!  

 Why is our 24 week old sign all gnarled?

Well, below is the 1st picture I took... it explains it all.

:-)

The picture below was taken before a captains game.

She is so stinkin cute!  And so photogenic!

We sent this picture to our good friend for her birthday.

I just had to share because her expression is so cute!

Anna has perfected the art of rolling over from her back to her tummy.. however when she gets to her tummy she doesn't really know what to do... so she looks around for a bit and then usually puts her head down and cries until you either pick her up, or until she is rolled over.  She refuses to roll from her tummy to her back (something she has been able to do since right before she turned 3 months old).   Silly girl.  Enjoy the video, but I would turn the volume down...

Well our dear sugar pie is 24 weeks old.  It just seems like time is flying by quickly!  I can't believe it!
This week was a relaxing week.  We didn't do a ton, and yet we did.  (Figure that one out.)  I am just so amazed at this beautiful baby girl that God has entrusted to us.  She is truly a gift.  Even at night when she has awakened maybe once or twice (and sometimes even 3 or 4 times) I try to give thanks to the Lord because Anna is such a precious gift to us, and I know that she won't be little for long... I am trying to cherish every moment.

This week we have done ok with sleep some nights, and other nights... not so good.  I think her teeth are really bothering her.  Some nights I would just put some orajel on her gums and she'd fall right back to sleep.  And if her gums weren't bothering her, then she'd roll over and get an arm or leg stuck between the rails... then she'd wake up with a blood curdling scream.  So we're working on that.  Otherwise, she has slept pretty well.

She is still eating every 2-3 hours, although some days she has gone longer.  She is really good at letting me know when she is done eating. 

Anna is still in 3-6 month clothes.  And depending on the clothes some are big, some are small.  (Welcome to the world of girl's clothing, Anna Banana!)

Anyway that's about it.  Hope all is well with the readership.  Next week we are going to be on vacation... so hopefully I will be able to blog. 

23 weeks!

 

Well Anna Banana is now 23 weeks old.  And week 23 was nothing but fun!  This week was pretty monumental since she started rolling over from her back to her front.  She will often get stuck on the arm that is being rolled on, but she can do it!  She rolls over!!  Ahhhh!!  My beautiful baby is more and more mobile every day!  Ridiculous!

Action shot from her 1st Roll Over (from front to back).  She got stuck on her arm, so I had quite a bit of time to see her, get excited and cheer, and then realize I should get my camera... all without missing a thing!!

Now, the reason that she is pictured in just a diaper and bib in the pictures above is (1) it was really hot that day, and we had a little spit-up issue earlier that morning and so her clothes were in the dryer (2) we don't have a ton of summer outfits in her size (really there's 1 in the 3-6 month size) so, since her original outfit was being laundered, she was in her skivvies, and (3) she's really cute all stripped down, and (4) she likes being in a diaper... so there ya go.

 We have been taking advantage of all the beautiful weather we've been having.  Anna loves to go for walks... as long as she isn't too hot.  She does not like being hot.... but then again, who does?  (I guess her Uncle Dawson does... but most people don't.)

Rocking the spiked hair in the morning!

We love our walks!

Grandma Corbett took the day off to watch Anna.  So after I got done with work, I had to snap a few pictures.  Gotta love the baby shades!!

Anna is, of course, such a joy.  She really is.  We are so blessed to have such an easy-going, laid back beautiful baby.  While teething for the last month has been quite the pain-in-the rear, she is taking it in stride.  I am very ready for that tooth to come on in already!!

Anna is still waking up usually once in the night.  This week, most of her waking up came around 1 or 2.  This is a lot earlier than it had been (4 or 5), but as along as it's only once, I don't mind that much... of course I would love her to sleep through the night consistently... :-)  As far as sleeping through the night, she did sleep through the night on Thursday night.  It was wonderful! 

Anna is still eating about every 2-3 hours.  The biggest question I get at this point in time is if we have started Anna on solids... no we haven not, yet.  We will.  I plan to start her on solids when we get back from our trip the beach.  She will be just 6 months old at that point.  There are many reasons for waiting, and quite frankly, I don't care if you started (or will start) your little one at 4 months, her daddy and I have decided to wait... so that's that.  :-)  She'll have a whole life time to enjoy food. 

This week Anna weighed in at 14 pounds 11 ounces.  So we're growing, growing, growing!  She is getting quite the "ham hocks" for thighs as many of my relatives point out.  I will be interested to see if she is still in the lower percentiles for height and weight.  We don't go back to the doctor until sometime next month.  She is still in 3-6 month clothes, but I can still put some 0-3 month clothes on her if I really want to... although, it is a stretch now for some.  Although, this weekend we went camping in a cabin, and it was really hot... she still fit pretty well in her 0-3 month summery outfits... so it just depends on what it is.  Most of her clothes are 3-6 at this point.

Anna is really doing well playing with her toys.  Her hits, swats, and batting is more intentional.  It's really fun to watch her play.  She likes to play in the jumping center, and on her playmat.  She also likes to sit on our lap and play with some toys that we have to play with her.  She really likes lights and sounds.  What baby doesn't?  She also enjoys sitting at the table with us when we eat. As mentioned before she isn't eating solids yet, so we just set some toys on the tray while we eat.  It's nice to have her with us, and it's good practice for her.

Anna is also becoming more vocal. We regularly hear her jabbering, squawking, screeching, and laughing.  But by far, laughing is my favorite sound to hear from her!!

We love our baby girl so much!  She's getting so big!  Anna is a ton of fun to play with and be with as well!

Thanks for checking in on us!

22 weeks!

I know we're a bit late on this 22 week post... but, we've been busy!!  Anna is so much fun, I can't help but share her with others!

This past week Anna had her first trip to the zoo and the rainforest.  Although, she did spend most of the rainforest asleep.  :-)  I will have to post the few pictures I did take when I finally get my camera out of my car.
 

 Our little girl is still full of smiles. This week we celebrated 5 amazing months of being her mom and dad!  I love and cherish each and every day with my beautiful baby girl.

 She is still working on her little tooth, although it does feel like there is a bit more of it this week, then last.  So maybe we'll see a pearly white sooner rather than later.  Until then, I am thoroughly enjoying her gummy smile!  (As you can see in the picture above!!  Totally cute!!)

We seem to have taken a little bit of a step backward in sleep.  I think it's mostly due to her teeth/gums bothering her.  Because she doesn't usually wake up to eat, she just wakes up long enough for me to put some orajel on her gums... and sometimes she isn't even awake, just crying.  She slept through the night on Tuesday night, and Wednesday night.  It was wonderful!  However, since then, she hasn't slept through the night... so, just when I think I've hit the jackpot... we have nights where she wakes up 2 or 3 plus times.  So, we'll get there eventually!

 She is improving on her days with Grandpa on Wednesdays.  I think it is directly related to when they can go out on walks.. she seems to be better for him on those days.  In the picture above, you can see that their dog hasn't quite figured Anna out.  Mollee (their dog) knows that Anna is NOT a chew toy, and therefore, that must mean that Anna should play with her.  It is not uncommon for Mollee to give Anna her ball when Anna is there.

 Anna is such a blessing to me in the morning!  Hysterical that I was blessed with a morning child seeing that I am definitely not a morning child.  Although, it's not so bad when I get to wake up to THIS smiling face!!

Each morning after I feed her I read a book, or a chapter from a children's book to Anna.  She usually lays on her tummy on the Boppy.  I just love to take pictures of her during this time!

Now on to her stats:
Anna is rocking the 3-6 month clothes, although if I really like an outfit, then she can still fit in the 0-3 month clothes... but depending on the outfit it may be more snug than other outfits.

This week she weighed in at 14 pounds 5 oz.  So she is still a really good eater!  Her legs are filling out quite a bit!  She's got such cute leg rolls!

Anna still eats about every 2-3 hours during the day, and it's anyone's guess how she will do at night.  We take each night as it is... and are pleasantly surprised when she sleeps through the night.  We have not started her on cereal yet.  I think we're going to hold off for a bit... just because we can.

Her newest trick is blowing raspberries.  It's so funny!  Especially because she closes her eyes as she does it... Jer says it's because she might be getting a little wet from it.  Either way, it's really funny!!

Anyway, that just about does it!  Love our baby girl!!  She is such a precious gift from the Lord!

Thanks for checking in on us!!

21 weeks

Well folks, we've hit the 21 week mark.  Our precious, Anna, is a joy and delight to her father and I.  This weekend, we will celebrate my first Mothers' Day. I can't wait!  I am so excited!  Ever since I can remember, my life goal was to be a mom.  Not just any mom, but a mom who would raise her babies in the Lord.  A mom who would bestow so much love on her children, that they know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are loved unconditionally.  Those are my goals.  I love that the Lord has chosen to see fit, that Anna join Jeremy and I.  And, while I definitely slept  a lot better a year ago... I love our little princess, and I can't wait to see her grow, mature, and walk with the Lord for years to come.

Here's the low down on our little girl, Anna:

We are doing well in the sleeping department... in fact last Friday & Saturday night, Anna slept through the night!  I thought "FINALLY!" we've hit the jackpot... 2 nights in a row, maybe this will be the beginning of something awesome!  But then the next night (Sunday night) she woke up I think 3 or 4 times.  ha!  Regardless, most of this week was pretty good with 1 wake up in the night usually about 3 or 5, and then she'd sleep until I had to wake her, or 9:30 whichever was later.    Also a huge stride in the sleep department, is that we are not swaddling any more, and she is doing really well with it.  I'm impressed with her adaptability! 

Anna is now pretty full blown in 3-6 month clothes... although, there are a few really cute 0-3 month clothes that I LOVE, and she can still fit in them so I haven't had the heart to put them away yet.  Although 90% of her 0-3 month clothes are packed up in plastic tubs right now.  I didn't get her weighed this week, so I would have to guess, that she is close to 14 pounds, but maybe not quite 14 pounds yet.  But, that is just a guess.

We are working diligently on learning to roll over from back to front.  Anna is really good at going about 1/2 way, and then rolling back over to her back.  She'll get it soon enough, and in her own time. 

Anna is such a hoot!  She laughs all the time, and laughs at such random things.  It really has made me see the funny side of life, EVERYWHERE!

Anyway, I think that's pretty much it!  Hope all is well with everyone out there in the blog reader world!!

The tale of two lines....

One year ago today (Mothers' Day as it was) I sat stunned as I saw those two precious lines.  Wow!!  That was an incredible day.  I remember sitting there in complete disbelief.  This is what we wanted... but now it had happened!!  God is Good!! 

One year ago today, I realized our lives would be forever changed (for the better).  One year ago today, I realized my dream of becoming a mommy was coming true.  Now as I sit in my living room, watching my sweet precious daughter giggle, chat, kick and happily play on her playmat... I cannot imagine life more than a year ago!

I love you, dear Anna!!  And, Jer, honey, I'm so glad we decided to take this adventure together!

20 weeks and loving it!!

 Well, Anna is now 20 weeks old.  I cannot believe it!  Time just seems to fly by.  I hope it slows down at some point...

Anna is such a sweetheart.  Her personality continues to develop.  She's even more fun to interact with.  I still enjoy a making her laugh!  It's pretty much the highlight of my day hearing that little belly laugh.

We had our 4 month doctors appointment last Friday.  Anna officially weighed 13 pounds 3 oz (I think it was just a difference in scales from the 13 pounds 4.5 ounces the day before) and is 24 inches long.  Despite looking like a little chunk, she's actually in the 15th percentile for height and weight.  That was really a surprise to me.  I'm convinced that all her weight gain goes to her cheeks and thighs!!  Ha!

We have taken a small step back, and yet it is nonetheless forward, in the sleep department.  This week it has been hit or miss because we have begun not swaddling her at night when she sleeps.  This was a big step for her...  so far, she has done pretty well.  We had one very horrible night, but other than that, it has been par for the course.  Sleep, however, has been further complicated by the fact that I am pretty certain she is starting to sprout a tooth.  There's not much there, but there is something that feels awfully suspicious on her bottom gum, front and center.  So stay tuned for the big reveal!  In general, she is still getting up about once a night sometime between 2-6 to eat.  Then she'll go back down usually until 8-9:30 somewhere in there.


Anna can still fit in some of the 0-3 month clothes, but we are mostly in the 3-6 month clothes now.  Yesterday she was weighed and she came in at 13 pounds 9 ounces.  So, she's doing great!  Last week we were given the go ahead to give her food whenever we deem her ready.  I think we're going to hold off as long as we can, closer to 6 months.  But, if she starts to not seem satisfied, or isn't gaining sufficient weight, we may be more open to that idea  (or perhaps if that suspicion of a tooth comes to fruition, we may start sooner too... hahaha)

This week our big treat was the amazingly warm weather.  Anna and I celebrated with getting a pool.  Now, this isn't just your little dinky baby pool... this is a pool that is plenty big enough for me to sit in it with her... it's also big enough for Jeremy to fit in it with us... and if all we wanted to do was sit... probably a few other people too.  I got a little carried away.  But hey, the plastic dinky pools were about $10 cheaper, so I said what the heck, let's get a bigger pool.  I was surprised how well our little princess did.  The pool water was fairly cool (despite trying to dump lots and lots of HOT water in there), and she still liked it.  We actually stayed in the pool about 2 hours, so by the time we got done it was VERY cold, and she still liked it!

In greater strides, I am also happy to report that Anna did very well with her Grandpa C this week!  He even said "I had fun with her today."  And THAT my friends is a HUGE step.  So, the key to it is to have nice weather and a stroller!!  Haha!!

Anyway, that's about all to report for this week.  Thanks for checking in on us.

The picture above was taken as I was showing Anna the video message from her Auntie Katie.  She LOVES her video messages.  I'm not sure she completely understands what was going on... but it sure is a cute picture!!  Hope you feel better Auntie Katie!!