Look What Kinley Taught Me!

After trying for several days and getting VERY frustrated when she couldn't do it...she finally got her foot in her mouth! Just like her good friend Kinley.

Mmmm....Carrots!

After successfully eating oatmeal for a couple of weeks, we were instructed to move on to veggies! Carrots were first on the list...

Fun Visit

Aunt Jessie came to visit this weekend! We had a ton of fun shopping for stuff for her new apartment, playing with Anna, playing games (she beat Matt and I in dominoes), and eating junk! Thank you for visiting us, and please come back soon. We miss you!




Aunt Jessie cracks Anna up!! She has started laughing out loud, and she found Jess particularly funny this weekend.

4 Month Check-Up

Baby girl had her 4 month appointment with Dr. Tamm today. Dr. Tamm said she looked great and is very strong. She weighed in at 16 pounds and is 26 inches long! She is in the 90th percentile for height, and the 50th for weight. We can start oatmeal since we have done rice for a week, and then we move to Barley (sounds really gross, we might skip barley!). If she does well Dr. Tamm said to start veggies! She cried for a long time after the shots, and didn't stop until we got into the car. Once we got home she was all smiles though! She will live!

The other day we put a hat on her when we went walking. Don't want her little head to burn! Isn't she cute?

SPLASH!

We took Anna to the pool tonight for a little swim before bedtime. She loved it. She spent the whole time wide eyed looking around. Getting her pepped up to go was another story...

She was OUT COLD. But she woke up once we got her out of the car and into the water.

All done, and ready to go home!

Ruffles in the back please...

Mommy went to help take care of Ms. Nikki and Luke, and Daddy was in charge of Anna. He did a great job. One thing though...the ruffles go in the BACK!!

Her pants are on backwards, but she had a great time with Daddy!

A New Face

We put Anna in her highchair last night while we were eating dinner so she could sit with us. She loves sitting in her highchair. Anyway, she was making this face at us the whole time. She figured out how to suck in her top lip. I guess that is better than when she sticks out the bottom one!

If she figures out how to do her bottom lip too, she can make a fish face!

She is sleeping pretty much through the night which is nice and we have started her on rice cereal. Baby girl will be 4 months old tomorrow. Time is flying by too fast! Here are some pics I took today of her in her exersaucer.

Sleeping Beauty...

Matt and I decided Sunday night that it was time for Anna to go longer than six hours at night. This decision came about after a week of her not napping, and sleeping weird hours at night. Mommy and Daddy need some sleep! Sunday night she slept through just fine, didn't wake up until 5 am. After feeding her, she slept again until 9 am. WOW! Monday night she woke up at her usual 3 am. After 29 minutes of screaming she finally gave up, fell asleep, and didn't get up until 7 am. Yippy! Tuesday night I was NOT looking forward to listening to her scream. Matt suggested we just turn the monitor down. I can't do that, I have to torture myself I guess and listen to her scream! Anyway- she didn't wake up. The bugger slept until 7 am again. I am almost afraid to ask- "Are we there yet?" Is she sleeping through the night? We shall see...

Weekend Stuff

We had a great weekend hanging and not doing much. We were outside a lot Saturday night. Anna loved being outside, and Matt's parents planted some flowers in the backyard, so it was a great night to sit out and enjoy the scenery.

Baby girl and her daddy...

Mommy cracks Anna up!

Baby girl in the hammock.

Anna has started putting everything in her mouth. She used to just bat at her dragonflies, but now when you take her out of the bouncer she reaches up at the last minute and grabs a dragonfly to chew on later!

And They Said It Woudn't Last...

Today is our 7th Anniversary! We went out to dinner last night, and to the movies Friday night (Thank you Matt's parents for babysitting!). The years have flown by!








Here is a picture of Matt and I when we were dating. I'm not sure how old we were.

Here are some other pics of us through the years...


Christams in Ohio.


Mardi Gras Ball '04


Cruise to Cozumel '03

Tailgating...

I'm glad we didn't quit our day jobs. The cheerleading thing would have never worked!



Last but not least...our children!



Anna Claire and Shelby.