6 Month Check-Up

Today Anna Claire had her six month check up. No pictures today. She is sleeping peacefully after her dramatic morning. Our pediatrician is leaving so this was our last visit with her :( She said Anna was doing great. Sitting up, babbling, rolling, over, and trying to crawl. She put on quite a show for Dr. Tamm and the nurse. She weighed in at 20 pounds, and is 28 inches long! We are so proud of our little girl, and spent most of the weekend just watching her try to crawl. She is amazing!

Playdate

Today we went to a playdate at Harry and Christina's house. Anna had fun! It was the first playdate that she could actually sit up by herself and play with the other kids without me worrying about her falling over!

Anna wanted a bite of Harry's magazine!

Anna Outplanks Daddy!

So, baby girl is over trying to crawl. Now she gets up on her feet and hands. Not her hands and knees. She does this ALL DAY. I am starting to get nervous. I am not sure she will crawl at all...what if she just walks around on her hands and feet? That is going to look a little strange. She will have abs of steel. I can barely do one plank and she can do them for hours.

Daddy does planks with Anna. A little father-daughter bonding if you will.

Uh oh, where did Daddy go?

"Ha! Daddy is tired so now he takes pictures of me."

"I could do this all night, this is nothin."

Bye Bye Bouncer :(

It is with a sad heart that we have to report that the bouncer is about to be stored away. Anna has thoroughly enjoyed it!! She bounced in it, played in it, ate the dragonflies, and listened to the song it played over, and over, and over again. I don't think I'll ever get that song out of my head. In the first few weeks of her life when she wouldn't sleep in her bed, she slept in the bouncer. It has been a lifesaver!!!

And now she sits up in it! She will NOT recline in it! Today I had to take her out and just let her sit up on the floor to watch her Baby Einstein video.

Kari's Shower

I think anyone that knows me, knows that Kari is my very best friend! This weekend we had a baby shower for her in Baton Rouge. She got a ton of good stuff! I can't wait to meet Noah, I know Kari will be an awesome mom. We have done everything together and now we will be moms together, I can't wait!

Me, Kari, Erin, and Kim

Kari with her mother-in-law and her mom.

Hmm...that stroller seems to be missing two very important pieces!

Kim and Anna after the shower. Matt brought her back to the house after the shower so we could show her off!

Anna's first guitar...

Mom got Anna this guitar that plays the theme song the Sesame Street in a very obnoxious way. Anna LOVES it! If you hand it to her she will play the music (and chew on it!) until you take it away. After listening to it all week at our house I am sad (not really) to say that it was "accidentally" left at Mimi's house this weekend. Anna will have to play with it in a few weeks, I hope she can live without it. I know we can!

This is usually where I find her in the morning...watching her own personal flat screen TV!




Stinker LOVES her aquarium mobile in her crib! As soon as we put her down she starts scootin' towards it. She turns it on in the morning so I can wake up to soothing sounds on the monitor!

That Makes Mama Happy!

Today Anna grabbed her bottle and held it all by herself and pretty much drank the whole bottle on her own! I am thrilled! Also she is 6 months old today. I can't believe how fast she has grown!

Anna Claire is Baptized!

Today our precious baby girl was baptized! It was a great day, we were proud parents! Her Grandparents, and Godparents were there to celebrate. She didn't cry or get upset even though she was very tired from her busy day with the family. She fell asleep on me at the very end of the Mass. I guess getting Baptized is hard work!




Here is Anna changing into her gown at the church.




Grandpa Jerry is sooo funny!






Here is Anna with her Godparents, Kari and Michael.


Our little family.



Here is some of the crew-Uncle Michael, Nana, Mimi, Nanna, Kari, and Aunt Sarah. No Grandpas in this one!

For Ms. Sarah...

I can't believe we didn't post pictures of this (probably b/c furniture isn't as cute as Anna)! I'm glad you said something. Yep we got new furniture. Here it is...

We still need artwork for the wall so it is not complete yet, but I love it!!

Tropical Storm Edouard Party/Playdate

I only have 2 pictures from yesterday. We got together for a playdate while Edouard blew through. I'm glad we had company instead of having to sit around and watch the rain!



Luke decided to sit IN the bucket of toys, and kind of got stuck!


We have 2 slings, one LSU (Go Tigers!), and one that Jessica made. Since Anna is bigger now I wanted the girls to show me how to sling her on my hip. Rachel, being the fashionable woman that she is, showed me how to use it as a sling, AND a scarf. Who knew?

I'll just munch on my foot...

That is the cutest baby ever!!






Anna decided if Daddy wasn't going to share his dinner, she would just eat her foot.