27 WEEKS

This week has been crazy busy. We spent almost everday running around trying to get our tickets, get scheduled for household good pickup, packing and running to stores to get last minute items for our trip.
On thursday we went to Daddys work for his Christmas party...it was nice but no Santa:(.
Yesterday we went to the beach in the morning. Anna loves the beach. She loves the water and the sand. I love to watch her face as she touches the sand. She has a perplexed look on her face, its so cute...like she is studying the sand.

Later in the afternoon we went back to Ko olina and tried to takr some family pics. This is one of our favs. By the end of our photo session Anna was done with the whole picture taking idea...but that was ok.

Anna crawled forward today!!!! She moved forward with one leg then fell on her face, then did it again and fell on her face again. It was adorable...i think she is gonna get it soon.
Today is a big day for Mommy and Anna...we are flying to the mainland today! Mommy is nervous but thinks everything will go ok. We cant wait to spend time with family. We do wish Daddy was flying on the same day and flight as us...but thats ok...(thats what happens when you buy a ticket with your miles..no flexibility).
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

26 weeks

Anna starting drinking from a this week. She loves apple juice!!!! We havent tried anything else because the commissary only had apple and pear juice. She loves applesauce but isnt very fond of pears so...we figured she would love apple juice and not pear juice. She is still working on tipping the cup to get everything out of it but she is learning.

Anna is still working on crawling. She will get up on all fours and rock back and forth but hasnt quite got the handle on how to move forward. Every once in awhile Anna will crawl backwards but its a rare occasion. She loves to roll and around to get where she needs or wants to go.

Anna still a big gabber. She loves to talk to herself or anyone that will listen. Ok not anyone...she gets shy around people she doesnt know.

I think everyday Anna looks forward to bathtime. She loves it sooooo much. She will squeal with excitement when she sees her little bathtub...its sooooo cute!

Anna has officially mastered sitting up on her own. She cant get up and situp on her own. But if you sit her up she will sit there and play and gab away until she see something she needs to roll to. she also loves to sit and "read" (ok...look at) her books.


Ohhh...currently Anna's favorite toy...an old laptop! She always tries to bang on the keys when she is sitting in our laps so we decided to let her play with an old one. She loved it!

25 weeks

We had a busy week this week. We had Anna's half 1st birthday, babysat for a neighbor, had a 6 month checkup, went to Kaneohe and spent the weekend with Daddy (Mommy had drill).

We wrote all about Anna's half birthday in the last post...she was sooooo cute attacking the little cake!

On Friday we had to babysit in the morning for our neighbor. Anna did so well with the other little girl who is 2. Anna spent her time rolling around on the ground, playing with toys and trying to sleep.

Also on Friday we had Anna's 6 month checkup. She weighed 13 pounds 10.7 ounces and was 25.4 inches long. The docter said she is still in the 5O percentile for height and is in the 16-17 percentile for weight. However, he said not to worry about her weight as breastfed babies generally dont gain as much weight as formula fed babies. So bottom line she is doing GREAT! Anna also got three shots, she did very good. She cried but calmed down very quickly.

Anna and Daddy had some quality time together this weekend. They spent part of it watching football and soccer. Anna got to cheer for UNC womens soccer team as they won the National Championship. Daddy said Anna loved watching the soccer game. She sat up indian style and seemed mesmerized by it at times...(maybe a sign of things to come...our little soccer player?)


Anna is still not sleeping thru the night. I seriously think her bed is uncomfortable. She will fall asleep in it but will wake up in the middle of the night.

HAPPY HALF FIRST BIRTHDAY

December 2nd was Anna's Half 1st Birthday. We got the idea of celebrating Anna's half birthday from a friend I had in college (thanks Sheila). Anna really enjoyed her half birthday. She had a mini-cake with a candle. The flame fascinated her or maybe she was reaching for the chocolate. Daddy let Anna have her first taste of chocolate! As soon as she tasted the icing, Anna dove headfirst at the cake!




Anna didnt do so good unwrapping her present. She tried to eat the paper...and promply gave us her mean face when she realized it wasnt chocolate!

Anna-Happy first half birthday. I cant wait to experience more bdays with you! Daddy and I love you!

24 weeks

Thanksgiving week and we have so much to be thankful for...most of all our beautiful healthy baby girl. Anna is growing so fast. She loves to talk to herself and to other people. Her vocab is expanding to "words" other than da da. She even said ma ma today! WHOOO HOOOOO! However, her new favorite sound to make is her fake laugh. I have no clue where she picked it up but it is so funny. Out of the blue she will just literally go "HA HA"! Nothing has to be going on...she can just be sitting there and she will do it. When you look at her she gets the biggest smile on her face and will often do the fake laugh again.
For Thanksgiving we went to the DFAC because Daddy had to serve the Soldiers. It was amazing how many families were there.
On Friday we had a first...our firt BLACK FRIDAY. We got up at 4 in the morning and headed to the mall. By the time we got to the mall, the line for toys'r'us was already about 200 people long...JUST TO GET IN THE DOOR. So needless to say we didnt get to that store. However, we did get a lot of shopping done and Anna picked out some new winter outfits. Anna did so good shopping we got her a new toy...its one of those bed bug bopper things (see pic below). SHE LOVES IT. Most of the time she just bangs the bugs with her hand (ok she is banging the entire bed) but there are times when she will use the hammer and try to bang the bugs. She gets so excited with this toy. Its so cute to sit her in her chair and watch her.


Two nights ago Anna crawled for the first time!!! BACKWARD!!!! She didnt go very far and hasnt done it since but it was funny to see her go backwards!
Anna is starting to get very picky with what foods she will eat. Currently her two favorite foods are prunes (no idea where she got this from) and applesauce.

Anna is also staring to whine a little more than we are used to. She doesnt cry, she just kind of whines. Not sure where this came from but we think it has to do a little with her teething.
Today Anna turns 6 months old! WOW!!!! Amazing. I think it will always seem like just yesterday she was born.

23 weeks...a bunch of firsts

Week 23 brought some more exciting firsts for Anna. On friday we went to our first movie in a theater. Anna really enjoyed the previews...but then fell asleep for the movie and slept thru the whole movie. Too bad I think she would have really enjoyed watching Bolt...
Anna also went to her first birthday party. She wasnt too fond of wearing her birthday hat...

but she did enjoy chewing on the hat...which we happily let her enjoy until we noticed her two little teeth (ok...the tip tops of her little teeth) were blue. She had little bits of the paper on her teeth. It was sooo cute but we took the hat away. She also dipped her feet in the pool for the first time. We had been afraid to put her in the pool before because her skin seems to be so sensitive. She didnt break out on her feet...so I guess she is cleared for the pool.
Anna went out to eat at Roy's with Mommy and Daddy for our anniversary. Before dinner we walked around and took pictures at Ko Olina.




Anna is starting to really enjoy tummy time. Although I dont know if she spends more time on her tummy or on her back. She has finally figured out how to get around...she rolls whereever she wants to go. Its the cutest little thing. She will roll over to her toy and then roll back....then roll over to Roxy...then back over. She is non-stop rolling if you put her on the floor. Here she is contemplating her next roll...


Anna also experienced her first Thanksgiving feast. We decided to have our Thanksgiving meal early because Daddy has to serve meals on Thanksgiving to the Soldiers. The feast was great...and Mommy and Daddy are still eating off of it (we cooked it on Saturday!) I think we will have turkey sandwhichs for at least a couple weeks!

22 weeks

Anna's new trick this week is putting her foot in her mouth and sucking on her big toe. Its so funny watching her try to get her foot to her mouth. She strains and struggles and is finally rewarded with her prize...her big toe! She does do it all the time, just sometimes when she is laying on her back or if she is sitting in her car seat but not strapped in. I am upset that I didnt get a picture of it...I did get a video but for some reason I have trouble loading videos to my blog. I will try to capture it again this week.

Anna also decided she was going to display her "mean" face this week. The first coupel time she did it, it was directed at Daddy. William would just be playing with her and then all of a sudden she would give him the "mean" look. I guess it meant she was doen playing. She finally showed me the "mean" look when I was feeding her pears the other day. Anna was doing fine eating and smiling..banging her hands around...gabbing and all of a sudden...I got the "mean" look. I guessed it meant she wasnt hungry anymore so we put the peaches away!

This past week both Mommy and Daddy were sick but luckily Anna didnt catch it. (YEA ANTIBODIES!!!) I think she got a little itsy bitsy bit of it because she broke out with a few bumps and one day woke up in the middle of the day and threw up but that was it. I am so glad she didnt get what Mommy and Daddy had....it wasnt fun.

Anna wore her cheerleader outfit again on Saturday for the UNC football and basketball game...it brought luck only to the basketball team...but that is ok...we will take that luck over no luck.

Anna continues to gab away. She loves to say da da. Oh and her two bottom teeth broke thru a little bit more this week. You can now see the very tops of them. She still hasnt been fussy over them...(trust me, we are counting our blessings on that one).