Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Annie: Twelve Months

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Wow, what a year! The Gent and I have had so much fun watching Annie grow this year. She has changed so much and we love watching her learn new things. This month she continues to pull up on everything, cruise, and crawl (FAST!). She can stand for a few seconds and gets sturdier every day. She also talks more and more each day. She sits and carries on conversations with the dogs (usually Huck) and it cracks me up. I don't know what they talk about but it sounds very serious. She knows the meaning of several words (Mama, Dada, dog, bye-bye, clap, no . . .) and some of them she says (Mama, Dada, a "d" sound for dog) but she doesn't do it consistently, so I'm thinking we don't really have a "first word" yet.

Annie adores books. She climbs in your lap and wants you to read and read and read. I think we read eight books in one sitting yesterday. She loves rhymes and songs and we are really enjoying library storytime.

Annie is starting to move into 12 month sizes and is still in size 3 diapers (I think she will be for a long, long time). She is 17 lbs 1 oz and 28 1/2 inches long. That's still the 5th percentile for weight and the 25-50th for length. She is nursing 5x a day, and eats at least two servings of fruit, veggies, dairy, and whole grains a day and a serving of protein. New favorite foods this month are strawberries and clementines. She usually drinks a sippy cup of water with a little juice added, and we're going to try whole milk this week.

Year 2, here we come!

Monday, February 27, 2012

The First Birthday

Yesterday, Annie turned one! We had a family party and Annie had a blast celebrating. And she LOVED her first taste of cake and ice cream.

so sweet
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checking out the presents
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Annie got several new books and we have already started reading them
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oooh puzzles!
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opening gifts is exhausting
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Annie really likes her new shoes
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trying out the cake (sorry, bad lighting on this picture but it is the only one I have with her hat on)
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yummmmy this is so good!!!
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Mama and Daddy, you've been holding out on me!
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one little bite of ice cream--it was a big hit, too
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grandparents
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showing the doggies her birthday onesie and tutu
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looking at her new toys and clothes
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waving
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and having fun
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great-grandparents
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I get this look a lot. Annie likes to pull up on my legs.
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sleepy baby
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(party details to come in a later post)

Friday, February 24, 2012

Phriday Phone Photos #4

Lunchtime with Daddy
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Checking out the view from Daddy's office
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She looks SO BIG! Can't believe she is almost one year old.
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Our Christmas rose started blooming about a month ago and it is still so pretty
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Baby girl loves her toys, the more noise they make the better
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We went to the park last week and tried out the swings. It went fine but Annie prefers sitting in someone's lap on a big swing instead.
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Bought a double stroller; we're getting ready for a foster child around here. I wanted this specific one by Chicco and was just watching Craigslist till it popped up. Someone was selling this one brand new for $120 off list price. Yes, please!
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Annie "reading" to herself in the car on the way to Nana and Papaw's house
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Having fun with this new toy Aunt Ne sent
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I guess it was "Aunt Ne" toy morning, cause she gave Annie this little dog, too.
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Observing Lent and preparing for Easter
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Streams in the Desert

The Gent and I are reading through this book together at night. We started reading a devotional book (one with a reading for each day) soon after we got married. It is an easy way to make sure we spend some time each day contemplating God's truths and praying together. Yes, sometimes we get behind, but we manage to catch up. We adapt . . . when Annie was first born we had our devotional time during her 2am feeding. Hey, whatever works, I say!

Anyway, this was the passage we read on February 8 and I just wanted to share it with you.

Surely I am with you always. Matthew 28:20

"Never look ahead to the changes and challenges of this life in fear. Instead, as they arise look at them with the full assurance that God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. Hasn't He kept you safe up to now? So hold His loving hand tightly, and He will lead you safely through all things. And when you cannot stand, He will carry you in His arms.

Do not look ahead to what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you His unwavering strength that you may bear it. Be at peace, then, and set aside all anxious thoughts and worries."

The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23:1

Monday, February 20, 2012

A Visit to Nana and Papaw's House

We spent the weekend at Nana and Papaw's house. The men worked on bookcases for our family room (very excited about that!) and Annie and I played with Nana and did nothing productive at all. Fabulous plan for the weekend, I say. :)

Watching the cats play outside
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We got to see Rhiannon, too!
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Bookcases underway
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Checking out the greenhouse with Nana
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Playing with Nana's cookbooks
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Opening an early birthday present
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Making faces with Daddy
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And with Papaw, too!
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