5 Months

Today Anna is FIVE MONTHS OLD!

(These are the best pictures I could get of her today, as she wouldn’t let me put her down and I’m a solo mom tonight while Adam goes to the Switchfoot concert with a friend from church, Justin.)

Anna…

… has a tooth.

… eats oatmeal with gusto.

… drinks about 20 ounces of milk… during the day at daycare.  (Mommy can no longer keep up.)

… has started waking up multiple times a night to nurse again… because she is constantly hungry.  (Must start feeding her more solids.  So far bananas are a no go.)

… is still wearing 9 month clothes.  Though she’s threatening those with her length.

… still sleeps swaddled.

… has stopped rolling from front to back, but rolls from back to front all the time.  And then cries because she forgot how to flip back over.

… has a smile that melts my heart, even at 4 in the morning.  Or 2.  Or at midnight.

… laughs at her sisters. (And is still greatly loved by her sisters.  Raven even sneaks into her room at night to “check on Banana” when she is asleep.)

… is the perfect fifth member of our family.  We are so blessed to have her in our lives!

Three Seasons

The previous owners, with the help of the neighbors, did a really great job planning a three season garden in the front of the house – in other words, there is ALWAYS something blooming.  (This is even true in the “jungle” of the backyard – I wish I would have been smart and marked flowers and plants as they bloomed because many of them are back to the “can’t tell the difference between a plant and a week” state.)

I saw this little beauty as I ran across the front lawn dodging rain drops the other day and stopped for a quick picture.

Solids!

After the doctor suggested I start before her six month appointment… and after popping a tooth this last week… and after sleeping HORRIBLE for three nights where Anna needed to be held her nursed consistently from 11:30 pm – 5 am the next morning… I decided we needed to finally start on solids.

She started the earliest of the three and did the best of the three.  She ate about half of what I made before she protested and demanded she be nursed.

Yes, I held her.  I still haven’t put her highchair together.  She did really well, though, and only “raspberried” me once.  I told her that if she does well this week, next week I might just try her on avocado.  It’s a-waiting in the freezer!

erin

Happy Birthday!

It’s my sister’s birthday today!  Happy Birthday, Lis! 

I found this picture from the baby shower we had for her when she was pregnant with Dante… almost two years ago!

Hope you had a great day, honey!

Our Tree

We have this tree in our front yard… I am so thankful that the previous owners chose to plant this tree because it is gorgeous three out of four seasons of the year.  I didn’t get pictures of it turning last year before the first snowfall pained the tree, so I decided to get out there this year and capture some pictures as it began to turn.  Hopefully it’ll still be in good enough shape in a few days to take more pictures.

Banana

Anna officially has a nickname – we call her Banana.  Not Anna Banana (though we say that too), but simply Banana.  I call her this so much that both older girls have taken to calling Banana.  I think she will hate me someday. 

First Snow–October 5, 2012

Last year we had our first snow of the season on October 9, 2011, and we received 8 inches.

Today we had our first snow of the season and as you can see, it was a smattering.  Regardless, pictures were a must.  We are hoping for more tonight!

Taco, Taco, Taco!

Happy First Birthday to our darling niece, Ivy!

I confess I haven’t sent a gift yet, but Ivy’s Mom & Dad, you have to admit, a serenade of “Taco, Taco, Taco!” is a close second. 

Love you all!

erin

ps. We went to a Mexican restaurant in Morrison this last weekend with dear friends Angela and Dan, and I kid you not, this was on the menu.  Adam and I about died laughing.  Poor Angela and Dan were quite perplexed.  Of course, I had to take a picture.

pps. Best Mexican we’ve found so far in the Denver Metro area.

Anna has a tooth!

Ten days shy of five months old, Little Miss Anna (aka, Banana) has a tooth.

WOWSERS!!!

She was fussy tonight and grabbed my hand to gnaw on it and I felt something sharp – and sure enough, upon further inspection, I realize a tooth had broken through!

Don’t expect pictures anytime soon – trying to get her to open her mouth right now is pretty hard.

WOW!

erin

Mmmmmmm….

National Coffee Day.  Yes, please.