This morning was a fuss fest. I think Miss Anna is super tired from all of her new adventures.
Last night, Uncle Brandon, Kyler and Uncle Troy-Troy came by to visit.
After accosting Kyler for the rights to the ride-on pony, she ferociously fought the battle against walking, refused to eat dinner and stayed up restless for half the night.
I guess I bragged too soon.
We have reach equilibrium.
Much progress...
Much rebellion...
Here's to a night of peace and quiet.
...And realism.
I have my hands full with this one.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Anna the Walker
Anna had her 1st birthday on November 2nd.
One week and two days later was a day for accomplishments.
Yesterday was a bit of a fussy evening for Miss Anna, but despite the periodic whimpers, she learned quite a bit in the hour between when Momma got home and bedtime.
First things first: When Little Miss was eating dinner, I handed her a spoon despite the potential mess danger involved with such a task. She handled it perfectly. I scooped the food and handed her the spoon. She would then plop her utensil upside down directly onto her taste buds.
She was so proud of herself that she started giving me high-fives (with much prompting from me, of course). It was so stinkin' cute. She would take a bite, high five, then chuckle. Over and over again.
As if that wasn't enough....the next accomplishment.....
DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....
ANNA TOOK HER FIRST STEPS!!!!!
Very reluctantly.
One step. Drop down. Crawl.
One step. Drop down. Crawl.
Chris reset her to standing position several times because she wanted to crawl to her desired destination instead of walk.
But we conquered one step, nonetheless.
We practiced again this morning before work using Momma's cell phone as incentive.
She walked THREE steps this time before dropping to the ground to crawl.
I'm so proud!!!
She'll be walking everywhere before too long.
....And then I'll wonder why in the world I encouraged this.
One week and two days later was a day for accomplishments.
Yesterday was a bit of a fussy evening for Miss Anna, but despite the periodic whimpers, she learned quite a bit in the hour between when Momma got home and bedtime.
First things first: When Little Miss was eating dinner, I handed her a spoon despite the potential mess danger involved with such a task. She handled it perfectly. I scooped the food and handed her the spoon. She would then plop her utensil upside down directly onto her taste buds.
She was so proud of herself that she started giving me high-fives (with much prompting from me, of course). It was so stinkin' cute. She would take a bite, high five, then chuckle. Over and over again.
As if that wasn't enough....the next accomplishment.....
DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....
ANNA TOOK HER FIRST STEPS!!!!!
Very reluctantly.
One step. Drop down. Crawl.
One step. Drop down. Crawl.
Chris reset her to standing position several times because she wanted to crawl to her desired destination instead of walk.
But we conquered one step, nonetheless.
We practiced again this morning before work using Momma's cell phone as incentive.
She walked THREE steps this time before dropping to the ground to crawl.
I'm so proud!!!
She'll be walking everywhere before too long.
....And then I'll wonder why in the world I encouraged this.
Oops!
Wow! I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged.
Not only did I fall off of the blog wagon, but I scratched my knee, broke my arm and bruised my face on the way down. What a miserable blog failure.
I'm back and hopefully more faithful than I have been in the last couple of months.
Not only did I fall off of the blog wagon, but I scratched my knee, broke my arm and bruised my face on the way down. What a miserable blog failure.
I'm back and hopefully more faithful than I have been in the last couple of months.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Grrrrrr....
At a recent visit, my friend Crystal pointed out Anna Faith's very strange frustration behavior, which I apparently tend to ignore.
Are you ready for this?
She 'growls'.
This scruffy warning signals an impeding temper tantrum, usually as a result Mommy's inability to allow her to eat various functioning remotes, cables, etc... Or making her torturously sit in the high chair to eat...Or possibly the retreival of the mobile monster from her determined climbing destination.
The audible alarm is kinda cute, but I completely hope she outgrows it...and soon.
Where did she learn this?, you might ask.
Dexter.
When Anna gets too near or he feels the need to protect Junior from her, our little weiner enforcer lets out a low cautionary growl--not one preempting a bite or harm but sheer intimidation.
Anna hears this quite often. Thus, she is apparently try to repeat this behavior.
Let's hope her copycat tendencies will stop here...at least when it comes to her four legged examples.
Are you ready for this?
She 'growls'.
This scruffy warning signals an impeding temper tantrum, usually as a result Mommy's inability to allow her to eat various functioning remotes, cables, etc... Or making her torturously sit in the high chair to eat...Or possibly the retreival of the mobile monster from her determined climbing destination.
The audible alarm is kinda cute, but I completely hope she outgrows it...and soon.
Where did she learn this?, you might ask.
Dexter.
When Anna gets too near or he feels the need to protect Junior from her, our little weiner enforcer lets out a low cautionary growl--not one preempting a bite or harm but sheer intimidation.
Anna hears this quite often. Thus, she is apparently try to repeat this behavior.
Let's hope her copycat tendencies will stop here...at least when it comes to her four legged examples.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Damaged Goods
I'm back. And damaged.
I'm almost 100% positive Anna Faith broke my nose Friday evening.
The reason for my hypothesis:
1) It cracked really loud.
2) It bled.
3) Three days later, it still hurts.
Chris and Anna were playing peek-a-boo while I, the innocent bystander, was comfortable in bed.
Before I knew it, her noggin landed on my nose with the force of a stampeding elephant.
The wuss that I am, I started crying like a baby.
Chris couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.
He quickly discovered the problem and has heard me complain ever since.
Anna Faith - 1. Momma - 0.
I'm almost 100% positive Anna Faith broke my nose Friday evening.
The reason for my hypothesis:
1) It cracked really loud.
2) It bled.
3) Three days later, it still hurts.
Chris and Anna were playing peek-a-boo while I, the innocent bystander, was comfortable in bed.
Before I knew it, her noggin landed on my nose with the force of a stampeding elephant.
The wuss that I am, I started crying like a baby.
Chris couldn't figure out what was wrong with me.
He quickly discovered the problem and has heard me complain ever since.
Anna Faith - 1. Momma - 0.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Dracula
Anna has two new teeth.
Two bottom center occupants sat lonely until last week. Then another resident popped through. A week later, another.
The locations of these sprouting bones are a little out of ordinary. They are not in the top center, as one would expect. No, she has one tooth on each side of the center vacancies.
Hopefully, the others will come in soon.
Otherwise, we will have to trade in her 50's poodle skirt and purse for another Halloween costume--one with a black cape, white face and a dab of fake blood on the corner of her mouth.
Only my child.....
Two bottom center occupants sat lonely until last week. Then another resident popped through. A week later, another.
The locations of these sprouting bones are a little out of ordinary. They are not in the top center, as one would expect. No, she has one tooth on each side of the center vacancies.
Hopefully, the others will come in soon.
Otherwise, we will have to trade in her 50's poodle skirt and purse for another Halloween costume--one with a black cape, white face and a dab of fake blood on the corner of her mouth.
Only my child.....
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