June 19

One month old already! We can hardly believe it.

We had her one month check up yesterday. She weighs 9 lbs, 8 oz., 21 inches long (roughly 50th percentile for both height and weight) and the doctor says she's doing great. Anna was weighed, too, and she's up to the 25th percentile, and we are thrilled with that! Sophie also slept 5 1/2 hours straight last night, so we're all pretty happy this morning.

Early days

May 19, 2011, 11:08 am

She's here!!! Sophie Carol.



7 lbs, 2 oz., 20 inches long




Mom and baby doing well. We got to the hospital at 5 am that morning.





Anna is a natural big sister.



We're so happy to have help from Grandma! (Look how content Sophie is. There's no one like Grandma!)




Arriving home from the hospital.



First car ride. (Thanks to the volunteers at the hospital for knitting such sweet hats.)

Some spring photos

I've finally gotten around to uploading some photos onto the computer (time to free up the memory card for the BIG DAY!!!) Here are some highlights from spring. Their impact is somewhat diminished, I suppose, in that they go all the way back to March. We're in summer mode now. But still, it's fun to look back at the blossoms.













We thought we'd try out a new 'do on Anna. What do you think of the ponytail?



We've been letting our creative side out a little bit, too.







Ta-Da!!


(Ok, so maybe she had a little help with this...)



And finally, EASTER!!

Playgroup Easter Egg Hunt









She had a much better idea of what the fuss was about this year, although she was still more interested in simply being outside than picking up eggs. The first one she picked up, she put in one of her friend's baskets.

And finally, here is a "belly shot" from Easter morning.





Hard to believe it's May already.

Little visitor

A few weeks ago, during a rain storm, we had an unexpected visitor on our back deck. Anna was delighted.

Party Day!

Here are some pictures from Anna's second birthday party.

It was beautiful outside, so the kids could run off some energy before lunch.







We had pizza--



And cake--


(It's a little hard to make out in this picture, but the lettering says "Happy Birthday Anna"--the "Anna" is in blue frosting. This cake came from a local bakery called Rita's, and it was possibly the best yellow cake I've ever had).



And presents --







And there were a few balloons---



I'm disappointed that I never got all the guests together for a group picture, but little girls just seem to know the drill. They got together for this one completely on their own.



Anna had a great day and was so happy that her friends all got together to wish her a happy birthday. She was especially excited when everyone gathered around to sing "happy birthday." She really knew it was for her. We are grateful to have so many wonderful friends.

Our little girl is 2 !!

We had probably our best weather yet this year, right on time for Anna's birthday. It was in the mid to high 60s. To celebrate, we took our first trip to the park for 2011.



Anna loves this picnic table, in its own tiny "house." It's just her size.

She also mastered the slide. She must have climbed up and gone down a dozen or more times, all by herself. (No face-first attempts yet. That may be awhile still).





Later that evening, cupcake time! As you can see, she was a little concerned by the flames on her dessert.



But there was no problem eating it.



And finally, PRESENTS! She definitely understands the idea of birthday gifts now. She was very excited. Grandma and Grandpa joined us via web chat, too.





Next blog entry: The party!!