We are rapidly approaching 20 weeks (Tuesday the 10th) and Annie is doing all kinds of new tricks. Last week, Annie started sitting up solo. She just can't stand to not see what is going on so she learned how to make herself a little bit taller. :o) At first, I was like, woah this is awesome! Then, my troubled mind drifted to what comes after sitting up: TROUBLE! I am fairly certain I will have to limit her to the hallway the day she becomes mobile. Annie is VERY active, kicking and grabbing everything in her reach. As I imagine broken lamps, falling bookcases, and cabinets full of cleaning agents, I realize I have a lot of work to do. On the bright side, Annie is in LOVE with Cubbie. Cubbie, on the other hand, is slowly learning that Annie is something she needs to run away from. So I figure we have a win-win here. The two can chase each other around and wear each other out and BOTH take naps!
We celebrated Michael's birthday this week and Annie was all too eager to help me "wrap" the presents. I am shocked at how quickly her hand-eye coordination has gone from lucky swipes to purposeful and calculated grabbing! I had her in a front-carrier while I was putting Michael's gifts in bags and boxes (which was my first mistake) and we'll just say I had a lot of re-wrapping to do. Turns out Annie loooves wrapping paper. And bows. And ripping things. Uh oh. (Stop laughing mom! I know I deserve it!) Annie also likes to try and pick the flowers off of the fabric on her boppy pillow, which is a very frustrating (and hilarious) task for her. She cannot figure out why those darned flowers won't come off! On a sad note, Annie has also learned how to grab hair. My hair, your hair, and her own hair! She has a couple of thin spots on the side of her head where got a fistful, gave a yank, and then cried because someone super mean just pulled on her hair!
She continues to be delighted with the mystery baby in the mirror. I'm not sure if she has figured out yet how there are two mommies: one speaking behind me and one looking at me from the front.
The sleeping situation is going AWESOME! She finally goes to bed around 7:30, wakes up around 7am, and takes three regular naps. We went through some very difficult periods of time where we had to lay her down, let her cry it out, and fall asleep on her own. I felt SO mean and it just didn't feel right. I ended up doing a combination of getting her most of the way asleep by rocking her and then laying her down that went much more smoothly and still gave us the same result. YAY for sleep!
I continue to just eat up every second I get with her. She is a joy and a blessing and makes our lives SO full and rich! It is amazing to me how little I care about money or things. As long as we have Annie, Michael and I are pretty well entertained and busy! I can't imagine life any other way, this is wonderful!! More to come...
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