lid kid everyday life
Oatmeal!

on thursday, the doctor gave us the ok to start anna on a little bit of cereal. while not opposed to this new food medium, she didn’t fully embrace the idea either. she spit most of it out and was more excited to chew on the spoon. she was also a bit preoccupied with removing […]
4 months (and a day)
anna turned four months yesterday. one third of a year under her belt. (by comparison, i have a third of a century under my belt). we went to the doc today for her checkup. she’s 26.5 inches long and 13.5 pounds. i didn’t catch the head circumference measurement, but saw one the chart that it’s […]
first frosting

Anna had her first lesson in frosting making today. And her first taste of frosting. 🙂
yay dirt.

after years of fighting with a stupid mound that runs along the length of our property, this weekend we FINALLY rented a skid steer and removed it. Â by we i mean derek. and by removed i mean leveled it into our yard. Â the freshly leveled ground proved to be a wonderful play area for a […]
anna on a blanket in the shade

while derek tended to some much needed yard work, isaac and anna and i camped out in the yard, observing. anna was being exceptionally cute (and isaac exceptionally camera shy), so i took advantage of the natural light and anna’s cute socks and snapped some pics…
360 degrees
After many weeks of coming close, Anna has rolled over from her back to her belly, completing the 360 degree journey from belly to belly. She is still struggling with a pesky arm that originally was obstructing the final phase of the rollover and is now becoming trapped underneath her when she completes the rotation. […]