Annika's First Word

Annika said her first word yesterday!

"Up!"

I was sitting on the couch playing with Kelly's phone and she ran over and started patting the cushion next to me and said, "Up, up, up!" She's been holding her arms up when she wants to be picked up for awhile now, and saying "uh, uh, uh!" but she finally got it all together.

She's got 2 bottom molars and 2 on the top are halfway through. I love this picture because you can see the gap between her front teeth. It makes her toothy smiles so sweet.

Our baby girl is growing up!

Just a little update

Anni insists on trying everything that we eat, which is a good thing in theory. She hasn't figured out that she has to bite down on apples, so she just kinda licks it.Look at all that hair!She doesn't want to hold my hand when we go hiking anymore. "I'm a big girl, Mommy!"

She's a girly girl, and loves bags.

Just the sweetest thing ever!

She loves her soft blankets and packs them everywhere.

There's not a whole lot of new stuff going on, but I thought I'd post some new cute pictures of Anni.

Annika's First Hike

We took Anni out on her first hike today. We just went to the nature preserve like we normally do in the evening, but today she got to walk. We decided that she was walking well enough to get her some real shoes and let her run free. She loved every minute of it, even though she had a hard time staying upright on the uneven ground. Her shoes are a bit too big too. We couldn't find the kind of shoes we wanted in baby sizes, she's a 4, so we bumped her up to toddler shoes.
She was falling too much when she was walking on her own, so we held her hands and she did great. She jabbered and pointed the whole time.

Bath Time Fun

Anni loves bath time and sometimes cries when we pull her out. Her hair is getting so long it's fun to play with.Last night she got away from Kelly. I was on the computer when I heard her running down the hallway. I turned around and saw a stark naked, wet baby running for her toys.She started running from me when I came after her with a diaper. She just likes being naked I guess.

She's a sweetheart.

More Walking

I'm just so proud of how well our little angel is walking. I give it a week and she'll be running.

These Boots are Made for Walking

Anni took her first steps! She walked all the way down the hall, while I was at work, of course. She's trying to do it, but usually only makes it about 4 or 5 steps before she falls.

We're working with her as much as we can and she's getting better. I give it another week and she'll be running circles around us.

Swimming

We took Annika swimming at our pool for the first time yesterday. It was a little cool and the water wasn't heated, so she wasn't very happy about it.

We'll try again on a warmer day.

We felt bad that it was too cold, so we put her in the bathtub to play when we got back home.

Anni's first swim