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

51 Weeks Old

Tomorrow is Annika's first birthday, so I'm not going to say much here. We'll get her weight, height, and so on at the appointment on Wednesday, so I'll post that then. She's got seven teeth, 3 on top and 4 on the bottom, with one more in the works. She walks like a pro with someone holding her hands, but won't try it alone. She can stand alone, but panics and sits as soon as she realizes that no one is holding her.

She still loves to play in the tub, but gets into everything. She's started throwing things to see where they go and if I'll pick them back up. Naps are still a fight, but she sleeps through the night 90% of the time. She really likes her whole milk rather than the formula, and prefers grown up food to her baby food.

She's grown up so fast.