What's going on with our beautiful girl?

So, let's see what's new with our beautiful girl.




She continues to enjoy bathing and now seems to enjoy kicking the water around while she's in there.




She loves daddy playing guitar to her. The other evening when she was fussy, he put her on her blanket and played to her for a while. Then all of a sudden I heard him calling me. She had fallen asleep on her blanket on the ground - the first time she's ever fallen asleep on the floor (or any surface other than us, her swing, and her bed).

She's starting to show an interest in holding things and using her hands. The hand/eye coordination is still not there, but she's able to play a little with her toys in ways she couldn't before. Here she was watching Daddy make dinner and helping pull the ends of the green beans - ok maybe just holding the green bean.

She's potty trained at 3 months! (sort of) She poops almost every time she sits in her bumbo. Since she only goes once a day, we basically know exactly when she'll go. We've stopped allowing her to sit in the bumbo clothed because of all the ruined outfits. She now sits in it in just her diaper for an easy clean up. We think she's very cute in there.

She now has a bedtime routine. Daddy reads her "The going to bed book" and then we sing a couple rounds of "Goodnight sweetheart" and then she eats and goes to bed. Of course, having a bedtime routine does not guarantee that sleep will occur. However, she is improving a little bit. She typically wakes about 2 times a night, and it isn't too bad unless she refuses to go back to sleep after eating. The hardest part for mommy is that somewhere between 7-8 a.m. she wakes up and is ready to face the day. I am definitely NOT a morning person and after waking up numerous times during the night - it feels like an obscenely early time to get up. She's very cute with her morning smiles, though.

We have had beautiful weather lately, and she's had plenty of opportunities to wear her super cute hats that Grammie and Grandpa Oberem brought back from England and France. Doesn't she look like a cute little European baby?

Last weekend she enjoyed a visit from Grandma Fung and Auntie Janice. They got to experience her beautiful smiles as well as her contrasting screams in the car. She seems to hate the car with a passion and will sometimes cry at the top of her lungs for 20 minutes if that is how far we have to drive. I have basically almost given up on going out and try to limit my drives to less than 10 minutes in order to avoid the ensuing misery. Sometimes it takes her a long time to calm down after we get there and I pull her out. If anyone has any wisdom on how to help a baby enjoy the car, or any idea when she might outgrow this, please let me know!

Peekaboo

We couldn't resist showing you our darling girl enjoying peekaboo. She's never displayed much interest in it prior to today. She was such a happy girl this evening, and it was delightful! We have to treasure these moments when we get them.

A girl after her Mommy's heart

As some of you may know, I have a reading addiction problem. I consider myself an obsessive compulsive reader. If I have to choose between food/sleep or finishing a book, the book will win every time. Annalise's arrival has put a serious dent in my reading, however (I think I've only managed about 6 books since her arrival - most of which I read during feedings). This reading obsession of mine is believed to be inherited from my mother. One thing I have often wondered is if it will be passed on to any of my kids.

This past week Annalise showed her first sign of interest in books. Previously she didn't even notice or look at the books I showed her. Here you can see her enjoying a book for the first time.

Happy Easter!

This was Annalise's first Easter. What a joy to celebrate Christ rising from the dead while holding a new life he has created. We are so blessed to serve a God who has risen and can promise life after death, yet who cares about what happens to us in this world as well. We can't wait to tell Annalise all about the One who created her.

Isn't she adorable in her little Easter outfit? This was the first outfit we bought for her before she was born (not intending it for Easter, but hey, it worked). Her socks have Easter bunnies on them.

On Saturday night we celebrated Easter at our church and then on Sunday we joined my sister and brother-in-law for a huge outdoor Easter celebration at their church. It was very fun and Annalise behaved very well.

On Sunday evening we ate Easter dinner together at home. Dave made roast lamb - my personal favorite, and very appropriate on Easter since Christ called himself the lamb who died to pay for our sins.

We wish you all a wonderful Easter and a renewed appreciation for Christ's sacrifice.

Recent Events

In the spirit of this blog about our fungirl, Annalise's Auntie Jan gave Dave a shirt to reflect his own identity - our funguy.

This past weekend, Annalise enjoyed a visit from Drew and Auntie Char.

While they were here we enjoyed a couple hours down at La Jolla Shores.

We also went out to eat for breakfast.

Last Wednesday, Annalise played with her friend, Jordan (6 weeks older than her). One of these days they're going to actually acknowledge each other's existence and maybe do some real playing together.

Here are the parents trying to get the babies to give camera appropriate expressions - always a challenge.

A day in the life

Here is a day in the life of Annalise . . .

I wake up and eat (not usually in the sling) . . .


I take a nap . . .

I play with Manny (my favorite toy which is attached to my bouncer). . .



I do some tummy time . . .


I nap some more . . .

I travel around in the K'tan baby sling . . .


I eat some more . . .


Daddy comes home - yay! I play with Daddy . . .

I take a bath . . .


And then I don't go to sleep!

That's all folks.

Amiable Annalise

There's nothing more rewarding than a baby's first smiles. All of your effort and hours spent feeding/rocking/holding are made completely worth it when she smiles up at you. Here for your enjoyment are some of the smiles we have managed to capture.