My new tricks!

 

I have one more trick that I started doing this week…hopefully mom can catch it on video and post it tomorrow!

Slide

Enjoying my first time going down a slide! It was short but fast!

5 months

On Monday, March 12, 2012, you turned 5 months old!  In the short 5 months you have been alive…you have been one busy girl!  You haven’t stopped moving since you came out of the womb!  You are right on track developmentally…maybe even a little advanced (OT mom talking here)! You continue to refuse to sleep when you are with us!  We just got back from Phoenix…and I was thinking that maybe while we were down there, you would actually sleep more like you do at daycare…but no such luck! You are a 30 minute power napper and then you are refreshed to play!  You are starting to stay up longer, which is fun! You are awake for about 3 hours at a time now…and slowly progressing to 45-60 minute naps…knock on wood! You are so much fun to be with and you make my entire world (well…along with your dad!) (oh! and Henry and Maggie too!) You continue to be a very happy baby! We have nicknamed you DQ (drama queen) and little Lizard has still stuck! Your tongue is always  sticking out of your mouth and it is long! You are quite the DQ if you happen to be “neglected” for 30 seconds! Since your hospitalization, you have quit sleeping through the night...grrrrrrr. We are hoping that someday soon this will become part of your daily routine! PLEASE!?!?!? If we are ever in public, everyone comments on your beautiful (and big) blue eyes! I hope they stay…and I am sure they will…those Anderson genes are pretty strong! You are really beginning to figure out the whole “I can move” bit to life! You are rolling all over the place, reaching for items out of your reach and turning yourself around! And today (3.16.12) you are figuring out that your legs do bend to help propel you forward! UH-OH! We are in trouble! Everyday continues to be a joyous and wonderful adventure with you! Time is flying by and I can’t believe that you are 5 months old! Your 1st B’day is going to be here before I know it! STOP growing up so fast! We are thankful everyday for you and bring us so much love! We love you sweet baby girl!

5 months old

1st airplane ride to Phoenix

early morning flight back…thankful it did not mess with your schedule!

Flying over the Grand Canyon

Cousin Thorsten’s Baptism

swimming at Grandpa and Grandma’s

Spring Training Game

2012 cousins Hadley, Drew (on tummy) and Thorsten TROUBLE!!

Grandpa, Grandma and the grandkids March 2012

Cousin Thorsten eating my head

Phoenix

We have had our Phoenix vacation planned since you were about 1 month old!  We were on the edge of our seat all week, since you got RSV and ear infections…we were not sure if we would be able to travel or not!  We had a doctor appointment on Thursday to make sure that your ears were good enough to travel!  And they are pretty yucky still, but Dr. Idzerda gave us the OK to travel! Phew! You were such a good traveler!  We made sure that you had a bottle on take-off and everything went smoothly! You fell asleep and slept the rest of the plane ride and even through landing!  I was  little nervous, as we had strict orders to make sure you had a bottle at take-off and landing…but I wasn’t about to wake you up…so I tried to shove the pacifier in your mouth so if your ears started to bug you, the pacifier would at least be in your mouth!

Today we enjoyed a beautiful walk in the sun, while you took a bit of a nap! And then we prepared for you very first swim!!  We got you lathered in sunblock and headed on out to grandpa and grandma’s pool! Needless to say, we have had a pretty good 2nd day of vacation! 

You have been a bit fussy down here…and we have all concluded that we think you are teething! You also had the BIGGEST blow-out diaper that I have ever seen!  I fed you carrots for breakfast and some oatmeal for lunch, and then…BOOM!  Poo all up the front of you-up to your armpits! IT WAS NASTY!!! And of course we forgot to get a picture of it! 

Fun in the bouncer!

Warm Weather!!!!

Cousins!!!