A movie with Grandpa

Taken yesterday afternoon:

Memorial Day Weekend, Part II

On Sunday night, SJC, Anna, and I went to Viva Vienna, the annual town fair/carnival, which takes place in downtown Vienna on the town green. Sarah wanted to ride the freefall, and since we didn't want to take Anna out of the Baby Bjorn, Anna got to ride it too! Here are some pictures:

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Wow is that a tall drop!

Down they come!

Ok, so they didn't actually ride the Super Shot. But we had a great time at the carnival!

Memorial Day Weekend, Part I

We had a big Memorial Day weekend. Dad had Friday off from work, so we got to spend a lot of time together as a family. The Sherwin family came to visit us on Saturday, giving us the opportunity to observe a full scale circus of kids.

Kate, Thomas, Gabe, Steve

On Sunday, we took Anna to church for the first time. She was so well-behaved!

Anna in her Sunday-best!

A Study in Bananas

Heading off to church, Sunday morning:

TIme for a tubby!

Last night, we gave Anna her first bath that wasn't a sponge-bath. She loved it!

Mommy works intently

I hope you know what you're doing!



Doesn't get cuter than this!

Uh-oh, is someone peeing in the tub? Better
make a quick exit and end this bathtime!

All dried off!

A week with Nana

So, Nana left yesterday afternoon. Needless to say, everyone was sad. But we had a great week. Nana gave Anna lots of snuggle time, and went on trips with her to the stores, and went out for ice cream, and made Mom and Dad great dinners, and did lots of cleaning too. Anna and Nana also did some comparison shopping of bouncy-seats at Babies R' US (pictures coming soon!).

We can't wait for her to come back! Our only fear now is that Anna has gotten spoiled by all the holds and attentions from the last two weeks. Back to just boring old Mom and Dad!

Holding a sack of potatos!

Out in DC

Thanks, Nana!

Transporting Minors Across State Lines

SJC, Nana, and Anna came into Washington today to have lunch downtown with Dad. It was Anna's first trip out of the Old Dominion, surely an important moment in the upbrininging of any proper southern belle.

Getting her hair washed and dryed yesterday

At lunch with Dad

The whole family

Relaxing and posing with Nana

More visitors

Grandma left town on Saturday morning. Unsatisfied with just her parents, Anna invited Aunt Becky and Uncle Jeff to visit for the weekend. And Nana to come for a week on Sunday night!

Playing in her swing with Grandma

Posing for some glamour shots

One last hold with Grandma

Packed up and ready to go to Babies R' Us

Sitting with Aunt Becky (and future cousin!)

Having a niece is great!

Who's this clown?

First date

SJC and I went out for ice cream tonight....without Anna (!), who stayed at home with Grandma as a babysitter. It was certainly a strange feeling, more so for SJC than I, since I have been going to work each day. But for Sarah, it was literally moment one away from the baby.

Overall, Grandma has been incredibly helpful this week. In addition to making us dinner and giving Anna endless holds, she has trimmed all of our bushes, weeded the front and back yard, pruned the oak tree in our front yard, ironed all my shirts, done our laundry, and cleaned our house. Looks like Nana has a lot to live up to next week!

Last night, our friend Jessie came over and made all of us (well, not Anna) mushroom crepes, which were absolutely delicious. I think SJC and I are getting spoiled by all these wonderful visitors. Of course, the party shows no signs of stopping: my sister and brother-in-law are coming this weekend, and my mom is coming for the week next week.

Anna has run the extremes this week. Today, according to SJC and Grandma, she was a little angel, eating well, sleeping well, and spending her awake non-feeding time looking around and being very well behaved. Yetserday, however, she was a constant fuss, spending most of her day screaming until someone held her.

No pictures today; our camera battery died a few days ago and I've forgotten to charge it.

Grandma comes to town!

Grandma is here to visit for a week. She's been spending tons of time just holding Anna, which seems to be popular with Grandma, Anna, and SJC! Here are some photos:

Grandma calls the play by play to Grandpa

Spoiled rotten with love!

A rare awake sighting!

When Mom couldn't calm her down, Dad did the trick!


My two favorite ladies!

We're taking the traditional parent track and already finding all sorts of ways to make our kids roll their eyes 15 years from now. One thing we're bent on doing is the "photo with the same shirt every year" routine. We settled on two shirts. The first one is a canoe race shirt that Uncle Pete got from a race on Anna's birthday:

Someday you'll fit!

The other shirt is self-explanatory, although this picture sure is an ominous sign:

If this season makes you cry, we're in trouble!

Doctor visit

Yesterday, Anna had her two week checkup at the doctor. Here are her new stats:

Height: 21.5 inches (+1.5), 90th percentile
Weight: 8 lbs, 15 oz (+8 since birth, +13 from her low point), 75th percentile

So we've got a big girl! The funny part is that her head circumference is only in the 25th percentile, which matches mommy's thinking that she has "the cutest little peanut head."

Here are some pictures and videos from the past few days:

Sleeping with Dad

Post-feeding happiness

Getting a bath

All clean!

And I couldn't resist posting this picture, since it wasn't imaginable just a year or so ago:

SJC chows down on a steak bone!

Mommy and Bananas and Gifts

I went back to work for two part-days this week, so on Wednesday and Thursday, SJC has been on her own with Anna. Next week, Grandma Sally is coming down to spend time with the family, but we thought two days on her own would be manageable. While it certainly worked out, it left us with one tired mama, shown here when I arrived home from work:

We've also been receiving a ton of gifts this week in the mail. (Thanks everyone!). By far the best packaging was sent by Jason and Raf:

Coming tomorrow: more videos of Anna banana!

Survey Winners!

Here are our survey winners:

Date: No one predicted April 27th, but Grandpa is clearly the winner predicting April 28th

Gender:  The following people felt the girl vibe: Mom, Grandpa, Lindsey, and Janel...as well as Plaxico (which Uncle Dan claims is not him??)

Weight:  Uncle Pete and Aunt Becky were both just 2 ounces off - nice job!

Length: Grandpa and Janel were both right on the money with 19 1/2 inches

Time of birth: Janel is closest again - she was 54 min. early with a prediction of 11 am


Someone asked what the prize was - well, I would say Anna is certainly the prize :)

Cinco de Mayo

It was a busy day yesterday. Anna got to:

play with Dad in the morning

Sleep with mom in the afternoon

Play with Dad in the afternoon

Go to the ice cream store

Lazy Sunday

On Sunday, Anna turned 1 week old. And what a difference a week makes. Both SJC and I feel much more like we have a routine with her now, and she seems much easier to handle after 5 days of being home with her. During the day yesterday, we went for a walk, watched basketball, and ate our lunch outside. Anna also got a visit from our neighbor Jennifer, who brought us delicious lasagna:

That's not my mom!

That's mommy!

This morning, we've been fooling around with the video capacity of our camera. Here's Anna's internet debut:

Uncle Dan and Aunt Bridget come to visit

Dan and Bridget came down from New York yesterday to see us. Anna took them for a nice walk and was kind enough to let them hold her.

Dan shows off his parenting skills

Bridget too!

That's some of the new pink wear dad bought for her

This morning, Anna took her first ride in her swing, which was generously loaned to us by a friend Sarah used to work with in Niskayuna. Anna loved it!

Another day, another roll of cute pictures

Yesterday, I did some shopping while SJC hung out with Anna. I went to Babies R Us and got Anna some pink clothes - a swaddler and two outfits. Today, Uncle Danny and Aunt Bridget are coming to visit!

Here are some photos from the day:

Looking cute with Mom

Hanging out at lunch on the back deck

Bananas!

I love my mommy!

And here's an old shot from the hospital, taken by Corrine: