Anna - 6 months!

Anna's 6th month was extremely busy!  She packed in a trip to Florida to visit her GG and GreatPapa, a visit from her Nana and Papa, some sort of disease that made her scream and stop sleeping, and a trip to Hawaii where she hung out with her mom, dad, sister AND her Uncle Matt and Aunt Laurie.  She also learned to roll over all the way, eat solids and sit up.  Very busy.  But fun.  Anna continues to be a very easy, happy little baby.  Though she isn't so little.  And sometimes she isn't so easy.  Particularly when falling asleep is concerned.  But happily this month I managed to write about more than just sleep issues.  We did have a lot of issues with sleep in the middle of the month but we seem to be out of that phase and into a more pleasant moment in time. 

In other less good news, today (a Friday) is my last official day of maternity leave.  I'm returning to my other life on Monday.  I'm hoping I can keep these status updates up.  I'm less worried about the time and more worried about having the opportunity to notice the little things but I know I knew all the the little things about Sarah Jane even after I went back to work so I'm guessing Anna isn't going to disappear from me entirely.  When I went back to work after Sarah Jane I worked five days a week but left at 4 or 4:30 nearly every day.  This time around I'm going to try and leave a bit later (between 5 and 5:30) but stay at home with no work (fingers crossed) on Thursdays.  We'll see if it works! 

Wed, Jan 20, 2010

Anna was a rock star on the airplane, staying quiet nearly the whole way to fl and totally agreeable with the change in scene.

Thu, Jan 21, 2010

Anna temporarily stopped rolling over. Did she get smart enough to realize she doesn't actually like to be over?

Fri, Jan 22, 2010

Anna is absolutely ready to eat real food. She gazes with true longing at the bites that those around her take.

Sat, Jan 23, 2010

Anna is enjoying FL and visiting with GG and Gpapa. She was very good at dinner at the Silver Spoon, drinking a bottle and sitting in the car seat in the booth quietly.


Sun, Jan 24, 2010
Anna was a very good little girl on the airplane; she fussed a bit but then went to sleep in the little bed under the seat in front of mom (nest of blankets.) However, when we got home at 11, she screamed until 1. She apparently wanted her diaper changed. Silly mommy and daddy for not checking that first.

Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Anna had her first real food today! She had been making it abundantly clear that she is very interested in what we are eating, she follows every bite from start to finish but I think she was a bit disappointed by reality. I don't think rice cereal did it for her. She got a little bit more cheerful about it by the end but Sarah Jane's mac n' cheese looked better.



Tue, Jan 26, 2010
Anna has stopped sleeping. Both at night and at naps. She sleeps for 25 minutes tops during nap times, no matter what we do and she is up multiple times every night which is very, very painful for mom who got a bit used to sleeping through the night. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but it is discouraging.



Wed, Jan 27, 2010
Anna seems to be figuring out how to go to sleep at night without tears though she is no longer making it all the way through the night. Last night we were up from 3 to 5. Much screaming. Not much sleeping.



Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Anna appears to be getting some hair. At least two people have noticed so it’s not just my wishful thinking.

Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Anna is visiting with her Nana and Papa.

Sat, Jan 30, 2010
After several nights of easy cry free falling asleep, Anna is making us pay. Has been hysterical crying for about 3 hours. She is not impressing her Hoverman grandparents.



Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Anna rolled over all the way today (full 360) impressing her Nana and her Mama.



Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Anna visited the doctor today to determine the reason behind her new nightly crying routine. The hypothesis was an ear infection but the hypothesis was incorrect. The new hypothesis is teething despite the fact that no teeth are visible. The doctor gave us the go ahead to use Tylenol liberally. God bless Tylenol. Hopefully no repeat of last night - cry until 9, up at 3 for an hour and a half of crying and then up at 530 for eating.



Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Anna went to sleep tonight without massive drama for the first time since we went to FL. She also took a 3 hour nap this afternoon. Another re-first. She's getting back to "normal" just in time for our trip to Hawaii where we will screw her up once again. Lovely.



Wed, Feb 03, 2010
Anna had dinner at 690 for Uncle Nat’s bday and met Uncle Tom. She enjoyed his LOOOOOW baby voice. It inspired an anxiety attack in her big sister.

Thu, Feb 04, 2010
Anna was very well behaved on the plane to Hawaii, only three little cat naps but good natured otherwise. That said, once she got in the rental car she screamed bloody murder all the way to the hotel.



Fri, Feb 05, 2010

Anna hung out in Hawaii with Uncle Matt and Laurie’s family who happened to be staying down the beach from us. She did a very good job all day being agreeable with regards to naps and falling asleep in strange places like the stroller.

Sat, Feb 06, 2010
Anna suddenly looks huge to me. She was big before but now she is huge. She is wearing clothes that I believe SJ wore when she was closer to one.

Sun, Feb 07, 2010
Anna is still being bothered by her impending tooth after a brief respite when we first got to Hawaii. Up from 1 to 2 last night fussing despite Tylenol and had a hard time sleeping in the afternoon. On top of that she seemed sad, not just fussy but really down. We had real tears several times. It makes her happy to be noticed.

Mon, Feb 08, 2010
We finally did Anna's naps right and she rewarded us by sleeping almost all the way through the night (up at 11 and 4 but quick back to sleeps, not the hour plus ordeals of earlier nights.). Teeth did not seem to be bothering her. Left her and Sarah Jane with a hotel babysitter while we went to dinner. Sarah Jane ruined the dinner by having a massive separation anxiety attack when we left (which apparently ended seconds after we left but involved dry heaving while we were still in the room). Anna on the other hand has zero separation anxiety and didn't even notice we had gone.

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Anna has learned to make a new noise and seems to have moved on from the baby lion roar which I think I'm going to miss. The new noise is a high pitched warbling squeal/squawk which is cute now but might not be later. She is having fun with it though.

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

Anna was great on the plane though she is a very light sleeper. She is nearly always good natured when awake, would be nice if she slept more!

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Anna has resumed eating solid food just about as unsuccessfully as before but we will stick with it this time.

Fri, Feb 12, 2010

Anna went shopping to the grocery store with mom and Sarah Jane and rode in the ergo which was a first (usually she sits in the car seat perched on top of the cart). She pooped somewhere around the dairy section which overflowed her pants and seeped into the ergo but the shopping trip continued. We needed food.

Sat, Feb 13, 2010

Anna is headed into the city to go to the zoo with drew and Brady and enjoy the last week of mommy's maternity leave.

Sun, Feb 14, 2010

Anna has an audible smile; she can't help coo when she grins. It is infectious.

Mon, Feb 15, 2010

Anna seems to be doing better on the sleep front. Whatever it was that was bothering her while her Nana and Papa were visiting (and if Florida) has passed. She has been going down much more easily, just a tiny bit of fussing, maybe 2 minutes, and then sleeping till 4ish or sometimes even all the way to 5:30. If it is 4 it seems to take just one trip in with the passy to get her to go back down and she has slept through some loud Sarah Jane moments. Also, as suspected, putting her down earlier seems to do the trick. Goal is 6:30 though I have a hard time executing on that.

Tue, Feb 16, 2010

Anna enjoys snuggling with her parents in the morning after eating. She waves her hands, grabs hair, coos, chats, rolls, the works, starting at about 5:30. We have found that if we put her between us and both turn our backs (unfriendly I know), she will go to sleep. If we don't she takes full advantage of the Sarah Jane-less time to play.

Wed, Feb 17, 2010

Anna can sit up unassisted though there is usually a tip at the end.

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Anna is 18lbs 1oz (2lbs more exactly than two months ago) and 26in. That puts her in the 85th percentile for weight and 65th for height. She is coming down in weight (was 95th) and up in height (was 60th). Her head remains in the 75th percentile at 43cm circumference. She is 100% healthy and happy and even survived 4 shots including a seasonal flu shot and a H1N1 shot with grace and good cheer.

Fri, Feb 19, 2010

Anna enjoys bananas and sweet potatoes a whole lot more than plain old rice or oatmeal cereal. She still isn’t a huge fan of eating real food though. I think it is coming in below her expectations. Also, for the record, Anna has been doing really well in the sleep department. Down with very little fussing at abut 6:45 after a bath and then staying asleep until 5 or 5:30. Despite the early wake up, we are enjoying this phase.

Tired from swimming

Sarah Jane finally makes it into the ocean

But only after we guarenteed no waves. Visiting "baby beach".

Sunset @ Poipu beach

Sarah Jane can read!

Message from Abby:

I know I'm biased but I'm impressed.

If you watch all the way to the end, Sarah Jane has a friend named Imani at school. That will help.

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Anna - Month 5

Month 5 was hard on Anna's mom. Her dad was gone in Colorado most of the time and we had lots of fevers and colds to contend with. Also, I once again appear to be entirely consumed by sleep. I have to warn the reader that this is all a bit boring and repetitive! The short story is that Anna sometimes does really well sleeping, producing rapturous comments about how I've SOLVED the problem but mostly she doesn't sleep that well and since I apparently have a one day memory there are a lot of ups and downs. I DID stop feeding Anna at night and that has been successfully implemented. And once again, as in Month 4, Anna does do more than not sleep at night! She is very fun, alert, interactive, smiley and giggly. She LOVES her sister and is starting to recognize other people, most notably, her Grandma who watches her three days a week when I go pick up Sarah Jane at preschool. She is a dear sweet little baby and generally very easy though the comments below do not necessarily reflect that.

Sun, Dec 20, 2009Anna slept through the night last night!!! Went down at 6:30 (was not happy about it. Lots of blustering raspberry noises). Slept till 6:00, was fed and then slept till 8!
Mon, Dec 21, 2009 Anna rolled over three times today!
Tue, Dec 22, 2009Anna does pretty well with naps. If we are cooperative and home, she will sleep from 9 to 11 and then from 2 to 5. She would actually sleep for hours more at a time but I usually wake her up. Pretty sure she would prefer one really long nap over two shorter ones.
Wed, Dec 23, 2009Anna slept all the way until 5:30 without a peep.

Thu, Dec 24, 2009 Anna’s parents think she is the wonder-baby who was miraculously delivered to us. Not a peep all Christmas Eve. Just good natured happiness. We are so lucky!

Fri, Dec 25, 2009
Anna slept through most of Christmas, perhaps because she was up from 2:30 to 5:30 crying the night before. Cry it out is not going exactly as planned. For the parts she was awake for she was pretty cheerful.

Sat, Dec 26, 2009Anna absolutely still requires a swaddle and a passy. She remains not easy to put to sleep.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009Anna gets a big bottle of breast milk every evening around 6 ~5oz that her mom produces in the morning. She is fed at 5 when she wakes up, then again with the bottle at 6 and then topped off by mom before bed at 7. No idea how much she is getting but she seems hungry for all of it and it seems to get her through the night!
Mon, Dec 28, 2009Anna does not enjoy the mobile or the noise maker, she likes it quiet or she likes to listen to her parents and sister talking while she falls asleep.
Tue, Dec 29, 2009Anna goes through the night more often than not. She is down at 7 or 7:30 with very little trouble and, as long as we get the temp right, she sleeps until about 6. Glorious glorious sleep.
Wed, Dec 30, 2009Anna appears to want to crawl. Much more than her sister did at this point. She is already pushing herself backward an inch at a time.
Thu, Dec 31, 2009When Anna doesn't like something she is very expressive with her raspberry sound. Effectively disgusted sounding.
Fri, Jan 01, 2010Anna and Sarah Jane rang in the new years at a party in the city. All the other kids dutifully went to sleep in their sleeping bags and pack n plays. Sarah Jane and Anna did not. Sarah Jane cried hysterically till 10 then joined the grownups and then finally passed out on the couch at 1130. Anna was better behaved, essentially Sarah Jane but without the hysterical crying. Mommy and daddy had fun at the party.
Sat, Jan 02, 2010 Anna is getting very giggly. Her feet are ticklish, she likes it when people make funny faces at her and raspberries on her tummy make her belly laugh.
Sun, Jan 03, 2010Anna enjoys the circle of neglect, or, as her sister calls it, her office. She lasts about 10 minutes before melt down ensues.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010Anna likes to roar like a lion, it is her happy sound. When you do it back to her she thinks it is hilarious and laughs with her mouth open and tongue sticking out.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010Anna is drooling and spitting up a lot. A lot more than she did before. Maybe teething? maybe just thinks its fun? All I know is we are going through a lot of shirts and it is time to bring out the little bibs.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010Good morning picture sent to daddy.
Thu, Jan 07, 2010Dad is gone in CO for work and Mom is attempting the deswaddle Anna. Maybe not bright?
Fri, Jan 08, 2010Message sent to Daddy at 10:18pm: Your daughters, both of them, are still up. Going to be a long night. Welcome home.
Sun, Jan 10, 2010 After a three night experiment with trying to put Anna to sleep without a swaddle (and 3+ hours of crying each night) I quit and swaddled her last night and she went to sleep instantly (which was good since Uncle Nat was babysitting and mom and dad went to see Sherlock Holmes) but tonight, with the swaddle, she cried for 45 minutes. I think we broke her.

[In other non-sleep related news, I put Anna down on the mat with her head next to the mirror, walked away to make lunch and came back to find her off the mat. How she got there is a bit of a mystery but clearly involved lots of wiggling.]
Mon, Jan 11, 2010Mystery of Anna sleeping may be solved. I swaddled her and put her in bed and the nightly screaming ensued but then I turned the light back on and she went right to sleep. Maybe she just doesn't like the dark?
Tue, Jan 12, 2010Anna cried for nearly an hour and a half tonight. Light on and off. Haven't cracked the code.

Wed, Jan 13, 2010 We went to the playground in Golden Gate Park with the Chuns today. Anna tried the swing for the first time. She didn't like it until I sat underneath it and then she thought it was hilarious.



Thu, Jan 14, 2010Anna was up last night at 12:30, 2, 4:30 and from 5 on. Each took multiple trips to get her quiet. Something is not right.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010Anna is sick poor baby and also I think getting a tooth.
Sat, Jan 16, 2010It is possible we have mastered the non swaddle with Anna.
Sun, Jan 17, 2010Anna is flirting with the idea of sitting up. Not there yet but getting close.
Mon, Jan 18, 2010Anna is definitely cured of the swaddle but is now starting to creep up the wake-up times. She makes it through to 4:30ish but then is up every 20 minutes and I'm starting to cave and feed her at 5:45. I think this is what Sarah Jane did too though she woke up earlier more consistently.
Tue, Jan 19, 2010 Anna is on her way to FL to visit her GG with her mom and Grandma and sister. A four generation ladies weekend.

Anna - Month 4

Month 4 was busy with Christmas so I didn't get the blog done in the actual month (am writing this in January.) Upon reviewing the status updates, it appears that I am somewhat obsessed with sleep. Anna DOES do more than fight me on sleep though it wouldn't appear to be the case from the text below. Dave was very busy working this month on the Race to the Top project for Colorado so much of the nightly struggle was done solo. Anna is in general a very good little girl and very fun during the day. Unfortunately most of the status updates are written at night, the first moment I get a breather, generally after an epic struggle to get two little uncooperative girls to fall asleep so the updates seem to be struggle/sleep themed. Will try to rectify that pattern going forward.

Fri, Nov 20, 2009 Anna is 14lbs 9oz and 23.5 in. She is 95% for weight and 55% for height.
Sat, Nov 21, 2009Anna spent all day driving in the car to palm desert for Hoverman family vacation and Thanksgiving. She was exceptionally good for the 8.5 hour drive only getting a tiny bit fussy at the very end.
Sun, Nov 22, 2009Anna is having a hard time adjusting to no swing. There has been much less sleep. Tonight we put her to bed in the car seat out of desperation. Miss the swing.
Mon, Nov 23, 2009SJ and Anna enjoyed the day in Palm Desert while their mom and dad spent the day at the urgent care facility dealing with dad’s painful back.
Tue, Nov 24, 2009Anna is learning how to sleep without the swing. She has convinced us to use the car seat or the stroller instead. Tonight we are attempting no swaddle (all swaddle blankets are dirty).
Wed, Nov 25, 2009 Anna met her remaining aunts and uncles.
Thu, Nov 26, 2009Anna is a very "chill" little baby as her aunts and uncles say. She almost never makes a peep and when she does it is happy coos because she has been included in a discussion.
Fri, Nov 27, 2009Hiked up San Jacinto in the ergo. Carried up by mom, down by Aunt Julia. Was a pretty good sport all things considered (freezing, feverish and no passy). Parents feeling a bit neglectful.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009Anna has a little fever but is pretty cheerful. When she is not cheerful she has taken up spitting/sputtering to let us know how she feels.
Sun, Nov 29, 2009Anna is a successful bassinet sleeper! But only at night. Still no dice for naps. If she gets nice and sleepy and is all swaddled up and the sleep sheep is set to heartbeat and it is mostly quiet she will go right down at about 7:30. At nap time she doesn't sleep for more than 20 minutes. The next frontier....
Mon, Nov 30, 2009 Anna can push herself up to standing and loves the accomplishment.
Tue, Dec 01, 2009Anna has a new lovie (from the Sharps in Atlanta.) She is a fan.
Wed, Dec 02, 2009We may have started to discover the right sleep pattern for Anna! She seems to do very well if she has a nap starting at 3pm in the basinet (all swaddled still.) She goes right to sleep and needs to be woken up at 5. She is doing pretty well going to sleep in the basinet at night time (though we don't have a perfect record.) Seems to work well about 1 night out of every 3. Hoping that ratio gets better soon!
Thu, Dec 03, 2009 Anna is such an agreeable little girl. She made it until 3:30 last night and then slept in until 8 when I actually had to wake her up! She then slept most of the morning while her mother wandered aimlessly around Target looking for Christmas presents (but not finding any.) When she isn't asleep she is cheerful or eating. And she still LOVES being sung to. She is the master of positive reinforcement.
Fri, Dec 04, 2009Anna loves to have her nose wiped. She opens her mouth up and tries to catch the Kleenex like a little bird.
Sat, Dec 05, 2009Anna is doing great with the naps in the bassinet but she is an incredibly light sleeper which makes sharing a room with her very difficult.
Sun, Dec 06, 2009Anna attended her first Christmas Tree shopping trip.
Mon, Dec 07, 2009Anna has started to laugh. She is giggly and ticklish and likes it when I mimic the noises she makes. Its a very fun little belly laugh.
Tue, Dec 08, 2009Anna had a very bad night last night. I think maybe it is too cold for her to sleep. She is waking up at 12 and needing to eat and then 3 and 6. Too much for mommy. Maybe a growth spurt?
Wed, Dec 09, 2009Anna was moved, unceremoniously, to her crib this evening. She fell asleep in the basinet, woke up screaming (as usual), and while mom was contending with running between rooms filled with crying children, being ineffective in each, Anna was lifted out of the basinet and deposited in the crib. After more screaming, a hasty mobile set up, a timeout for the big sister for making too much noise, and some more eating (that being the ONLY effective way to get her to go to sleep), she agreed to go to sleep. Will be interested to see what happens in the night.
Thu, Dec 10, 2009Anna successfully slept in the crib, waking up at 2:30 and 6. Sarah Jane slept through her new roommate’s feedings and night time noises.
Sun, Dec 13, 2009Anna has figured out how to go to sleep!
Mon, Dec 14, 2009Anna blew up last night eating at 5, 6 (bottle), 8, 11, 2:30, 4:30 and 6. She had been doing so well! Hoping we don't repeat that one again anytime soon!
Tue, Dec 15, 2009Anna is 16 lbs 2 ounces and 24.25 inches. She is therefore a slightly more proportional than last time 95% in weight and 65% in height. Her head remains at 75%. Mom got in trouble with Dr. Cutherbertson for feeding her so often at night and for keeping her swaddled.
Thu, Dec 17, 2009Started cry it out for Anna last night as Dr. C said in no uncertain terms that she should be going through the night. He also said she shouldn't be swaddled but I'm not listening to that part. One thing at a time! I fed her at 11 when she woke up but at 2:10 I did the feber. She cried until 3 and then slept until 6. The 50 min of cry was not fun but thankfully did not wake up her sister.
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 Anna is not doing so well with the cry it out. 30 minutes of crying then 60 and then sick all day today with a cold. There never is a good time. And this definitely is not it.

Anna - Month 3

Month 3
This month I added video! I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep this up but I'm having fun with it while I can. I also started feeling guilty that I wasn't doing the same thing for Sarah Jane so I've started adding updates for her as well though I'm not sure how I'm going to use them. The whole idea of this project was that it was something special for Anna but at this stage of life, Sarah Jane's updates are usually more interesting.... This month Anna is smiling, singing, happy and VERY frustrating on the falling asleep front.

Day 62
Anna went approximately 12 hours without pooping in what is definitely a personal best. We are very proud of her and grateful for the break...

Day 63
Anna almost always smiles when I sing bits of musicals to her. She especially likes "Oklahoma" "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" She has a very sweet, sideways smile.

Day 64
Elizabeth the new nanny days we are "suerte" to have Anna (and she would know). We couldn't agree more. (Anna just went from 8 to 2 in the bassinet).

Day 65

Day 66
Anna spent the day in san Francisco with Aunt KiKi, SJ and mommy as solar city put panels on the roof.

Day 67

Day 68

Day 69
Anna is highly cutatious when she smiles (and she always coos at the same time) but she still doesn't do it all that often. Gamma and Zeke haven't seen her smile yet.

Day 70
Anna is regressing a bit on the sleeping... up every three hours again. I'm hoping it gets better soon because Mom is TIRED!

Day 71
Anna has graduated to showers with dad and she does not like it! Only time we really hear her cry.

Day 72
Anna is 13 lbs 5 oz, 22.5 in and getting three shots today. She went from 3% to 92% in weight. She is right in the middle for her height and head which is why she looks like the michelin man. That was Dr C's official opinion.

Day 73 - Fri, Oct 30
Anna attended the Chestnut st Halloween parade with a large entourage. She was a monkey.

Day 74 - Sat, Oct 31
Anna celebrated mom's bday dressed as a pumpkin. [I am distressed that we did not get a picture because she was very cute. What was I thinking?]

Day 75 - Sun, Nov 1
Anna was baptized today in a small cemony at fccb. She cried louder and longer than she has her whole life. It was very loud. Accompanied by her sister being very wild. Her relatives were very good sports.

Day 76
Anna slept until 4am which was really 5am due to day light savings. Very impressive! She was double swadled by dad and in the swing so we were sort of cheating but it was worth it...

Day 77
Anna made it through the night until 4am again! Mom feels great. She has discovered the animals on the activity mat and can hit them. She is also quite a flirt and is nearly always good for a smile.

Day 78
Anna graduated to size 2-3 diapers today. She is big. She also said goodbye to Aunt Ellie. We are so glad Ellie got to see Anna when she was still (sortof) little!

Day 79
Anna made it all the way through the night from 8pm to 5am which is definitely a record. Unfortunately she has done all her marathon sleeping in the swing and at the rate she is going she will be bigger than the swing shortly. I'm not sure how to transition to the bassinet.

Day 80
Anna has discovered herself in the mirror on the activity mat and she is a fan.

Day 81
Anna loves singing an will sometimes coo along with the song.

Day 82
Anna chose to celebrate dads Saturday business trip by waking up at midnight and crying inconsolably which she hasn't done since the very beginning. I thin it was gas. No more Thai food?

Day 83
Anna seems to have entered a much fussier stage of life. It seems like something is bothering her tummy and she is very unsettled poor baby.

Day 84
Anna's toes got wrapped up with string or hair and cut off all circulation resulting in several phone calls with nurses and doctors. She was very cheerful throughout and even managed to fall asleep in the bassinet.

Day 85
Anna's toes are back to normal thank goodness.

Day 86
Anna can now hit the animals on the activity mat. She is very proud of herself.
Day 87



Anna is learning to sleep in the basinet. She can go down for naps and at night though it takes about 45 minutes of sticking the passy back in or feeding her to get her to go down. She's gone to sleep in the basinet for five days now and doesn't seem to miss the swing. I'm very impressed with her easy-going-ness.

Day 88 Sat, Nov 14
Anna spent Saturday at Mia Groeninger's bday in the city. She was a very good sport and slept nearly the whole time. She is starting to get herself a little bit on a schedule and sleeping more regularly (for instance she insists on going down at 1pm when we are at home) but she is still flexible when we are out and about which her mother appreciates highly.

Day 89
Anna is still very big. Her father calls her chunk (should I have recorded that into posterity?) She is very pretty with bright blue eyes and long black eyelashes that curl. She has big rosy cheeks and a quick smile. She watches everything and loves to be included. She has not yet caught up to her cheeks. They extend beyond her mouth.

Day 90
Anna loves her black bouncy seat and the side to side swing in mom and dad's room but she really does NOT like the rainforest swing in the kitchen. Definitely not a fan.

Day 91
Anna seems to be regressing sleep-wise. Up at 1:30 and 4:30. Won't sleep in the bassinet anymore. Was doing so well last week!

Day 92
Anna did great last night! Slept from 8 until 4:30. Think it was aided by 3oz of formula that she got around 6pm. Seemed to do the trick. But she was in the swing not the basinet. Still need to get her into bed!

Day 93
Anna refuses to go to sleep in the basinet. Mom thought she had found the trick by putting her down earlier than usual (7pm while big sis SJ was in the bath) and she DID go to sleep no problem but woke up 30 minutes later when the phone rang and did not even consider falling back asleep in the basinet despite a changed diaper, the sleep sheep, lights out and lots of soothing from mom. She DID fall asleep in about 30 seconds in the swing. Sigh.