Christmas Photos

My Little Helper

Look at my little helper. I was in the middle of hanging up laundry when I ran out of hangers and had to run to the bedroom for some more hangers. When I returned there she was; my little helper pulling the clothes out of the dryer for me. She was so excited when she saw me. Almost as if to say "LOOK MOM!!! I'M HELPING!!!!" I can't believe all of the things she can do anymore I forget she is my shadow most of the time crawling around after me wherever I go. She is learning so quick.

Catching up

I am soooooo sorry I have not posted much on the blog in a looooong time. Mommy got sick with Pneumonia the middle of October and I am still fighting with it. I hope I get over this very very soon.

Oh my goodness how she has changed. Our little princess is crawling and into everything and all over the place. You can't hold her anymore and cuddle because she has more important things to do. Dang it!!! Mommy really misses her cuddle time. She will hardly slow down to eat her bottle and nap times are almost always a fight. Due to Mommies illness however, we have brought Anora into the family bed and we all seem to sleep the best there for now. Good thing we have a King size bed. Mommy, Daddy, Anora, Payton and Marshall all sleep there now. The boys are both so very good with her. They will lick her top to bottom if they get the chance and they tiptoe around her in the bed, it is so cute.

Anora's new found freedom has caught Mommy and Daddy off guard and I am not sure that we were ready for all the things she gets into that she shouldn't and all the stuff we needed to protect her from. That seems to be a fluid situation as she continues to explore her abilities and her environment. She is cruising along the sofa now and able to stand on her own for a few seconds at a time. It really won't be long before she is walking. She has already suffered many bruises and bumps and I am sure there are many more to come.

I miss my little snuggle bunny. Please Anora can Mommy just have the first bottle of the morning snuggle? I love that time with the 2 of us cuddled all together all nice and toasty with the sleep cobwebs just beginning to clear. Can you give that to Mommy at least for a few more months?

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First Boo Boo

My little princess got her first official boo boo. She was playing by the coffee table and trying to pull herself up when she did a face plant into the side of the coffee table. I think she must have bit her lip. Grandma was home with her when it happened and I think Grandma was more traumatized than Anora. Grandma said it was a bleeder and that is probably what scared Grandma the most. It must look worse than it is I guess because after the first cry when it happened she has not seemed bothered by it what so ever. Maybe she is going to be a tough princess. Way to go Anora, Mommy is so proud of her tough little princess.

6 month shots

It was so very hard to take my Princess in to get her 6 months shots. I was so dreading it(Daddy has taken up to this point). I decided to dress her up so that she and I would not think about the bad thing that was soon to happen. Of course she was oogled over by all the nurses. Who could resist such an obviously adorable baby. She handled the shots very well, much better than mommy who was screaming on the inside but trying to be brave on the outside. She cried for the shots and when the mean lady handed her back to me she was done. I was so proud of how she did. So when I got back home after work and she was in a great mood and still dressed up I could not resist capturing the moment. Kiddos are so resilient. I bitched for days about my flu shot.