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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.

Sitting up

I had a day off of work on Monday to spend with my little one and so we had a small photo session. Look at my big girl sitting up so pretty in her crib. I can't believe she is doing this already. I guess we need to lower her crib mattress already. It won't be long and she will be able to get herself into that sitting up position all on her own. sigh :(

Binky Binky Binky

Okay so there we all are hanging out in the living room one evening and Daddy and Anora are on the couch just chillin when he calls out in a giggle "oh my god, this is too cute. I think it is stuck." I laughed at her for a little while and said "your right it is stuck." So the 2 adults continued to laugh at her and she thinks that us laughing at her is just great so she is just smiling away with the binky stuck in her mouth. Raymond says "quick get the camera". I run for it knowing she is going to get it dislodged as soon as I get the camera ready. Luckily she didn't and I was able to catch this slightly blurred image. I hope you find it as funny as we did.

Anora Laughing

This is a video taken with my cheap old Razr phone so quality isn't all that great and not sure that the sound transfers either but I just couldn't resist giving it a try. I think the gist of it still comes across. She is laughing at her Mommy who discovered that my sneezing is sometimes funny to her. Of course I will wear something out if it makes my baby laugh so now the funny has worn off.

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I came across this photo while we were working on Anora's room. We were using pictures of her so I was going through my back catalog of photos to fill the many frames we had purchased. I came across this one and fell in love all over again. I don't know why it escaped me the first time around but now it is my new favorite photo. She is four weeks old in this photo and she is laying on her Daddy's shoulder taking a snooze after he got home from work. Ugh!!! It sucks!! I just realized that these times are gone forever. You can never go back; but I have this awesome picture to remind me.