Baby Toother

Proudly presenting Anna's first tooth!

Michael has been calling her "Toother." She's had a cold and I felt a little bump on her gums, but I didn't know it would come so fast. She is the most cheerful baby I've ever met. She laughs when I clean out her nose! She brings a smile to our faces all day long. I've had her to the doctor twice to check for ear infections but I guess she's been pulling at here ears because she's been teething. Hopefully she'll be feeling better soon.

In other news, here we are making acorn men last Saturday. The boys got the idea out of a book about Autumn and have been asking to make them since last winter. We had to wait for the acorns to grow, make a trip to the craft store for pipe cleaners and Styrofoam, and F I N A L L Y they were ready to make! They have pin-heads because the only acorns I could find here are these tall, skinny ones.

And this video is just the boys being fun. Please don't listen to me trying to get Anna to smile. It's just embarrassing.

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Hot Wheels

Look who's got a hot new ride! We found this bike on Craigs*list. It's one size too big but I think it's' going to work anyway. Josh put the training wheels on this morning before work and the boys are having so much fun! They are looking WAY too big on it. There are a few bike paths around here that they've been riding on their tricycles but Sam's knees are about hitting the handle bars on his trike and they go so slowly for how fast they pedal so we're on to the exciting world of two-wheelers!

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Guess Who's * Coming To Dinner!

On Sunday Anna reached five months. She's been acting a pit peckish lately, especially at dinner time when she won't nurse but is hungry. She reaches for our food and leans forward toward our plates! I decided to give her some cereal last week to see what she would do. She loved it! We moved on to bananas yesterday which has me in hysterics saying all variations of "Anna Banana." Cheap thrills, you know.

It's so cute to watch her little bird-like mouth open up for the next bite. She is much daintier than her brothers were at eating. And cleaner. And she eats less.
I put her in the booster seat today and now it feels like she's really growing up. Sam enjoyed helping her take a drink from her sippie cup. He's been wanting to help feed her since she was born and had fun holding the cup for her.
She can hold it herself, but not tip it up the right way. Next on the menu, avocados, sweet potatoes, the world is our . . . well, maybe not oysters just yet!