Anna is two months old!

We can hardly believe it but two months have passed since Anna was born! She is doing new things every day. She is experimenting with her voice and making lots of interesting cooing sounds. She found her smile and is learning how to use it to her advantage... Daddy tends to get the most smiles so she is already wrapping him around her little finger. She has started to enjoy her play gym more and has started following toys moved in front of her and responding to bell and rattle sounds.

We went to the doctor yesterday and Anna weighed in at 11 pounds, 7 oz. She had her first vaccinations and she was a trooper! Three sticks plus some liquid medicine... she screamed a bit but quickly calmed down and slept the day away. She is in great spirits today. We celebrated her two month birthday with a walk to the duck pond in Land Park, followed by dinner out.

Click on the picture below to see more great pictures!

Anna - two months

Smiles!

Anna has learned to smile!

Anna - six weeks - pics and video!

Anna turned six weeks old this weekend! She is doing all sorts of new things... making new sounds, drinking the occasional bottle, even smiling a bit!

Grandmom Kreis came out for a visit the last weekend in September and she had a great time getting to know Anna. We were able to decorate the remaining untouched wall in Anna's nursery which remained bare before she was born as we were still debating her name. This weekend we hit the pumpkin patch in Dixon and got some great photos of Anna. The weather has turned a lot colder here, especially overnight, so we're digging out some fall clothes to replace the sundresses she could wear just last weekend when it was over 100 degrees!

We're having lots of fun! This post has both pictures and video. Here is the link for a video where Anna gives us a few smiles:

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/e093082a2a97cdcf0e09e4a7c9a11185/video/6554952

And if you click on the picture below, you will get to see some still shots of our last few weeks.

Anna - six weeks