I Spy

At eight weeks, Anneke is really becoming interested in her surroundings.  She spends lots of time looking around and taking it all in.  We put up the Christmas tree on Monday and she likes to look at all the lights.  And her new "worm" -from Josh, Corina, Isaiah, and Cara- is very fun to look at!  (Interesting note, this worm can be used to track the length of your baby because the back of it is a ruler - "inch worm" - but Anneke is already too long for it, it's only 2 feet long!)

NOW, I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE:

1 Church

1 Silver star and 1 Red star

1 Snowman with a Top-hat

3 Trees

2 Silver Balls and 2 Red Balls

1 Multi-coloured Inchworm

1 Baby Anneke

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First Smiles

Here are my attempts at getting a picture of her first smiles....didn't really get a good one, but you can see the beginnings....

Game Time

We had the Smith's over on Saturday evening for a game of Settlers and Anneke wanted to join in too.  She was passed around and even had her drink nearby--she fit right in!  Unfortunately the picture's a little blurry because she was fussing a bit, but still a great one!  We had an awesome night and a fun game.  Tom won and come to think of it, he was the only one who didn't hold Anneke during the game!  (At least that'll be the excuse for the rest of us!)

The Nursery

So the nursery has been finished for a couple weeks now, but I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures.  We like the finished result and I think Anneke does too!  She likes to look at the quilting squares on the wall beside the rocking chair in the middle of the night when she's supposed to be going back to sleep!

 

 

Six Weeks

Anneke turned six weeks on Sunday and today we had her six week appointment with the midwife (her last appointment with them).  So here's the update of our growing girl:

At birth:  She weighed 7lbs 12oz (went down to 7lbs 3oz in week one), her head was 35 cm around and her length was 53 cm.

At six weeks:  She weighs 11lbs 4oz, her head is 37 cm, and her length is 62 cm (which the midwife checked twice because she didn't think it was right!  But she's growing out of clothes like crazy, so I wasn't surprised!)

She's had her hearing and eyesight tested and everything is good!

The midwife said that she's very healthy and very calm (she doesn't see her in the evenings!), so everything is great!  We are so thankful that she's growing well and that everything is as it should be!  We're still waiting for the smiles, but we think they'll be starting soon because she looks like she wants to!