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!

Bathtime

Anneke loves bathtime!  She's totally calm and quiet!

 And after today's bath we thought we'd try on the super cute bath set she got from Uncle Nathaniel and Aunt Rachel.  We thought we'd better try it soon since it's a 3 month outfit and she's already in 3 month clothes.  But it's still a little big--which is really good because it means we'll get lots more use out of it.

It's so warm and cozy that she fell asleep!

Chillaxin'

Well, Anneke is already one month old!  Crazy how time flies! 

So we finally pulled out the swing!  We had a couple of really challenging evenings with a lot of screaming.  So last night we thought we'd be proactive and set up the swing.  She liked it for a few minutes, until she got the hiccups.....but we'll keep trying!

Week 3 and Baptism

Anneke is four weeks old today--we can't believe it!  This week she had her 3-week midwife appointment.  They weighed her and she's already at 9lbs 11oz--she's growing!  It's amazing to look at her and see how much she's changed already!

Today Anneke was baptized and we celebrated with family and friends.  It was a great day and Anneke was great!  She didn't cry in church at all!  And this weekend she got to meet some of her cousins and another Aunt and Uncle!  Here are some pictures of our weekend: