Sunday, July 30, 2006

The Camera Monster

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Our Trip to the Pool

Today, we took Anna to an inside pool. (She started infant swimming classes a week ago, but the pictures of that are still in my camera) It was pretty cold but she did great. She's starting to kick her legs to try and move around and doesn't mind being splashed... she almost got hit in the head by some kids' water polo ball.

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Hi Daddy!

Daddy, we took this picture for you, so you don't forget what we look like... (I miss you, Daddy).
Mama got her hair cut so I can't reach it so easily anymore to pull on it (darn!). And I'm trying out my new facial expression. Did you know that I've been pulling myself up beautifully on all sorts of things ever since Wednesday? Bed rails, couches, Mama's head, you name it.
Anna :)

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Monday, July 24, 2006

Splashing Around

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Opa and Anna Reading the Paper

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Auntie Nina and Anna Playing with Food.

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Friday, July 21, 2006

1997

My Mama received a picture of her and Daddy that was taken in 1997 when they first met. Who would have known that nine years later I'd be here. Thanks, Alyssa and Steffi.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Wait up!

Oma got a new camera for her birthday. I wanted to take a picture, too, but she wouldn't let me. She took these pictures while I was following her around the living room.

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Jetlag and Travelbeds

Many babies seem to deal with jetlag very well. It took Anna a loooong time to get over it. She kept trying to stick to her American timetable. I had to force her to shift her clock by waking her up at 7 o'clock in the morning (1am for her)... she always wanted to go back to sleep. She finally made it on Sunday.
To complicate things, she HATES the travelbed we have set up for her. Even when she's already asleep when I put her in there, she'll wake up and start crying. So far, she's spent at least 3 hours a night in my bed. My old crib is in the attick. Maybe we'll climb up there this afternoon (it will be wonderful, we have 105 degrees in the shade right now, of course no air conditioning) and set it up... I'm just having second thoughts about the 27 year old mattress that goes with it.
We got her something like her Fisher Price Aquarium (the birdy version), that will hopefully help her go to sleep.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Oma's 50th B-Day Party

My Oma turned 50... I don't think I can even count that far... and had a big Omapalooza in her backgarden. It took a lot of preparation and cleaning up afterwards, but it was a great party and I was the star of the day... I feel bad about diverting the attention and am very sorry about being so darn cute.

And last but not least... Opa and the birthday girl.

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My new Pool

Oma bought me a brand new pool. She tried it out with me right away. And when Opa came home, we chilled in it again. It's real spacious, so maybe one of these days we can all dive in together. Maybe my Uromas (great-grandmas) can come, too.
Opa should have told me that sucking my thumb under water wasn't a good idea.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

My Flight to Oma and Opa!

My Mama and I, we took a bunch of planes on Monday and Tuesday to see my Oma and Opa in Germany. I don't know about her, but I had quite a good time. We went from Charleston to Charlotte first. In Charlotte they have big white rocking chairs you can take woooonderful naps in. The big international terminal was all empty and it was so nice and quiet, I dozed on Mama's laps for an hour and it was awesome. After that we pigged out on some Pizza and a Banana. Maybe next time I can get some some of the pepperoni too and not just little pieces of dough. On our flight from Charlotte to Frankfurt, we got our seats changed to bulkhead, so I even got my very own bed, but I doubt that I'll fit into that thing on our way back, it more reminded me of a baby coffin anyway and I got way claustrophobic in there. There was noone sitting next to us, so we got to stretch out a bunch. I caught Mama sleeping with her head on the other seat's little table. I wish I'd had the camera ready. I slept a lot too, but there was some other kid in our row. All he could say was mamamama... and he kept doing that all night long at different volumes. The stupid a** kept waking me up. If Mama hadn't held on to me so well, I'd have walked over there and given him a serious talk and maybe a pink belly, let me tell ya'. Then in Frankfurt we only had about 50 minutes to find our next gate, but we made it, eventhough that airport is pretty confusing. We sat all the way in the back and had a whole row to ourselves. That was awesome too, and Mama took this picture of me.

Now we're both pretty jetlagged. I'm still awake and it's 10pm now. Mama told me to do whatever I want, but that the night will be over tomorrow at 7am... I feel like I'm in the military... should I get a haircut too, Mama?.... My hair... uhm peach fuz ... is touching my ears.

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Anna and her little outfits

Eric and I decided we needed to take more pictures of Anna in her bunny outfit.


Her and me in her Giants outfit.

And Eric and her in her... uhm.. I don't know what it is.

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Anna shining the floor.

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Saturday, July 08, 2006

I can doooo it!

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Zwieback rules!

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Sunday, July 02, 2006

The joys of having your own house... there's always something that needs to be taken care of. Brown spots have started showing up in our lawn. I assume they're caused by a fungus (dollar spot).... or maybe it's because of squirrel pee, who knows.

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Look at me, I'm taller than Daddy.

 

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Mama started giving me something she calls "zwieback". Some might say that's the most bland food you could ever have, but I quite like it. The other day I got a hold of a piece before dinner time and when Mama took it away from me I started screaming. I'm still experimenting what places other than my mouth I can put the zwieback.


Nermal spends more time with me now. He's on all four already, so he's teaching me how to crawl. Hopefully I'll walk before he does.

Mama's being silly. Taking pictures of me just as I woke up. I don't even have my makeup on yet.


And here she thought I wouldn't catch her. Playing with Daddy's feet is fun, they kind of remind me of Frodo.

 

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