Our little explorer

All photos were taken at one of our favorite hideaways, the Alfred Caldwell Lilly Pond

11 weeks

Anne poses on her gorgeous (handmade by Anna!!) quilt

Snuggling with Panda during brunch at Bittersweet Bakery!

The four of us

While visiting the park yesterday, I randomly asked another mom to snap a family portrait on Amiel's iPhone. Lucky for us, the woman happens to be a photographer!! Pretty excited to finally have a photo of the four of us.

9 Weeks

It was unseasonably warm and sunny today. Little Miss Anne must be going through a growth spurt as she was resting peacefully in her crib for much of it. She woke up in wonderful spirits, nursed and promptly overflowed her teeny size one diaper. After giving her a quick bath in the sink, we took these photos and got ready for the park. Light was streaming into the living room, so I scooped up the changing pad and carried her over to the window. She seemed amused by the ride and appeared to delight in being photographed.

I'm generally not a fan of naked photos but she was being so sweet and I wanted to capture the moment. Anne wore denim overalls and a colorful, striped hoodie to the park. It was very breezy and her hair was blowing about. We chatted with the neighborhood families and she garnered many admiring smiles. When we returned from the home, the whole house was bathed in warm light. She slipped easily into her car seat and we drove up to Deerfield for a lovely dinner with the family. It was a most perfect day.

Weekend

Kiddos

Elijah is 5 years and 4 months

Anne is 6 weeks and 6 days

Be mine

Anne turned 6 weeks old this Valentine's Day. She was 8 1/2 lbs last week and now starting to grow out of her newborn clothes. She has been teasing me with hints of a smile for several days now and am pretty sure they've been a few "real" ones. Wherever we go, people fawn over her long, spikey hair. I love how soft and fluffy it gets after bath time. I took a "bath class" at the hospital and learned a nice method for shampooing it. Provided she isn't too sleepy, she seems to relish having her hair washed. She is similarly content having her diaper changed. She is increasingly interested in looking at toys. The first toy she showed interest in was "Blue Dog."

Three weeks old

Nine days old

Baby Anne

My water broke at 4:00am on January 3rd, we arrived at Prentice Hospital a few hours later. Here we are in the triage area.

Baby Anne arrived later that afternoon. Here she is with the proud Savta

With Auntie Jen

With Grandma and Papa

Almost one day old, with Auntie Linda

With Uncle Adam

With Auntie Clarissa

Elijah has been in wonderful spirits. He is very helpful around the house, fetching things for Mommy and even lugging groceries up the stairs this afternoon. He is rather camera shy and I bribed him with a lollipop to get this shot.

The whole family came over to help celebrate Anne's first Shabbat. Darling Max was very excited to give kisses to his new cousin, what a sweetie!

First blessings

With Dodah

With Daddy this evening. Auntie Sandy made the gorgeous blanket.

Wagner farm

Gilia, Elijah, Amiel and Miriam