Growing, growing, growing

There are a number of days when I wonder if time can creep by any slower with little kids, which typically coincide with a sick child or little sleep the previous night. And then there are times that I look back and can't believe Anna is already four months old.

She had her four-month checkup today, weighing in at 14 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 26 inches. She sure is a long little girl!

It's so wonderful to be out of the newborn baby phase now. She's rolling over, eating rice cereal, and "talking" a lot more these days, which has been so enjoyable to watch. She follows Jack like a hawk with those precious blue eyes...in no time she'll be up running around with him! We're going to try some stage one vegetables as well here this week.

Things sure are moving quickly! She'll be wanting to drive before we know it...

A few more pictures

Just a few more pictures from week number two of life with baby Anna...I've quickly found Saturday's are one of the few times when I have time to update the blog right now, so posts may be a little sparse for a while.

Getting a little tired of mom taking so many pictures...

More flashy things...

Jack sharing his number 6 with Anna...

Haley ponding whether she should try to grab a quick lick...

A little hard to see, but she's got her finger up to her mouth like she's pondering deep thoughts in her slumber...I wonder what little ones think about??

My "twins"

Greetings from the land of sleep-deprivation! I can't believe baby Anna has already been with us almost five days. She is such a precious little baby, I don't know why I was so concerned about having a girl because this child is simply wonderful. I've already had visions of fixing her hair and playing dress-up!

Labor and delivery was 110% better this time and I credit that to the many people who prayed for us during this time. I cannot thank you enough...this entire experience has been about as good as it can get. The hospital nurses were wonderful, I really liked my doctor this go around, labor and delivery overall was just easier this time, etc, etc. So far the biggest problem (and it's little in the grand scheme of things) has been some jaundice, but that's about it. Hmmm, maybe I could do this one more time :) No, I've decided to reserve judgement on any more kids until Anna is at least a year old.

I will say so far that I'm really glad we timed Jack and Anna the way we did...it's been a huge help that he can entertain himself fairly well with her at home. I think it would be difficult to have a 12-month old AND a new baby, but I know moms do this all the time.

Anyway...the "twins" crack is because of the amazing facial similarities between Jack and Anna. The first words out of my mouth when I saw Anna were "She looks just like Jack". So to prove my point, I took a picture of her right after we got home from the hospital in the same infant seat we brought Jack home in. See what you think.