We've had a busy week here at our house. Last Saturday was my first Pampered Chef show since Annika was born. It was in Cologne so Kris and Annika and I went over to Grandma Pat and Merv's house for an early dinner. Then, during the show, Kris and Annika went to Grandpa Dan's house to play with him and Marcia. Annika did really well. She smiled and played and drank from her bottle. I had fun at my show. It was great! Then, as I was packing up I got a phone call from Kris asking where I was because I'd been gone for about 3 1/2 hours at that point. I could hear Annika crying in the background. So, I raced back to Grandpa Dan's house only to find Annika sleeping in Kris's arms. Turns out she just got overtired and had a meltdown. As soon as Kris calmed her and got her sleeping, she was fine. Silly baby.

Sunday, we went to church and then met Auntie Krystle and Pierce for breakfast. It was a nice, albeit quick breakfast.

Yesterday, Grandma Pat came over to our house after work. She was here for about 3 hours and got lots of Annika time in. While she played with Annika and got her to sleep in her arms, I headed for a bubble bath of my own. Ah, that was nice. Then Grandma Pat looked at the approximately 300 pictures we have of Annika. Yeah, I think we're a little overboard on the picture taking sometimes. But I just love looking at them all! After Grandma Pat left, Kris and I headed out shopping. We're looking to buy an elliptical trainer and either a free weight bench or a Bowflex/Crossbow type of weight machine. We don't have time to go to the gym anymore, especially with our new work schedules (me 7am-3:30pm, Kris 5-9pm) so we're turning our breakfast nook into a home gym. We're growing out of this townhome faster than we thought we would. Oh well. When we can afford to, we'll move. Until then, we'll make do.

Tonight, I have dinner with my girls - Mary and Amanda. So much to talk about! Then tomorrow night we may head out (Annika and I) to meet Kris when he has his football coaching meeting. We don't have much planned for this weekend that I can remember. And next week I go back to work and it's Thanksgiving already!!

Annika Developments:
Annika is growing so quickly! She's starting to grasp objects purposely. Instead of just flailing her arms and accidentally grabbing a rattle, my hair or a finger, she's now actually reaching for and grabbing what she sees. That's so exciting to see! She's grabbed her rattle, my hands, Kris's fingers and my hair - ouch! :)

OK, I have to go - someone's getting crabby and needs a nap!