Hold on tight! I have lots of news to report!

Why no update in a week? Because we were on a mini family vacation! We went up north to Brainerd for a long weekend with Kris's parents. We all had a great time. We didn't do much which was nice. We just relaxed. I think Annika was happy to be home though and back to familiar surroundings. Wednesday night when we went upstairs and started getting ready for bed, she realized we were back to our regular routine and she turned, grabbed my face and planted two big kisses (or at least kisses to Annika) right on my cheek. That baby girl is too funny!

Last Sunday, 3/6/05, we had professional portraits taken of Annika for the 1st time. It was, of course, in honor of her 6 month birthday. I'll upload those pictures in a week or so. And yes, it's legal to do as I have the copyright on all of them. The pictures turned out super cute. You're all going to love them!

Monday was Annika's 6 month birthday. I took more pictures with our digital camera. My baby is getting so big! 6 months old already! Happy birthday beautiful girl!

She had her 6 month well baby check up yesterday. Our baby girl is up to 17 pounds 10 ounces! And she's 28 1/8 inches long! She's huge! We most definitely have to buy a new car seat now. Her current car seat goes up to 22 pounds and 29 inches. We'll be maxing those inches before the weight, but safety is safety. I'll have to do some more research. I think I can order the one I want (the Britax Marathon) online cheaper than I can buy it in stores. No more infant bucket seat for Annika!

Annika is getting close to crawling. As it is, she can scoot wherever she wants to go. She has figured out that her knees and right hand can move. Her left hand is still planted firmly. It's kind of funny because then she kind of pivots on that left hand.

Last night, Annika had her first taste of something other than cereal. She had green beans. Annika is not a big fan of green beans, at least at first taste. She had green beans all over her face from spitting them out! Yes, I took pictures. :) We'll give her some more the next couple days before we start any other foods. I stocked up last night though. We have squash and sweet potatoes and applesauce and peas and lots and lots of other food choices for her. A whole new world is opening up for Annika.

I still have lots of pictures to upload. I'll try to do that tonight but don't know if I'll have time. There's just so much going on right now with getting our townhome ready to sell and construction of the new house. Fun times!