6 Months

AnnaBeth had her 6 month appointment on Friday 9/25. She is 15.4 lbs (25%) and 26 inches (50%). While the doctor was using the light to check her eye tracking, she noticed that her right eye was slightly lagging behind the left so she referred us to a pediatric opthamologist. We have an appointment on October 9th. Other than that, she's a healthy and happy baby! Her doctor was impressed that she's already crawling and already has two teeth. She also said we can start meats at 7 months. AnnaBeth goes back to the doctor in about a month to get her other flu shot and then no more doctor checkups until she's 9 months.

Calling and Crawling

First Diamondbacks Game

Last night AnnaBeth went to her first Dbacks game. We went with my family like we do once every year. She did fairly well at the game...walked with Grampy, ate, fell asleep in Daddy's arms, woke up from the cheering after Stephen Drew got a triple, jumped in Grampy's lap, and made it on the jumbo tron. Yes, that's right, our baby girl was on the big screen and everyone at the ball park got to see her! I wish had been able to take a picture but she was only on for a few seconds. Here's a few pics from the game.

Growing oh so fast!

AnnaBeth has been doing things at the speed of light the last couple of weeks. She is really enjoying her solids now. Oatmeal mixed with apples is a morning favorite and in addition to the carrots she's been eating for awhile, she now eats pears and spinach. She tried sweet potatoes today and I think she liked them but didn't eat much-I think she was full from her spinach. I made peaches and spaghetti squash for her this weekend so I'm sure she'll try both by the week's end.

She had a 2nd tooth come through this last week. I can't believe she's not even 6 months and has 2 teeth! Both are on the bottom and it doesn't feel like the top ones are coming yet but I could be wrong. AnnaBeth has also been diligently working on her mobility. She's gotten quite good at pulling herself to toys that are out of reach and just today, Daddy saw her do 2 real crawls! Not only is she on the move now, she's also been working at pushing herself into a sitting position. I went in her room yesterday morning to find her nearly sitting up in her crib! AnnaBeth also does fairly well at sitting unassisted but I haven't let her practice often since I'm usually getting things done while she's playing on the floor.

The jumperoo is still a big favorite and I had to adjust it to the 3rd position out of 4 today. Yesterday when it was still at the lower position, she was jumping so hard it looked like she was going to launch herself right out of the thing! She gets a big kick out of jumping and often squeals (or screams depending on her mood) with delight! She learned to blow raspberries this week and thinks its appropriate to do so while eating....often right after she's just taken a bit of something...and the something is usually spinach which is quite the messy food!

Here's a few pics from the last few days.

Jumperoo

AnnaBeth has discovered a new way to have fun-the jumperoo (or at Nana and Papa's house-the Johnny Jumper)!! I think she enjoys the Johnny Jumper a little more than the jumperoo because she's able to spin around in it since it hangs from the door way. Either way, jumping occupies her about 10 minutes or so and then she's ready for something else. It seems that no matter what activity she's doing, she's done after about 10 minutes and wants to move on to something new. Active baby means active mind I guess =)

Saying Goodbye to Grandma Locker

On Tuesday, August 25 2009, a bunch of the family made a trip to Woods Canyon Lake to spread Grandma Locker's ashes. It was her most favorite place in the world and its a very special place for our family. The weather was wonderful-54 degrees with sun, rain, thunder, lightning and hail. The view was beautiful and even some birds and chipmunks came out to say hello. It was absolutely perfect for the occasion and Grandma would have really enjoyed herself! Here's a slide show of our day.

Celebrating Grandma Locker's Life

On Saturday, August 22 2009, we celebrated Grandma Locker's life. Since I really didn't know her that well, it was wonderful to hear her life story, have people share various things about how she impacted their lives and to watch the slide show of her life in pictures. Towards the end of the service, each family member went up, grabbed a rose and placed it in a large vase at the front of the church. Once that was complete, we had a family photo taken and we're quite large! After the service we released a ton of balloons which looked pretty amazing! TONS of pictures were taken so I've selected just a few of our immediate family to add =)

Jacob being Spider-ManMom and WaynePapa and Jacob