Annabelle at School

I lifted these photos from the class blog.  By all accounts, Annabelle continues to love school!

If only she was interested in *real* broccoli!

In music class

In the playhouse

AnnaBee & Me

Today, I enjoyed some one-on-one time with Annabelle in the beautiful, Fall weather. (Julia was at her last gymnastics class of the season.)

Too Cool for the Pool

Happy Girl

No Need to Adjust Your Monitor

Yes, Annabelle's nose is orange. The baby loves her sweet potatoes and squash, so it leaves her skin (especially her nose) with an orange tint. Don't worry! It's harmless.

It's especially noticeable right after she eats sweet potato, as in these photos.

Little orange nose

Little orange nose

"Your baby's body uses the beta-carotene in sweet potatoes to make vitamin A, which is essential for cell growth, good vision and also has an antioxidant effect.

But your baby only converts as much beta-carotene to vitamin A as he needs - the rest is deposited in his skin and is responsible for the orange hue (particularly around the nose) often seen in babies who eat lots of yellow or orange veggies."

From homemade-baby-food-recipes.com

New Favorite of Annabelle

This is currently my favorite picture of Annabelle.

Happy Girl!

Sunny Girl

Sweet Annabelle

Annabelle Smiles

As early as Annabelle was 3 weeks old, I thought I saw her smiling...real smiles, in addition to the reflexive smiles of a newborn. I didn't really think it was possible even though she seemed to be responding to noises and talking. A friend visiting confirmed that Yes, it seemed Annabelle was already smiling.

It's taken me a couple of weeks to really capture those heartmelting smiles with a camera, but today, I got some! She responds well to clicking noises and having her cheek tickled.

Bright Eyes

Meet Annabelle

Mar 23, 2010, 11:56 am
9lbs, 21 1/2 in (4.1 kilos, 54 cm)

Big girl!

9 pounds!

Meeting big sister

Meeting big sister

Proud Papa

Meeting Opa

Meeting Oma