41 Weeks!

Annie is getting too smart, she has a personality so much like her daddy's. She is always doing funny things to make people laugh. She is so sociable, so many people stop and talk to her and she will interact back with them. She loves to be the center of attention and have all eyes on her. We have bought a few more things for her birthday party, it will be here before we know it. Her teeth are coming in better each day, it makes her daddy so sad, he says she won't look like a baby anymore once they are in. We have so much fun with her, she has finally gotten to where she enjoys books which is a big relief to me. At least that is something she has gotten from me and not her dad. She is so sweet, so lovable and cuddly. She loves music, likes to dance and even tries to sing along. We laugh so much at her and with her, she giggles so loud so we laugh even more.
We bought her a pair of shoes last weekend at the talking tree store so far she has had them on a couple times. She doesn't really care for them and would prefer to chew on them than to wear them. I hope they enable her to keep her balance so she stands on her own more than she does now. Now it is only for a few seconds and only at certain times. She tries to stand up from crawling in the middle of the floor sometimes but just hasn't mastered it yet.
I can't wait to take her to a pumpkin patch in the new few weeks and go on a hayride. I feel like such a kid again doing fun things with her. She is just the best little thing ever :)

Talking Talking Talking Talk

Annie has been saying hey, dadda and mamma for a little bit now. Yesterday the baby sitter reported that she said En for Jen (the baby sitter), she said bye bye when we left the baby sitters and when we got home she said cat. We will have a talking little girl soon :)

40 Weeks!

Annabelle is getting so big, she is getting three new teeth :) By the end of the month she is going to have at least 5 teeth. She has not complained at all about these new teeth, no fever no nothing. She does have a bad cough which started Saturday but is getting better. She only coughs when she wakes up or gets mad about something. Today it seems to be gone though, I hope so. We got one of those Vicks vaporizers and ran it a couple nights ago but the smell gave me a migraine so I had to turn it off. It was the worse migraine I had had in awhile, I guess the fact Jason was working some on 3rd didn't help things. Its not that I'm afraid to be home alone I just don't sleep as well if he isn't there, I think I worry to much about him driving on the small amount of sleep he has had this week. Hopefully he doesn't have to go back in but we will see. I am looking forward to this weekend so much, I am tired.
Annabelle fell off of the bed for the first time last night, she landed on her feet and then fell to her butt. She thought it was funny, we have a bad habit of clapping for her when she falls so that she doesn't cry. I thought it a smart move at first but now I"m rethinking it. She has been clapping for herself lately, its very cute. During the past month Annie has been very difficult to diaper, she would must rather go around naked than anything else. A couple nights ago my family was up because my sister had surgery yesterday. She didn't wanna put on a diaper so she pushed her little ride/walking thing around in the living for a few mins naked. Dad finally helped me get a diaper on her but she definitely wasn't happy about it. She is still sweet, funny, cute and precious. Everything you could ever ask for in a baby :)
Wouldn't it figure that when I finally buy pants in a bigger size I start to loose weight. No complaints here though, at least it is FINALLY coming off. The doctor told me we could start giving Annabelle whole milk an ounce at a time, so I'm not sure how much past 1 year I will be breast feeding. I hate to give it up if I am still producing the milk and it is still a comfort for her. Since I didn't lose weight breast feeding it is my hope the rest comes off when I stop. If it hasn't come off in a year the doctor is going to try and see if there is something we can do about it. Hopefully I can get some medicine to control my PCOS so that my weight goes down and I can get regular so when we are ready for our second baby we will not have the problems we did the first time.

What a day

Yesterday when I left my work parking lot I heard a noise. My car didn't drive right so I had suspected and I was right that I had a flat. I got on the interstate anyway like a big dummy and went to exit 90, pulled over and yep it was flat. Thankfully it wasn't completely flat, hadn't done damage to the wheel nor had it blown out while I was driving down the interstate. Most of all I was thankful that Annabelle was not with me. I was all ready to change the tire by myself, I was talking to Jason on his work phone, his cell phone was dead and he was getting ready to leave. As luck would have it he had just gotten a work cell phone the night before so while he drove home he was able to call and check on me with it. I was getting everything out of the trunk, had the spare ready to go and was getting ready to jack it up. Thankfully a couple guys came and asked if I needed help and was going to take it off for me. They were unable to get the tire off, which probably turned out for the best. They were afraid to pull on it too hard, they didn't want to break it and I didn't want them to hurt themselves. Jason was on the way so I told them I would be okay and they left, I was in a very public place. Another guy stopped and told me I just needed to kick it a couple times, that didn't work either. Will lived nearby but he wasn't answering, turned out he was on his back from London. Since I wouldn't be going anywhere I had Amy pick me up on the way to the sitters so we just got Annabelle & Seth together and then headed back to my car. Jason got there shortly after, he couldn't get the tire off either no matter how much he pulled or tried to pry it off with a screwdriver. Will arrived not long after that so it was a big nice get together :) Jason eventually found two screws in the tire that I had to have picked up from works parking lot and plugged them. He drove the mazda home while I drove myself and Annabelle home in the Mustang. I never imagined I could fit a car seat in there but she seems to like it. We are gonna drive it until we get at least two new tires.

I am very thankful that those guys tried to help me, thankful that Amy helped me so much and that Will showed up to entertain Annie after Amy & Seth left. Mostly I guess I am thankful that I have a husband who can pretty much fix anything.

I realized yesterday just how much I have changed, although it was an inconvenience I didn't really get upset. Stuff happens you just have to deal with it.

9 Month Stats

Annabelle is 21.154 lbs, basically at 22 and is 28.5 inches long. I really expected her to weigh more than that, at least 25. She was above average and in the upper 80th low 90th percentile for everything, including size of her head. She had her finger pricked for an iron test and didn't even flinch or cry or anything. She just watched the lady prick her finger and try and get blood out. For whatever reason her blood did not flow very well. I have low iron but I continue to take prenatals so hopefully her iron is okay. She is still breast feed with only a little baby food, we will find out her iron levels on Monday if they are low.
Comparing her 9 month stats to mine I was 24.3 lbs and 28 inches long so I was a little heavier and half an inch shorter :)

Annabelle showed off her personality a little bit to the doctor, nurses and everyone else there. She blew raspberries at the doctor as he was listening to her heart, tried to steal the stethescope and then she growled at him. I didn't really know what to do except look at Jason and laugh.

We have no more shots until 15 or 18 months, depending on when we want to do the MMR. We are also putting off the Chicken Pox vaccine until Annie goes to school to see if she can catch it herself. That may seem harsh but I would rather she have a natural immunity.

9 Months!

To my beautiful girl on your ninth month of life,
You remain the best child that anyone could ask for. I am so glad that you are our child and love us the way that you do. You like to give momma lots of kisses, daddy not so much. Daddy is keeping you today and I hear you have been giving him kisses. I don't believe it though! :) You are no longer the night owl you once were, you go to bed around 8 pm now but you are still a late riser. You get angry if we get you up before you are ready which is nearly every morning since you like to sleep until 9 or later. You have decided you no longer want to army crawl but now you crawl the "correct" way. You know the places in the house that you are supposed to be playing in and the ones are you are not allowed in. You always go for the off limit places and turn your head around to see if we are following, when you see that we are you kick it back into army crawl and take off giggling the whole way. You laugh all the time and at everything, just like your daddy. This month you noticed the sky, the wind and the stars. You just starred for a long time trying to figure out clouds. We have had such a good time with you over these past months, you participated in your first sporting event, a 5k walk/run. We pulled you in your wagon, you slept most of the way and still finished first in your age group. Dadda says that is a good start to a successful track career. For the part of the walk you were awake for you enjoyed the dogs and seeing the horses more than anything. You still are a big animal lover and love to wave at Kate and chase the cats. Still not walking, I know its early but you get so close. You want to walk but you grab our hands and make sure that we are holding both of yours before you will go. You get so angry if we only are holding one. You are developing a temper btw, I am not sure where that came from. You can still only really say three words, momma, dadda and hey. It is so fun to watch you answer your cell phone and say "hey." You have such a pleasant personality, you love people and love all the attention people give you. I have so much fun being your momma. We are going for a well baby visit today, you aren't getting any shots though. I am eager to see how much you weigh and how long you are. You are such a good healthy funny little girl. I'm so glad to have you. We love you!

-MOMMA!

39 Weeks!

Another Thursday another week older. My girl is so sweet, she gives me kisses all the time - dadda not so much. His beardy face is too rough for her and when he shaves she still doesn't know what to do so she just gives me all the kisses. I don't mind though :) She is so cuddly and huggly, I can't wait until she just sits and lays with me on the couch or in the bed. Right now she has to be on the move and it is a job just to contain her. I don't know what we will do when she is walking, she is already a handful and a half. We have well baby tomorrow afternoon and I am excited. She gets no shots but has to have blood drawn, she will handle that no problem. She is so big and so smart. She loves animals and people. I am glad she enjoys people cause I'm not really a people person and neither is her dadda. I hope her socializing skills continues for the rest of her life. It is a good trait to have. I enjoy my baby each and everyday, she is so fun. Soon she will not be a baby anymore. Still haven't decided on a theme for her birthday, I want to find what I have pictured in my mind and have been unable to do so. I will have to compromise if I don't find it in the next month or so. No progress on the halloween costume either, we were supposed to look at fabric last time mom was up but didn't get too...we will definitely do that this weekend. Auntie is coming up to hold Annie cause she will not be able to do so for a couple weeks after she has her shoulder surgery. I know that Uncle Josh isn't going to mind because that means he just gets to hold her more :) I am looking forward to the fall and the cooler weather so we can go hiking! and maybe even camping! Can't wait :)

Annie's 1st 5K

Saturday we participated in the Clay County Days 5k race in Manchester. I pulled Annie in the wagon for 3.1 miles. Well I pulled her most of the way for about half a mile mom carried her until she went into a deep sleep and then we layed her down in the wagon for her to sleep. She crossed the finish line sleeping. I finished 79th, Annie was 80th and Granny 81st. Dadda didn't want Annie to be last so granny did. I was pretty proud of our time, it only took us 49 or so mins, Dadda did really good and finished in a little over 22 mins, Auntie V was around 25/27 or so mins and Nana Charlotte was around 42 or so mins. Everyone but mom & I received gold metals for our age group. It was a pretty good time, Annabelle really enjoyed it during the time she was awake. We are looking forward to next years when we will push her in a jogging stroller :) I also heard a rumor that we had traffic backed up for quite a ways and when the guys directing traffic finally let it go right before we got there Auntie V had something to say to him, she is such a good aunt. The only bad thing about the whole event as the horrible blisters I got on my heels, one of which busted and bled through my sock and into my shoe. That's what I get trying to be cheap and reusing shoes I already had instead of buying some new ones.

Tomorrow is the day

The Welches have entered the Clay County Days 5k so by this time tomorrow I hope to be done walking the three miles. Jason and Veronica are going to run while we walk and pull Annie in her wagon. She will enjoy it very much, me I'm not so sure :) As long as I finish I don't really care how long it takes. Jason estimates an hour, we will see. I am betting that I will have to stop to pick up at least one of not both of them and pull them to the finish in the wagon. Jason has been trying to get ready for it by running a few miles each night, Veronica has been hurting so I don't think shes been able to. We will see tomorrow, it should be fun.

38 Weeks!

She is growing up so fast! Next Friday she will be 9 months old, it is sad in many ways how fast she is growing. I think it would be sadder for me if I thought she was our last. Hopefully she isn't and hopefully we will not have the same trouble as we did before. She is the one we are supposed to have :) and I am thankful for her everyday. She makes our lives so fun and entertaining. Annie is very smart, but who doesn't think their kid is smart. She is funny, happy and healthy. I don't know what else we could ask for. She has made friends with all the neighbor kids, she loves the attention they give her. She enjoys watching them play and waving at them and if she could would be right in the middle playing with them. She isn't walking yet, but I don't think she will be much longer, if she doesn't walk before her first birthday I will be surprised. I thought she would crawl sooner than she did too though, she gets lazy I think. She is able to get anywhere she wants either by crawling (on her hands and knees now) or by walking from furniture item to whatever else she can hold on too. If she walks she MUST be holding both of your hands or she will not go forward. She is so good and growing so well. We have her 9 month well baby visit next Friday. Can't wait to see how much she has grown! :)