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So Debbie left for home and hearth in Kansas on Thursday, leaving us all alone! Sniff!
It’s definitely been a bit of a challenge, trying to coordinate all the demands of a new baby with the needs and wants of a very demanding almost-three-year-old. Tara’s spent the last two days at home with both of them, and it’s been a little hard. But she’s learning. She says the trick is that you just have get over the fact that there will be moments when one of them (and sometimes both of them) are just going to be upset and screaming about the lack of immediate attention. Obviously, I’m completely terrified of the day when I’ll have to manage both of the little buggers all alone myself!
Work for me has been a challenge too, mainly because of the sleep deprivation. Anna’s been up in the middle of the night for at least an hour or two every night since we brought Noah home. She’s caught a new cold, and I’m taking her in to the doctor this morning to get her ears checked since an ear infection is often the culprit when she’s up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. That being said, we’re also willing to admit that it might just be a combination of a cold + the psychological impact of the new baby that’s making sleep even more of a scarce commodity that usual.
Thanks to Debbie and the folks at work, though, for helping to keep our freezer stocked with food. Not having to worry so much about what’s for dinner is a godsend, since it’s probably going to take us awhile to figure out a new rhythm!
January 31st, 2009
I just posted some videos on the Flickr site. Three short clips showing Anna riding Bailey the horse at her hippotherapy sessions at the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center. She does so very well and has such fun! Dad’s going to have to buy her a pony someday soon…
The last video is of Anna singing to her baby brother and dancing along to Elizabeth Mitchell’s rendition of “Three Little Birds” (the video is somewhat grainy ’cause it’s dark in the room). Extremely cute!
January 24th, 2009
We joined about 300 other folks this morning at the Marc Apodaca Jr. Children’s Glioma Cancer Foundation’s first annual MJ Children’s Glioma Cancer Walk/Run.
Despite some chilly fall weather to start the morning, we had a fun time and got plenty of excercise. It was really great to get out and support an important cause (my cousin Dean and his family are involved with this charity, and helped organize the event). Anna, in particular, enjoyed walking with her cousin Madie and seeing her Denver relatives.
(Oh, and thanks, Shan, for the silliness that made this cute picture possible!)
September 14th, 2008
Anna’s jumping!
It ain’t no long jump, and it ain’t no high jump, but both feet leave the ground simultaneously. We’re extremely excited. Jumping has been a major goal for all of us for at least the past six months, and it’s great to see her doing so well in the gross motor realm.
Heck, the girl’s doing great generally. The twos are terrible and wonderful all at the same time. Sure, lots of boundary-testing, plenty of wailing and whining when she doesn’t think she’s getting her way, but most of the time she’s a total charmer. Talking up a storm, with an ever-increasing vocabulary, longer and longer sentences, and she’s discovered the power of “why?”. She’s as social as ever, except when she announces she “wants to be shy”, which I never complain too much about because it usually means she “hides”, snuggly-fashion, in Daddy’s arms for the first 10 minutes until she warms up to a new social situation.
The next big deal is trying to get her to actually run, but I’d be willing to bet there’s some correlation between developing enough confidence to let both feet leave the ground in a jump and moving faster than just a quick walk.
Meanwhile: We’re both doing well, just trying to keep up with it all.
September 12th, 2008
I just uploaded about 3 months worth of photos. I don’t really have much of an excuse for not posting them sooner. Time just got away from me, I guess. I have lots more to write about, and now that the pictures are out of the way, hopefully I’ll find the time to share. I’m also working on some video clips.
Updated 7/4/2008, by Neal: Now with even more photos! I just uploaded a bunch from last night. My brother Colin and his wife are in town, and I was a little crazy with my new camera. There’s a great series of Anna portraits there though!
Updated 7/5/2008, by Neal: Now with video! Turns out Flickr (the folks who host our photos) have started a new video service. I uploaded a movie of Anna dancing to “Happy Feet” there. Let us know how this works for you?
July 2nd, 2008
Dear Mama,
I love you so much!
Thank you for your smile and for all the hugs and especially the snuggles. Thank you for reading me books and playing games, for taking me on adventures, and even for the tickles. Thank you for letting me eat yogurt and cookies and beets and green beans. Thank you for helping me wake up when I’ve had a bad dream, and for coming and sleeping in my room when I’m not feeling well.
Thank you for spending so much time with me. I love being around you so much! Thank you for teaching me to do things with my left — I know that’s important even if it makes me frustrated sometimes. Thank you for your confidence in me, and for teaching me how to be big and good.
I hope someday I can be as big and good as you.
I love you Mama.
Anna Rose
May 11th, 2008
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