Snow on the ground, kids enjoying their gifts, surrounded by love, family, friends, and excellent food; feeling very lucky
to have so much!
Happy New Year!!
Here are a few links with images and videos of our holiday fun.
Holiday Photos:
Holiday Videos:
Anaka Sings for Santa
Santa Arrives at Preschool
Anaka Opens Nana and Papas gift
Josie Opens Nana and Papas Gift
Love you all - XOXO The Perry Tribe
Welcome Josephine Marie Perry to the tribe!
After weeks of false labor and 9 days past due, Josephine arrived at 5:08pm on January 17, 2011. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces was 20.5 inches long with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. It has been an amazing six-weeks, we are all thankful to be alive and doing so well.For more photos visit our picasa page!
American Lung Association - Clean Air Tips
A few months ago our home was used to shoot indoor air quality tips for the American Lung Association. If you have a moment, watch the video for a few of the Clean Air Tips (more to come) brought to you by Carrier of Colorado and Channel 7 KMGH-TV.
Visit ALA of Colorado for details about how you can support the American Lung Association & for information on the 2011 Fight for Air Climb!
Visit ALA of Colorado for details about how you can support the American Lung Association & for information on the 2011 Fight for Air Climb!
Here are a few of the American Lung Association tips to help keep pollution out of your home:
- Use a damp cloth while dusting to help trap allergens.
- Use a damp cloth while dusting to help trap allergens.
- Use you stove vent when cooking to minimize exposure to pollutants.
- Change your air filters on a quarterly basis to maximize air quality.
- Make you home smoke free.
- Protect against radon, a leading cause of lung cancer.
- Never idle your car in an attached garage.
For more information and tips visit www.lungusa.org/healthy-air/
The Perry House is on the Market
Yes we are leaving Colorado that is once we sell our lovely house. Not positive of our destination as we have a few options on the table at this time. The one thing we do know is although we hate to leave our wonderful home, neighborhood and friends life is taking us down a new path and we are excited to venture down it!
Click here for more details on the house.
Click here for more details on the house.
85% Chance it's a GIRL!!!
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Late last week we had our 20 week ultrasound and learned that there is an 85% chance that this baby is a girl. We both had our suspicions and now are convinced that we are having a baby girl. More than likely we will have a second ultra sound early sometime in the next week or so to complete the exam; we have another baby that was not cooperating. Surprise! Surprise! Hopefully we will get a confirmed sex and a clean bill of health.
Some quick baby stats: Her heart beat was 140 bpm on Thursday and about 150 bpm last Friday. She is growing perfectly for her age, she has very long legs, and was estimated to be in the 60th percentile for weight.
Possible names: Viana, Charlotte, Josephine, Thalia
Big hugs to you all ~ The Perry's
Monroe Organic Farms CSA - Week Five
Anaka is usually off playing in the pool or digging in the dirt somewhere while I’m unloading our CSA bag. However today she decided that it looked like fun. She took her time and examined all of the items I pulled from the bag; smelling, touching and even tasting them all. A few items I am sure she found unsatisfying, but the fresh beans hit a spot. I had to repeatedly ask her to stop eating the green beans. Not something most parents do, but I think after eating around 10 unwashed beans from the bag that she had had enough.
This week we received: New Red Potatoes, Red Beets, Turnips, Onions, Garlic, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Cauliflower, and Yellow & Green Beans. I plan on making pasta with the beet greens, beets, garlic and onions for dinner tomorrow. I’ll let you know how it turns out. If it is worthy I will share the recipe. I am also going to try my hand at pickles again, last year they turned out ok, but this year I am shooting for amazing. Hope I can do it!
Last week we didn’t do much cooking, it was way too hot. Yet amazingly most of the veggies did get eaten. Today is the first day in over a week that I have been able to bake without turning my house in to an oven. I made Zucchini & Carrot Muffins. I must admit that they turned out pretty tasty. Anaka, Matthew and Jerry (our CSA farmer) all seemed to enjoy them. I think that tonight I am going to whip up a cream cheese frosting for them. Here is the recipe; the only bummer is you have to check on them often, I don’t have the cook time down perfectly yet. I am going to try and reduce the oil and replace it with applesauce as well as try agave nectar in place of 1 cup sugar. I’ll let you know the results, or give it a try your self.
- 2 large Zucchini, finely shredded
- 4 medium Carrots, finely shredded
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions: Preheat oven 325. Shred carrots and Zucchini and let them drain until needed. Mix oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs until incorporated. Add all spices and lemon juice. Next add flour baking powder & baking soda. The mix will be very thick, add the carrots and zucchini to the mix, making sure that all is incorporated. Pour into muffin pan and cook for about 30 min. adding more time as needed until a tooth pick comes out clean. My last batch was close to an hour and my first was about 45 min.
Monroe Organic Farms CSA - Week Four
Here we are at week four of our CSA with Monroe Organic Farms. This week in our bag we received lettuce, yellow onions, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, garlic and broccoli. In addition we received 2 dozen eggs and a bag of beautiful apricots. I must admit that in the past it has been hard for us to consume all of our veggies, but this year we are going to do it! We vowed to eat all the items that arrived in our bag. Last week Matthew ate a few sautéed summer squash and this week I’ll have to learn to love broccoli. I am going to do my best to find recipes that will allow us to enjoy the food we are eating and put and end to our veggie. This week I am going to carrot and zucchini muffins. Maybe I can disguise the zucchini enough so Matthew will think that they are delightful. I might even try zucchini bread, however I am finding it difficult to locate a recipe that is right for us. I’ll just keep on searching.
Now when it comes to fruit, this family has no problems with consumption. The apricots are delicious! I am sure that they will disappear quickly; I wish that the fruit was more abundant. Last week I made a berry pie with cherries, strawberries, blueberries, apricots and raspberries. Matthew who hates pie was a fan. I wish I would have written down the ingredients so I could share it with you. Looks like I might have to make it again this week, I am sure that everyone will be bummed.
Monroe Organic Farms CSA - Week Three
Being a member of a Community Supported Agriculture program also known as a CSA is a big part of our lifestyle. It is so much fun to open our bag each week. Just knowing that we are eating local organic food from a source we can trust makes it even more alluring. In the past we have even purchased organic meat (beef, lamb & pork) from our farm and let me tell you nothing compares!This is our third year as members of the Monroe Organic Farms CSA and this year we decided to become a distribution center for our northwest Denver neighbors. We have thirty CSA members picking up their local organic produce, fruit and eggs from our garage every Tuesday afternoon. Matthew and I are enjoying being a distribution center, we have had the opportunity to meet some new neighbors and in the process support our CSA.
We thought that it would be fun to share with you what arrives in our bag every week. So with our membership we will receive the following throughout the summer: a half share of organic produce, a full share of organic fruit and a dozen organic free-range farm fresh eggs. I plan on taking photos of all our bounty to share with you as well as write a brief blog about the week and potentially a recipe that will use some of our items.
This is our third week and we received more garlic, red onions, summer squash, zucchini, cucumbers, lettuce and Colorado red potatoes. The eggs are large this week; they are going to make a yummy fried egg sandwich for lunch today. Our fruit share started this week with a huge bag of cherries. My favorite! I think that I am going to make my cherry reduction for Matthew this week. Here is the recipe; it works great with blueberries and raspberries as well. I also like to substitute the lemon juice for orange juice when I make this with peaches and apricots.
Cherry Reduction
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 lb fresh cherries, pitted
Vanilla ice cream
Mix the sugar and lemon juice in until mixture resembles wet sand in a heavy skillet (I used my cast iron skillet) over moderately high heat. Stir slowly until sugar is melted about 5 minutes. Stir in butter until well incorporated, add cherries stir to coat and bring to a boil. Cook cherries until the caramel dissolves. Remove cherries and reduce liquid for approximately 5 minutes depending on the amount of juice from the cherries. Re-add the cooked cherries and serve with vanilla ice cream.
ENJOY!
New arrival expected January 10!!!!
After weeks of waiting it is now time to share the news. Matthew and I are expecting the a new addition to our family. The official due date is January 10, 2011.
Although we had a difficult start being diagnosed with a Subchorionic Hematoma some wonderful events have happened earlier as a result. We have had multiple ultrasounds allowing us to keep a close eye on our baby’s growth. At the end of our 7th week, while having an ultrasound we were surprised to hear a familiar sound. At first unsure, but then relieved to learn that in fact we had just heard our babies heart beat for the first time. Still nothing like it!
Since then we have had two additional opportunities to see the little one. During the June 11th ultrasound we learned that the new baby was growing perfectly as expected and the heart beat was about 179bpm. Our most recent ultrasound on June 25th exposed a very mobile little one, maybe it was thanks to the Mexican food we had for lunch. Unfortunately for the tech, the baby was not cooperating and they were unable to get the results required. However we were delighted to see such activity. The heart beat at 164bpm was strong and growth is right on track! We will get another peek at the little one during our in a follow up appointment on the 8th.
The best news is that things are going great! Most of the restrictions have been lifted and we are almost out of the first trimester. Life preparing for our new arrival has begun!!! We are going to do our best to keep this blog up to date for all of our friends and family. I plan on posting images sometime next week.
Big Hugs to all!!
Although we had a difficult start being diagnosed with a Subchorionic Hematoma some wonderful events have happened earlier as a result. We have had multiple ultrasounds allowing us to keep a close eye on our baby’s growth. At the end of our 7th week, while having an ultrasound we were surprised to hear a familiar sound. At first unsure, but then relieved to learn that in fact we had just heard our babies heart beat for the first time. Still nothing like it!
Since then we have had two additional opportunities to see the little one. During the June 11th ultrasound we learned that the new baby was growing perfectly as expected and the heart beat was about 179bpm. Our most recent ultrasound on June 25th exposed a very mobile little one, maybe it was thanks to the Mexican food we had for lunch. Unfortunately for the tech, the baby was not cooperating and they were unable to get the results required. However we were delighted to see such activity. The heart beat at 164bpm was strong and growth is right on track! We will get another peek at the little one during our in a follow up appointment on the 8th.
The best news is that things are going great! Most of the restrictions have been lifted and we are almost out of the first trimester. Life preparing for our new arrival has begun!!! We are going to do our best to keep this blog up to date for all of our friends and family. I plan on posting images sometime next week.
Big Hugs to all!!
Merry Christmas
There is nothing like the holidays with a toddler, especially when it comes to the unexpected. With Anaka, both Aramenda and I thought that the hours spent gift wrapping would be well worth Anaka's excitement to tear through them. That wasn't exactly the case, but I think Anaka has had a tremendous Christmas. Even though she was daintily peeling back the paper and kept distracting to the previous gift, she loved the mess. Aramenda and I were both amazed at the things Anaka fell in love with, and last but not least of all was the training toilet. Anaka is happy as a clam, and Aramenda and I are exhausted. To all of our friends and family, we wish you all the very best of the holidays. Be sure to check out the Picasa Site, and come back soon.
Anaka & Santa
Matthew and I decided that we need to take Anaka to visit Santa in hopes to get the perfect photo for our holiday cards. Well we got a great photo that is for sure. After discovering that a brief moment with Santa would cost us around $40 and that we would have to wait 1.5 hours, we opted to leave the mall and seek out an alternative Santa. We ended our search at the Bass Pro Shop for our free photo with Santa and 30 min. line. What we got in return made us proud to have left the line of the mall Santa.Anaka was not happy to have met the jolly old guy and she made sure that the entire store knew it. After viewing the image, we laughed and were very thankful that we did not spend the night in line waiting at the mall. Although the task of taking the perfect photo for our holiday cards never came to be, we did end up with a great photo addition to the baby book!!
June - October
Wild Last Week of October 2009
October was a blast here in colorado this year, this last week in particular. We wanted to share with you some photos…. Tuesday - Trip to the Zoo, it was a beautiful fall day; Wednesday & Thursday - 2 feet of snow and lots of shoveling; Friday – Sunny Denver day, almost all of the snow melted, now if only all of the leafs would melt away; Saturday - a perfect Halloween, an afternoon walk down our local merchant strip, pumpkin carving and a fun evening at home (yes two costumes, unicorn was outgrown, mommy should have known better). We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Family Outing - Pumpkin Patch
This was our first family outing to the u-pick-em pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, perfect fall day for wandering around the patch looking for the perfect pumpkins. After meeting up with some friends, the kids had an opportunity to visit the farms' pigs (Anakas’ favorite), goats, ponies, donkeys, and chickens. They play in the haystack maze and tested out the moon-walk. We left with four large pumpkins, gourds, hay and corn stalks to decorate or front porch. We had an afternoon filled of fun at beautiful Boulder County’s Rock Creek Farm. See you next year. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Launch of Urban Baby Gourmet
Urban Baby Gourmet's passion is to provide Colorado babies with locally-harvested, ultra-fresh homemade meals. Our nutritious blends of organic fruits, veggies, proteins and grains feature an array of herbs and spices to rouse the inner foodie in your baby.
BIRTHDAY GIRL!!
Anaka celebrated her first birthday on September 1, 2009. She loved being the star of the show. Her special day started with an outing to the Denver Zoo and a party with her baby friends. They rode the carousel and the train, ate baby cupcakes and visited their favorite animal friends. We wrapped up the day with a family birthday party, a homemade birthday carrot cake and a wild child opening gifts. Thank you for helping to make her first birthday so special. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Summer Trip Follow Up
We had a wonderful summer vacation! It was a pleasure to see all of our family and friends while in town. The weather was perfect and Anaka managed her first road trips like a champ. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you. Hope to see you all again soon!
October was a blast here in colorado this year, this last week in particular. We wanted to share with you some photos…. Tuesday - Trip to the Zoo, it was a beautiful fall day; Wednesday & Thursday - 2 feet of snow and lots of shoveling; Friday – Sunny Denver day, almost all of the snow melted, now if only all of the leafs would melt away; Saturday - a perfect Halloween, an afternoon walk down our local merchant strip, pumpkin carving and a fun evening at home (yes two costumes, unicorn was outgrown, mommy should have known better). We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Family Outing - Pumpkin Patch
This was our first family outing to the u-pick-em pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, perfect fall day for wandering around the patch looking for the perfect pumpkins. After meeting up with some friends, the kids had an opportunity to visit the farms' pigs (Anakas’ favorite), goats, ponies, donkeys, and chickens. They play in the haystack maze and tested out the moon-walk. We left with four large pumpkins, gourds, hay and corn stalks to decorate or front porch. We had an afternoon filled of fun at beautiful Boulder County’s Rock Creek Farm. See you next year. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Launch of Urban Baby Gourmet
Urban Baby Gourmet's passion is to provide Colorado babies with locally-harvested, ultra-fresh homemade meals. Our nutritious blends of organic fruits, veggies, proteins and grains feature an array of herbs and spices to rouse the inner foodie in your baby.
BIRTHDAY GIRL!!
Anaka celebrated her first birthday on September 1, 2009. She loved being the star of the show. Her special day started with an outing to the Denver Zoo and a party with her baby friends. They rode the carousel and the train, ate baby cupcakes and visited their favorite animal friends. We wrapped up the day with a family birthday party, a homemade birthday carrot cake and a wild child opening gifts. Thank you for helping to make her first birthday so special. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you.
Summer Trip Follow Up
We had a wonderful summer vacation! It was a pleasure to see all of our family and friends while in town. The weather was perfect and Anaka managed her first road trips like a champ. We have uploaded our images to Shutter Fly to share with you. Hope to see you all again soon!
May 2009
May was super fun and very busy! We had a lot of fun playing with our friends this month; testing out the new sand boxes, pools and just playing in the park.
Anaka started out as a secret crawler, silly girl!! She is now fully mobile and into everything. Walking seems to be right around the corner. She is testing her balance and creeping along furniture.
Michelle came to visit us from Tucson, Arizona. We had lots of fun! Maybe next time it wont rain the whole time! Thanks for helping to teach Anaka to mimic!
We visited our CSA farm "Monroe Farms" to pick asparagus, Anaka helped by eating what ever she could get in her mouth. We hung out with farm animals (chickens, sheep, lambs, cows, and one slightly scary alpaca) and visit with some horses that were close to the road. Matthew caught and returned three chickens that escaped the pen. Our bounty was a five gallon bucket and day of family fun!
Anaka learned to wave hello & bye bye! Here is a short video!
Mothers day started with a card from Anaka which she cleverly produced from her jumper-roo command center. I am pretty sure that Daddy gave her the Internet access. Anaka and Mylie gave Mommy an awesome MP3/Video player for their daily walks. We spent the morning at Nana's house preparing brunch for the family and Anaka played with her new toys at Nana's house (walker and swing).
Aunt Nikki came to visit us in early May. She spent most of her time here playing with Anaka, I think that the two of them had fun. We wish that her trip was a bit longer, maybe next time!
Anaka's first tooth arrived on 5/4 and the second was a Mothers day gift!
Cousin Jack and Aunt Elizabeth came for a visit we had a great time playing, shopping and sharing in our new teething past time "pickle sucking".
Anaka started out as a secret crawler, silly girl!! She is now fully mobile and into everything. Walking seems to be right around the corner. She is testing her balance and creeping along furniture.
Michelle came to visit us from Tucson, Arizona. We had lots of fun! Maybe next time it wont rain the whole time! Thanks for helping to teach Anaka to mimic!
We visited our CSA farm "Monroe Farms" to pick asparagus, Anaka helped by eating what ever she could get in her mouth. We hung out with farm animals (chickens, sheep, lambs, cows, and one slightly scary alpaca) and visit with some horses that were close to the road. Matthew caught and returned three chickens that escaped the pen. Our bounty was a five gallon bucket and day of family fun!
Anaka learned to wave hello & bye bye! Here is a short video!
Mothers day started with a card from Anaka which she cleverly produced from her jumper-roo command center. I am pretty sure that Daddy gave her the Internet access. Anaka and Mylie gave Mommy an awesome MP3/Video player for their daily walks. We spent the morning at Nana's house preparing brunch for the family and Anaka played with her new toys at Nana's house (walker and swing).
Cousin Jack and Aunt Elizabeth came for a visit we had a great time playing, shopping and sharing in our new teething past time "pickle sucking".
April 2009
At the end of March Anaka weighed in at 15lbs 6.4oz and 27 inches long. We think that she is close to 17lbs now. April has been a fun month! We went to the zoo with a bunch of our friends, hosted Passover dinner, and introduced Anaka to the Easter Bunny. We moved Anaka’s bedroom so she could have more space and light. Colorado has offered up some fun spring weather, everything from snow to abundant sunny days. We have spent the beautiful days playing in the park or just relax in the yard.
Anaka is trying hard to crawl. She has the moves just not the trust in herself yet. Soon she’ll be on the move (we are not in a rush). She can stand unsupported for a few and is getting good at pulling herself up onto things. Still no teeth and tons of drool! We joke that one day she is going to wake up with a mouth full of teeth. Anaka’s new favorite toy is the Fun with Friends Laugh & Learn Musical Table, she really love the sing-along and the telephone. She has also rekindled her love for the jump-a-roo; bring on the “River Dance”!
The new highchair is a major success; she is now an eating machine! She is even self feeding cheese, fruit and puffs. New tasty foods include: green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, cherries, melons, yogurt, cottage cheese, rice, butternut squash with ginger & cinnamon, sweet potatoes with nutmeg, and pears with rosemary. The girl is an avocado freak and she has a love for apples, they can be mixed with anything.
Anaka is trying hard to crawl. She has the moves just not the trust in herself yet. Soon she’ll be on the move (we are not in a rush). She can stand unsupported for a few and is getting good at pulling herself up onto things. Still no teeth and tons of drool! We joke that one day she is going to wake up with a mouth full of teeth. Anaka’s new favorite toy is the Fun with Friends Laugh & Learn Musical Table, she really love the sing-along and the telephone. She has also rekindled her love for the jump-a-roo; bring on the “River Dance”!
The new highchair is a major success; she is now an eating machine! She is even self feeding cheese, fruit and puffs. New tasty foods include: green beans, cauliflower, asparagus, cherries, melons, yogurt, cottage cheese, rice, butternut squash with ginger & cinnamon, sweet potatoes with nutmeg, and pears with rosemary. The girl is an avocado freak and she has a love for apples, they can be mixed with anything.
March 2009
6 months old!!! Can’t believe it, they grow up so fast! Anaka is now 14lbs 9.6oz and 26.5 inches long. She has a mighty reach and is starting to pull herself closer to objects. Oh my, crawling is right around the corner. This month Anaka has experienced a lot of exciting new adventures. She went on her first overnight weekend trip to Keystone, played in this season’s first real snow and went swimming for the first time. She took to swimming like fish. It was so awesome, we had the best time! Oh yah, she was stung by a bee, thankfully she didn’t have an allergic reaction.
Cousin Jack came to the Zoo with us this month and we visited him in the springs.We hosted our first playgroup and had a great turn out! Some of her friends are already on the move, baby proofing is now a must. Her favorite toy this month is the telephone. The v-tech ball, teething binkies and her feet are mighty fun as well. Anaka and her lion are becoming friends, she can stand unsupported for a few while holding onto his handle. Still no teeth and tons of drool, one day hopefully soon! New tasty purees include: Papaya, Mangos, Blueberries, Peaches, Peas, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Zucchini, Cinnamon apples & Cinnamon pears. She did not care for the Zucchini and has fallen in love with cinnamon.
It is so amazing to watch her grow, discover and achieve!
We often wonder what she is thinking.
Cousin Jack came to the Zoo with us this month and we visited him in the springs.We hosted our first playgroup and had a great turn out! Some of her friends are already on the move, baby proofing is now a must. Her favorite toy this month is the telephone. The v-tech ball, teething binkies and her feet are mighty fun as well. Anaka and her lion are becoming friends, she can stand unsupported for a few while holding onto his handle. Still no teeth and tons of drool, one day hopefully soon! New tasty purees include: Papaya, Mangos, Blueberries, Peaches, Peas, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Zucchini, Cinnamon apples & Cinnamon pears. She did not care for the Zucchini and has fallen in love with cinnamon.
It is so amazing to watch her grow, discover and achieve!
We often wonder what she is thinking.
February 2009
Well the kid is still growing; 14lbs & 4.5oz. Personality is shining on!! We have might have an Opera singer in our future!! Anaka sure knows how to make a lot of noise and big messes! The jump-a-roo is still a favorite daily event but bath time comes close. She has graduated from her infant bath into the big girl bath. She is now the master of drool, everything must go into the mouth. We think that teeth are going to be arriving soon. She has been introduced to a few tasty purees that mommy has made: Carrots, Apples, Avocados, Pears, Sweet Potatoes & Squash. So far she has loved them all. Cousin Jack came over for a visit and we took him to our playgroup for the first time. Hopefully we will see each other more often now that they are a bit more portable. Playgroups are becoming so much fun; all of the babies are starting to interact more and more.
January 2009
The New Year has started off with a bang. Anaka is now 13lbs & 6.4oz and 25.5 inches long. This girl has some long legs thanks to that four month growth spurt. She had her second round of shots and took them like a champ! Thankfully all went well. Her favorite toy this month has been her jump-a-roo, which she has discovered that she has a natural talent for the river dance. This month has been full of firsts. Although we really wanted to hold off on feeding Anaka solids, she left us no choice. It was clear that she was ready. We introduced rice cereal on the 19th and she loved them. We also started to give her prunes for the obvious reasons. She drank from her Sippy cup; it is about time she accepted that there are other sources than mom for a snack! Anaka sat up for the first time without support for a long time. I think that it is safe to say that she has mastered sitting! We took our first trip to the Zoo, can you believe it in January. She fell in love with the Sea Lions and the Giraffe’s. I am sure that February will be just as exciting!
December 2008
Anaka is now 12lbs & 3.2 oz and was told that she has the best skin that our pediatrician has seen on a Colorado baby! This month Anaka was able to meet Santa for the first time, take her first family photos and help pick out her first Christmas tree. Rolling has become a favorite trick. First was tummy to back and by the end of the month she mastered back to front. The back to front often ends in painful shrieks of anger due to the dislike of tummy time. She is sitting with very little support and tries to escape the Bumbo whenever possible. Thankfully she has started to sleep for longer period of time at night, excluding her four month growth spurt. We had a wonderful holiday dinner at our house and are now looking forward to the New Year!
November 2008
Anaka is 11lbs & 6.4oz and 22.5 inches long. We have had a very eventful month. She spends time daily doing baby yoga and she is getting stronger every day. She is sitting while supported and loves to play with her floor gym. Our playgroups are tons of fun; the babies are now starting to recognize each other. In early November we took her to get the first set of shots at our two month doctor’s appointment, which was harder on mom. This was the first month that Matthew had to return to traveling for work. It took some time to get used to daddy being away; thankfully we have a great support team! We celebrated Thanksgiving at Nana Irwin’s house and Anaka wore her first party dress.
October 2008
Anaka is doing great! She is starting to develop a feeding and sleeping schedule. Thank goodness, we finally get sleep blocks of 3 hours at a time!! She is a breastfeeding champ now and will get her first bottle this weekend. Cooing, smiling, soiling record numbers of diapers are among her top achievements this month. She enjoys long naps on mom, being held by anyone and her playtime! She visited her cousin Jack who is just a few weeks younger. We attended her first neighborhood playgroup and celebrated her first holiday Halloween! Anaka dressed up as a "bee happy" bumble bee and was featured on our local 9 news website. WOW did this month fly by, but we are excited for what the next month will bring.
September 2008
September 20, 2008
Today we took Anaka on her first outing. We took a walk in the Rocky Mountain National Park with Grandpa Hegedus. Tomorrow we are going to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
September 18, 2008
Anaka had her first out of town visitor, Grandpa Hegedus arrived today.
September 15, 2008
Went to the doctors for our two week follow up. She was 8 pounds, 6.4 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. She is in the 75% growth percentile.
September 8, 2008
Our power feeding weekend went as planned, Anaka gained 6 ounces!
September 5, 2008
Anaka had her first bath and doctor’s appointment. Her weight had dropped to 7 pounds, 3.2 ounces and we had to have a power feeding weekend.
September 4, 2008
Anaka first time at her new home.
Anaka Bernice Perry arrived September 1, 2008 at 7:47pm weighing 8 pounds, 1.5 ounces and measuring 19.50 inches. She has blue eyes and a head full of hair. She looked great, was healthy and didn’t waste any time trying out her new voice!
Today we took Anaka on her first outing. We took a walk in the Rocky Mountain National Park with Grandpa Hegedus. Tomorrow we are going to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
September 18, 2008
Anaka had her first out of town visitor, Grandpa Hegedus arrived today.
September 15, 2008
Went to the doctors for our two week follow up. She was 8 pounds, 6.4 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. She is in the 75% growth percentile.
September 8, 2008
Our power feeding weekend went as planned, Anaka gained 6 ounces!
September 5, 2008
Anaka had her first bath and doctor’s appointment. Her weight had dropped to 7 pounds, 3.2 ounces and we had to have a power feeding weekend.
September 4, 2008
Anaka first time at her new home.
Anaka Bernice Perry arrived September 1, 2008 at 7:47pm weighing 8 pounds, 1.5 ounces and measuring 19.50 inches. She has blue eyes and a head full of hair. She looked great, was healthy and didn’t waste any time trying out her new voice!
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