A little bit of me

 

It was my birthday!  I turned 34 on August 17.  But we celebrated the day before.  We went to eat at Sullivan's Downtown.  It was the first time my parents had eaten there and Jacob was still a little sick.  However, it was a very lovely evening and the dinner was yummy!  Where we were sitting we were able to see the lights changing colors behind the bar and that served as great entertainment for Jacob.  At lease for a little while.  Ever since I had Anna Kate, I have been desperately trying to lose weight.  Not really doing anything to help the process along, though.  So, I had been asking for the Wii Fit.  I had resigned myself to the fact that it would be Christmas before I received this because it is such a hot item right now and very hard to get.  But my sweet husband got me one for my birthday.  And I have to say, I actually enjoy doing it.  It is actually quite fun.  However, I do not like the fact that every time I step on the board it makes a little squeak as if I have hurt it in some way.  That really does not do much for the self esteem of one who is trying to lose weight.  In helping with your "fitness" level, it is all about your "Center of Balance".  It checks to see where your individual center of balance is.  The first time it checked mine, it proceeded to tell me that it is a little off and it wonders if I sometimes trip when I walk.  How does this "board" already know so much about me with one little "test"?  Oh well!  I will continue to "work-out" with this wonderful little "board", and have fun while I am "working-out".

Jacob Baumann Bob the Builder

My parents came to visit one weekend, and we did our usually routine.  We go eat dinner, then go for a shopping trip to Target.  Jacob always has to go down the toy aisle.  He usually leaves empty handed, but that's not always the case when Nana and Papa are with us.  This particular trip his Papa was taking him down the toy aisles.  Jacob knows which aisles he likes to go down.  Papa told him he could pick one toy and he chose a Bob the Builder play set.  We are always amazed at all of the characters he seems to know about.  He must "learn" about them at "school".  Because we had know clue he knew about Bob the Builder.  When we got home, he had to immediately start playing with it.  He really had fun playing with it.  When asked if he was Bob the Builder, his response was, "I JacobBaumannBobtheBuilder. "  And yes, I meant to write it all as one word, because that is the way it comes out of Jacob's mouth.

Anna Kate's first day of DayCare

On August 4, it was time for me to return to work, and my baby girl to start DayCare.  And yes, I was not looking forward to it, but I knew she would be in good hands.  She is going to be cared for by the same lady that cared for Jacob when he started at this same DayCare.  Even though I, nor Michael were too excited about the day, Jacob was very excited.  He thought it was great that sister was going to "school" with him.  When they were leaving he said, "Come on Anna Kate.  Let's go to cool."  I only called on time during the day to check on her.  Of course I could've called a lot more, but I didn't want to seem overbearing.  It has been three weeks since that first day, and she seems very happy and very well cared for.  With all of that said, it is still hard for me to send my kids off to DayCare.

Bumpo

Well, the Bumpo is out and is being used by BOTH kids.  And this is actually quite funny.  Jacob really didn't care to sit in this when he was a baby.  But he likes to now.  Anna Kate likes it, too.  She is very alert when she is sitting in it and loves to look around.  She really likes to watch her brother when she is sitting up.  And I have to say, he is very entertaining!!!

Shots

On Thursday, July 24, Anna Kate got her first shots.  I'm pretty sure I was dreading it more than she.   However, she didn't know what was coming.  She did a great job, though.  She did cry.  Just as I had expected she would.  Like a little girl.  And I shed a tear or two myself.  Just as I had expected I would.  Like a big girl.  Or rather, like a mommy.  The band-aids they put on her were sufficient (the usual round spot band-aid with Tweety-bird).  But of course, I/we wanted her to have some girly band-aids.  Band-aids are a big thing at our house.  Jacob likes them even when he doesn't had a boo-boo.  We have every children's band-aid imaginable (for a little boy).  And I am sure when Anna Kate gets big enough to choose, I am sure we will be getting lots of little princess band-aids for her.  

Proud Big Brother!!!

As you can see, Jacob likes holding his baby sister.  He asks us a lot if he can hold her.  And we gladly let him.  He loves her so much.  We hope his love for her continues and will grow.  Although, today he was trying to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Anna Kate was crying.  Michael informed me that Jacob held his hand up to her and told her to be quiet.  He has told us the same thing before when we have been talking during this particular show.

Our Smiling Baby Girl

Anna Kate starting smiling back at us June 26.  It didn't happen every time we smiled at her, but she was definitely starting to respond to us.  So, in the last couple of weeks she has started smiling like crazy.  On this particular day, I sat in front of her with camera held out to the side talking to her, with my finger ready on the button.  I got a lot of pictures of her smiling.  These are the best.  We think she has the prettiest smile.  And we hope she continues to be a happy baby and smile a whole lot more.