Sorry for the lack of posting and picture uploading lately!We have been busy bees, but hope to get back to posting once a week. We are off to Florida on Friday and can't wait! We will certainly have many photos to share after Anna Claire's first beach adventure!
Here are some good one's from the past week or so. (Happy, Honey???)
Anna Claire is officially six months and counting. 6 months and 4 days to be exact. I cannot believe that she is half way through her first year! Time is flying by to say the very least.
We had our 6 month check up with Dr. Childer's on Tuesday and everything went very well, aside from the vaccinations. She really wasn't pleased and let it be known for quite some time after the shots had been given, poor gal. She slept most of the day on Tuesday, but never acted like they bothered her at all. She is 27 inches long and 15 1/2 lbs. This puts her at 89% in height and 43% in weight. She is still growing at a fascinating rate, but has slowed down a bit on height. I keep telling her to enjoy being tall and thin as it won't last forever, ha. She has been sleeping much better the past several days, thank goodness. I suspect she is going through a growth spurt and is also teething. This combination cause some restlessness in the crib and lately an early wakeup call around 5 AM.
We had AC's picture take about a week ago, so I am looking forward to getting the proofs so I can share with you all. It was a gorgeous day outside and we were able to take her pics at Ashland/Henry Clay in the sun. I have some great snapshots to share from the past week or so and will try to get them uploaded this evening after the little one goes down. I have received several angry requests from blog readers to step it up on entries and photos. Noted. :-) It has been a busy week for us, but we are loving life. We may get to visit with Uncle Chris on Friday as he stops in for a quick visit en route to D.C. He is in the process of moving and begins a new job on Monday and we are so happy for him!
We are off to Florida a week from tomorrow and we are SOOOOOO excited! Just a few things left to do over the weekend to gather what we need and then let the packing begin next week. We are so thrilled that Drew, Ashley and Jack will arrive in KY on Monday and we are really looking forward to visiting with family and friends in Florida.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all... a little late! We have had a great visit with MB this week and find ourselves a little sad she is leaving today. We are sooooooo glad it will be less than 3 weeks before we see her again. Destin, here we come!
Here are some great photos from the past few days... we hope Uncle Ally loves them!
We had a busy, but great weekend in Danville celebrating Bart and Beth's wedding. We had a great time celebrating and visiting with friends and family. Anna Claire got to see Honey and Poppy, Aunt MB, Grandmommy and Aunt Kathy. A BIG thanks to Kathy and Joe for offering their babysitting services Sat. night. :-) We returned last night to have dinner with Brad's family for Marty's birthday. Happy belated birthday as well to Uncle Chris!
MB arrived safely last Thursday night. We are soooo happy to have her home, but due to the wedding festivities we have not really had much of a chance to visit. She will come to Lex tomorrow and will stay with us until her departure Thursday afternoon. I will be sure to post pics of AC with Aunt MB later this week.
I was so exhausted and frazzled this weekend that I didn't do a great job of taking photos, but here are a few cute one's that Poppy took while we were in Danville. And yes, that is Anna Claire in a bowl. Honey came up with this "recipe" for fun. For some reason -she loved it!
We are so excited about our upcoming family vacation to Destin, FL! We leave in just 3 weeks and can't wait to see the sun and get Anna Claire's toes in the sand. My Mom came up last weekend and we took AC shopping for some essentials. She now has sunglasses, a sun hat, 2 swim suits and a coverup! Honey and Poppy also stocked up on sunscreen, swim diapers and fun pool toys for Jack and AC! I think we will have a blast, but I am starting to get a little nervous about the 10 to 12 hour road trip! Thankfully, we are splitting the trip up and will only drive 5 to 6 hours the first day of our journey. We will keep you posted!
Aunt MB arrives tomorrow night and we are SO looking forward to seeing her! We all head to Danville on Friday for Beth and Bart's wedding. It should be a great weekend, then next week we get to visit with Aunt MB for a few days. At the end of the month Drew, Ashley and Jack arrive in KY. We are looking forward to introducing AC to Jack!
Uncle Alex is still serving our country honorably in Iraq. Last week we received a package for "AC Williams." He sent her some adorable t-shirts and onesies including one that says BEACH BABE and another one for St. Patty's Day. The most special one is pictured below. We miss you Uncle Ally!
Pics below of Anna Claire trying on her tutu (thanks Amy!) 
Enjoying the sun in the stroller last weekend
Having some fun with some of her new things!
And some long overdue videos of the babe in the Jumparoo during daylight hours. You can actually SEE her in these videos. Enjoy!
So I am a bit late, but our visit with Chris LAST weekend was fabulous. We were so pleased he popped in, even if it was too short of a visit! Of course he came bearing gifts... some adorable clothes that I cannot wait to put on her. Pics of a style show to be posted soon! Anna Claire had a great time spending some QT with Chris and also Honey and Poppy, who came to Lexington to stay with us and visit with Chris. We were also blessed with a visit from Aunt Kathy and Caitlin on Sunday afternoon before Chris's departure. It was a GREAT weekend! AC is finally able to really enjoy the Rainforest Jumparoo that Uncle Chris bought for her months ago. In fact, bouncing is her new favorite past time! We can't get enough of it and love to watch her play. See the adorable shots below!
In other news... we are still recovering from this cold. We have had several sleepless nights due to the congestion, but I hope she is truly on the mend! I actually took her to the doctor yesterday as it had been two weeks since this cold came upon us and I felt like we had tried everything. After five, very restless and sleepless nights I convinced myself that she had an ear infection... I was wrong. Just a cold and teething and advice to help keep her as comfortable as possible... not much we can do for her, which makes it hard. Of course after the visit to Dr. Childers she slept through the night last night without making a peep! We are hoping for similar success tonight! She is 15.2 lbs. They didn't measure her height, but we go back on the 24th for her SIX month visit, so I will post stats at that time. We suspect she is still hovering around the 97% in height and just under 50% in weight. She is getting so big! She is still rolling all over the place and is even trying to pull her legs under her belly... I bet she will be crawling within a couple of months. She is getting very precise with her hand movements and loves to touch our faces and grab for toys. She is practicing holding her own bottle and is definitely discovering her voice... ouch! She is also grabbing her feet and putting them in her mouth, along with anything else she can get her hands on. I will try to capture that soon - too funny. We are enjoying something new every day! The weather is supposed to be great this weekend - so I am looking forward to getting her out and about in the stroller. I will try to publish another post on Sunday, so stay tuned!
Another way to extract the giggles... she now thinks it is hilarious if you say OUCH or hit yourself in the head or better yet - hit someone else in the head. See the video below of me "bopping" Uncle Chris in the head!
And last, but not least - a somewhat dark, fuzzy and sideways video of Anna Claire in the Jumparoo. I think it is time for a REAL video camera! I will try to get a better video this weekend, in the daylight!
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