It's Been A Long Time

I'm officially the worst blogger in the world. I should have entered in a post a day with all of the wonderful things that have gone on in the past four months. But, part of the reason I haven't posted anything is because we've all been so incredibly busy. So here it is...

Anna is growing so fast...already seven months old! She's a healthy (hasn't been sick once), vibrant, smart and absolutely adorable little girl. What a personality! She is babbling like crazy - ba, da, ma, and others. She turns over all over our living room floor. It seems that this is the way she's getting around now before she starts crawling. I think she'll be crawling in the next few weeks. It's just a matter of her coordinating her movements.

Anna is also giggling (especially when you tickle her under her chin and armpits). But, the best part of her adorable little laughter is you can see her first two teeth perfectly! Yes, her bottom, middle teeth came in about two weeks ago (May 5, 2009). I didn't even know she was teething...no symptoms at all. They're definitely coming in now, though.

We had one little scare when she was six months old. Her little belly button became infected and we had to go to the hospital to get an ultrasound. Everything ended up begin just fine and it healed perfectly, but I was terrified something was wrong internally. I couldn't imagine my little Anna Bear being sick. But, thank god...we didn't have to deal with the worst case scenario.

My little girl officially became a Catholic February 22, 2009. It was a beautiful Christening and an even better party back at our house. Our entire family (Whelan's and Dorn's) came to support us and Anna. It was a memorable experience and a great time for everyone to see Anna.

Two weeks ago, Anna and I (and grandma and grandpa) traveled to Texas to meet Great Grandma Dorn. It was an amazing experience to be able to introduce my Grandma to her Great Grandchild. What a blessing to be able to do that...not many people can say they met their Great Grandmother. Adell fell in love with Anna and was tearful when we had to leave. It was a lovely moment and weekend.

Again, so much has happened in the last few months, so I can't possibly post the hundreds of pictures we've taken. However, I have posted a few of my favorites.