Visiting Grandma

Today Anabelle visited Grandma Jakala, who's cooped up in the house with a broken leg. Hope it heals fast, Grandma!

So Sophisticated

Such a pretty shawl! Such a mature pose!

Dog Lover

Anabelle loves dogs. Look how excited she is to see Fawn and Jim's dog Shane.

Exhausted From Fun

Whew! Anabelle is beat! She got so many new toys she can hardly stay awake to play with them all. Make sure to check out all of Anabelle's pictures from Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas. Anabelle was quite the social gal over the past few days. Thanks to everyone who made Anabelle's first Christmas so memorable. Anabelle can hardly wait til next Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Anxiously Awaiting

Anabelle doesn't know how much longer she can wait to open her presents. "I'm only seven months old," she says. "You can't expect me to have much patience!"

Anabelle and Hannah

Hannah (whose name is a palindrome) helps feed Anabelle. Anabelle has really taken a liking to her older cousin!

Anabelle Talks to Grandma

Anabelle thanks Grandma for the new coat and sweater.

Anabelle Meets Jack

Earlier today Anabelle went to visit her new cousin, Jack Scallon! (I think we've decided that Jack's full name always needs to be bolded and end with an exclamation point because it sounds like "Jack Scallon, Man of Action!")

Anabelle pretended she wasn't interested in Jack (as in the above picture), but she may have been jealous of all the attention he was receiving, or she may have been trying to lull us into a false sense of security: When she would get close to Jack, she would try to grab his bright blue cap!

Anyway, here are the stats on Jack that I can remember:

Born: 7:22pm Monday, December 19, 2005.
Weight: 10 lbs (!!)
Length: 23 inches (!!!)
Eyes: No one knows! He hasn't opened his eyes yet! (Just like his mom when she was born.)

For more pictures of Jack and proud parents, click here.

UPDATE: I've just posted a short video clip of Jack here.

Congratulations, Fawn and Jim!

Anabelle just gained a new cousin: Jack Scallon was finally born a little after 8pm 7pm tonight, December 19th. Congratulations to the new mom and dad, and be sure to check Jack's own blog for updates once Fawn and Jim are back home and rested!


(This was the scene earlier tonight as everyone anxiously awaited news on Jack's progress. Glad that you made it out OK, Jack! Can't wait to visit you tomorrow!!)

(To pass the time, some soccer was also played. Click the image for a short (~1 min) video of Anabelle playing soccer with Hannah and David.)

Anabelle Meets A New Friend

On Saturday Anabelle met Cameron Ojala and the two became fast friends. Cameron shared all his fun toys with Anabelle and gave her a wonderful present. Thanks for the sweater and bath toy, Cameron!!


When it was time to say good-bye, Anabelle and Cameron gave each other a BIG hug!

Snuggling Sleeper

Anabelle likes to snuggle up to pillows when she sleeps.

Out With The Gang

Today Anabelle got to meet Daddy's former co-workers. She was pretty well-behaved the whole time. Thanks for treating Anabelle and me to lunch, everyone! More pictures from the lunch can be found here.

7 Months!

Today Anabelle is seven months old, 19 pounds heavy, and 30 inches long. She is also very good at playing ball. Here she is very excited about the fact that she's beating Mommy.


And look at that perfect posture!


"What are you saying about me?"

Anabelle's Neck Warmer

Check out the cool neck doo-dad Thu brought over for Anabelle. Thu, what's it called?

Book Club

Anabelle did her first book club tonight. The book was The Line of Beauty. Everyone was impressed with her insights, amused by her anecdotes, and dazzled by her charm.

Anabelle's Bad Haircut

Yeah, those bangs are pretty uneven. But it's hard to trim her hair when she won't stop squirming around!

Cute Sleeper

Another cute picture of Anabelle sleeping.

Dinner with Jane and Joe

Here's a picture of our dinner over at Jane and Joe's Sunday night. Here the ladies are enjoying a pleasant conversation.


Anabelle adored Joe -- she spent the whole night flirting with him!

Sound Sleeper

The past few days, Anabelle has insisted on sleeping on her stomach. If I try to turn her over, she just flips over on to her tummy again. The way she sleeps with her hands over her eyes it looks like she's counting for Hide & Seek.

How Anabelle Spends Her Days With Daddy

A lot of watching TV, apparently. And Anabelle won't even let me have the remote.

Anabelle's Winter Outfit

With Aaron.


A less happy version.

Colorful Balls

Anabelle loved playing with these colorful balls from a toy at my parents' house.

Anabelle's First Thanksgiving

Notice the food on the table behind Anabelle. More pictures from Thanksgiving here.

First Snowfall

Today we took Anabelle out for a walk to experience her first snowfall. She was all bundled up and snug in the Baby Bjorn so hopefully she was warm enough. I wonder what she made of all this white stuff!

More pictures from Anabelle's walk through the Winter Wonderland can be found here. And check out that cute bunny hat!:

Playing in PJs

Baby and Mommy play in their PJs. (Mommy asked to be cropped out of the picture.) Thanks to Saima for the musical beehive toy!

Baby Bundled in Blue

Don't stick that tongue on a metal pole when winter comes!

Tipsy Baby

After four bottles, Anabelle was the life of the party. 

Anabelle & Daddy

So far Anabelle seems to be adapting well to having her dad stay home and take care of her instead of her mom staying home with her. 

Back to Work

Today was Buni's first day back at work after maternity leave. No wonder Anabelle looks worried below:


Here's hoping I can do half as good a job at being a stay-at-home parent as Buni did!

The Professor of Baby Holding

Anabelle loves her Uncle Justin.

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall...

Anabelle admires herself in the mirror.

Happy Half-Birthday!

Happy half-a-year old, honey! Here are the stats at 6 months old: 29 inches and 18 lbs, 1 ounce. My, how you're growing!

Food Face

I forgot to post yesterday, so here are a couple shots of Anabelle eating. Enjoy!








What's this orange stuff you're making me eat???