I have no idea how it happened so fast, but my Little Miss is 5 months old! I keep telling her that she has to stay a baby forever…AND live with me forever. To which Mike just laughs.
Here’s our 5-month photo shoot. It started out well, but then someone (I won’t name any names, but it wasn’t me) got a little cantankerous.
I think she was annoyed that her background blanket was wrinkled and falling down. What can I say? The girl’s got standards.
Just in the nick of time, Teddy (Annabelle’s union rep / canine companion) intervened and the shoot was able to continue.
Hey world, it’s me, Annabelle. I told Mama to move over so that I could share a little tale of my own…
So Mama and Daddy keep talking about this Santa Claus fellow, who they claim is going to fly onto our roof and climb down our chimney so he can leave me a whole bunch of presents. How he is going to get through our gas-powered fireplace is beyond me, but I’ll leave that to Santa and his reindeer-engineers to figure out. Nonetheless, I decided to do a little investigating into this bearded chap to see if I could get a look at all of the goodies he’ll be carrying.
I talked over my plan with Daddy and determined that the next time I heard a “pitter-pat” on our roof, I would move into action…
And a little while later, it happened! I heard some tapping on our roof and knew that Santa was here! Thinking that I would need to be careful so as not to scare off the sneaky fellow, I put on my new slippers to help me move quietly…
and my hoodie to help me to be incognito.
As soon as I was decked out in my finest Christmas ninja gear, I stealthfully rolled into position by the window to see if a big sleigh was landing on our roof. I looked up, and guess what I saw?!?!?!
SNOW!!!!!!!!!
I may have turned up short on discovering Santa this time around, but never you worry…I’ll find him!
I am happy to report that we enjoyed (and survived) Annabelle’s first Thanksgiving. Preparations for the holiday were a bit overwhelming, as yours truly (the Crazy Mama) had offered to host the entire Wright family, plus a few neighbors, for a long weekend full of food and festivities. Thankfully, Annabelle enjoyed cuddling with said Mama in her Moby wrap during the MANY trips to Target, Home Goods, Kroger’s, Target, Harris Teeter, Target, Costco, World Market, and did I mention Target???
Grammie (Paula) and Grandpop (Rusty) arrived on Tuesday night, just in time hear the squeals of delight from Mike and me about Annabelle’s new tooth (see my last post).
The holiday took an unexpected turn when early Wednesday morning, while I was trying to catch up on a few Z’s, I awoke to the terrible sound of Mike falling down the stairs…all while carrying our Little Miss! But being the amazing Daddy that he is, he kept Annabelle free from harm. Sadly, his knee was not so lucky.
(a pathetic Daddy with his sweet, unfazed Little Lady)
So poor Mike spent most of the holiday bonding with his ice pack and wobbling around on his handy-dandy new crutches. Though I don’t think he minded all of the pampering he received from his doting Mom and Wife, who with the help of the rest of the fabulous Wright ladies (Erin, Courtney and Laura), still managed to prepare some delicious Thanksgiving meals.
(Grammie, the amazing Head Chef)
Annabelle handled the accident in stride, and relished all of the lovin’ from her grandparents, aunts and uncles.
(Sharing recipe secrets with Aunt Erin, Mama and Grammie)
(Getting a taste for her cousins’ toys with Aunt Courtney, Uncle Paul and Ethan)
(Being mesmerized by Uncle Adam)
(Cuddling with Grammie and Grandpop)
(And Aunt Laura and Uncle Jon too!)
All in all, it was a great holiday that left us incredibly thankful for the many blessings in our lives. We are so thankful for our sweet Little One, our health and well being, the love and support of family, and most importantly, our Great God who cares for and protects us each and every day!
So what’s up next for the Little Miss? Some much needed REST!!! 🙂
