Great Weather, Lousy Sleep

Anna turns out to be a good traveler. She handled herself quite nicely on the plane. We were even delayed overnight in Minneapolis on the way home, and although she was extra tired, she didn't seem out of sorts, particularly.

We had great weather, Lisa liked her conference (after switching tracks), and Dad got to push the stroller in some warm sunshine. The only real downside to our trip was that Anna's sleep, and therefore ours, was pretty lousy.

She loved the swimming pool, slept great when strolled along the shore, and really got on a roll (watch video!). Today she played a good chunk of her time while sitting up!

She also turned 7 months on our trip, plus one of her teeth broke through the gum line. She's growing up right in front of us.

One sixth month journey down...

Ok, ok, I've been paying too much attention to Flickr, and not enough here. Guilty!

Tomorrow we travel to Marco Island, FL, our first flight with Anna. It'll be too many firsts for her to list, and most are obvious - ocean (Gulf), beach, plane, airport, Home Land Security...

All evening, which is Valentine's Day, I tried to appear calm - Lisa was more outwardly anxious, but inside, I've got a few butterflies about a long day of travel. Chances are good she'll do fine.

Too tired to write much. I'll just wish us a good trip and include a fun photo from this afternoon.

Bon Voyage!

Happy Baby

I think we have ourselves a little girl with a pretty happy disposition. Sure, she can get grunty and fuss. She cries when she's tired or when it seems the day has gotten too long without her mother around. Mostly, however, she's generous with her little smiles and toothless grins.

Tonight she went along to the tax guy's to see about our return. She did take a substantial am nap at Sally's, but had taken none in the afternoon. It was clear she was pretty tired, but that didn't keep her from grinning most of the appointment. She was likewise smiley at bedtime.

Lisa said she thought that Anna was a brave soul to come out into the world. She certainly forces us to reexamine just what's important and how little we should need to be content. If she can grab it and stuff it in her mouth, she's pretty pleased.

Lately she seems to hug us and sometimes she'll plant one on us. Sometimes that kiss turns into sucking on our cheekbone. She did that to me during our appointment this evening, and when I got a look at the single-minded determination in her eyes, I couldn't help but laugh.

It was a little cold when we heard about the dependent deductions we have coming. Then again, it was also disheartening when I saw how much diapers, wipes, and changing pads came to at Target today.

As hard as her day to day care and well-being has been over the past 6 months, it will likely be harder to teach her about what really counts and to allow her to learn for herself, too.