skating in Harvard Square

Soren's first time on skates

Greg peeling Soren off the ice while his friend Linus skates by :-)

Soren at 7 months

Anneliese at 7 months

just some pics

my baby Anneliese

I can't control myself with this child. I LOVE her SO SO much. She has such an attitude sometimes about who she wants to hold her, and how she wants them to hold her, and what angle her head or body is at while being held. She also likes to scream for no reason. A scream so high pitched that your ear drum sort of shuts down when she does it. But she's MY little difficult girl and I can not imagine a more wonderful kid. She's perfect. Did I mention I LOVE her?

great day

Soren had a great morning at the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence with his cousins. I love to see Nora and Soren play together. They are at the perfect age for each other. On our way home Soren repeated things Nora had said, as if they were his own. I think he thinks she's way cool....after all, she IS 6 months older than him.

interesting...

This is how Anneliesi looks at me when I sing to her.

6 month appointment

Anneliese had her 6 month appointment yesterday. She's 17.5 pounds and I forget how many inches. She's in the 95th percentile for height and head size, and 75 percentile for weight. She's about to grow out of her infant car seat which is good, because hauling it around is breaking my back.

sleepy baby

close up

feeling better

Soren and Anneliese seem to be feeling better this morning. Soren is off to school after two days of being home sick. Anneliesi is wearing her new outfit from Pat. Thanks Pat! She looks great!

pink sweater

Its a little big, but Anneliese love her new sweater. Thanks Ellen :-)

lashes

hugs

I hope they always like each other this much.

soren:anneliese:soren:anneliese

just some more pictures

A & D

baking

Soren made this extra special cookie for Valentines day.

Goodnight Anneliese

getting bigger

Anneliesi had rice cereal for the first time today.

oh well

I guess we forgot to tell Soren that quarters are not food.

The emergency room gave us rubber gloves in order to search for the quarter for the next three days. Unforgettable. If we don't find it, we have to go back to the hospital.

entertainment

This is how we entertain Soren and Anneliese at the same time.

carrycot

Anneliese is in love with this carrycot bassinet that attaches to our stroller. We don't put it on the stroller anymore, and had thought we were done with it, but now it seems to be her favorite bed. I think she likes how small it is. Its snuggly. As you can see, she's going to outgrow it any day now.

big brother

Soren being a wonderful big brother, playing with his sister.

pink and tired

ahh! you scared me!

my beautiful girl

Anneliese eats spaetzle

Nonni and Anneliese

Do they look alike?

bathtime

Soren, Nora & Zachary

negotiating

In this picture Soren is trying to negotiate a treat (chocolate in this case) for eating his lunch. Things didn't work out for him.

new sweater

Thanks Aunt Astrid for the sweater. Anneliese looks great!

smiles

Happy New Year

changing table

Anneliese loves her changing table.  The moment we lay her down on it she starts smiling and kicking around.  Soren does a great job of entertaining her while we're getting her dressed.

Sophie the Giraffe

Anneliese's favorite teething toy

fuzzy hat

I love taking pictures of Anneliese in hats.  Could she be cuter?

visiting the Baird Farm

Anneliesi sat nicely with Bonnie while Soren played with a cool farm set and asked Bonnie repeatedly for cranberry juice and other snacks.

ornament

I love this ornament. Next year I might try to make one for my Christmas tree.

Cousin Bianca

I just like this picture :-)