Sad Little Baby

Anne Carter the afternoon after her shots:

6 Month Check-Up

Last Friday I took Anne Carter to the doctor for her 6 month check-up. I forgot my camera this time, so I took this picture with my blackberry. This was definitely before she got her shots. She was in a happy mood, but did cry for a sec when they poked her. The shots did seem to affect her more this time than last time. She ran a little bit of a fever and basically did not want anyone but me or William to even look at her for a day and a half! I have really never seen her so fussy. Anyway, she checked out well overall and Dr. Taylor was impressed at how strong she is. She did have to get a prescription for some special shoes that help her feet to turn out. You may have noticed in pictures how her feet are curved in. Dr. Taylor said they should have straightened out by now and so the shoes should help to do that. Her stats are:

weight: 14 lbs 4 oz (15-20th percentile)

height: 25 1/2 inches (right below 50th percentile)

head: 16 1/4 (still around 10th percentile)

Anne Carter is 6 Months Old!

Anne Carter turned 6 months old last Thursday. I really cannot believe it. She is 1/2 a year old! In addition to pushing up on all fours and rocking and dragging herself, here are some other things she is doing: mastering sitting up, finding comfortable sleeping positions other than on her back, loving her bath, sucking on her big toe like it is her thumb and starting solid foods(again). A while back we tried cereal, but it did not really make a difference in her and I think it was too early. So now, she has been back on cereal for a few days and has had sweet potatoes for the past 2 nights. The first time she did not really know what to do and would kind of push them out of her mouth with her tongue. Last night, she was attacking the spoon and loved them. She already wants to hold the spoon herself...there is no neat and tidy way to eat babyfood!

AC, MC & LH

On our way home for Easter Weekend, we stopped in Knoxville for an engagement party for our friends Morgan and Samma. My friend Debaran, who I used to babysit for in college, offered to keep Anne Carter during the party. She said Mary Carlisle could come too! Debaran's daughter Liza Handly was in baby heaven! We could not resist pictures of all three girls.

Anne Carter's Baptism on Easter

We had Anne Carter Baptised on Easter this year at Good Shepherd on Lookout. All of our family was able to be there and we had a great day. Anne Carter did really well in church. She did not cry at all, even when I handed her over to the priest. It was a really pretty day and we were lucky to get some pretty good pictures of her in the garden. It was a little bit tough though because she could not sit up and so her gown is all slouchy. As soon as she becomes a good sitter, I want to dress her in the gown again and get some pictures where you can see all of the details. I know it is a little bit late, but I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!

Look who is pushing up!

2 weeks ago Anne Carter started to push up onto her hands and knees. She gets pretty excited and rocks back and forth, but she does not get the idea of putting one hand in front of the other yet. Check back soon for more posts on her Baptism and Easter!