My First snow

Watching the snow from inside... loving sitting in my Bumbo!

i got snowflakes on my eyelashes...

kinda dark ... its reallll cold

Luke... checking this whole mess out.

Pa-paw Jerry comes to visit

chillin' with pa-paw
Here i am just hanging out... getting sooo grown -up looking. Still. wild hair though

9 weeks

Again in the above picture just hanging out next to puppy dog brother, Luke, while mommy apply's for jobs.
My face is really starting to come to life and i am cooing and even giggled for the first time on monday! this is me talking to mommy and daddy sunday morning before we went to church to see Ty ordained as a minister. 

Last week i went to the doctor for my 8 week shots and check up.... i have grown sooo much since birth.  I currently weigh 12 lbs. 4 oz. and am 24" long. Now that i have grown i am officially in my 3 to 6 month clothes and some 6 to 9 month things. In the above picture i am wearing one of the outfits that my mimi bought for me. (casey's mom) one problem... as mommy went to grab the camera i accidentally spit up... oops.

Me and Daddy

Daddy and i are napping in my nursery. He started to rock me to sleep and we both ended up taking a nap..

Annual Christmas Cookie Party

yay!!!! elvis ornaments and a cross... notice luke eating up the attention of someone actually holding him!!

This years annual cookie party was changed to an ornament swap/ initiation to a new one.... here are a few pictures from the party

Me with Aunt Emily... We look super cute! Notice that we match.....

Grandparents

We were soo happy that ALL the grandparents were able to be in Memphis to welcome Anna Caroline into the world.  Here are some pictures of her first few days...

Picture Time

I took a photography class in college and my pretenses for taking this class were to one day be able to better photograph my children.... So on the baby's one month birthday i set out to try and capture some unique images. Seeing as i have been a little out of practice and just been taking pictures for fun lately it was quite a challenge for me. After about 200 pictures i found about 3 that i deemed good enough for me to let people see what they look like. hopefully my "eye" will continue to be trained as i get better at this type of photography and try to capture moments in Anna Caroline's life.

Hospital Pictures

These are the pictures the hospital took. No more baby mugshots!! haha. I am really pleased with the way these turned out and so glad we were able to capture this moment. 

Play Time

Anna Caroline is really starting to interact with people. When Casey or I walk into a room she moves her head around to look for us. She has also began to recognize my mom's voice as well. One thing we have noticed is if someone she doesn't know or isn't familiar with is holding her she plays possum. The person holding her swears up and down that she is asleep but the minute Casey or I take her from the person she immediately opens her eyes and begins looking around. So... i began doing some investigative work online and found an article that explains this to be a defense mechanism that many children use when they are uncomfortable with their surroundings. This is a sign of being an introvert and instead of crying for mommy or daddy they simply shut down. It blows my mind how she is already revealing so much of her personality to us...

Right now there is not much she can do playing wise but whenever i am holding her i am making a point to talk to her as if she is a grown child. It has been shown the earlier you begin engaging in actual conversation with a baby the faster their brains begin to recognize social behaviors as well as recognize colors, shapes, and names of things. So far i can really tell she is listening when i say "What do you see? Is that a fan? The fan keeps the room cool and helps to circulate air." Call me crazy but when my child is a child genius you won't be laughing then. Here are some pics of us "talking" and beginning to "play"