BOW!

I love giant, slightly obnoxious bows on little girls. They are adorable! It took me a while to get them on my own baby's head, but now I might permanently attach one to her head. I just love her latest graduation in bow sizes!

Now I need to get more ribbon so I can make one to coordinate with all of her oufits!

Is it possible?

We are trying to figure out if it's possible that Anabelle is teething yet. She has started drooling like she is responsible for supplying her own bath water. It's unreal! And the past two days she has spent chewing her tongue like a little baby cow. My family swears they see little tooth buds showing through, too. So, I ask you, is it possible for my little 8 week old to be teething already??

We'll ask the doctor tomorrow at her 8 week appt, but I wondered if anyone else had experienced this. I know she's advanced in size and development, but really??

Sleep Talker

In case you didn't believe me that she talks all the time, here is Anabelle at 5 and 7 weeks, talking-- while sleeping. (Sorry the first one is sideways!)

...Don't forget to press pause on the music at the bottom of the blog to hear her better!...

We love to listen to her talk all the time, and it's especially precious in her sleep! When I have her in my moby wrap at the grocery, she'll sleep through the whole trip and talk the entire time. I sometimes laugh out loud just listening to her. It's so sweet!!

Smile from Anabelle

New Favorite Toy

Starting on June 22, Anabelle started noticing the mobile above her swing. Whether it was the mirror or the stuffed animals hanging from it that caught her eye, we aren't sure and it doesn't matter. It's just awesome to watch her watch them!

Since then, we set up her play mat that came with the pack n play. She LOVES it! She loves the animals hanging over her and especially loves Charlie the cardinal that we swapped out in the center! The video is a few minutes long, but you can also hear how vocal she is... ALL of the time!

New Friend!

We got to meet little Zowie Lynn Pierce this week, too! She is Ammie & DJ Pierce's new baby girl (DJ is one of Mike's fraternity brothers) Zowie was two weeks old when we visited and almost exactly one half of Anabelle's size! She's absolutely adorable, and it was wonderful to see the newest Pierce family addition!

The boys traded babies. Look how TINY Zowie is!! 6 lbs, 5 oz at two weeks old! And only 18.5 inches, versus Anabelle's 25 inches right now....

5 Generations!

On Monday, we took Anabelle to Connersville to meet her Great-great Grandma O'Leary. My Grandma Schuler was in town for just a week, so we had to take advantage of everyone being close by to get a FIVE generation photo! We also realized that starting with my Grandma (Anabelle's great-grandma) Schuler, we are all the first born in our families, too! It was really special to capture this!

This is what my dad sent to their local newspapers:

Center- Elizabeth "Betty" O'Leary, who will be 93 on August 11, 2009, Connersville, IN
2nd from left- daughter Betty Jo Schuler, The Villages, FL, formerly from Connersville, IN
Far right- grandson, Bob Campbell, Greenfield, IN
Far left- great granddaughter, Elizabeth Campbell Mack, Indianapolis, formerly from Greenfield, IN
Baby- great great granddaughter, Anabelle Elizabeth Mack, born May 18, 2009, Indianapolis

Happy 4th of July!

It was a wonderful Fourth of July despite the nasty weather and rain all day! Sixty family members filled my parents' house for our Annual Get Together. Anabelle was thoroughly spoiled and met many more people that day. Here she is in her sweet 4th of July outfit from Aunt Deb! (Her bow somehow avoided all photos, but it was there and adorable)

Anabelle's Great-Grandma Wittig, Mimi, Auntie Rachie and Auntie Abby Anabelle's cousin Megan and her boyfriend, Robby.

It was a long day of fun, rain, family and fireworks! She was tuckered out at the end!!

Anabelle was SO tuckered out that she would not wake up for ANYTHING at 11PM when we were trying to arouse her. Aunt Rachie tried, mommy tried, and she was out cold. So daddy went to work with some of his famous dance moves. After getting her a little bit awake, he then resorted to guitar playing with her. Check out her skills---