Here’s a quick update on Anna, since it’s been a while since we posted anything. First of all, she’s teething like crazy. We just spotted her first molar, and her front teeth are coming in quickly. She’s also starting to put words together; this morning when Maria asked if she wanted breakfast, and Anna told us “toast, bowl” to mean that she wants toast for breakfast, but she wants it in her bowl (to carry around), rather than in her chair. She also likes just yelling out her name a lot.

It seems that we have officially lost the afternoon nap, which is unfortunate timing with all the teething going on. Anna can get pretty stressed out after 5pm these days, but we try to keep her active and she does alright. We’re getting a lot of use out of the new beach up the street from our house, and a lot of early evening baths.

Anna continues to love Sesame Street, and she’s grown especially fond of Elmo, Abbey and Snuffaluffagus. She also likes to do a lot of pretend cooking, and feed her stuffed animals (as well as Maria and I). Otherwise we read a lot of books, take a lot of walks, and look out the windows. Oh, and she’s also very helpful when we put away groceries.

We’re really excited for all of our travels coming up – we have three weeks in a row with family reunions and a wedding. Anna will get to meet a lot of new family members, and see a lot of new places. Wish us luck for some long naps in the car.