Seven weeks.
• Your smiles are just awesome. This photo above is so very you. Huge, big smiles that sometimes take my breath away.
• Your favorite location right now seems to be the changing table. You just discovered the mobile hanging above it this week and have been captivated by the orange, red, and white circles. Going to the changing table can change you from grumpy and crying to seriously happy in an instant (it seems to be a literal "change" table).
• You sleep best all wrapped up. The pacifier is your friend.
• You are tolerating Simon's "snuggles" (as seen above) and definitely notice when he is around and recognize his voice. He loves you so much. If I meet him at the door when he gets home from school without you in my arms the first thing he says is "where is my sister?"
• You are a mini-napper during the day, but sleep great during the night (can't tell you how much of a blessing this really is - after having a challenging sleeper in the past I almost don't know what to do with a good sleeper).
• You have started having great little "conversations" with me where you are working on different sounds and verbalizations. These connected moments, when you are finding your own voice, are definitely some of my favorite times throughout the day.
We love you Anna and are so glad you are a part of our family.
She couldnt be any cuter. ENJOY!!
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I'll echo everyone else - what gorgeous smiles!
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She's gorgeous Ali!!!
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She is simply adorable!
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What great pics of those happy, happy kiddos!!! Love 'em!
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Wow, what a big beautiful smile!
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Ali,
as a grandmother of a little guy with autism, I prayed daily that God would show us very early in his baby sister's life that she did/didn't have autism . . .and we have been so excited with each sign that she didn't have autism . .and I have been praying that for your family as well - - and I loved reading that she is smiling and responding and trying to communicate! she is a beautiful baby and Simon is a great big brother!
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anna is so beautiful. i think she has simon's sweet smile.
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she IS darling!! What a charmer, I love that Simon is so taken with her and she is the tolerant sister.....so true! :)
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She is just precious! I love how well Simon has taken to her! :)
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This post is so touching that I almost got a little choked up! Her smile is just amazing in the first photo - how incredibly sweet.
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I know I'm nowhere near the first to say this, but she looks exactly like you when she smiles like that. I love your post/journaling... it's the kind of stuff I'm sure Anna will love to read someday. :)
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I don't comment often (I'm a weird non-commenter that way) :) but... the first photo made me AWWWWW out loud this morning when I hopped on your site so I just had to say something.
She is absolutely darling Ali. And Simon's love for her makes me tear up. So precious.
Thanks for sharing them.
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Anna is the cutest baby, congrats!! Simon is the luckiest big brother! :D
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That smile melts my heart... I can only imagine what it does to her mama's... :)
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How fortunate you are to have captured that precious, precious smile. That grin is infectious!
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Awe, she is sooo adorable. You really have been blessed!
In the first photo is she laying in a basket??? It looks super soft and cuddly!
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You have such a wonderful gift of words. I love to read your journaling since it captures your feelings, the photograph and the essence of the momemnt.
I yearn for that gift!!
And those two children couldn't be more precious....
Have a Blessed Easter!
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Ali, she looks just like you. What a cutie! :)
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she is so precious ...
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Oh, my goodness is she CUTE! What a great photo! BUT I have to say that I love the "snuggle" one just as much...its such a genuine moment between the two of them...so adorable!
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Life is GOOD!
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Yes - it's a moses basket. It's a family one that has been passed around - we love it.
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I'm loving the pics you're posting! What a sweet family you have.
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Her smile is just like Simon's smile!
Adorable.
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