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Anna's got a new 'do'......I got in her first two pigtails tonight! You can barely see the little sprouts on top of her head, but they're there. My little gal is getting to be a big girl!

And now for her newest skill......

Pushing up on her arms......

turns into hands and knees.......and then......

TaDa! My super star is sitting up!

She's so big!

She'll be on the move soon....the PT in me is thrilled; the mommy in me is a little freaked out!

Have a great Wednesday!

Touchdown!!

Hope we see lots more of these during the rest of football season!

Football Time!

Last weekend was kickoff to the football season. So we suited up in our best orange (Thanks Jennifer, for hooking Anna up!) and headed to the ball game.

The fun begins long before kickoff....it's tailgate time! Anna loved watching all the people go by. Despite missing a nap (and cutting her first tooth) she was a blast the entire day.

Hanging with mom and watching all the people....and just looking cute!

Bill stopped by to get a little Anna love. Pure joy!
My brother, David, and his family came by,too. Everybody was wearing their Orange!
Then we headed to the ballgame.... Anna enjoyed some snacks with SueSue.
She got to play with some of her friends from Ethiopia- God is so good to provide a community of kids from Ethiopia in our town!

"Mom, this is sooo fun!"
She even took in a little of the ball game! When everyone clapped, Anna did, too.
I wish you could hear her squeals of delight....she had such a good time!

We had a really good day and Anna was asleep within seconds of heading home. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season- win or loose, football is much more fun with Anna along!

Finally.....

I love this sweet gummy smile,


But now, after 14 months, 2 weeks and 4 days of growing and about a month of "I think they are close"...my little girl sprouted her first tooth this morning! You can't hardly see it yet but I can feel it- it's in there. I'm so proud of Miss Anna who has been such a trooper; I think she's a tough little lady! One 'breakthrough' down, a bunch more to go!
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