Annie and Melissa entertain each other . . .

. . . while Jay works late.

Annie keeps her head up

After weeks of just driving her head into the ground with her strong little legs, Annie is finally lifting her head up while on her tummy. At least when she has an incentive to do so.

Brunch

Annie and Melissa at brunch with a college friend with a really good camera!

Berlin!

Lots of fun -- more later, but for now, check out the photos here.

Annie and Melissa

Per Carol's request, a few pictures of Annie and Melissa:

Notice that Annie has learned to grab hair.

I tried to coax a smile for the camera, but nothing doing.

Still no smile, but she loves looking at the computer screen as I tried to take pictures!

New photos

A few new pictures are here. One of my favorites, since it shows off how much Annie likes to stand up now:

Sling success

Annie and I have finally found a way to use the Moby wrap that doesn't make her scream bloody murder!

She likes to snuggle in on my chest, and since her head is up by mine, I can hear her breathing (thus calming my paranoia that she'll suffocate in the sling).

I think this is the last time she'll get to wear the little pear outfit she wore home from the hospital. It's too short for her already, really, but I wanted to see her in it one last time.

More Jack and Annie

Lest you were in any doubt as to where Annie's eyebrows are, let Jack identify them for you:

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Jack et al.

Lots of fun when Andrew, Dee and Jack visited last weekend. New pictures are here. My favorite:

New pictures up on Picasa

New pictures are here.

Annie and Jay Dance

Apparently Jay hasn't forgotten all those steps he learned for the wedding . . .

The elusive smile

Annie is very selective with her smile, and she's eluding the camera so far (apparently she hates the paparazzi). We caught this one from afar, and we'll be on the hunt for a closer shot:

Annie shows off her moves

There aren't really that many of them. Mostly some wriggling and some staring at stuff. Sadly, she wouldn't grace us with a smile, but she does make a few of her baby noises.

Annie recovers her cool . .

. . . after a truly epic fit of fussing. Such pretty eyes when they're not all scrunched up!

This particular fit went undocumented by camera, but her face pretty much looked like this:

So much crying makes everyone tired!

Annie and Melissa Look Askance

Also, a few new pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/m.n.patterson/AnnieSFirstWeeks#

Sleepy Girls

Annie and Melissa after a nap together:

Hi Dad!

Annie sends a shout-out to Jay at work.