Adventures with Annabelle

Well we have met Baby Annabelle. We have been in Denver for two days. My 92 year old mother is with me. We call her Nonna. Nonna is very good with all kids. For some reason they just love her. Maybe they just sense she is old and not running around doing stuff like the rest of us. They also sense she is easily manipulated like most of us grandmothers. Annabelle pretty much has us wrapped around her little finger. He has different little variation of cries for different needs. Her real deep cries are for hunger and stomach cramps. She gets a lot of those followed by a fart or a poop. They seem to make her very uncomfortable. But she she has another cry for pacifier or switch my position or both lol.

She is happiest in the morning. After her breakfast, she is at her best, a true morning person like her dad I would say. She will coo and smile and play. She will stare at you with adoring eyes and win your heart over all over again. She seems fussier in the afternoons. She loves going outside whether or not she is in the stroller. She lets us know if she is cold and baths aren't her favorite thing.

By the way, she has her mom's blue eyes but it seems her hair is growing in brown like her dad's. If you put her baby pics next to either her mom's or her dad's you can't tell the pics apart. I look forward to seeing what she looks like when she gets older. She is truly a beautiful child.

I love being a grandmother but I have to say. I am glad my true child rearing days are over. I will always be here for my kids and grandkids for I love spending time with them but I must admit I am happy to give them back when I am done! Grandkids are truly a gift from God.