Just an update on our gal!

Well, this little lady is becoming more like a toddler each day!  Anora can now stand unassisted for a decent amount of time and can walk around the house with her walker.  Periodically she lets go to stand and clap.  It's my favorite.  She does a lot with her hands - she can clap, point, wave, blow kisses and do 'all done'.  She's also learning how to point to her nose, eyes, and mouth.  Her eating is still hot and cold. Most of the time she won't eat more than a few bites of anything except puffs, crackers, or bread.  Tonight we had a good night and she ate tons of peas and carrot/apple sauce!  Yay for veggies!  Her night time sleep has improved to the determent of her day time naps, but I'll take it!!!  She often sleeps through the night (with the exception of this last week since she's been sick). Her naps on the other hand have gone from 3-4 naps, to 2 naps lasting 45 minutes (if we are lucky!).  She will sit in her crib and cuddle and play with her lamb for an hour and never close those peepers!  Clearly she is growing up, because despite some fussiness, she really is handling less sleep pretty darn well.  She smiles and giggles tons through the day.  I love working and hearing her laugh and play with our nanny, Yeni.  Her and Eleanor are interacting more - Anora is learning to share her toys, stick her finger in Eleanor's mouth, and crawl together (E can crawl now!).  Anora loves to watch E move around and thinks she is very funny.  I'm so glad they have each other :) It's always fun with this little gal around.

 

Happy New Year!

As we just wrapped up 2014 I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the highlights this year brought. 

** Late pregnancy and the gift of my mother's visit for a whole month!
**Bringing our little Anora Sun into the world.  She is the biggest blessing of my life and she brightens each day.
**Anora's baptism - I had seen this day in my mind before her arrival, so the day was even more meaningful** The whole Meier family of 7 visiting SEATTLE!  Never saw that one coming, but I'm so grateful it did!
**Both the Egan side and Meier side of the family really came through for us and visited multiple times and we are so blessed for the efforts made to see us and meet our little gal!
**Getting to experience motherhood with my sister, Amy, has been such a highlight for me this year and has created a special bond. 
**Seeing Ben as a Papa has been beautiful and heart warming :-)
**Experiencing parenthood has been both challenging and funny!
**We are so grateful for the treasures 2014 brought and look forward to many more to come in 2015!