This isn't exactly a baby picture of Anna, but it's one of someone who will have a big impact on her life ... her little brother or sister! That's right ... we're expecting baby Mischnick #2 this coming May. Our official due date at May 22 so that puts us at almost 13 weeks, almost the end of the first trimester (hooray)!
This pregnancy has gone incredible smoothly thus far, with only the "normal" tiredness and queasiness. Thank goodness I was able to take naps with Anna early on; maybe if I'd been able to do that when I was pregnant with Anna, I wouldn't have had such terrible migraines. Anyway, the worst part has probably been the "yucky tummy feeling" (as I liked to put it) which often coincides with Anna's poopy diapers. I discovered pretty early on that a clothespin on the nose does wonders for that little, or big, job. Matt, lovingly, has taken care of those stinky jobs whenever he's home :)
Anna has pretty much no clue right now about what to expect with a new baby (and neither do we), but how could she really? We're just strongly encouraging her loving care of all her stuffed animals. Now they often get "fed" after Anna eats and will even get rocked in the great doll cradle that my Grandpa Colba made for me some 25 years ago. Great practice for being a good big sister, right?
These pictures are from Anna's first real adventure with play-doh the other night. She doesn't exactly have the dexterity to manipulate the play-doh; instead she just likes taking it out of the jar and putting it back in. When I asked her to look up at me, this was the face I got :)Last bit of news ... Anna has mastered the signs for "help" and "please" this past week. She will initiate the help sign on her own even ... hooray! "Please" still requires a bit of prompting, though :)
