7 weeks old!

We (Me, Madeline and Anna) survived a day without dad (barely!). I was a nervous wreck all day while he was flying through severe weather down south. He had a series of delays and I was worried that he wouldn't make it back on the same day he was scheduled to return. But alas he did and we're all happy that he's back. We kept busy all day and Grandma JoLene came over to help me. That was my saving grace. I counted down the hours until she arrived. It was so nice to have her here and Maddie enjoyed Grandma.

Annalise is cooing and talking a lot more. She smiles a lot more easily. We visit Milkworks this Saturday so I will have a weight update then. She has pretty strong neck muscles and does well during tummy time. She is not a huge fan but handles it well. We are now on the "laugh" lookout since she should be doing that soon. Ryan is such a ham, it could happen anyday. Although his jokes would first have to be funny. :) Just kidding. He's teaching her lines from "The Princess Bride" already so she will know never to start a land war in Asia or challenge a Sicililan when death is on the line.

Madeline had fun playing with Aunt Mary Wednesday morning before Tumblebus. We went to storytime at the library again today. Tomorrow we have a Thanksgiving lunch at Maddie's montessori school. She is looking forward to seeing her friends again. This week Madeline has been doing a lot of clothing changes daily (including underwear). I guess she has so many favorite pairs of undies that she needs to wear a few each day. She's also into layering. Today she layered a summer outfit over a winter one. I will post that picture. Dance class was tonight and she did a great job following her teachers directions. She seems to have the dance down pretty well now.

We are just gearing up for Thanksgiving now. Annalise's baptism is November 26th so we plan to celebrate Thanksgiving the afternoon after her baptism. Grandma Linda will be coming up for it (we will bring her here from the nursing home in Nebraska City).