11 Months!!

This past month I've been busy growing, playing, and learning new things!! I have mastered pulling up on, well, everything. I can even stand on my own for a few seconds!! My balance is getting good and my reaction time has improved. Now, if I feel that I'm starting to fall I can usually catch myself. June may just be the month I decide to take a couple steps!!! I'll keep you posted.:) I smile more now than ever before but, I also have a very serious face when I'm concentrating.
Can you believe I'm almost a WHOLE YEAR old?!?
Just trying to look at the newspaper here.... Can I help you take that picture???
Playing in my room.
Still crawling between the totes...
My eyes are hazel now but, sometimes they still look slate in pictures.
Thanks Reid and Melissa for the beautiful dress!!
You can usually find me sitting in front of the washer/dryer on laundry day!! I love watching the clothes spin fast. Sometimes Mommy sits with me and we have a little snack together.Dad and I act so silly during bathtime! Helping Dad load the dishwasher!! I'm such a good helper!! And speaking of dishes, I'm dirtying more these days too. I've became a huge fan of yogurt, peaches, grapes, chunks of string cheese, puffs, turkey, wheat bread, banana chunks, cornbread, and the list goes on. Mom's still nursing me and I get rice cereal in the evenings before bed. I've been slowly but surely gaining weight and, I'm now a whopping 18lbs. 4 oz.Mom thinks these pjs look pretty cute on me.The Giffey's stayed with us last week and look what Aunt Gail caught Gunnar wearing!! I sometimes wear those sunglasses when I swim outside in my pool.

Windy City Fun!

Memorial Day Weekend was such a fun time around here!!! Our friends Melissa and Reid drove 11 hours to stay with us on Thursday and we had a great time showing them around the Peoria area. Friday we all celebrated Melissa's 27th birthday at Olive Garden. I know now why there's so much hype for Olive Garden- the breadsticks are delicious!!!

Saturday morning we all hoped in the car and drove up to Chicago. We parked outside the city and took the train in. First stop was the Willis(Sears) Tower. We went all the way up to the 103rd floor.

Can you believe I got to control the elevator?!? Going up?Melissa and Reid in the tower!!Thanks for coming to visit Andersons!!!Here's our family of three at the top floor!!

Mommy was 21 weeks preggo with my brother here.WOW! What a great view of the city!!Daddy found this quiet spot for us to have a few minutes to enjoy the view. Finding a "quiet spot" in the Sears Tower was the hard part on a Saturday afternoon!!! Next stop was Giordanos, to get some Chicago style pizza. I guess we weren't the only ones hungry for pizza because there was a long wait. We had fun outside though and, both Mommy and Daddy starting acting a little silly. Here, Mommy's trying to steal my blanket!Come here Mom, so I can give you a big kissey!!!

Dad's modeling his new shoes.
We did lots of walking after eating this pizza!!!After lunch, I was ready for a nap in my stroller so we walked over to Millenium Park and checked out the giant bean.

Daddy was nice enough to carry me on his shoulders...... it was awesome!!!I can see why they call Chicago the "Windy City!" We were walking towards the Navy Pier in these pictures. I think I must've been trying to hail a cab here.:)

We stayed in a hotel on Saturday night and Sunday Melissa and Reid went to the Cubs game. I went with Mom and Dad to the Museum of Science and Industry and then we walked over to the beach. It was another fun day but, Sunday night I was happy to get home and sleep in my crib!!I'm not a big fan of getting sunblock put on my face as you can see.

The Museum of Science and Industry(i.e.- Dad's favorite part of the weekend)The Beach. Our stay here was pretty short because I was exhausted. I fell asleep as soon as we got back to the car.I think I'll enjoy the beach more after a nice long nap. zzzz

Tight Squeeze!

Dad and Mom are in the market for a new bed and bed frame but, until they find the right one they have a mattress sitting on six big totes. This might sound a little crazy but, I think it's great and I'm having a blast trying to crawl in between the totes. Here are some pictues Mom took the day I had a blast crawling under the bed.Mom was busy putting clothes away when she heard some grunting and caught a glimpse of two little tootsies moving under the bed!
I made it through! Now watch me go back the other way!!!
Almost there!!!
This is tough work!!! Notice my tongue sticking out?!

Mom took lots of pictures this day and Dad had quite a laugh when he looked through them that evening.

O BOY!!!

Mom had her 20 week ultrasound last week and I was so happy to find out that I'm going to have a little brother!!! I was standing on Dad's lap so I had a good view of the screen and when I heard it was a boy I started clapping and squealing. It was so neat to see him in Mommy's tummy kicking and moving his arms all over the place. Everything is developing properly, we heard the baby's heartbeat (164bpm), and the scanner told us the baby weighed 13 ounces!!!

Now I get to help Mom and Dad decide on a name! If I was a boy, I was going to be "Henry." Daddy loves that name and Mommy loves "Michael" after Grandpa. "Henry Michael" is definitely a frontrunner but, it's still early.:) Within seven days of finding out I was a girl, my name was picked... Norah Grace.

Here's a profile picture of my little brother.

I'll post the 4D pictures soon too- it was so neat to see all my brother's facial features. We continue to pray that baby continues to grow healthy and strong. God is good!