Whoa baby! What a week!

We just finished the first official full week back at work! Things are hectic during the week, but for the most part we have come up with a routine. Most of the time, Annika is obliging to a schedule, but there were a few times she decided to wake up at 3am, as I am sure she just missed her Mommy and Daddy.

I miss her greatly when I am at work--I feel like I am missing a lot of her growing up! She seems to have changed so much in the last last week. She is starting to bear weight on her legs! It is so funny..when we do the "airplane" and she lands on my lap, usually she goes into a sitting position. Not anymore! She likes to land on her feet and lock her legs! She just wants to be a big girl. Of course, she can't stand on her own or anything yet, but she has stood enough pretty well that all I have to do is put my arms somewhat around her to brace her. Same thing with sitting! She has sat now for a few seconds without tipping over! It is so cool!

I am not sure what it is--she just seems to be growing so fast. Perhaps it is her boyfriend's encouragement? Well, whatever it is, it's fun to see her grow.

In celebration of her "big girl" accomplishments, we tried some solids this week. I mixed some rice cereal with a little formula, and fed it to her on a spoon. Of course, most of it landed on her bib, but it was fun! She seemed to be having more fun with spoon than anything else. The mixture was barely even worth calling it a solid, but it was somewhat of a milestone nevertheless. I am not sure if we are going to try it again soon, but it was an interesting experience. I think I can only handle so many big girl moments in one week.

I miss her so much during the day, but the highlight of everyday is seeing her at lunch. I swear, I can not get there fast enough! She truly makes our days so joyful!