I promise Annie is cute

When I was pregnant, Annie was wild in my belly, but she would stop wiggling the second someone touched my stomach to feel. This is the new version of that: she is seriously so cute all day, but I can only capture her looking like a weirdo! Other people tell me she's cute too, so I don't think it is just "mom tells me I'm cute." Here are a few cute ones:

Give peas a chance:

Cuddling with Jaxon de Ville:

The closest to a smile I can capture:

And, all of a sudden she is huge! Month 3 pictures are up on shutterfly.

happy birthdays

Chris turns 32 today and Nana's birthday is Wednesday.

Here are the birthday boy and girl:

And, just what every new homeowner needs (thanks Mom and Dad!):

getting ready for this weekend

We went to the Jaguar game yesterday. They sucked, but look at the Florida-Georgia stands. Can't wait for this weekend!

late night at the bar

We went down to the art walk in Atlantic Beach today and had one beer at Ragtime on our way back to the car. Annie couldn't quite hang at the bar (it was really only 7:30!):

bonjour to brighten your day

Nice beret, Annie!

annie's two favorite things

Talking and standing! Please excuse my highly annoying voice but be sure to listen to Annie's cute one.

what a wedding!

We had a blast during Greg and Heather's wedding weekend. The groom cried, the bride was beautiful ... everything went perfectly. Annie was a hit at the wedding and enjoyed her first sleepover with my parents on Saturday night. Ever since our wedding, I have felt such a letdown when the wedding is over. There is so much preparation and looking forward to the event, then it's over and I can't help but feeling slightly bummed. I felt this way after our wedding and every other wedding brings me back to the feeling. I am still slightly out of sorts today, but most of that is probably lack of sleep!

A few pictures:

The bride and her friend Anne:

Hanging out with the groom late night:

tummy time

I just love this picture because it shows how interested Annie is in the world.

sleep is key

I am a little irritated with my mom and Nana, who didn't share with me the secret of a happy baby and instead made me figure it out myself! (KIDDING!) In BIG BABY NEWS: Annie was crying because she was tired! Apparently babies don't fall asleep just because they're tired. Sometimes they don't fall asleep after being rocked for 30 minutes, driven around in the car, sung too, etc. Thanks to a book from the library and mother's intuition, we are now under a "forced nap regimen" in the Prevatt household. This means naps for Annie, no matter what it takes. Naps in the crib are best, naps in the cosleeper are almost as good; but we'll take naps in the swing, naps in the carseat, or naps while being held. The end result is a happy baby, and we'll work on the where's and the how's later. She's happy and we're happy; I may have things I want to get done, but certainly nothing can be more important than holding Anne if that is where she'll sleep. How long is she going to fit on our chests to nap?

Not ideal, but it works:

Better:

Best:

And yes, I'm holding her in her sling right now while she snoozes! Have a nice day, everyone!