I'll Never Tell: August 2012

This deployment has had its fast moments and slow but either way we are ALMOST DONE! Mid-October is our target and we hope to speed towards it. :)

Just to fill you in...

Ansley has continued to grow and blossom. Her personality is as cute as can be and charms her way into everyone's heart.

-I am not sure of Ansley's height or weight but will have her 9 month check up at the end of the month. Last visit to the doctor in July said just under 15lbs., approx. 26 inches long and I know she has grown since then as she is in 6-9/9month clothes now.

-Ansley has been to 11 states thus far in her 8 month, 3 week life:

-Driving from CA to CO route 1: CA, NV, UT, CO

-Route 2: AZ, NM

-To Granny and Papa's: GA, AL

-To see the McFadden's: OH

-To Brown-Sherman family reunion: WI, MI

-Pulls herself up onto tables, people, toys, couch, chairs, etc.

-Crawls like a pro with her belly off the floor, unless she is tired and then it's belly down as if she is breast-stroking on land (which suits her because she LOVES pool or bath time).

-Loves to feed herself arrowroot cookies, puffs, and yogurt chips. She eats all kinds of baby food including oatmeal and "apples with chicken." She does not like green beans lately. She drinks from a sippy cup with water or apple juice/water mix.

-Smiles, laughs, and plays constantly.

-Ansley doesn't like naps so mommy is constantly coaxing into a sleepy mode and it never works.

-Ansley is patient and well behaved. She smiles even when she is tired or upset. Attracts the attention of all and loves the coos from them.

-Enjoys playing by herself as much as she enjoys playing with others.

-Needs to be in the same room as others.

-Waves, claps, and points.

-Needs to know where mommy is all the time unless she is too busy playing to notice she has stepped out of the room.

-She loves her puppy, Grandma, Grammy, Poppy and Grandpa and is very comfortable with them holding her.

-She has been teething FOREVER and we now have a diaper rash to prove it regardless of the amount of desitin or A & D mommy uses.

-Sings (holds random notes) and dances (bounces or rocks) along with the radio, TV commercials, games, and someone singing.

-Says "Dada" all the time with the occasional, "BB" (for grammy BB), "DD!" (for Diesel), she will reply "Yes" or "Ya" to your questions. There are other undistinguished sounds coming out of her mouth, but she refers to everything as "this" and tonight she said "mama."

Some other news:

-Mommy is 2.5 classes from her MBA. :)

-We move back to 29 Palms with Poppy's help the third full week of this month.

Here are some pictures the past few months in random order: