i heart mommy-land

i am so in love with being a mommy to our little anabelle. for those who know me, that's no surprise at all. it has been fun lately to hear friends say they think she looks like me. hey hey, lucky me because i think that little one is mighty cute!

she has developed a bit of a fan club at the crossfit gym (which makes it much easier for me to complete my workout). chris even came along to my class one morning this week which we both enjoyed. it was fun to have him see how i've progressed and see how well anabelle is doing around others. my 'coach' is a sign language interpreter so she's been helping us with our baby signs. so far we use: milk, cereal, all done, more, daddy, mommy, and good girl (that's what we learned today). chris likes to use: sweet & monkey, usually together.

must admit that i do miss chris lately. it has been amazing having him home. he's just really busy with work right now. i'm looking forward to some quiet time where we get him to ourselves, 100%. we're off to maine next week to see friends (can't wait!) so maybe march will be our turn, ha! he's off to the gym really early each morning & is home around 7pm, just in time for daddy-belle bathtime, which they both love (and i enjoy listening to). anabelle is still doing a great job of sleeping through the night (usually 8pm-6am . . . thank you, jelly!) and we're pretty pooped by 9:30pm.

exciting news for chris - he in a flyover this saturday as part of the 100th anniversary of naval aviation. they're having a huge celebration here in san diego with a 'parade of flight'. there will be over 100 aircraft flying and chris is doing a F-5 tail chase as well as a pass by himself. if you don't know what tail chase is, just know that it's pretty cool. anabelle, amy, and i are hoping to head down to a yummy restaurant on the water and time our lunch so that we'll be there to see chris do his thing. he's prepping for some big trainings - off to key west at the end of march and selected as one of six pilots to attend a top gun-ish school in japan for the month of june. (yes, i'm aware that "top gun-ish" doesn't really explain what a big deal it is, but i'm super proud of him!)

anabelle had her first serving of carrots this afternoon & liked them. cheers to my little foodie! she's up to 3 solids a day (which definitely makes for extra planning nowadays . . . bibs, bowls, spoons, cereal . . . and who would have thought that bananas stain?!).

i've been looking into baby swim class & found one close by with a 90 degree pool (yah!). we might give that a try next month. by the way, how did we already get to february? anabelle is going to be 7 months old tomorrow. wow-ee!

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this rolly polly girl quickly made it from her blanket over to the closet door to see how her 'friend' was doing this afternoon.

we have officially found some ticklish spots! the mirror was to her left and she kept seeing herself when she'd turn her head.