St. Joseph Rodzina

Sunday, October 26, 2008

5 months old

School pictures (proofs)

Anastassia turned 5 months old last weekend and spent the weekend with daddy due to mommy working all weekend. Here are some up-dated pictures.

Attack of the Sheep!

Some reading in the bath tub

Cute oneies

Anastassia likes her jumper

And the sun

Relaxing!

I can hold my head up and roll onto my stomach!

Jennifer at 6 months
Anastassia in the same dress at 5 months

First time in a "real" swing at the Fall Festival

Spooky trail with daddy

My winter coat

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Baptism, end of maternity leave and 4 months old

Well we have been very busy since the last posting. We have had grandparents and great-nanny, aunts and uncles and great aunts and uncles and cousins visiting, Anastassia has been baptized, Jennifer has returned to work and Anastassia has started daycare. As you can see our last month has been very busy!

Anastassia was baptized on August 30 in Cumming, GA at St. Brendan's Church. We were excited to have some many family and friends attend the ceremony and the open-house afterward. Both sets of grandparents and great-Nanny were able to spend some time before and after the baptism with us in GA. We took a trip to the Georgia aquarium with everyone and had a great time. Anastassia was even able to follow the fish swimming by in the tanks.

Unfortunately, this also wrapped up Jennifer's maternity leave. Jennifer returned to work on Sept 8 in Atlanta and at the current time is still trying to adjust. Luckily with Mike working from home, he is able to do morning drop-offs so Anastassia does not need to get up too early (She sleeps from 8:00 pm to 7-8:00 am - I know we are lucky!) and help with pick-ups. Mike is starting to feel like "Mr Mom" and all the ladies at daycare think it is so great that he is so involved with his daughter. He has also learned how to dress a girl and that the socks need to match and shoes are optional and dresses are very cute. I told Mike that he would not need to do as much if I was not working but he thinks I have too much education and too many letters behind my name to stay home. I told him I could adjust! Anastassia is doing well at daycare and thus far has only picked up a running nose.

Today, Anastassia had her 4 month check-up. She is currently 15lbs 10 oz (85 %tile), 25 in long (75 %tile) and 17 in head circumference. She is babbling up a storm, is able to sit supported and is trying to roll-over but has not quite mastered that yet. She still has her blue eyes and is slowly getting more hair.

Thus far we are adjusting to our family of 2 working parents and a child in daycare and everyone is thriving. The next few months, I assume will continue to challenge us.

Anastassia's baptism -
dress made from Grandma Saint's and Great Nanny's wedding dresses

God-parents

Get me out of this dress - I am hot!!

The after-party

Having fun at the aquarium with dad

Are we done shopping yet?

Sleeping with her toys

Grandma leaving

Sunday at soccer

My new chair

Whas up royal subjects?

My new bathtub with Sheamus the sheep -
Sheamus has come full circle - bought by Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Mike for cousin Theo, passed to his brother Christopher, sent to cousin Zaidy in CO who then sent him to Anastassia

Chilling in my swing with my sticks!

3 1/2 months old

Sunday, August 24, 2008

3 months old

Anastassia is now 3 months old and getting more active by the day. She has watched the Olympics over the past weeks and likes beach volleyball, swimming and soccer due to all the activity and cheering. She now weighs 14 lbs based on home weighing and has outgrowing most of her 3 month clothes. She has started to accidentally roll from her stomach to her back mainly when she gets mad and throws her head back forcing her to roll over but I figure it is only a matter of time until she figures it out.

We are getting ready for the arrival of the grandparents, great-grandma, Uncle John and Linda and Scott and family in the next week for Anastassia's baptism. Her baptismal dress is made from Dianne's and Nanny's wedding dresses which makes it very special. We have tried it on Anastassia to make sure it fits and to see how she reacts to it. So far so good, she just tries to kick her feet until she can find them then is happy. The next few weeks will be busy but fun and lead up to me to returning to work on Sept 8. I have gotten use to being on maternity leave but need to return to the working world. (that is Mike's thought anyway)

Watching Daddy play soccer

Closest thing we could find to a soccer uniform (our team is green though!)

Eyes are still blue!

Playing with Daddy

Friday, August 8, 2008

Watertown trip to meet the relatives and Baby shower

We just returned from our trip to New York to meet my great-Nanny (grandma) who I am named after. We had a good time but boy does daddy have a lot of relatives!! Babcia (grandma saint) and grandma (grandma Neroda) gave me a party! I was really tired so once I made my entrance I decided to take a nap. I thought I slept for long enough but the party was just wrapping up when I woke up! Boy those New Yorkers know how to party! I got a lot of books and clothes which based on how I am growing I will need!

Babcia then had an "after party" and more relatives were at her house. The pool was too cold for me to swim so I guess I will have to wait until next summer to try it out but I did get my picture taken in the T-bucket car that my great-Poppy drove.

I am getting the hang of this traveling . So when will my next trip be? I don't know if mommy and daddy are ready for England yet but that won't be far off!

Mommy has 4 more weeks of maternity leave then she will go back to work and I will be going to daycare. I am told that it will be fun but I am not sure yet! I will keep mommy and daddy in suspense until the big day.

Love to all - Anastassia