Anne at 16 months

Anne had a checkup at the pediatrician today. Here's what we learned:

Anne weighs 19 pounds, 2 ounces and is 29.5 inches tall. This places her around the 3rd percentile for weight, meaning 97 percent of kids her age weigh more. We don't worry about her being small, considering she's a great eater and continues to grow at a normal pace. And Anne is in the 25th percentile for height.

The pediatrician was also not too worried about the fact that Anne is, unfortunately, a biter. She said many kids bite at this age and that Anne will grow out of it. And she said Mom and Dad are doing all the right things to respond when Anne tries to bite. (She goes after other kids if they shove her or take toys away, but she also sometimes bites Mom unprovoked.) Anne has gotten three new teeth in less than a week, so she's feeling lots of pain in her mouth.



(Photo by Grandpa Dan)

At the zoo with Gram Sheri and Grandpa Dan

We took Anne to the zoo with Gram Sheri and Grandpa Dan, who took some great pictures. The dark one is of Mom running through mist with Anne. Anne also ran into her girlfriend Alexa at the lion exhibit. Anne's favorite thing at the zoo? Curbs that are just her height for sitting.




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Belly laughs (video)

Anne's discovered her belly.

A bedtime stroll

Anne is a big walking girl now, you know. She likes to carry her flashcards around.

Someone's in the kitchen with Anne ...

That's Annika, our next-door neighbor. She's really been enjoying Anne, who is trying hard to say, "Annika." "Ah-bee-ka?" "Aaahn-ka?" "Ahhnn-ka-ka?"

Another Sunday, another Gram Sheri outfit ...

That's Anne standing in the OPENING to her playpen. By opening, we mean we've opened the gate and will probably be removing the whole thing soon. She's a big walking girl now, and was trying to climb up and over the gate around her playpen, anyhow ...

Popcorn popper (multiple videos, if you have time to watch)

Anne got a Fisher Price popcorn popper in the mail from Grandma Gloria today. It was so much fun to watch her try to figure out how to make it work. Mom did not record Anne very briefly shrieking and crying when she wanted Mom to stop touching it. Big girls like to figure stuff out themselves.