here's an update for y'all
- we made it to Illinois! yay! we have a nice apartment and we live in a good part of town.
- we welcomed Anna into the world on July 30, 2011!
- this is, of course, why i'm sure you visited our blog, so we'll get to the good stuff: the pictures of Anna.

Anna's first encounter with Mommy. 3:20 am. after 25 hours of labor.

Anna's first encounter with a scale. She doesn't seem to care for it too much.

Anna's first encounter with Daddy. she seems to like him just fine.


8 days old.
Anna and grandma Flo, 9 days old

17 days old

Aunt Patti visits, 25 days old

Anna likes the bath, 4 weeks old

Daddy and Anna, 1 month old