Matthew Rollin'

Matthew is doing so many new things. He can hold his head up, and no we caught him rolling over on video!

Matthew comes home

Here is the video from when Matthew first came home and Anna's reaction:

New Pics of Matthew and Anna

Here are some 2 week shots of Matthew! He is already up above his birth weight, and he's doing really well!

Pictures of Matthew

Matthew - 1 Day Old

Baby Brother!

Yesterday my baby brother was born. His name is Matthew Leighton Balhoff. He weighed 7 lbs and 6 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. I got to meet him for the first time today. I gave him some hugs and cried when he cried. I can't wait to have him and Mommy come home.

Photo Bonanza!

Daddy got a new computer, which should be able to upload pictures and hopefully video. Here's the first try!

Riding in the toy basket!

Reading a book in my chair.

Loving the beach!

I like the prairie dogs.

But I'm not so sure about this giraffe!

Sandbox!!!

I love my pool.

More birthday fun!

Anna enjoyed her birthday cookout.

Yummy cupcake!

Anna loved her birthday cupcake! She ate the frosting first and then the cake. She was quite a mess when she finished.

Birthday Cupcakes!

We ordered cupcakes for Anna's birthday. They looked and tasted great!

A day at the National Zoo!

Anna loved her first visit to the National Zoo. She was excited to see the stingray, the meerkats, the elephants, and some monkeys. She practiced pointing at the animals and then would laugh when they came close. By the end of the day she was exhausted. Anna fell asleep in the stroller holding her new panda and wearing her new hat.

Anna's First Easter Basket

The Easter Bunny came to visit Anna for the first time this year. Unfortunately Anna surprised the Easter Bunny with her early arrival last year and so she didn't get a visit. The Easter Bunny brought Anna some books, a stuffed bunny, and a couple of bugs that roll. Of course Anna enjoyed the pink grass filling most of all.

Outside Fun

Anna loves to play outside. We have spent many evenings outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Anna enjoys just walking around and chewing on her bubble wands. She doesn't care too much for the bubbles themselves.

Messy girl!

Anna loves spaghetti! We have to take off her clothes before she eats because she gets so messy.

More Confidence

Anna is getting ever more confidence in her walking abilities. She used to just put one foot forward and then scoot the other one up to it, but now, she is starting to actually put one foot in front of the other. You can see a bit of both here:

New Best Friend

While Grandpa was in Florida, he got Anna a new stuffed animal. It is a baby Donald Duck. Anna loves it, and she likes to go on hunts for Donald!

It's a Boy!

New baby ultrasound pics. Click on them to get the big size...

More cute pics!

Pretty girl....

We have all enjoyed the warm 70 degree weather. Anna has been enjoying lots of walks and walking behind her stoller on the sidewalk.

Bathtub Basketball

Just in time for March Madness, Anna is rounding her hoops game into form. She has spent the past month practicing many things, and this new basket and fish balls are a bath time favorite! She also has learned to clap for herself when she does something well. Pretty cute!

First Steps!!!

Well, after a month or so of standing, and lots of time walking behind her stroller, Anna has finally decided she can walk on her own!

Fun Game!

Anna loves knocking down her block towers. You really have to set them up while she isn't paying attention because she'll come knock them down as soon as she sees them. Also, she has learned to stand up without pulling up on things, as seen here:

Lots of snow!!!

It snowed like crazy today. There are probably almost 10 inches of the stuff, which officially makes this winter the most snow-filled since Brett and Mindy have been in VA. Anna got to go out into the snow but didn't really like it, especially when she got a face full, as seen in photo #2! However, she did enjoy watching Indy hop around like a bunny!

New Foods!!!

Anna has started to eat nearly everything and anything. This morning for breakfast, she had her first cheerios, and she started eating baby yogurt just recently. Last night, we gave Anna some juice in a sippy cup, and she really enjoyed that. Here's a picture of Anna with her new foods.

9 mos.- Anna can stand up!

Well, it seems like these 9 months have gone by awfully quickly, but here she is, 3/4 of a year old. Anna has learned so many new things. Just a couple months ago she started crawling around, and now she's standing by herself, playing with toys! We can't wait to see what the rest of year number 1 will bring!

Walker fun!

Anna got a walker for Christmas, which she has already had a lot of fun on. She is getting really good at walking across the floor, although she does fall sometimes. She even just lets go and stands there for a few seconds with no support. She's getting so independent!