our little giggle box

annabelle is full of laughs. that's all she does now. laugh and coo and talk to me all day long. she's also gotten a little crankier, but i think that's just coming with her age. she doesn't seem to be upset about anything in particular, maybe just a little spoiled... whoops. or maybe she's hitting a growth spurt or maybe she's teething... who knows. oh well, this is my first time being a mom, so i'm trying real hard to do it right. maybe she's just starting to form her personality and her personality may end up being like mine (oh goodness), which means she likes to be the center of attention. we'll see. but, if all eyes aren't on her right now, we are in for some trouble. it's all about her!

so she's been laughing for a while now and i keep trying to catch it on video. however, she always gets shy when we pull out the camera, so last night we caught her from the side where she couldn't see us. gotta be sneaky :) (funny she wants all the attention, but as soon as we try to take pics or record anything she acts all sketchy).

the video won't post for whatever reason. but, if you can access my facebook page, the video is posted there!

camera shy comedy hour

In the last two weeks, Annabelle has really blossomed. She is turning into the funniest little baby. She has the absolute cutest personality and I can't stop playing with her! We play all the time. Last week she was a little stuffy and congested, but was still such a pleasant baby. We packed her up Saturday and took her tailgating with us. All dressed up in her beautiful clemson onesie (see picture ---->) she spent the day being loved on by everyone, and of course she did great! As usual. She had a better time than i did, i think. Anyway, first tailgating experience was a success and now I know for sure God really blessed me with such an easy baby!
-Okay and I just digressed for a whole paragraph- SORRY.

Back to my blossoming baby. She started smiling, squealing and holding her head up early and so I always stress about the rest of her developmental process. I've gotten so spoiled with her doing things early, I get worried that if she doesn't do everything early, I will freak out. I know it's not a big deal; babies do things at their own times, but still. So, of course you can imagine how excited I was when she decided it was time to start laughing, I just died!!!

I was playing with her in front of the mirror because she loves to look in the mirror (haha takes after her mother) and i was saying "who's that?" in a really ridiculous voice (you know the voices you never thought you'd make until you became a mom... because you will do absolutely anything to get a cute smile or laugh from your kid?)... anyway, I was doing this in the mirror and she just threw her head back with the biggest smile and just cackled... it was the sweetest, most precious laugh I've ever heard. It was one of those laughs where she had to catch her breath before each repeat laugh... OH MY GOODNESS! Hands down, the cutest thing ever!!!

So, what did I do? Ran as fast as possible to get the video camera. I had her on a role. She was laughing over and over again everytime I made the funny voice and face in the mirror. This went on for a good five minutes so I thought I should capture it on video. As soon as I pull the camera out, she quits! What is up with this girl? Everytime I try to capture anything cool on video, it's like she knows the camera is there and she's done. I've always been such a ham! I've always loved the camera, even as a kid... so, why doesn't she? Who knows? I'm gonna have to work with her for sure! As soon as I can capture her beautiful laugh on camera I will be posting a video to this blog. I'm so happy I'm getting to share these moments with her every day. Being home with her is so worth every single second!