annie and eva

funny face lunch

annie's lunch the other day. sometimes i'm the greatest mom...

she's got the hang of it

today i decided that we'd give potty training a try. this morning annie put on her panties for the first time. about an hour later i asked her to come to the bathroom to go potty. she started to come, but then went back and picked up this newspaper ad to read while she was sitting. she's a quick learner.

littlest fan

the other day annie (my 2 year old) and i were listening to the radio. the new eddie vedder song came on. i had never heard it, so i know she hasn't heard it. nevertheless, she said "pearl jam". i was so proud.

some people might drink it...

i took annie with me to my doctors appointment today. the nurse handed me a cup to fill, and annie wanted to use it to get a drink of water. i told her no, that mommy is going to pee in the cup. after filling the cup, i set it on the counter and annie said "juice".

most recent pregnancy statistics: 75-80% effaced, not dilating. basically the same as last week and the week before. so we probably won't have a new baby by this weekend. sorry andra, probably not for your birthday, but maybe for liz's...

also, we haven't decided on names, so any suggestions are appreciated. boy or girl names since we don't know what we're having yet.

pretty pretty princess

thought i'd share a few pics from annie's last photo shoot. it was before easter, but i am a slacker.






isn't she cute?

conversations with an almost 2 year old

annie: "mahhm"

me: "what?"

annie: "maahhm"

annie: "maaahhhm"

me: "annie"

annie: "what?"

shell

is it normal for your 20 month old daughter to call you by your first name?

genius

i was just asking dan how to spell genius for a comment on liz's blog, i still don't know if i spelled it right. dan said "you're the bookworm, don't ask me. all i can come up with is f-a-r-t." he's such a boy.

speaking of genius kids and potty talk, annie used the big potty yesterday just like a real person. it was a celebration of sorts, and i don't know if she understands what all the fuss was about, but we were proud parents anyway.

too bad she's too young to appreciate this

annie at chichen itza. january 2007.

i finally am getting my pictures from our mexico trip put on the computer. we have been having computer difficulties, but hopefully we are up and running again with a new hard drive. i'll post more pictures soon.

graduation day

a momentous day in the bolke family. today annie graduated to nursery at church. it was wonderful to be able to go to class and listen. she had fun and we had fun! it's amazing how much more you can listen when you don't have to be shoving cheerios into your kid's mouth and reading books about animals, david's stinky diapers, or the lady with the alligator purse.