Dedushka In The Kitchen

This photo was taken drawing close to the end of July (26th to be precise), meaning this blog is now a mere five weeks behind schedule re. the aim of live-ish photo posting. Dedushka (Ira’s Dad) is holding Anna in the kitchen, whilst Anna herself shows off her strong back muscles by sitting quite upright. …

Tiring Walk Means Sleep Time

Most weeks we try to take Anna for a walk in the evening (when it is a little cooler for her and Daddy ), at least Monday to Friday, whilst we are near the park. Anyway, the 24th of July saw her sprawled out in her pushchair (she is now too big to be comfortable …

Roll Your Own Way

Here we have a before (23rd July) and after (24th July) photo, so when Anna is older and needs more immunizations, we’ll be able to point out the post on the blog, and explain that even when she was a (comparatively) tiny baby, she coped with 5 lots of injections very well, and was still …

Our Little Ray Of Sunshine. And A Ray Of Sunshine.

These photos were taken on Anna’s fifth birthday – 21st July. Nothing outstandingly interesting, just wanted to show how much she had grown since February really. Also included a quick shot taken out the window by Irina. The actual visual impact in real life was a lot greater – dark, overcast clouds with a small …

Smiley Bath Time And Word Confusion

Cropped for modesty’s sake (plus I don’t want her to be too embarrassed when the time comes for boyfriends, if they start googling her name ) Anyway, shot in the bath at Ira’s parents’ house, Anna is looking very happy here on the 18th July. We’ve since bought her a ‘full size’ baby bath. Hmmm, …

Pretty In Pink (And Blue)

Sorry to disappoint you all, but the post title refers to Anna, not me. Here we have our beautiful baby daughter, back on the 17th July, sat in her denim and pink dress, with pink tights and shoes on. Almost five months old when this shot was taken… Anna Merriman Looking Pretty In Astana

Riverside Walk And Astana Park Hotel Cafe

So, restarting the catching up for the Anna’s Photos category, we have some shots from the 14th of July again. OK the WordPress gallery function once more appears to be convinced I don’t want the order I’m asking for with these photos. Beyond manually clicking and dragging the fifteen photos into the desired order, below …

What Else Can My Face Do?

The 14th of July 2009 saw final photographic proof of Anna having learnt how to develop a facial expression (beyond the normal happy/sad/tired/etc. rota). Scrunching up of noses had begun with a vengeance! The other shot was taken just to reassure people that Anna was most definitely happy playing on her tummy now, though this …

Russian Rhymes

Yes, another post where WordPress decided the built in gallery function really wasn’t required here, thank you very much. Anyway, 11th July saw us at the in-laws’, and by looking at the photo with Anna’s Babushka (Ira’s Mum) some Russian nursery rhymes or fairy tales being read to her. Chris, Anna And Ira Babushka With …

Anna Pink Dress And Turning On Tummy

Displaying both one of her pretty pink dresses, and her ever improving neck muscles and general co-ordination, here we have a couple of photos and four videos shot on the 10th July, at the in-laws. Although not yet crawling (occasional shuffles backwards seem to be haphazard), Anna really has got travelling by rolling down to …

Taking Yourself Not Very Seriously

This was to be a post showing Dana and Asen with their Alan and our Anna, but then I remembered they asked for their photos to not be made public after the wedding a few years back, so instead have a look at these shots instead… These were shot on the 9th July.