As I write this (8th January) the temperature has dipped back to around -31 degrees Celsius, but back on the 17th of December, it was only around minus 15 to 20. Anna still needs her fresh air, so when the weather permits, we try to take her for a walk in the pushchair, or on …
The day after Oleg visited (making it the 16th of December), Irina and I were looking at some photos of Anna on the TV. For some reason I took a zoomed shot of her eye, and thought it looked good. Anna’s Eye
As promised, here are some of Oleg’s shots from the 15th of December…
By the 13th of December, it had come to that time of year where responsible owners check the snow-worthiness of their sleigh. Being a good girl, Anna was happy to carry out the basic checks. Requiring only minimum assistance from a kitten, Anna proceeded to give the vehicle a thumbs up. Anna Checks Out The …
The 12th of December was the first time Anna climbing the stairs coincided with us having a camera to hand. The very first time she conquered the stairs it was entirely a surprise, she had just been tottering around the ground floor entrance hall, and decided to try getting upstairs to the living room. I …
Since Anna started walking around (sometimes with holding onto furniture, sometimes free-standing), she has discovered the plethora of new and exciting items that open and shut. This has obviously meant that the drawers and cupboards needed to be emptied of sharp things, batteries, small things, breakable things. Well, emptied basically. Anyway, here is a quick …
Anna has recently started to notice that her stackable pots actually fit inside each other sometimes, and can therefore be put together, rather than only be dis-assembled This photo was shot on the 14th of December, the day before Oleg came to visit. Anna Playing With Pots
Still on the 13th December, first we have Anna discovering again that the cats Irina’s parents’ house aren’t as afraid as Karra and Muska back at our flat. In fact Anna often offers up her greeting of a friendly head butt to the tummy, without the cats running away! Then we have a couple of …
Still on the 4th of December, we have a giant Anna on the loose, moving on to smiles and considering whether to fit in a little Xbox gaming or not.
Back on the 4th of December, we have a tall Anna who goes onto clamber over the cushions, complain about not being allowed to hammer away on the keyboard (just to balance out the constant pictures and videos of Anna smiling and being good natured), Anna discovering that we hadn’t yet managed to find all …
Wow, just noticed that the picture gallery problems I’ve had with WordPress for months aren’t as bad as I thought – it appears that if I just wait a few extra minutes, the photos are actually properly linked to the post involved. Anyway, here we have Irina and Anna enjoying some fresh air in the …
I was either not there that day, or asleep at the time, but it looks as though the following shot was taken from our bedroom window at the in-laws’ place, zooming in on Babushka and Anna playing on the swing in their garden. Not sure exactly what has Anna’s attention, it may have been Aynak, …
I’m sorry if you are bored already of seeing Anna eating food in a messy manner, but to be honest most of these Anna photo and video posts are for friends and family who want to occasionally check in on how she is doing. If you are looking for posts on other themes, I’d recommend …
When Anna has finished sleeping, often before she even starts making any noises she will tend to stand up in her cot, especially since she has found stability whilst upright. We took a couple of shots (on the 20th of November) of the typical scene we encounter when entering her room to take her out …
Anna had already decided by the 18th of November that being spoon fed all her food was not the way to go, and that food should usually be manually inspected before being allowed past her lips. She has purées less often now, and quite often has what we are eating, if there is no salt …