Future Troublemakers of America

Annika had her first play date today with Eden Selah Rosensteel. They had quite the burping contest! Eden's parents have informed us that Annika will be responsible for keeping Eden out of trouble since she is the older one (by 13 days)..haha.

Overall Annika is doing quite well. We are adjusting a bit more to life as parents and feel like we are getting to know her better too. Although I would like to be up at midnight drinking champagne to celebrate the New Year, it is more likely I'll be changing a poopy diaper and wiping up puke off the couch. Ahh, parenthood...

1-800-GRANDMA'S

Annika has now met 3 of her 6 Grandma's and is anxious to meet her other 3! Grandma Godard came to the rescue last week when Ben went back to work (thank you Mom!). Grandma and Grandpa Headington came to meet her on Saturday. And Grandma Sullivan was here today. She also got to meet her Aunt Trisha and Uncle Seth today when my family came for Christmas. My family brought our traditional Christmas Eve meal and we just sat around and talked and laughed. It has been great to have so many visits from family for Christmas! We look forward to Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman's visit next weekend.

Star Baby Weighing Her Options

After days of non-stop phone calls from local modeling agencies, star baby Annika Zimmerman has decided to take some time off and spend the holidays with her parents. The local heart throb has been in the lime light ever since her birth last week. At only 7 days old, Annika becomes the first female super model in history to have a cat named Meso.
"Annika has done a great job trying to reach out to her fans," her spokesperson and father stated this afternoon. "She just needs a few days to recenter and focus on her future."
You know what they say... "the future is so bright, I've gotta wear shades."

Night Shift

Life in our house has gone from relatively peaceful and quiet to utter chaos since the arrival of Annika. Although the adjustment has been REALLY hard at times, it is equally as wonderful and joyous. Ben and I are continually amazed at how beautiful she is and that she is our flesh and blood. We just simply love her in ways we both have never experienced. God is good.

The first 2 days were great because she slept several hours at night and was pretty happy most of the time. The last few days have been much more challenging because she wants to sleep all day and be awake all night, she will not sleep by herself (on her back as is suggested), and breastfeeding has been quite challenging. Ben and I were both getting pretty frustrated but we took some time today to pray, regroup, and come up with a plan. So...I slept from 6pm-1am while he took care of her, and now I'm taking over for the night. We meet with the Lactation Consultant tomorrow and I'm hoping we will walk away with a better plan for feeding as the current is a bit too stressful.

I have to give kudos to Ben...he has been the calming force in our house during this chaos and I feel so blessed to share this journey with him. Life is good...

Day 6 - Line has been crossed...peace treaty signed

The Westside Kitties and Annika have reached a mutual agreement after both parties attest that "line has been crossed" with recent incident.
At approximately 2:13pm Mango approached his feeding bowl to find "the most ungodly act of indecency".
Unable to walk, Annika R. Zimmerman managed to take a dirty diaper down a full flight of stairs and place it into the feeding receptacle of the feline felons.
The treaty was signed after the Westside Kitties realized that nothing more disgraceful could possible top this prank.
The Zimmerman household looks forward to the calming wake of this treaty...and momma looks forward to the reporter of this article elevating his standards of journalism.

Day 5 - Turf war escalates with "unacceptable" gesture of disrespect

Tempers flared as continuing gang activity threatens the peace of the Zimmerman home. Annika needed consoling after finding long cat hair in her bed overnight.
When asked about the aggressive behavior from the Westside Kitties, Annika farted.
Tension is high as the neighborhood eagerly awaits retaliation from the raging babe.

Day 4 - Hidden camera uncovers shocking truth

Just minutes after Sara starting showing some attention to our cats, Annika was caught on hidden camera expressing her obvious jealousy with taunting contortions.
When asked about the secret footage, Annika simply puked on herself and was reported to have said, "gaaablaaaapaa."
We will bring you updates as more facts are known about the situation.