Annabel, my mom and I drove up the coast yesterday to visit Meghan and her team of three boys. I couldn’t wait to lay my hands on little Oliver again. I was pretty certain I could smuggle him out of her house with very little effort…although Meghan probably would have decked me. She’s tiny but mighty.
We arrived and my mom immediately snatched up Oliver. Annie and I played with Ollie’s older brothers. Annie took a particular shining to Zach.
yeah, he’s my boyfriend. So?
After this picture was taken, I thought, “holy moly, she looks almost as big as Zach and he’s three.” I mentioned to Meghan’s mom that Annie was smaller than Oliver when she was born (he was 6lbs 7oz and she was 6lbs 1/2oz). And then Meghan and I did what any two normal people would do: we put them next to each other for a size comparison.
At first, they clearly didn’t know what to think of each other.
Alarmingly, Annie started licking her lips, as if Ollie was a snack.
Then, she reached out, grabbed his hand, and cast Zach aside for a younger man.
I hope Oliver likes gigantic babes.
I MEAN HOLY CRAP! She was smaller than him! Seven months ago! And now she is triple his size!
Time as flown, and she has grown so big. She has the most wonderful baby chub to squeeze and grab onto.
But remember when she was smaller than my underwear?
I need another tiny baby. I need to steal Meghan’s.
Alison says:
You mean you’re not going to pose Annie next to a pair of your undies NOW? We need another comparison pic here, Heather!
Jen says:
Haha, that sounds fun!
Casey says:
ROFL! I was thinking the same thing. Heather I loved this post… (cast Zach aside for a younger man, LOL…hope he loves gigantic babes!) Hilarious.
Anna says:
Haha I thought the same thing too! Instead of the green chair she should pose next to ur undies every month!
emily bilbrey says:
hahaha! super awesome! i’ve got a pic almost exactly like that of my tiny newborn poppy being dwarfed by my friend mandy’s (harpershappenings.com) daughter harper! couldn’t resist sharing:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/mrsbilbrey/2920_1135882630146_1019739934_41178.jpg
annie such a beautiful chunky monkey. i love her! looks like a fun visit.
cheers!
Kate @ UpsideBackwards says:
Oh wow, they grow sooo fast! Just imagine how heart-breakingly cute Ollie will be when he’s Annie’s size
Melanie says:
Cracked up at the licking lips picture. So funny! And the comparison picture of Ollie and Annie is awesome. Annie looks like a giant baby who terrorizing America on that blanket.
ClassyFabSarah says:
Can you blame Annie for licking her lips??? I mean… he IS deliciously tiny and adorable.
Lynn from For Love or Funny says:
Heather, thank you! Your photos and story made me laugh out loud!!!
Mary Ann says:
OMG that is too funny! I can just smell his newborn baby smell he’s precious and Annie is as adorable as usual. I so want them to get married one day so you can display that picture at her wedding. Thanks for helping me start my day with a smile.
Lisa Marie says:
Oh my goodness! She is so adorable!
Java says:
Haa! That is hilarious! She is so big! I love the pic of her and Zach and also the one with her and your panties!!
mel says:
She is so cute and Meghan’s boys, OMG!
AmazingGreis says:
OMG, it’s so hard to believe that just 7 months ago Annie was Oliver’s size.
Boy, babies grow too fast!!!
Beth says:
First time commenter–but I just had to because you consistently crack me up! I love your blog–for both your sincere heartbreaking honesty and your absolutely hilarious sense of humor. LOVE your blog!
Hamlet's Mistress says:
Oh my GOSH! Look at tiny Annie!! It’s so hard to believe she was that little. I think if she was mine, I’d nickname her Tank. You know, until she was old enough to understand, then I’d go back to Princess.
Jennifer says:
So I’m reading your post and whatever, and when I scrolled down to the last picture, had I had something in my mouth, it would have been all over the computer screen! I forgot about that picture!
(And I love the way you just casually mentioned, “and remember when she was smaller than my underwear”.)
TOTALLY made my day! Thank you!
Callie says:
I love the size comparisons. I wish I thought to do that with my little guy before he became Le Tank. The kids are all adorable (Zach’s rocking the glasses), but here’s what I really need to know – where did Meghan get the North America map blanket? Must have!!
amanda says:
Look out, Meghan! You’ve got two Spohr ladies who want your baby badly!
Keri says:
Heather, Annie’s face next to her boyfriend is priceless. she has the best baby chub EVER
Deborah says:
Giant baby is…well, GIANT! Love the chubbiness on Miss Annie, especially on those nomable legs!
(((hugs)))
Jessica Makuh says:
I love your sense of humor! You crack me up! Congratulations on Annie. She looks great!
Katie in WI says:
You are so funny. I’m either laughing or crying (or both) over your posts. You are never, ever boring.
Funnelcloud Rachel says:
Oh my word, these pictures are hilarious! Annie does look enormous…and adorable. Enormously adorable!
Angie says:
OMG Heather – I would love to meet you one day. You are absolutely hysterical. I never know each morning if I will laugh or cry reading your posts – but you get some emotion out of me at 7 in the morning.
I agree – let’s compare Annie to your underwear now!!
Kristy says:
She is so beautiful… and so chunky, I just want to squeeze her!! Love seeing pictures of the little princess!
Tammy says:
She reminds me so much of my daughter at that age. I love those cheeks and all the rolls. Soooo sweet!
Meg @ Soup Is Not A Finger Food says:
Oh my goodness the CUTE! The CHUB!
Kim says:
I love that photo! We did that with Seth and my two nieces, they were all born within 4 months of each other. He was MASSIVE compared to them. Now they have all evened out, but I still love that photo.
You don’t have to steal Meghan’s baby, you can just come visit me in May and snuggle on mine
Trisha Vargas says:
I am sure Meghan will let you come over and get your Ollie fix anytime you need it
I agree with everyone above that another undie comparison pic is in order.
(((HUGS))) from Florida
Tami says:
I bet Annie will be tall like her daddy! She may be chunky but I bet she is fun to squeeze and cuddle up with? She is so sticken cute!! :0
Marti from Michigan says:
Awwww. Little Ollie is adorable! They’re only 7 months apart, who knows what may happen in the future? Maybe they’ll date?
I know a lady who had 2 high-risk pregnancies like you did Heather, and they were NOT planning another baby, when lo and behold, she got pregnant and that pregnancy was no problems whatsoever, no special high risk needs, and she gave birth vaginally, when the first 2 were C-sections. Hmmmmm miracles do happen!
nicole says:
Another undies comparison WOULD be awesome…but Heather, didn’t you leave them at the Lincoln Memorial???
giggle, snort, giggle giggle squirt…uh oh.
Zandi says:
LMAO. Whats a little shart humor between friends? ( or strangers on the internet for that matter?)
Annie could be wearing those bloomers soon.
Nicole says:
Isn’t it crazy how big your children are when you put them next to a newborn. It’s almost like you forget they could have ever been that little.
I remember when my second son was born and my older son came up to the hospital to visit after being away all night. I swore that he had grown like 2 feet over night and gained 10lbs. He seemed like a giant after cuddling a 7lbs baby all night!
Kristafied says:
I had the same reaction when my older daughter came to visit her little sister for the first time. She’d always been my baby, and suddenly at 23 months she looked like a leviathan.
The comparison pics always crack me up because babies double in size in the first five months or so. My best friend’s little girl is exactly six months younger than my oldest, and we did the same comparison shots you guys did — we actually got one of the two babies holding hands.
Oh, and Annie? Total cuteness!
Kristin says:
The cutest baby/kid pics EVAH. Annie looks so big.
monica says:
I see a future arranged marriage between Annie and Zach. OMG they are adorable!
Theresa says:
I’ve been suffering from the “she’s growing to fast” illness this week. I just can’t believe how quickly it goes.
Cheryl says:
I love all your pictures of Annie, but her expression in the picture with Zach is just adorable. My favorite so far. Your caption, “SO”, is good, but I thought it looked like “What of it?”
Glenda says:
OMG! Adorable…. love love Annabel’s chubs….Zach is oh so handsome and I’m sure Oliver will be too! I can’t believe how big Annabel is compared to Oliver…
Shylah says:
Two and a half feet? If that blanket is any indication, she stretches from the Gulf of Mexico clear into the Yukon! (but then, newborn Oliver, covering the midwest from border to border, is no peewee either.) Such cute pictures!
Jenn says:
I love your pictures today. Oliver is so sweet and I love his expression the last pic, almost like he was smiling. I also LOVE the pic of Annie smile at him. Hard to believe she was smaller.
Thanks for sharing….THEY ARE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!!!!!
Rebecca says:
In the last picture of Annie and Oliver she looks like a tiny little baby until you see him next to her! That’s so crazy!!
Jess says:
Zach is so damn cute I want to eat him up! Omg. He and Annie together are adorable. And the looks Annie is giving little Oliver are too much. I love size comparisons.
Your pictures are all too cute for words.
Lisa says:
Wow, it’s hard to believe she was that tiny, she’s so full of adorable baby chub now. I love how sweet she is to Oliver, too cute.
Maura says:
I’m about to expire from all the wonderful cuteness. I think you need to consider re-enacting those pictures on a regular basis as they grow up.
Barbara says:
Smaller than your underwear HA HA HA HA
Pattie says:
All the pics are great, but the one of Annabel next to the undies cracked me up.
Stephanie says:
I loved this post. What a great writer you are. And the babies side-by-side … they will love you one day for that.
Amanda M. says:
Annie looks so freaking huge! I lol’d.
Jennifer says:
You made me lol with that one!
Michelle says:
Annie looks so huge!
I’ve kept a few of my daughters preemie sized sleepers in her top dresser drawer and every now and again I pull one out and it blows my mind that she was ever that small (5 lbs at birth!). It’s amazing how fast they grow.
domestic extraordinaire says:
Okay I can’t be the only one who was wondering if you were going to put a comparison shot of Annie with the underwear now, you know so we could see how much bigger than the underwear she is. You know to boost your self esteem because she is so much bigger. And no, I am totally not a pervert that wants to look at your underwear on the internet.
Totally.
Stacy says:
JUST.CAN’T.HANDLE.THE.PUDGE! She is seriously delicious looking! I want to smother her little chub with kisses! My daughter looked just like that when she was that ages. She’s now 6 1/2 and I miss the little roll stage! Enjoy every second of it!
Jannette says:
Soo cute. You do need another tiny baby.
Shirley L says:
These pictures of Annie are priceless!! She makes me smile from ear to ear.
Tara. says:
That picture full frame with Annie laying next to that brand new baby is hilarious! She looks huge next to him! So cute. I remember when I had my 2nd baby and my mother in law brought my oldest to see us, she looks like a giant to me. You forget how tiny they really are because they grow SO fast!
Annie is a precious healthy girl! She’s so stinkin’ cute!
amy says:
She is a big baby….it looks like she stretches from the Gulf of Mexico all the way into Canada…
alicia says:
Dude. I do NOT remember that underwear picture.
She looks like she could eat him for a snack. Pre-afternoon nap maybe.
kellybloom says:
I think you are absolutely freaking hilarious.
Kristin says:
Holy fatness!!! OMG if Annie was mine I would never, ever get anything constructive done because I would be pinching those thighs and blowing raspberries on that belly all day long! Too stinkin’ cute.
Jenny says:
I love the last picture of Annie and Ollie. He looks like he is laughing in his sleep.
Emily says:
It’s crazy how “new” babies make “old” babies look like huge beasts! Even my eleven-month-old (who is only in the 6th percentile for weight … Ha!) would look monstrous next to that little guy!!
And there is just something about those little thigh creases (seen in the last picture of Monster!Annie) babies have that makes them oh so smooshable. Even my skinny boy has them. I don’t want them to ever disappear.
Dawn @ What's Around the Next Bend? says:
Heather,
The pictures are hilarious!!!
It’s amazing how fast babies grow and change.
Yeah… I think Meghan might notice if Ollie was missing…I’m just guessing
Karen says:
The one and only lovable, hugable, squeezeable , nom-able Annabel!
Stephanie says:
I love the pictures! It’s hard to believe that they were ever that small, huh?