My sweet baby girl.

So lucky to be this sweet little girls Mommy. Love watching her grow!

We've got a crawler! EEK

It's been a slow start for Abbey (which is fine by us!). For a while now she had been getting to the crawling position and rocking or scooting and then going back into the sitting position but not full on crawling. She also has become a pro at yoga poses including the downward dog position. ;)
Until about a week before she turned 8 months. Then she really started moving around! Watch out world, (and Dylan!) this little girl is on the move! Love seeing her face light up with pride when gets to move around and find new things!

Such a big girl!

One of the most exciting milestones of a baby (in my opinion) is when they start eating real foods! (and can sit in a highchair while out to eat). To me, that's one of the first BIG things they can really do before taking off into indepence (crawling, pulling up, walking, etc.) and quickly turn into a toddler and no longer a baby! Abbey is a champion eater. She never was crazy about purees, I think because she didn't have the patience to wait and be fed. She loves feeding herself (sometimes to the point of overeating!). Anyways, here is the big girl drinking out of a sippy and sitting in a high chair while out to eat!

Flashback!

Abbey doesn't get to "re-use" many of Dylan's clothes, one because they are all boy clothes (which means blues/greens but also sized a bit differently, they seem wider than girl clothes?)...BUT I do let her wear some of his baby pjs (who cares what color those are right?) as well as some pants. Dylan was 3 1/2 months on his first Christmas but wearing size 6 months clothes, Abbey was 7 months on her first Christmas and wearing size 6 months, so I got to reuse some of his Christmas pjs! Because of this I was able to recreate a photo that I took with Dylan (and loved) to compare the two. Here they are!
Abbey & Mommy Christmas 2011:

Dylan & Mommy Christmas 2009:

Brother/Sister Love

Love these two little munchkins so much. Dylan is so eager to be able to play with Abbey it's cute. He often forgets how little she is and gets too rough, but Abbey tolerates it pretty well. I think she's going to have a high pain tolerance. She just lights up at Dylan and mimics his good and bad behaviors already!
Zany Zoo Cube Morning:

Kisses:

Abbey gorilla face:


Bathtime Fun!

Visit with Santa!

I didn't expect any more than was is depicted in this photo! Since Abbey wont even let her grandparents hold her, I knew Santa wouldn't be any better! Makes me giggle!

Abbey's first Christmas!!!

Nothing makes the holidays better than kids, especially when they are your own. This year was really fun. Dylan had somewhat of an understanding of that it was all about and thoroughly enjoyed it! And we loved watching his excitment. Abbey had no idea what was going on, BUT did enjoy the sparkly lights, wrapping paper and family surrounding us! Personally, I think she actually opened presents better than Dylan, she tore right through them! Her big gift from Santa(also Dylan's) was the Zany Zoo cube and she really liked it, epecially trying to pull up to stand on it! She also LOVED getting to eat turkey! We were so luchy to have her grandpa Craig and grandma Joanne in town visiting, especially since we all had a cold! Despite the coughing and runny noses we all had a lot of fun! Here are some photos from our fun Christmas 2011!

Happy 7th Month Birthday Abbey!!

I am so behind on this post! I hope I can remember what she was like at 7 months! (she's 8 now). I'm also a horrible mom because I didn't take her traditional "bear" photos so I'll have to supplement! Anyways, Abbey is a happy little girl who is growing by the day! She sits really well and can go from the crawling position into sitting (though not crawling yet). She LOVES to eat! She is nursing well still (will also take a bottle with no problem) and also is eating pretty much any solid food (in a little bite size piece). Her favorites are pear, avocado, scrambled eggs, tofu and banana. She is wearing some 6 months clothes still but mostly 9 months. She is a huge grabber, loves reaching for everything and wants to touch everything. Her favorite is pulling on mommy's hair! Some of her favorite toys are the leapfrog doggy, light up drums, balls, and anything she can teeth on. She is very independent but still loves her mommy most and prefers her over anyone else. She still is not crazy about others holding her. She LOVES her brother and he really provides the best entertainment for her! Here are some pictures from this month!

2011 Holiday Photos

We went and had our family photos taken for our holiday cards and I couldn't be happier with how they came out. They look a little more "fall" than "winter" with all the yellow leaves, but fall seems to last a while around here (in TX).

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas!

Look at these cuties!

Abbey loves the Jumperoo!

Abbey is a much bigger jumper than Dylan ever was. She seems to enjoy the jumperoo!