9.28.2009

Potty News

Abby has started letting us know when she has a stinky diaper. She will point to her diaper and say "poo poo" as soon as she is finished. It definitely helps take the guess work out of whether she is dirty or not. She is so cute!

9.23.2009

15 Months

Abby went to her 15 month checkup yesterday. Here are her stats:

Height: 31 1/2 inches (75 percentile)
Weight: 19 pounds (5 percentile)
Head Circumference: 18 1/2 inches (75 percentile)

I love how Abby and Hannah play now. Abby throws her ball for her and plays tug-a-war with her.

Abby is also practicing at feeding herself. She is much better with the spoon than she is with the fork... but she is working on it. Here is a video of Abby eating ravioli (more playing with it than eating it):


Finally, here is a cute picture of Abby with her daddy:

9.20.2009

Summer Recap - Part 2



I've finally gone through all of my pictures and posted them out on Shutterfly. Please go to my Shutterfly link on the right to see all of my latest pics. Below I have posted my favorites.

July 4th we went to Matagorda with the family (even David came into town):


We went to Dallas to visit Meredith while she was in town:



We went to the Jersey shore with Abby to visit my grandparents. This was his first airplane ride.


Other cute pics:




In the next post I'll show off my favorite Hawaii pics.

9.09.2009

Summer Recap - Part 1

I decided to take the summer off from blogging. My main excuse is that since Abby has been walking, I am so tired by the end of the day from chasing after her that I like relaxing in the evenings. Does that sound familiar? Now I'm going to try to be good and get back in the swing of things... since the holiday season is about to be upon us again.

Jason, Abby, and I had a wonderful summer! Abby has been walking well since she was 11 months old and she is learning new words every day.

Summer Highlights:
- We went on Abby's first airplane ride to New Jersey to visit my grandparents
- We went on many beach trips to Matagorda (including for July 4th)
- Abby stayed with her Mimi and Poppa (my parents) while Jason and I went to Hawaii
- Jason's sister Becky had a new baby, Julia. She is precious!!!
- Jason got a promotion at work
- I was moved to another team at work.
- We had lots of fun playing and watching Abby learn.

Abby's milestones:
- Abby started a new class at school (new teachers and kids) last week. It has been difficult for her to adjust (she misses her old friends and teachers), but every day it gets easier to leave her.
- Abby has learned the different parts of her body and can point to them: nose, ears, eyes, mouth, head, hair, hands, feet, and belly button.
- Abby knows many of the animal sounds: Cow, Sheep, Horse, Pig, Duck, Dog, and Cat.
- She knows many people's names and uses them when she sees them: Abby (she usually says this when she looks in the mirror or at a picture), Momma, Daddy, Mimi, Poppa (my dad and Jason's dad), Nanna (Jason's Mom), and Hannah.
- Other words that Abby can say in context: shoes, socks, hat, duck, ball, bubble, wawa (water), cookie, cheese, fish, blue (used for blue berries and the color), night night, bye bye, hi, baby, and up (when she wants to get up from her high chair).
- Abby has started eating with a fork and a spoon. This video was the first time that she ate pudding. Note: It is a long video.



My next task is to go through all of the vacation pictures and other summer pictures and post them on Shutterfly. I will post my favorites on the part 2 of the Summer Recap.