Six Weeks

Abby turned 6 weeks old on Tuesday. It is hard for me to believe that some mothers have to go back to work after only 6 weeks of maternity leave. I'm very thankful that I have another 6 weeks with Abby before I go back to work.

Abby is currently in a large growth spurt. She eats all of the time and doesn't sleep for more than an hour span at a time (even at night). I've read that this lasts a few days, so I'll just hang in there until we can start sleeping for 3-4 hours at a time again at night.

We've posted a new album on our Shutterfly account that has a bunch of cute close ups of Abby. To see our Shutterfly pictures, just click on the link to the right. Here are a few of my favorites:




A quick update on Gigi: she has moved into a rehab center and she has been making a lot of progress. She can say some basic sentences and she can feed herself. She still has a long way to go but we are hopeful that she will be able to communicate with us again. Thank you so much for your well wishes and prayers!!

Abby Plays with Toys

The past few days, Abby has been playing with her first toys. Below are some pictures and some videos:





- Abby playing with her first toy: Click Here to see the video

- Abby in her play center for the first time (she loved to hit that one toy): Click Here to see the video

Sad News

Yesterday, Gigi (Kim's Grandma) had a stroke. We went to visit her today and the good news is that she is very alert and seemed to understand us very well. She currently has no control over the right side of her body and cannot speak. Please keep her in your prayers.

This is a picture of Gigi with Nonna and Abby last Monday, July 14, 2008.

Doctor's Visit - One Month

We went to the doctor for Abby's One Month checkup. She received a Hepatitis B shot and was found by the doctor to be growing very well. Abby's one month stats are as follows:

Height: 22 inches (80th percentile)
Weight: 9 pounds 2 ounces (50th percentile)
Head Circumference: 14 1/2 inches (25 percentile)

Swimming at Grandma's House

Abby went swimming for the first time yesterday at Grandma's house. All of her cousins were there and she had a great time in the water. Below are a few pictures and a video of the day.






Here is a cute video of us swimming: Click Here to see the video

Waking Up

I love to watch Abby wake up from a nap. First she makes all kinds of cute faces and then she stretches for a few minutes. I took two videos of her waking up today for those of you that are interested.

Abby waking up smiling: Click Here to see the video
Abby waking up stretching: Click Here to see the video

Friends and Firsts

Abby's Friends

We have been fortunate to continue to have many friends come to visit us. We are so happy to introduce Abby to everyone and to see everyone again (for some it has been too long).

Abby is lucky to have so many friends that are close to her age. Marisa and her daughter Alex and Mei Po and her son Heinrich came to visit the other day. Both are only two months old. The picture on the right is (from left to right) Alex, Heinrich, and Abby.

Another friend of Abby's close to her age is Austin, Rochelle and Jimmy's son. Austin will be in Abby's day care class, which she will start in September. Austin is 6 months older than Abby but they will be in the same class until Kindergarden.



Abby Firsts:

* First errands: went with Kim to get Hannah's hair cut; went to get stamps for the baby announcements; went to Kim's doctor for a follow up doctor's appointment.

* First walk: with Kim, Poppa (Kim's dad), and Hannah for about 25 minutes.

* First time to notice the TV: while playing with Kim on the floor doing neck exercises.

* First time to notice a toy: Nonna played with Abby and a colorful stuffed animal rattle.

* First Babysitters: Aunt Mel while Kim went shopping with Megan for a gift; Nonna and Poppa while Kim and Jason went on their first date since Abby was born.

* First video using Kim's camera: Click Here to see the video

Now that we have a MotionBox account, we will be posting and showing new videos as we taken them. :)