My Little Mermaid

Today our neighborhood held a Halloween Festival. I was excited to dress Abby up in her cute little mermaid costume and walk her around to meet all of the neighbors (it is always easy to meet people with a baby and/or a dog). So, we dressed her and Hannah up and took pictures before we left:




It was a beautiful day today, clear skies and 80 degrees... perfect for summer... but when you have a winter Halloween costume (as a baby) and you have been walking a few blocks with a sweater on (as a mom), 80 degrees feels like 100 degrees. We made it right up to the festival, turned around (there was no shade or air conditioning there), and came right back home. First, I took down Abby's outfit so that she wouldn't be too hot. Here is the after picture:


I will have to take Abby for a walk on Halloween night if it is cool, just so I can show off her costume.

Renaissance Festival

Today we went to the Renaissance Festival. We had a wonderful time!! We bought Abby a princess hat and instantly she became a celebrity (so many people that we had never met took pictures of her with her hat on).




We went with my parents (Nonna and Poppa) and with Daniel, Lily, Lucia, Dan, and Renae.


Renae and I rode on an elephant:


Jason and Dan played with bows and arrows, threw knives, and threw axes:


Lucia and Abby were really good the whole festival! We can't wait until next year!

Eating Cereal

Abby likes to steal the spoon and put her hands in the bowl when we are eating. She hasn't really figured out how swallow the food... but we are working on that. :)

Prayer Request:

Baby Chloe left us this week to go to Heaven. She was a beautiful little girl whose life touched many people. Please pray for her family during this sad time.

4 Months Old

Abigail is 4 months old! I love this age! We are greeted all the time with smiles and laughs. She is very predictable now (thanks to the day care). When she cries (which isn't very often anymore), we know exactly what she wants so it is easy to get her to stop.

Thursday's doctor visit stats are below:

Height: 26 1/4 inches (97th percentile)
Weight: 12 lbs 6 ounces (25th percentile)
Head Circumference: 15 1/2 ounces

Because Abby isn't gaining weight as well as the doctor would like, he has suggested that we start introducing solid food. I had been hoping to hold out until she was 6 months to do this (oh well). Friday morning we started feeding her rice cereal. She really likes chewing on the soft spoon which is the only reason that I think she takes the food at all. :)

Face Down

The thing that I have been scared of since Abigail was born happened this morning... somewhere between 4am and 7am, she rolled over onto her stomach, so when she woke us up in the morning we found her face down in bed.

Abby has always been an active sleeper. There have been many times when we have found her rotated in the bed (instead of her head at the head of the bed and her feet at the foot, her head would be on one side of the bed and her feet are at the other). This morning, not only was she on her stomach, but her head was completely at the foot of the bed and her feet were at the head. I'm assuming that this is just a general progression into becoming a mobile human... but it scares me that she isn't waking up in the same position that I put her in when I laid her down for bed.

Dedication Ceremony

Today Abby's Grandpa, David, led a baby dedication ceremony for Abby. A dedication ceremony is a time for a child's parents to announce in front of a congregation that they will teach the child to live in Jesus. It is so special that David led this ceremony. A little over three years ago, he led another ceremony for us - our marriage.



After the ceremony, the family had lunch at Grandma's house where we took a bunch of cute pictures (below are a few - the rest are on our Shutterfly website):






Prayer request:

Please pray for baby Chloe (seen in one of my August posts) and her parents Kate and Rex. Chloe is currently in the hospital and can use all of the prayer that we can give.

Jumper

Since Abby has been one month old, she has been interested in standing. The doctor taught us a neck exercise where you hold her hands and pull her up into a sitting position... and Abby decided instead of sitting, she would lock her legs and stand up.

Now that she is almost 4 months old, I thought it was time for her to spend some of her play time upright (without us holding her up). So - now we have a jumper. She isn't tall enough for it yet, but she seems to enjoy it when the CD case is beneath her. She ignores the toys but likes moving around in it.