9 Months Old

Abby's 9 Month Stats:

Height: 28 inches (75 percentile)
Weight: 16 pounds 4 ounces (10 percentile)
Head Circumference: 17 inches (25 percentile)

For dinner, our family went to the Kemah Boardwalk... we had a great time!

Two Teeth

Abby's second tooth came in about a week ago. Here is a great smiley picture of her two teeth!



Abby is definitely at the age where you have to watch her every second. Her favorite things are the things are light sockets and opening cabinets and drawers. Thank goodness for baby proofing objects! We are finishing our baby proofing this weekend (we have put the locks on the kitchen cabinets but not in the bathrooms yet).

Just in case I should forget for a second to watch her, she will almost immediately remind me. For example, today is Abby's 9 month check up. Before the doctor, I thought it would be fun to take a few videos (see below). As I was reviewing one of them, I hear a loud splash of water and a lot of laughing. Abby had crawled into the kitchen and dumped out the dog's water bowl. I am so lucky that Hannah had eaten all of her food or I would have had to worry about her choking on the food! The lesson I learned: no more preparing for blog posts until Abby is asleep. :)


This video is called "Not Quite Ready for the Walker":


This video is called "Indian":

Busy Week

A lot has happened in the last week:

- Abby has started crawling, clapping, and waving.


- We went out to eat for Chase's birthday (belated) at Joes Crab Shack.






- Abby went on a park swing for the first time.


- We went to my parents' house for the weekend and had a ton of fun!


- Abby started eating the same things we are eating for dinner: cooked carrots, potatoes, grapes, etc.

What a big girl!!

I love these shoes!

Ever since I have seen these shoes, I have been obsessed. I don't know if it is because the shoes are just so awesome or because I'm so excited about the weather changing to spring/summer. These shoes represent all of the cute outfits that Abby will be wearing over the next few months. I have taken some pictures of some cute clothing gifts and hand-me-downs that are going to look cute with these shoes:



They even look cute with her winter outfits.

Vincent is a Major Cutie!

Happy 1st Birthday Hunter!

Ashley and Bill had a very nice party for Hunter on his first birthday. The theme was Backyardigans. Abby had her first taste of cake at the party.

Surprise

This morning, when I turned on the lights to Abby's room, suprise... Abby's standing up!



Abby has been working up to this for a while. She has been pulling herself up on the otomans and she has been standing at her little play table. It is crazy, because it seems like just yesterday I was worried about her being on her stomach in her crib. Now she sleeps on her tummy every night with a blanket in the crib (which for so long was off limits).



Other things that have happened in the last two weeks:
- Abby went to a dermotologist for an itchy rash that she had. The 4 different lotions that the doctor prescribed worked wonders and her skin has been completely clear for about 3 days now (the longest it has been clear since she was born). Yeah!!
- Abby eats Cheerios.
- She has graduated to eating some level 3 baby food (it has little chunks of pasta or veggies in it that require chewing). She isn't so sure about it yet...
- Abby's second tooth is visible just under the gum line and should be making its way out very soon.

- She is mostly wearing 6-9 month clothes now... although her 3-6 months pants still fit her the best around the waist. Sometimes the 6-9 month pants will fall down around her knees while she is crawling.

- We have been trying to get outside as much as possible now that the weather is nice