ONE

Abby is one!  We survived a whole year and no one was hurt.

She had some one year photos done a couple of weeks ago.  They are pretty cute.  We had to drive out to Pilot Point one Sunday morning but it was worth it.  She had to stand in the grass for the first time ever and she did not love it.

Abby's little party was this past Saturday at the pool.  It was HOT.  It hasn't been hot much this summer but that one day.  Thanks.

She was not a big fan of cake.  I guess we should have done a guacamole and tortilla cake.  Oh well.  It was very cute thanks to her Auntie.

 On her actual birthday we woke her up with balloons.  She was pretty confused but seemed to like it.  She had her 12 month check up that day and had to get shots but recovered well from that.  We had more presents to open and some cake with dinner.  She still didn't like the cake.

And the last of our stickers.  We are SO BIG! (or are we ready to be a fish at A&M?  Sound off for your team, Abby!)

She has started to say hi.  Everything is hi.  It's been a week straight of hi, hi, hi, hi, hi.  I'm looking forward to her expanding her vocabulary.  She is 21 pounds (70% percentile), 30.3 inches (87% percentile) with a 19 inch head (97% percentile).  Still a tall girl with a big head. She has 8 teeth currently.  She is not walking or really standing without support. She can stand but she gets scared and sits down immediately. 

We only have a few more weeks of summer and lazy days then it's back to school for the both of us.

A little of this, a little of that

We have been "busy" around here. We try to venture out at least once a day for something. It may be Target or Jo Ann or maybe the pool. 

Abby graduated to a big girl car seat! No more baby carrier for this little lady. 

We (of course) ordered it from Amazon. She thought it was so much cooler to play in the box. 

We had a visitor in our back yard last week. We were eating dinner when I spotted it through the back door. It's the country's largest wolf spider and apparently it's a girl. She may have left some babies behind. 

Abby also is wearing big girl jammies now. She got some cool new ones from the Disney store last Friday. She loved that place and grabbed everything she could. 

She also drinks so well out of her sippy cup now too.  Such a big kid!

Two weeks and this girl will be one! I can't quite believe it. She's still not walking or standing in her own but in time. We took some birthday pictures this weekend that will be very cute!

11 Months

Abby is so close to being one! We were in Mexico while she turned 11 months so I am late with her pictures. I've been doing professional development for school since we got home so we've been really busy. 

She is pulling up on everything and crawling everywhere. She can't stand on her own yet but does walk with assistance.  G swore she'd be walking before one but that probably won't happen. 

She stills LOVES her bread and tortillas. She's warming up to other foods but still would prefer all meals of bread. 

She still is into her books. Lots of times while I change her she's reading like she's on the toilet. We are starting her early. Now all she needs is an iPhone. 

Herman wasn't feeling well last week and Abby visited him at his kennel several times. 

He's on the mend and is ALWAYS hungry now. This is why we have a countertop height table. 

Abby wants to play with the outlets all. the. time.  She doesn't like to be told no. This is what happened here.  How dare I attempt to prevent her from being electrocuted. Silly mom. 

Summer

The teaching gods have smiled down on us. Went to school this morning for my last day until August. Abby's last day at daycare was this past Thursday. We are officially on summer break around here. 

Last weekend the pool was finally warm enough to get into without peeing your pants. 

Abby got in and liked it for awhile then she decided she just wanted me to hold her. Thankfully it's easier in water because she's lighter. 

We are still a reader. She really likes to turn pages. 

She is walking with help and doing pretty well. She can crawl like a champ and pull up on everything. She tried to climb into the dishwasher this morning. She has a few times been able to point to her nose when you ask. She says "mama" and "dada."  

We don't have any huge plans for the summer. We will be hanging out most days. Maybe a trip to Target or something. I'm not sure how much she would enjoy the zoo or something like that. She's pretty grumpy if she's tired and likes her own bed. I don't know where that would come from. 

Ten Months

We are getting closer and closer to one! We only have two more stickers in the pack. 

We've had some sickness in the house recently. She was sent home a few weeks ago because she was running a fever. The cause is still unknown. I was also sick at the time with what I guess was bronchitis. I don't have time to go to the doctor and it was during state testing days. 

She is crawling everywhere now and can pull up in things. She's not great at cruising but is getting better. Her balance is also off. I think it's the head. It's just so large! 

She's been into turning the pages of books lately. She's also really into pulling things off the shelf and making a mess. 

She's still eating mostly baby food. She likes the baby food bananas but not the real thing. She will eat anything that is similiar to bread.  She is good at drinking from the sippy cup when she wants to. She also loves guacamole. 

We have three weeks of school left. Her last three weeks in the baby room. She will start back in August in the one year old room. 

Late nine months

We've just been too busy to do anything on time here. I'm in the worst part of the year, testing season. Not to mention Abby can be crabby in the evenings so that doesn't make ideal pictures. 

She turned 9 months last Tuesday. And we took her pictures Sunday. Whoops. Just been too crazy. She's over 18 pounds and her head is still in the high 90th percentile. Big brains! She still loves her Nuk pacifier and being attached to me. She is crawling but only kinda when she really wants to. An iPhone will get her crawling. She really wants to stand. She may just start walking before ever really crawling. 

 She is eating more foods. She seems to really enjoy bread and her puffs. She would probably eat the whole container if I let her. She says "words" like "mama" and "baba" and some great fart noises. 

We are anxiously looking forward to summer break and the pool. She loves the bathtub so I have high hopes for her liking the pool. That means I have to do swim lessons with her and I'm not looking forward to that. 

Easter

What a busy Easter we had. Abby (or me) barely had the time to even visit the Easter bunny. She did wonderful and didn't even cry. There are some perks of daycare. 

We did both family Easter events on Saturday so that left us free on Sunday. She wasn't able to participate in any egg hunting this year. Next year she'll be ready to throw them 'bows and snatch some eggs. 

She was so tired on Saturday she passed out in minutes in the car. She was a bit sweaty from the weather too. 

The bunny dropped off some goodies Sunday morning. 

She got a Scooby interactive reader. When you read the story he talks to you. 

She picked this vibrating pig out over Spring Break on an adventure to Target. 

I wish this one wasn't blurry. Thanks, dad. 

We also ventured out to Calloway's on Easter to get flowers for the yard. She did pretty well but I had to hold her for about half of the time. During nap time we got the flowers planted and the yard is looking good.