Giggles and More!

Abby is growing lots these days! It seems like different things trigger her to giggle more and more! Today, kisses on the cheek made her giggle nonstop for about 10 minutes! And the other day, little pinches on her legs made her giggle! What a fun little girl!!! She's been going to town gooing and gahhing lately! We don't know if she is talking to us or singing a little tune! :) She loves to hold her blanket and cuddle bear blankets too! And boy does she have a great grip!Sometimes when we pick her up, she brings the blanket with her! I'll have to post some pics soon! Only 5 days til she's 4 months old! WOW!

A Rainy Day

We enjoyed the rainy day by playing in the activity gym, watching the rain and talking lots! Abby's bound to roll over soon as she keeps throwing her legs high in the air! We caught some of this on video so take a look and see how she's growing. She loves to eat things now-a-days too...especially her hands. She's even started picking up her toys! ** Just focus on Abby in the videos and not my poor narrating! :)

A Girls' Day Out

Since Daddy had to take a test this morning, Mommy and I spent the day together! We met some of Mommy's friends from work at a scrapbook and stamping convention which was fun even though I slept the whole time. I woke up in time for lunch though and met everybody!! Then we headed over to my cousin's house for a jewelry party! My cousin's friend brought her little boy, Travis. Who would have thought I would have a playdate at the party! He's a month younger than me but was a cutie for sure! Here's a pic of us getting to know each other and my cousin Amy. I also had a great time napping with Aunt Jessica! She rocked me and put me right to sleep! :) What a fun day out! :)

Our Little Love Bug!

Our little love bug was a busy bee on Valentine's Day!! She stunned her little classmates by wearing a little red Valentine dress and took her teachers some sweet treats! That night, she let her Mommy and Daddy go on a date while she spent some quality time with her MayMay and Granddaddy!! Then on Saturday, Abby exchanged Valentines with Mom and Dad and she wore her new Valentine's outfit!! To top it all off, she stopped by to see Grandmom and Pop to wish them a Happy Valentine's Day too! What fun!

Abby's 1st Date!

Abby went on her first playdate today!! Baby Ty who was chaperoned by his parents, Travis and Jennifer, met us in the early afternoon for a fun stroll around the Duck Pond! It was a gorgeous spring day (in February!!) and Abby and Ty had a grand time. They shared some cute goos and gahs and even compared hands and legs! Baby Ty is a handsome fella, and he's no lightweight either! He is 2 weeks older than Abby and was weighing in at 17 pounds which put Abby's weight to shame, 11 pounds! I guess a girls's gotta watch her figure, though!! We had lots of fun and can't wait to play again soon!!

Who could resist those baby blue eyes & sweet cheeks!

Our sweet baby girl!!
Two happy Mommies!!!

The Dads do a switcheroo!

Happy Birthday, Lily!

Abby's best friend, Lily, turned ONE on Groundhog Day and had a fun party this past Sunday to celebrate. Abby had a BLAST watching Lily open all of her presents and really liked looking at Lily's new books. Abby had her mid-afternoon snack while Lily smeared cake all over herself! :) Abby can now say she's been to a birthday party!! And this is one party she didn't sleep through!!

During the party, Lily had a very special visitor. Her mom's best friend,Stacy, and her family stopped by on the way home from the hospital. The special visitor was their new baby boy, Anderson who was 4 days old! Abby and Lily got to meet him for the first time! And Stacy got to meet Abby for the first time! Here's a pic of Anderson's mom holding Abby, baby Anderson, his brother Preston, sweet Lily and Patrick! You can't see baby Anderson well but he's in his car seat....What a car full!
Thanks for letting us come to your birthday party, Lily! We had a wonderful time! Happy Birthday!!

Two Months!

Can you believe our little girl turned 2 months old last Thursday!? And is now going to daycare! She's growing up on us already!!

Today, Abby went to the doctor for her 2 month checkup. She's in the 95 percentile for her height (Imagine that!) and she is in the 88 percentile for her weight! She weighed in at 11 pounds, 2 ounces and is 23.5 inches long! The downside to her doctor's appointment today was having to get her shots. She didn't like them one bit, but was a trooper! I hated to leave her at daycare afterwards but I called to check on her a few times. She has spent most of the day sleeping....let's hope she sleeps tonight too! The doctor said she looks great and is healthy. We couldn't ask for more!

Over the past two weeks, Abby has really been getting a workout on her activity gym. Her most recent trick is grabbing one of the rings on it and holding on TIGHT! She's learned to make smacking noises too!

Storytime and listening to Dad sing are also some of her favorites. She's such a cutie pie if I must say so!!

Splish Splash!

Splish Splash Abby's taking a bath long about a Saturday night...

Abby has recently started enjoying her baths and is so cooperative! The past few times, she hasn't cried one peep! We'll see how long this lasts!! I keep telling her how lucky she is to have someone give her a bath and great massages!

Bath Time!

A clean girl sporting her new robe from Michelle!!

I look like a little Rocky Balboa!
Tiny, Clean Toes!

A Wonderful Christmas!

We are so thankful and happy to have our sweet, little bundle of joy, and we couldn't have asked for a better Christmas! I know our families have thoroughly enjoyed spending quality time with our little girl, and Miss Abby has had a wonderful 1st Christmas with them! On Christmas Eve, we visited Marshall's family at Abby's grandparents' house. Abby had fun meeting her dad's cousins and enjoyed seeing her aunts and uncles even though she slept the whole time!!! Christmas morning, Abby decided to see what Santa brought her at 6:00am so we woke Dad up to open presents. Lucy was anxious to see what Santa had brought her as well and snuck into her present while we were taking pictures!! After breakfast and presents, we all took a nap (Lucy included) and then headed to my parents for Christmas lunch. Uncle Paul had a blast taking pictures of Abby with his new camera which explains why he isn't in any of our pictures!! Later that afternoon, we ventured over to Marshall's parents for dinner. Abby had lots of fun sleeping most of the day so naturally once we finally made it home, she was ready to party and we were ready to hit the sack! Our Christmas continued into the weekend by getting together with Pop's family at Abby's grandparents house. Abby was a little angel but unfortunatley she slept through their visit too! I promise she does know how to cry! Here are some pics of our fun 1st Christmas:

Christmas Eve at May May's...the girls!

Abby's ready to see what Santa left at 6am!!

Santa didn't forget Abby!

The kids having fun on Christmas morning!

Thanks Santa!

Abby & her grandmom

Abby & her great grandmother!

The Girls!

Abby & Dad

Abby & Mom

Getting ready for Christmas!

Abby has really enjoyed getting ready for Christmas! With the help of her grandmom, she was a little angel and slept while I finished decorating our Christmas tree. Abby loves to gaze at the Christmas tree and has done a little shopping with me. We also took on the challenge to get have her first portrait made! It was a busy day at Portrait Innovations, but we were able to get a few good shots! See what you think!


Our weekly visit to the doctor was a success - Abby has reached 8 pounds 14 ounces! Yaye! Our doc is pleased and said we don't have to go back to visit him until January for our 2 month visit! Hurray!! -C

Abby's Growing!

Abby has grown lots this week! AND she's learning to make funny faces! Our doctor's visit on Monday was a success. She's passed her birth weight and is now weighing in at 8 lbs 5 ounces! She's almost outgrown her newborn clothes too! Good Girl, Abby! Here are some fun Abby expresions we've captured over the past two weeks.