Abby's 9 Months Old

Another month has gone by and now Miss Abbygale Kate is 9 months old. She is changing and learning so much. She is still an overall happy little girl but definitely knows how to throw a temper tantrum these days. She is the joy of our lives and I love spending every second possible with her. If I am with my girl I am happy!

What is Abby up to at 9 months old?

• She crawls! She has gotten really good at crawling too!
• She still loves to be held!
• She doesn’t like to be left alone. At all.
• She throws a temper now days when you take something away from her or if she thinks you left her.
• When Daddy walks by and doesn’t play with her, talk to her, and/or pick her up she throws a fit!
• She pulls her bows off of her head now from time to time, which Mommy is so sad about!
• She has started to pull up on things.
• She loves to play. She loves her slide, Little People, music, and carousel toy. She just loves books and toys in general!
• She is a pretty good eater these days. She doesn’t like baby food but likes real food with her favorites being ham, cheese, bread, and pastas. She still really doesn’t like cookies and sweets very much!
• Her hair is growing and growing and is pretty curly. Still not long enough for a little pony tail on the top yet :)
• Her eyes are still dark blue/greenish and just beautiful.
• She points and points and points these days!
• She talks and talks and talks too. She baby talks a whole lot but she says/tries to say “Momma,” “bird,” “baba (for bottle),” “up,” “hot,” and “that” among other things.
• She says “hot” a lot. She says “hot” when things are hot and when things are not hot at all. She’s a little toot!
• She is in 12 month clothing and size 3 diapers.
• She still is drinking bottles. In the morning she drinks about a 4 ounce bottle, and then she drinks 6 ounce bottles throughout the day (probably 3-4), and then a 8 ounce bottle before bed (around 8 pm). At night she is still drinking probably another 8-10 ounces total.
• She still uses a paci but only at night mainly. Every now and then when she is fussy she might use one when taking her naps or during the day but 99 percent just at night. She really doesn’t like pacifiers that much, which is good!
• Abby still DOES NOT SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT. She wakes up crying probably 4 times each night. However, she drinks a little milk and falls back asleep.
• Abby sleeps from about 8:30-9:00 pm (sometimes as early as 7:30 pm) until around 6:30 am. She usually takes a short nap around 9 am, 12 pm, and sometimes an afternoon nap. Each nap is somewhere between 10 minutes and 1 hour but occasionally she will sleep 2 hours.
• Abby still has just 4 teeth so far. Her top middle two and her bottom middle two. She seems to be teething again though so more should be coming soon!
• Abby is always playing with her feet if she is lying down on her back. They are her #1 source of entertainment when she is trying to go to sleep.
• Abby sleeps in bed with us still. Rarely does she get in her crib and if so it is only for about 1 hour max. We still need to work on this.
• Abby loves to be outside. If she is outside she is happy.
• Abby has been swimming a few times already and just loves it! She is our water baby for sure!
• Abby LOVES bath time too.
• Abby gives kisses and it is just darling. She even kisses the baby in the mirror :)
• Abby is still a TV junkie and loves Sesame Street and Baby First television.
• Abby’s nails still grow super fast so Mommy has to trim them a couple times a week.
• Abby has gotten very good at brushing her teeth. We sing the “Brush, brush, brush your teeth, each and every day so the boys will come and play” song. She thinks it is so funny!
• Abby pats you. That means she loves you and is happy.
• Abby moves her hands really fast when she wants you to pick her up. She gets mad if you don’t pick her up too!
• Abby can blow kisses, give kisses, wave hello and bye-bye, and act like she is talking on a telephone and say “hi” and “hello.”
• Abby will do something and then laugh and laugh. She cracks herself up now days.
• When Abbygale is mad she will not only scream but if you get close she will try and scratch you and poke your eyes out. She knows how to be BAD!!
• Abby really listens and focuses on what you are saying to her. She is really trying to take in and learn everything.
• You are still a pretty good car rider. Sometimes you get fussy but for how much you are in your car seat you are great!
• Abby still plays with Aunt Melissa while Mommy and Daddy go to work and Abby LOVES every minute of it! She loves her Aunt Melissa!!
• Abbygale is very shy when she is tired and other times too but sometimes she is very talkative and smiley towards strangers. At this point, you really just don’t know how she is going to act towards strangers.

AbbygaleXOXO!

Mommy's Favorite!

So Sweet Even When Mad

Gerber Baby

 Cousins: Emily and Abbygale

 Cousins: Abby and Daxton

Playing "Peek-a-Boo" with Mawmaw

Veteran's Memorial Parade

Abbygale went to her first parade on Saturday, May 19th.  It was for the Veteran's Memorial in Smithville.  Abby really did enjoy watching everyone in the parade and hearing the horns and sirens.  She clapped and smiled and pointed!

Abby's 9 Month Doctors Appointment

On Monday, May 21st, Abby went to visit Dr. Hughes for her 9 month appointment.  She did really good at the doctor.  She weighed 19 pounds, 10 ounces (60 percentile), her height was 28 inches (75 percentile), and her head circumference was 45 1/2 (90 percentile). 

Abby has been having a little bit of a stomach ache so Dr. Hughes thinks she had a little bug.  He suggested giving her one probiotic a day (in her milk) until she gets better.  This is suppose to help get better 50 percent faster. 

He did the "Denver II" test on Abby and at 9 months she is right on track.  She can wave bye-bye, indicate that she wants something, play pat-a-cake, bang toys together and clap, grab things with her pointer finger and thumb, jabber, combine syllables, say "momma" non-specific, pull to stand up, and get to sitting position.  The only thing she couldn't do on the list is say "momma" specifically to me.

She had to get only one shot this time, Hep B, but poor thing still cried.  However, once she stopped crying she was waving and talking to the ladies at the check out desk.  She is just so, so adorable!

Dr. Hughes recommended starting to give Abbygale whole milk at 11 1/2 months to try and wean her off formula.  Her next appointment will be after her one year birthday!

Mother's Day 2012

I had a GREAT first Mother's Day!  Abby has been hiding a trick from me and showed me her new trick on Mother's Day, which was perfect.  She started crawling on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Aunt Melissa's but wouldn't show Mommy until Sunday, May 13th on Mother's Day!  It was the BEST present Abby could have given me! 

I love my family to pieces and they made my Mother's Day very special.  I got a manicure, pedicure, dinner with the family in Austin, and we also did a little shopping!  Just perfect since it was the three of us hanging out!

Here is a quote by Elizabeth Stone that explains being a Mommy.  "Making a decision to have a child is momentous.  It's to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."  I LOVE you Miss Abbygale Kate!!

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - Abby Crawled!

Abby crawled for the very first time on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Aunt Melissa's!  Thankfully, Melissa recorded her crawling and sent us a video so Mommy and Daddy got to be part of that milestone too!  She crawled in the correct form and fashion (she has been getting to where she wants to go but not by crawling, but by scooting, rolling, etc)!  Way to go Miss Abbygale! 

***  Abby crawled for the first time at 8 1/2 months old!  Woohoo!!

1st Time Swimming

Abby went swiming on Saturday, May 5, 2012 for the very first time....AND SHE LOVED IT!!!  She is such a water baby.  The water was still a little chilly but she didn't care one bit.  She kicked and splashed and smiled and played.  She was so happy for the entire 45minutes swimming.  We will be swimming a lot this summer I have a feeling. 

Abby says, "Thank you Aunt Brenda for letting us swim and for swimming with me my very first time!  I had so much fun.  I enjoyed it so much my first time to blow kisses all by myself was for you!!"