I love this one of Abby yelling at me!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
A Picture with Abby's Great-Great Grandma, Mamaw's Suitcase
I wanted to take Abbygale's picture in Mamaw's suitcase. I got one great picture (see the very first one below). We got a lot of Abby mad screaming and crying. She was not in the picture taking mood. She really is never in the picture taking mood these days - she's just at that age. However, I was happy because we got one good picture. I love the picture because it connects Abby to her great-great grandmother, Mamaw. Even mad I think Ms. Abbygale looks 100 percent adorable! We love our little girl!
Abby is O-N-E!!!
Abby is now ONE! ONE! I just can’t get that through my head: August 23, 2012 Abby is ONE. My little infant went from a baby to pretty much a toddler in 12 short months. She has learned and changed so much in twelve months and has really developed such a cute sense of humor and personality. She’s a doll! We are celebrating her very first birthday with a party on Saturday, August 25th. Writing this twelve-month post is bittersweet. I LOVE the little girl Abbygale has become. She is absolutely perfect. However, I miss the little baby that needed her Mommy for everything. She is definitely becoming more and more independent and loves to play, play, play!
Abby loves to play. Currently, her favorite things are “Tec the Tractor,” “trucks,” “cars,” and “balls.” She also loves her babies but she is becoming quite the tomboy. She loves to be outside these days and is always crawling and pointing to the door.
Abby loves her slide. She, however, crawls up the slide and then slides down on her belly. She thinks that is just too cool! She is a little dare devil, that is for sure! She tries to go head first off the bed, chair, and anything really. She is a climber and a monkey these days! She is very happy hanging upside down!
Abby is so cute because she mimics you. She tries so hard to do what you are doing, which is just adorable. She makes the sounds you are making, tries to repeat what you are saying, and wants to be doing exactly what you are doing. If I am putting batteries in a toy, she must have a screwdriver too and does the same thing. A-dorable!
Abby is still a so-so food eater. Some meals she eats a lot and others not a thing. She loves to throw food on the floor for the dogs though. She would rather do this then eat herself. She has improved on her eating and hopefully she continues to get even better! However, she wants to make sure she has exactly what you are eating or otherwise she is not interested. Her favorite things to eat are tortillas, chips, cheese, and cheetos. Very healthy I know! Abby loves cups and likes to drink out of a normal cup. She has gotten great at it! She really prefers to poor the water all on her so she can play in the water though!
Abby still likes her television but she is not nearly as much of a TV junkie as she was a few months ago. She likes certain shows but would rather be moving around and climbing, playing, messing with the dogs, or anything else she can get her hands on!
Abby LO VES, LOVES, LOVES water. She loves bath time, water hoses, and swimming. If water is involved she is one very happy camper. She wants to hold the water hose and turn the water on and off in the bath tub. She likes to be in control! Hopefully, next summer she loves water as much as she does now so she can be jumping and splashing in the pool like her Cousin Daxton! He is so good in the water!
Abby is overall a GREAT girl. She does have her fussy moments but if she is entertained she is happy. She whines when she is tired and if she gets too tired she cries non-stop in her car seat. Otherwise, she’s fantastic!
Abby is still very shy with strangers or family she doesn’t see at least once a week. She is so shy she starts to cry if someone wants to hold her or even if someone talks to her. I am hoping this changes because it takes Abby days (note plural) to get use to someone. Crazy girl!
Abby is still in 12 month clothing but it is getting pretty tight on her. She will be moving up to 18 month clothes very soon. She is still in a size 3 diaper and size 3 shoe. Abby still has 8 very sharp teeth. She bites from time to time so beware…she’s a little jaws!
Abby has become such the snuggle bunny, which we all love. She snuggles with you and lays on you. She is pretty stubborn with her kisses still but gives them from time to time. Her babies get kisses all the time and she will kiss pictures of her too! However, Mommy and Daddy can ask and ask for kisses and we only get them if we are lucky.
Abby is doing much better with keeping her bows in her hair. She still finds them and pulls them out but not immediately. Mommy can once again put a bow in her hair and she does okay. I just have to continuously put it back in her hair!
Abby’s eyes have turned a pretty green color. They are just so pretty!
If Abby wants to she knows a bunch. Off the top of my head she knows: cow, moo, dog, tractor, truck, eyes, nose, mouth, hair, ears, feet, bunny, hop, chicken (bawc-bawc).
Abby has found her rhythm and has become quite the little dancer. She waves her hands and bounces up and down. She’s got groove! She’s learned this from her Cousin Colton who LOVES to dance!
Abby is really good at giving you things she finds on the floor or wherever. If you ask her, “Can I have that?” she will give it to you. Thank goodness because she has picked up dead bugs before!
Abby has started the opening cabinets and drawers phase. She gets into everything. We have got to get safety clips on stuff very soon because she is into everything, including my cleaning products. She hasn’t figured out how to open the tubaware drawer yet because it is an angled cabinet to open. Pretty soon the kitchen will be covered in tubaware. That is completely okay though!
Abby likes to play in her room. We don’t have too many toys in her room (they are mostly in our bedroom, the living room, and the play area) but she loves her room. She loves looking at the flowers, butterflies, and all the decorations. We cut the music on and dance, dance, dance! She is one happy little girl roaming in her own room! On Mommy’s to do list: put more toys back into Abbygale’s room.
Abby has been caught numerous times standing on the dishwasher lid. The number one toy these days is a spoon, cup, and the dishwasher. She likes to roll the baskets out and climb up and mess with the top shelf. She hasn’t been hurt yet thank goodness!
Abby is not a fan of changing her diapers anymore. She doesn’t like to sit still on her back. She would rather be standing up looking at that beautiful baby in the mirror. So how do I entertain her while changing her diaper? We sing, “Mommy gunna get your belly. Mommy gunna get your belly.” We rap and dance to this! Yes, we are goofy and funny! It works so I am willing to do anything that keeps her still for two minutes to change a stinky diaper. If you ask Abby if she is stinky and put your hands on your nose, she will do the same thing and laugh. So cute!
Unfortunately, our little girl thinks it is so hilarious and fun to play in…..the bathroom! Yuck, I know. If we do not keep the doors shut she crawls (running style) to the bathroom to play before anyone can catch her. She has a grin ear to ear! She doesn’t understand the bathroom is a yucky, yucky place. Bathroom door = closed. Check!
Abby has transitioned to organic whole milk very well now. She doesn't care if she gets formula or milk. We have a couple more containers of formula we will continue to use (mostly during the night) and after that she will be on organic whole milk 100 percent of the time. She has transitioned well into this next phase. However, bottles on the other hand is a different story. She still wants a bottle as opposed to a sippy cup. Mommy really has to work hard at this the next couple of weeks to try and get her off bottles some and using sippy cups for milk more. She likes cups for her water but when it is bottle time she wants a bottle not a cup. This is on Mommy's to-do list so hopefully she will be using sippy cups during the day and only bottles at night. Wish me luck!
Abby sleeping pattern is not good. She is still up like a newborn throughout the night. She goes through 2-3 bottles each night still. She wakes up screaming "ba-ba, ba-ba." Once you give her a bottle she goes back to sleep. Abby goes to bed around 8:30-9:30 pm each night and sleeps until about 1:00 am in her crib. Let me back track a second: she falls to sleep with us in bed and then gets moved to her crib until she wakes up around 1. She takes a bottle and then goes back to bed until around 3:00-3:30. Another bottle then. Then she sleeps until 5:00-6:00, depending on if we have to work the next day or not and wants another bottle. If we are home and it is quite she will go back to sleep until 7:30-8:30 am. Each bottle is about 6 ounces but during the day she drinks some 8-10 ounce bottles (especially right before bedtime).
Abby takes 1-2 naps during the day. One nap is anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. The second nap, if she falls asleep, which is only some times, is about 30 minutes. She usually only takes a second nap if she is in the car.
Abby is about done with pacifiers completely. She hasn't used a pacifier during the day in a very long time. However, at night sometimes she uses a pacifier to fall asleep after her bottle and on occasions at night. She only uses a pacifer rarely and for the most part doesn't like them. I would think in the next couple of weeks all pacifiers are gone from in our household.
Abby you are a big girl now. You are ONE! Shout it to the sky: ONE! You are such a smart little lady and Mommy and Daddy’s best friend. You are so entertaining, so very sweet, and just 110 percent perfect! I can’t imagine life getting any better; however, I know each day it gets even better because of you. You are Mommy’s and Daddy’s life. We love you more than any words can say. We love you to the moon and back and MUCH, MUCH more! Congrats on turning one Little Momma and cheers to many, many more fun and love-filled years! XOXO!
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Abby loves to play. Currently, her favorite things are “Tec the Tractor,” “trucks,” “cars,” and “balls.” She also loves her babies but she is becoming quite the tomboy. She loves to be outside these days and is always crawling and pointing to the door.
Abby loves her slide. She, however, crawls up the slide and then slides down on her belly. She thinks that is just too cool! She is a little dare devil, that is for sure! She tries to go head first off the bed, chair, and anything really. She is a climber and a monkey these days! She is very happy hanging upside down!
Abby is so cute because she mimics you. She tries so hard to do what you are doing, which is just adorable. She makes the sounds you are making, tries to repeat what you are saying, and wants to be doing exactly what you are doing. If I am putting batteries in a toy, she must have a screwdriver too and does the same thing. A-dorable!
Abby is still a so-so food eater. Some meals she eats a lot and others not a thing. She loves to throw food on the floor for the dogs though. She would rather do this then eat herself. She has improved on her eating and hopefully she continues to get even better! However, she wants to make sure she has exactly what you are eating or otherwise she is not interested. Her favorite things to eat are tortillas, chips, cheese, and cheetos. Very healthy I know! Abby loves cups and likes to drink out of a normal cup. She has gotten great at it! She really prefers to poor the water all on her so she can play in the water though!
Abby still likes her television but she is not nearly as much of a TV junkie as she was a few months ago. She likes certain shows but would rather be moving around and climbing, playing, messing with the dogs, or anything else she can get her hands on!
Abby LO VES, LOVES, LOVES water. She loves bath time, water hoses, and swimming. If water is involved she is one very happy camper. She wants to hold the water hose and turn the water on and off in the bath tub. She likes to be in control! Hopefully, next summer she loves water as much as she does now so she can be jumping and splashing in the pool like her Cousin Daxton! He is so good in the water!
Abby is overall a GREAT girl. She does have her fussy moments but if she is entertained she is happy. She whines when she is tired and if she gets too tired she cries non-stop in her car seat. Otherwise, she’s fantastic!
Abby is still very shy with strangers or family she doesn’t see at least once a week. She is so shy she starts to cry if someone wants to hold her or even if someone talks to her. I am hoping this changes because it takes Abby days (note plural) to get use to someone. Crazy girl!
Abby is still in 12 month clothing but it is getting pretty tight on her. She will be moving up to 18 month clothes very soon. She is still in a size 3 diaper and size 3 shoe. Abby still has 8 very sharp teeth. She bites from time to time so beware…she’s a little jaws!
Abby has become such the snuggle bunny, which we all love. She snuggles with you and lays on you. She is pretty stubborn with her kisses still but gives them from time to time. Her babies get kisses all the time and she will kiss pictures of her too! However, Mommy and Daddy can ask and ask for kisses and we only get them if we are lucky.
Abby is doing much better with keeping her bows in her hair. She still finds them and pulls them out but not immediately. Mommy can once again put a bow in her hair and she does okay. I just have to continuously put it back in her hair!
Abby’s eyes have turned a pretty green color. They are just so pretty!
If Abby wants to she knows a bunch. Off the top of my head she knows: cow, moo, dog, tractor, truck, eyes, nose, mouth, hair, ears, feet, bunny, hop, chicken (bawc-bawc).
Abby has found her rhythm and has become quite the little dancer. She waves her hands and bounces up and down. She’s got groove! She’s learned this from her Cousin Colton who LOVES to dance!
Abby is really good at giving you things she finds on the floor or wherever. If you ask her, “Can I have that?” she will give it to you. Thank goodness because she has picked up dead bugs before!
Abby has started the opening cabinets and drawers phase. She gets into everything. We have got to get safety clips on stuff very soon because she is into everything, including my cleaning products. She hasn’t figured out how to open the tubaware drawer yet because it is an angled cabinet to open. Pretty soon the kitchen will be covered in tubaware. That is completely okay though!
Abby likes to play in her room. We don’t have too many toys in her room (they are mostly in our bedroom, the living room, and the play area) but she loves her room. She loves looking at the flowers, butterflies, and all the decorations. We cut the music on and dance, dance, dance! She is one happy little girl roaming in her own room! On Mommy’s to do list: put more toys back into Abbygale’s room.
Abby has been caught numerous times standing on the dishwasher lid. The number one toy these days is a spoon, cup, and the dishwasher. She likes to roll the baskets out and climb up and mess with the top shelf. She hasn’t been hurt yet thank goodness!
Abby is not a fan of changing her diapers anymore. She doesn’t like to sit still on her back. She would rather be standing up looking at that beautiful baby in the mirror. So how do I entertain her while changing her diaper? We sing, “Mommy gunna get your belly. Mommy gunna get your belly.” We rap and dance to this! Yes, we are goofy and funny! It works so I am willing to do anything that keeps her still for two minutes to change a stinky diaper. If you ask Abby if she is stinky and put your hands on your nose, she will do the same thing and laugh. So cute!
Unfortunately, our little girl thinks it is so hilarious and fun to play in…..the bathroom! Yuck, I know. If we do not keep the doors shut she crawls (running style) to the bathroom to play before anyone can catch her. She has a grin ear to ear! She doesn’t understand the bathroom is a yucky, yucky place. Bathroom door = closed. Check!
Abby has transitioned to organic whole milk very well now. She doesn't care if she gets formula or milk. We have a couple more containers of formula we will continue to use (mostly during the night) and after that she will be on organic whole milk 100 percent of the time. She has transitioned well into this next phase. However, bottles on the other hand is a different story. She still wants a bottle as opposed to a sippy cup. Mommy really has to work hard at this the next couple of weeks to try and get her off bottles some and using sippy cups for milk more. She likes cups for her water but when it is bottle time she wants a bottle not a cup. This is on Mommy's to-do list so hopefully she will be using sippy cups during the day and only bottles at night. Wish me luck!
Abby sleeping pattern is not good. She is still up like a newborn throughout the night. She goes through 2-3 bottles each night still. She wakes up screaming "ba-ba, ba-ba." Once you give her a bottle she goes back to sleep. Abby goes to bed around 8:30-9:30 pm each night and sleeps until about 1:00 am in her crib. Let me back track a second: she falls to sleep with us in bed and then gets moved to her crib until she wakes up around 1. She takes a bottle and then goes back to bed until around 3:00-3:30. Another bottle then. Then she sleeps until 5:00-6:00, depending on if we have to work the next day or not and wants another bottle. If we are home and it is quite she will go back to sleep until 7:30-8:30 am. Each bottle is about 6 ounces but during the day she drinks some 8-10 ounce bottles (especially right before bedtime).
Abby takes 1-2 naps during the day. One nap is anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. The second nap, if she falls asleep, which is only some times, is about 30 minutes. She usually only takes a second nap if she is in the car.
Abby is about done with pacifiers completely. She hasn't used a pacifier during the day in a very long time. However, at night sometimes she uses a pacifier to fall asleep after her bottle and on occasions at night. She only uses a pacifer rarely and for the most part doesn't like them. I would think in the next couple of weeks all pacifiers are gone from in our household.
Abby you are a big girl now. You are ONE! Shout it to the sky: ONE! You are such a smart little lady and Mommy and Daddy’s best friend. You are so entertaining, so very sweet, and just 110 percent perfect! I can’t imagine life getting any better; however, I know each day it gets even better because of you. You are Mommy’s and Daddy’s life. We love you more than any words can say. We love you to the moon and back and MUCH, MUCH more! Congrats on turning one Little Momma and cheers to many, many more fun and love-filled years! XOXO!
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Eve of Abby's Birthday!
Tomorrow is Abbygale's very first birthday. WOW! It is a very bittersweet moment for me because I am so happy and thrilled Abby is turning one. She is such a smart, fun, and adorable little girl. To be completely honest I am also a little sad that my baby is no longer a baby. She's a little girl that is just so sweet but is growing up so fast! We are going to have such a fun day tomorrow as a family hanging out. Mommy and Daddy took the day off to spoil Abby rotten! Then this weekend she is having her first birthday party! Abby has a lot in store for her the next few days and she deserves every bit of it!
At the eve of your birthday Abby, you are: loving, impatient, a little comedian, laid back, loves the outside, loves to go-go-go and shop, repeating words and movements like crazy, loves tractors & trucks, and 100 percent perfect! You are so much fun and Mommy's best friend. We love you to the moon and back and more! XOXO!
Look how much Abby has grown and changed in 12 short months:
At the eve of your birthday Abby, you are: loving, impatient, a little comedian, laid back, loves the outside, loves to go-go-go and shop, repeating words and movements like crazy, loves tractors & trucks, and 100 percent perfect! You are so much fun and Mommy's best friend. We love you to the moon and back and more! XOXO!
Look how much Abby has grown and changed in 12 short months:
Abby Walking with Walker
Abby walked behind her toy walker on August 17, 2012 when she was 11 1/2 months old. She really got the hang of it quickly and walks very good with the walker. I think she will be walking very, very soon! I am pretty sure she is able to now but she doesn't have the confidence yet to do it. She walks very fast just barely holding your hand or holding on to furniture. She also can stand by herself for a long period of time. However, when she realizes she isn't holding on to anything she bends down to the crawl position. You can walk Abbygale; just have a little confidence!
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Abby's 1st Birthday Invitation Shoot
Abbygale had a quick photo shoot for her 1st birthday party invitations. She is at the point where she doesn't sit still so pictures are so very hard to take these days. We did get a picture for the invitations so that is all that matters!
This is the pictures we used for her birthday invitation.
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