Abby at Two

Abbygale at 2 is such a beautiful site.  She has an ENORMOUS personality and is so much fun! 

What is Abbygale into these days?  Abby loves mermaids, cats/kittens, horses, and being naked.  Yes, being naked.  She is a stripper and loves to take her clothes and diaper off and run around inside and outside the house butt naked.  She thinks it is hilarious! 

Abbygale loves mermaids and watches mermaid movies, play puzzles, and thinks Barbie’s are mermaids.  She loves cats/and kittens and will “meow, meow” all the time.  She pretends she is carrying around a baby kitten in her hand.  I love how amazing her imaginary skills are.  She is going to be a black cat for Halloween and is so happy about that!  Abby loves horses.  She cannot get enough of carousels (cost a fortune because she wants to go “up and down” and “round and round” over and over and over and over again.  Sweet girl will pet her horse and say “I love my horse.”  Cute!

Abby is maturing day by day and growing up right before my eyes way too fast.  She plays and talks and sings and yells and gives kisses and gives the best hugs and is just oh so very sweet.  She is the best thing ever!

Here is Abby at age 2 in pictures:

 

 

Where has Abbygale beenn since Birth to 2?

Where has Abbygale been since Birth to 2?

1) All around Texas
2) Oregon (Portland and surrounding areas) - first airplane ride at around 22 months old
3) Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) - first family trip out of Texas at around 25 months old

Dad & Preston

Here is a picture of my Dad from 1959 at Palo Duro Canyon and a picture of Preston near Caprock Canyon, (about 55 miles apart)  in 2013.  I love this!

  

23 Month Old BIG Boo Boo

At 23 months old, Abbygale got a big boo boo.  Abby fell from a kitchen chair onto the tile floor at Nany's house.  She had a red ear, a little bruise, and we thought sore ribs.  A week later we still noticed she wasn't using her left arm 100 percent.  Playing peek-a-boo she tucked her left arm when running.  She wouldn't extend her arm completely when trying to touch the sky.  Occasionally she would yell "ouch, ouch."

We decided to take in for a check-up.  She did great!!  She was such a big girl while they weighed her, checked her heart, checked her ears, and moved her arm around.  They referred us to Dell's  Children's Hospital for x-rays.  We went around 8 pm after the doctor's appointment and got x-rays.  Abbygale again was wonderful. She was scared but would laugh instead of cry.  She was making strange faces but Mommy and Daddy both were right by her side for the x-rays.  She handled it like a champ!  The next morning they called and said Abbygale had a fracture collar bone.  We headed to the specialist that afternoon.  It is a hair-line fracture but the bone is still all lined up.  They gave us a sling and Abbygale must stay on her feet (except to swim, bed, etc) for 3-4 weeks.  We go back for a follow-up at the end of August.

All in all, Abbygale doesn't really act sick or in pain.  She will say "ouch" occasionally or scream for a second and then off running around, talking, singing, laughing, and just being a happy, silly girl.  You wouldn't really know except watching her be extra careful when trying to use her left arm.

We went in on Thursday, August 29, 2013 for Abbygale’s follow-up appointment to her fractured collar bone.  They took one quick x-ray.  Dr. Sergeant said everything is healing just as expected and everything looks great.  She will have a hump on her collar bone for about a year.  This is just the bone healing and growing.  She was released (so no more follow-ups) but still no jumpy house and/or jungle gym type activities for three more weeks.  This chapter is pretty much behind us.  She is healing and everything looked great!  Abby doesn’t have any more pain in her arm and has been acting normal for a couple of weeks already!  She is ready to swing her arms and cheer and clap that her collar bone is back to normal!

Abbygale's 2 Year Check-Up

We went in for Abbygale’s 2 year check-up on Thursday, 8/29/13 with Dr. Thomas Hughes.  Abby was so mature and grown up at her doctor appointment.  She did amazing.  I couldn’t be a prouder momma!  She was weighed on the big girl scale and weighed 30 ¾ pounds, which is in the 90^th percentile.  He charted Abby’s BMI, which was in the normal range (upper end).  She is 35 inches tall, which is in the 80-85^th percentile.  Dr. Hughes checked her heart, ears, eyes, mouth, legs, and arms.  He also made her talk about his pen, which was Daffy Duck. He was impressed with how much she is talking and said she is one healthy little girl.  We don’t have to go back in for a check-up until she is 3 years old.

He recommended us moving her to non-fat milk since she loves milk and getting her on chewable vitamins.  She also got the flu mist in her nose and did so well.  There were absolutely no tears (but no shots either).

He said how important it is to get Abby calcium at her age.  Between 1-3 years old they need 500 mg/day.  He recommended milk, yogurt, cheese, salmon, beans, collards, orange juice, cereals, or soy milk.  Did you know 40% of lifetime calcium is acquired between the ages of 11-14 years?  Interesting fact we learned at this check-up.  He also said it is important to get fiber at Abbygale’s age (needs 7 grams/day).  This can come from whole wheat bread, cereal (corn flakes, shredded wheat, oat brain), rice, spaghetti, vegetables (potatoes, broccoli, corn, peas, lettuce, squash, tomato, zucchini, etc), beans, and fruit (apple, banana, blackberries, grapes, orange, pear, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, etc).  Most kids do not get the recommended calcium and fiber, which Dr. Hughes says is so important.

Dr.  Hughes gave Abbygale a token for the toy machine.  On our way out she got a Daisy Duck ring.  She was 110 percent great.  She got some play make-up for being such a good, big girl.

Abby's 2 Year Birthday Invitations

Below is Abbygale's 2 year birthday invitation.  So cute!

Abbygale's 2nd Birthday Party

We had Abbygale's birthday party on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the house.  It was a cookies and milk theme, which I think turned out so cute!  We had water activities, including a big pool, little pool, little water slide, sprinklers, a slip and slide, and water balloons.  We had bubbles, silly string, and all kinds of ride on and push toys.  We decorated cookies, which I think the kids loved.  It turned out great!  We had a photo booth set-up, which I saw numerous people using.  I really think the kids had a blast but adults had so much fun too!  It took Abbygale some time to warm up and she sat on the sidelines and watched a bunch but she said she had a great time at her birthday!  We had soft tacos for dinner and a cookie cake (and lots of cookies) for dessert.  Birthday parties  take a lot of preparation and clean-up but if Abby enjoyed it then it is worth it.  She got way too many toys but loved every one of them. She got baby dolls galore, Doc McStuffin toys, clothes, a kitchen, purse, beauty stuff, a harmonica, Hello Kitty, stickers, and everything in between.  I'm not sure what we are going to do about Christmas because we have way too many toys, stuffed animals, and dolls.  However, we thank you all very, very much!  Abby was in love with everything.  Abby's 2nd birthday turned out fantastic.  We thank everyone who came and celebrated the special occasion with us.  We enjoyed seeing family and friends.

Abby - slow down growing up.  You are getting too big too fast for your Mommy.  I love how you still love your Mommy so much though and I love you even more.  You are my little girl, always and forever.  I love you to the moon and back and more.  XOXO!