Abby is way too much fun. We started her on peas a couple weeks ago and she ate half the jar in one sitting. Obviously you can tell she liked it. She loves grabbing the spoon and putting it into her mouth. Sometimes I wonder if she likes eating so much because of the spoon. She's making the cutest noises and really starting to figure some things out. She can push herself backward now when she's sitting and when she's on her tummy I have seen her somehow be able to reach something she couldn't reach a few moments before. In short, she's making some great progress.
One of her newest things is gaping at everything. Everything is so amazing to her. We have electronic toothbrushes, and whenever we use them in front her she LOVES it. I gave her a toothbrush of her own yesterday, and she was distracted by it for a long time. She even brushed her own teeth by chomping on the brush side. This bodes well for the future, because we all know, kids never change.
There's not too much else going on here. I'm still the Webelos leader. We had a great time last week working on whipping and fusing rope, and learning the square knot. We got to go outside too, so I'm sure that helped. I am officially a graduate! Graduation took place on the 23rd of this month, so I will get my diploma in the mail in 6-8 weeks. Ah...
As for Brian, he's still doing a great job working on his research and classes. He completed his last class homework assignment this past week! Ever. That's pretty awesome. Finals are coming up pretty soon. We're all going up to Ft. Worth this weekend to see my sister's baby get blessed. They're going to have quite the party. My brother-in-law's parents, sister, and grandmom are coming, as are my parents, so there will be quite the gathering. We're really looking forward to it. We're thinking that their son might be as large as Abby though, despite the fact he's three and a half months younger. I'm sure we'll have pictures. Have a great week.
Wow, it has been a long time. Well, might as well start where we left off. We went to my sister's for the first weekend in May (her birthday weekend), and had a grand ole time. We got to see family and Abby did really well. We had a good time at the rodeo one night, and a good BBQ beforehand. Abby had her first drink from a water bottle that weekend at my niece's soccer game. She loved it! It was a hot day; I'm sure the cold water felt really nice in her mouth, because let's face it, not much made its way actually down the pipe.
Abby is way too much fun. We started her on peas a couple weeks ago and she ate half the jar in one sitting. Obviously you can tell she liked it. She loves grabbing the spoon and putting it into her mouth. Sometimes I wonder if she likes eating so much because of the spoon. She's making the cutest noises and really starting to figure some things out. She can push herself backward now when she's sitting and when she's on her tummy I have seen her somehow be able to reach something she couldn't reach a few moments before. In short, she's making some great progress.
One of her newest things is gaping at everything. Everything is so amazing to her. We have electronic toothbrushes, and whenever we use them in front her she LOVES it. I gave her a toothbrush of her own yesterday, and she was distracted by it for a long time. She even brushed her own teeth by chomping on the brush side. This bodes well for the future, because we all know, kids never change.
We have family night each Monday night, called Family Home Evening. We sing a song, open with a prayer, have a lesson, and an activity. Tonight, we also had a treat (really good homemade bread). The lesson came from our church magazine The Ensign. Tonight Abby really loved the lesson, as you can see, or at least, what's left of it.
Barbie had her baby Alexander Brian a few weeks ago (he'll be 4 weeks on Monday) and I got to go up this week and help her out. It was my first time driving for a long time by myself and with Abby, so I was a little nervous about it. We were lucky though. It poured so hard I had to use the fastest wiping speed, and we hydroplaned so bad we fish-tailed in both directions, but made it safely. It was tons of fun to visit. We got some good pics while we were up there of the cousins. I forgot what it was like to have a newborn. They're tough. The whole family's doing really well though. Hailey is a really good big sister and is so excited to have a brother. It's really cute. Coming back though was uneventful. In fact, I got back way faster than I anticipated, and Abby slept almost the whole way. What a good girl.
So Brian had almost the whole week without us. We webcammed with each other and talked on the phone and that was fun. Abby got a lot better at sitting up while we were there, although she generally falls over whenever she gets excited about anything. She does a great face plant, but doesn't seem to mind too much. She sure is growing up fast. I think while we visited she got way more sociable. She just loved Barbie to death! Anytime she spoke Abby was looking around for her. She's quite the smiler these days.
Oh yeah! And we also had another car accident! Brian was alone this time coming back from the store. A freshman girl from A&M didn't really see him stopped and rear-ended him. Brian said she was very apologetic. Our bumper isn't bad though. Slightly bent downward and a little cracked but not too bad. This happened the night before I left to see Barb and Brian. I was worried I wouldn't be able to go, but it was all good. Brian's also been doing well in our family bracket. Luckily, Villanova won today so I'm in good shape, but it appears the family favors UNC and Connecticut, which are both number one seeds. It's definitely March Madness!
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