ollie...

i love this picture!!

this is ollie...

when i was a little girl i had an ollie too...

mine has wheels, and this one rocks...

but the love is the same...

love you abbi...

3 binky baby...

ya... abbi can't just have one binky...

she needs to have 3!!!

one in her mouth...

and one in each hand!!

silly girl!!

love her!!

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yup... we have a walker...

this is the second time she walked this route in the bedroom!!

sooooo big!!

we are in sooooo much trouble!!

:) sure love her!!

walking!!

that is right...

my little girl has taken her first steps!!

yikes!!

father's day...

yesterday was kevin's first father's day!!

abbi and decorated a little bit to help him celebrate!!

abbi is one lucky girl!!!

she has the best daddy in the world!!

my little girl...

wow!! i sure love her!!

we spent the entire day together and i loved it!!

we played

we laughed

we cried

we ate together

we slept

we cleaned

we had fun!!!

love you abbi! thanks for spending such a fun day with you momma!

10 months...

Abbi Little is 10 months old!!

wow...

here are some of her wonderful highlights of her 9-10 month!!

* abbi loves to go barefoot! ...just like her momma!

* she has combined her bahbahbahbah (bouncing her hand onto her mouth) with rolling her arms! it is so cute!! she bumps her mouth to make the sound as she rolls her little arms!!

* she kicks/rubs her little feet around like a lightning bug! so cute...

* her little feet are always crossed!! such a lady!

* abbi throws stuff behind her! stuff in the laundry basket, off of the bookshelf, out of the toy chest... she will then turn around, see the mess she made and then proceed to chuck that pile behind her!! funny!!

* she loves books! her favorites right now are: musical kisses, hugs, soft foam lady bug and the bubble bedtime book by seasame street.

* her favorite toys are: all of them!! :) we did tie some yarn to on of her rattles and she thought that was pretty fun too!

* abbi will sit very still on my lap when i trim her fingernails. she has for several months!! now her toes... not so much!! :)

*  abbi had her first hotel stay when we went down to mesquite for jeff and heidi's wedding.  she did really well!  she woke up only once a night, so i just tucked her in bed with me and she went right back to sleep.  i guess that is one of the priveledges of going on vacation... you get to sleep with momma... :) 

*  we are now ignoring the night time crying- trying to get her to sleep through the night.

* naps are crazy right now!! she either falls asleep #1- sitting up or slumped over from cying so much. #2- or when she is laying down i can keep my hand on her chest to help her calm down. i have noticed that singing to her helps calm her down too.

*  abbi started clapping her hands!!  we were out to dinner with the gang and she just did it!!  so cute!!
*  she just cruises around the room holding on to the couch, hope chest, bookshelf, tv cabinet or wall... whatever she is around!  yikes!!

* abbi loves to get into things!! boxes, laundry baskets...

* her new passion is what we call "paperwork"... she tears and shreds all of our junk mail and magazines!! anything paper!! rip rip rip!!

*  this little "magic" lotion works wonders!!  not only for her skin, but for her temperment!  :)  she can be super fussy when we lay her on the changing table... give her the tube of "magic lotion ... and wahla!  happy baby!!  :)  this pic was right after her bath, so she is a little wet still! 

*  her schedule right now is:  7am: breakfast- cerial and fruit plus 4 oz bottle.  9-9:30am:  snack and 4 oz bottle.  10-10:30am:  naptime.  11-11:30am:  lunch:  cereal with veggie and 4 oz bottle.  1-1:30pm:  snack and 4 oz bottle.  2-2:30pm:  naptime.  3:30-4pm:  7 oz bottle.  5:30-6pm:  dinner- baby food meal or jar veggies plus 4 oz bottle.  7:30-7:45pm:  bath/jammies.  7:45-8pm:  nurse or 4oz bottle and bed.

* we have added a 3rd "meal" at lunch time. more of the stage 3 food.

* she has started eating dairy!! yogurt and cheese are ok!

* abbi loves snack time!! she eats baby puffs, yogurt melts, cinnamon crunchies and some small pieces of arrowroot cookies.

* she is also eating off of momma's plate as much as possible. she loves that!!

* she is very independent! she wants to get her food herself! finger food from my hand or from her tray.

* abbi loves her daddy!! and his race car! they will sit on the floor at least 20-30 mins and play with the remote control car that was kevin's when he was little.

* she enjoys "walking" around! she will hold our hands or hold onto the walls!! cruising is her thing!

* abbi still loves to play peek-a-boo! she will cover her head with a blanket, shirt or toy so that she can play too!! darling!!

* when i came back from getting my hair cut short, abbi didn't recognize me!! :( she whimpered when nanny left her alone with me in the room!! made me sad! it did take a day or so until she was convinced it was me...

* abbi loves to be in her stroller!! anytime she is out and about, she is happy!

* she loves other little kids/babies!

* sometimes abbi is shy around other people, or when she first gets around someone. and she will duck her head into my shoulder.

*  abbi loves to "help" daddy put his sodas away when he comes home from work!!  it is so cute!!

*  she is starting to sit up a little at bathtime- she sits on her bath sponge.  getting so big!

*  abbi gets very very excited when momma or daddy comes home from work!! 

*  abbi attended her very first parade!!  the girls all went to the smithfield days parade!!  she loved it!!  didn't keep her hat or sunglasses on very long... but was sure cute while they lasted...!

*   i am pretty sure the days of the headbands are coming to an end... she won't keep them on.. at all!!

we love this little girl more and more everyday!!  she is such a wonderful kid!! 

 

love you abbi,

momma and daddy

a day in the life of abbi...

this little darling is such a big helper!!

see how she helps momma unload the dishwasher?

such a helper...

oh wait... were these clean?

not anymore...

oh well.

now is her perfect opportunity to learn how to play spoons!!

such talent!

she doesn't miss a thing!!

wants to see everything!!

i sure love her!!

and her crazy curiousity!

happy mother's day...

my first mother's day was spent sitting in the back seat of our car driving back home from jeff's wedding...

but i was with my beautiful daughter and my fabulous husband...

so i wouldn't trade it for anything!

i love being abbi's mom!

she is the greatest gift i could ever be given.

love you abbi girl!!

thanks for choosing me to be your momma...

eating is sooooo fun!!

abbi has been grabbing the spoon away from me when i feed her...

so i decided to just let her go at it!!

i put the sweet potatoes directly on her tray...

TADA...

she was so proud of herself...

and so was i...

9 months...

9 months!! wow!!

here are some of little darlings highlights from her 8-9 month!!

* she has teeth!! she now has her bottom 2 front teeth! i found them on sunday, 3.20!

* she started crawling too!! wed, 3-30! it was a big week for Abbi!! holy cow!! she is sooooooo happy to be moving!!

* because of her teething- we have had some pretty rough nights! abbi just wants momma! which isn't a horrible thing at all... it just means that i got to sleep in the recliner several nights cuz she wouldn't sleep in her bed... poor little girl!

* we are trying to figure out what sleep method works the best for all of us...

* now that abbi can crawl... she is crawling all over the place!! she pulls herself up on the couch, tv trays and the hope chest. she is now taller than the tv trays!! guessing they will get put away very soon!! :)

* abbi loves her walker! she is getting stronger when using it on the carpet. and she zooooms all over the kitchen tile. watch out!! kevin calls it the crash up derby! hee hee!

* she also loves her toys!! all of them! she enjoys pulling all of her toys out of her toy cradle/chest. (the cradle was mine when i was a little girl).

* she is so curioius!! wants to see everything!!

*

she can now stand up in her crib... yikes!! so we lowered the mattress and raised the side. it is much harder for us to reach her, but safer for her.

* she is a super happy girl. she smiles alot!!

* her naps have been hard. she cries and cries! finally falls asleep... usually sitting up and hunched over! crazy kid!! she will sqint her eyes really tight when i am feeding her before bed. i think it's because she is tired and

her eyes burn.

* she loves music!! one of the only things that will calm her when she is upset is me singing to her...

* Ellen's talkshow is one of abbi's favorite things!! she will listen up and watch when ellen is on.

* abbi is into EVERYTHING!!! she loves to climb! her favorite right now is standing on the base of the walker to play with the toys on top!! so funny!

* she started playing patting her hand

on her mouth to make a sound... (bah bah bah) just like daddy taught her!! he has only been trying to get her to do this since she was 6 weeks old!! ha!!

* abbi loves patty

cake! out of the blue she started rolling her little arms like we do when we are playing patty cake! it is so cute! now she hasn't done it while we are playing... she just does it randomly.

* eating right now: we added 3rd stage baby foods to the mix! they are thicker and she isn't too sure about them...

* she is eating some table food: veggies- potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans. bread/rolls. noodle

s. fruits- bananas, plums and pears.

* loves her snacks: puffs, yougurt melts and arrowroot cookies in small pieces!

* she is such a big girl!! she is now using a high chair!! :)

* abbi loves other little kids/babies!! they are her size!! kind of is a show off! it is too cute!!

* she also started using a sippy cup

with water in it at snack time

* when momma or daddy comes home from work she gets soooooooo excited!! i love it!! we are talking ENTIRE BODY jumps and kicks with joy!! melts me everytime!

we sure love our little girl! :)