Grandma & Grandpa came to visit . . .

and cut Abi’s hair so she could see.

Abi & Daddy had their first swim class

It took Abi a few minutes to get comfortable in the water – but then she had a great time.

Recent updates

Much news to report:

• Abi can now drink out of a glass (though some of the liquid does end up on her shirt)
• Abi took her first step (without holding onto anything) a few days ago.  She has not repeated it since.
• Abi is standing without holding onto anything for longer & longer
• Abi got stuck in our living room coffee table.  She climbed into the compartment that houses the clear toy bins after removing one of them.  Mommy heard a wimpering, and came to see Abi’s full body inside the coffee table.  Abi could not get out because there is a lip under the drawers.  Mommy quickly rescued Abi, and all was good.
• Abi is off her all-breastmilk, no-solid food hunger strike.  She is now doing her best impersonation of the very hungry caterpillar.  She really does not like my cooking (boiled & pureed fresh fruit & vegetables).
• Abi is still scared when she hears the vacuum cleaner.

Abi stands on her own

Abi:

• She is now enjoying books by herself – – she stares at them intently.
• She also tells us when she wants to be picked up by stretching her hands up and towards the person she wants to lift her.
• Abi is still a bit picky about food, but starting to eat a little more variety  Oatmeal and yogurt remain a big hit.  She loves mangoes, apples, and pears.  Other fruits and vegetables are “hit or miss” – – the vegetables being a “miss” more often than not.

Abi walking her wagon

She is even walking backwards now, but has not yet figured out how to turn.

Mommy & Daddy in 2008 (78lbs ago)

Mommy cow & her little calf

Abi will even pivot on one leg just to get better leverage.

The sad life of an only child

Abi is enthralled by peek-a-boo games.  We have a peek-aboo book, with flaps that can be lifted to reveal babies’ faces.  Daddy reports that Abi started “reading” the book herself.  She sat on the floor, lifted flaps, and laughed . . . all by herself.

Happy 10 month birthday to Abi

She is 10 months & 1 day old today.

Abi eats

Daddy reports abuse by baby

Daddy reports that Baby Abi is abusing him.  Daddy read her the Tweety Shapes book.  He then tried to read her another book, but Abi grabbed the other book and shoved the Tweety book back at Daddy.  She made him read it six times, and hit him hard whenever he was not reading at a pace sufficiently fast enough for her.

So sad . . .

I’ve started organizing Abi’s old clothes for storage.  I came across her little newborn onesies, summer dresses, little pajamas . . . it is so sad to think that she may soon be done with her babyhood.

Proudly walking her walker

Abi loves her toilet paper

Oldies but goodies

What’s your favorite picture of Abi?

Please send it to me for posting!

Life is good

Abi is now standing by herself (with no support) longer & longer

We are up to about 20-30 seconds.

Abi as compared to Theo, Part the Third

While Daddy and I were sitting, Abi started wandering out of the living room.  We were joking about Mommy’s musings of Abi being like Theo behavior-wise, and Daddy told Abi he had cheese for her.

Then Abi turned around and crawled back towards us.  It dawned on us at that moment that she recognized Cheese as a treat.  This was the point we started to get a little disturbed by the connotations of this, because it meant that Mommy’s idea of Abi being similar to Theo was not entirely off.

As it turns out, Abi also knows the ‘sit’ command.

Daddy is a little bit concerned by this turn of events.  Theo is a very smart dog, but we want to believe Abi is a lot smarter than him.  On the other hand, if we can get Theo, Jasmine, and Abi to charge the kitchen next time they’re down in Merrick, it would be adorable.

Once Grandma stopped crying.