Here comes the teeth!

Abby is finally getting her first tooth! We noticed the crankiness this weekend and after a near impossible feat of trying to look inside her mouth...there it was. The beginning of that first little tooth trying to make it's way out. Watching her move her lips/mouth/tongue around it all sorts of funny ways is quite entertaining really. Luckily, aside from the extra fussy/must be held/I don't really feel good attitude during the day...she is still sleeping through the night.

But in some ways it's almost bittersweet. It means she's growing up and isn't going to give me those toothless morning smiles much longer! :(

I tried to get a picture of the little thing...and even out of the 100 I took, there isn't a single one of them that you can see it.

*EDIT - I checked on Abby's tooth today at lunch...and she has not one but TWO bottom teeth poking through!*

Oatmeal...gag me

Abby is a little more than 5 months old now. Pediatricians recommend starting solids between 4-6 months. My Pediatrician likes to wait until 6 months...but Matt really wanted to try some baby oatmeal just to see what she would do. I keep saying I don't think she's ready...but he thought for sure it was time.

You decide for yourself.... (and no, she wasn't really choking...drama queen)

I'm a leaving, on a jet plane...

I'm sitting at the Austin airport waiting for my flight. Tonight will be my first night away from Abby. I'll be out of town doing an Apple event until Friday. It's going to be a long week. My heart is heavy. :(

I've never appreciated modern technology so much before now. Between the video cameras at daycare, and video iChat using our Apple computers, I'll get to see my girl all week long...I wonder if she will be confused as to why Mommy is in a box?

Peace, Love & Apple

Abby showing off her new short shorts.

5 Months Old!

So the photo shoot this morning didn't go as I planned. That girl has a mind of her own these days.

Daycare Diaries...Part 2

Abby's first fight.

I went to pick Abby up from daycare, and while I was packing up her stuff to head home one of older girls from Room 2 crawled over to Abby and popped her in the nose!!! Abby let out "the scream" and all the teachers went running to her. That other girl is mean!

So little Avery is on Mommy's bad list.

Funny girl

This is what we see when we look in the crib in the mornings (though normally she's wearing her sleepsack)! WE LOVE HER!

Daycare Diaries...Part 1

Watching the babies on the daycare video is better than watching soap operas. Each week brings on new and exciting adventures for her. And lots of laughs from Mommy and Daddy and anyone else watching.

Abby has a boyfriend. I'm not sure she really likes him back...but man, does he really LOVE her. His name is Connor and he loves to show off for Abby.

Last week, I watched him crawl from one side of the room to the other to get close to her (hand on her leg and all). The teacher came over and put him back on the other side.

He again crawled all the way over to her. Only be be picked up by another teacher and put back across the room. But this time the teacher even went so far as to wrap a Boppy pillow around him to try to keep him contained.

Did it matter that the Boppy pillow was as big as him? Or wrapped around him where he couldn't get out of it? Of course not. He was going to get back to Abby...even if he had to drag that pillow. Which of course, he did. All the way across the room with him.

It was awesome. I'm sure his Daddy was quite proud. And I know Matt was quite upset. :)

Prune Juice...FAIL

Abby is typically very....er, "regular" when it comes to her diaper business. But this past week she's been skipping days which is concerning to us. So her doctor recommended we try a little prune juice mixed with little bit of water to see if we can get things moving. So I got two different types - one regular prune juice, and one "baby" apple/prune juice. I first tried to give her some on Saturday morning. And how did it go?

FAIL.

She outright refused it. Got one taste and gave me a horrible "yuck Mommy" face. So I tried to get smart and mix it in with an ounce of formula. And how did this go?

FAIL.

She wasn't having any bit of it. So then I tried to get even more brilliant and put the juice mix in a medicine dropper and "force" her to take it. I'm pretty sure of the 2 ounces I tried to feed her...1.75 ounces she spit out on her bib. UGH.

Today, we did finally successfully get a teaspoon down her by adding it to her full bottle.

That girl is smart. And knows what she likes and doesn't like. Oh boy.

Bluebonnets!

It's a beautiful day in Austin today - so we decided to get Abby out and snap a few bluebonnet pictures. We have this awesome patch over by our house that was perfect. She was a little bit too interested in the flowers...so much so that she couldn't really concentrate on us or the camera. And our little drama queen was getting fussy anytime the sun hit her little eyes. :) But I think we still got a couple good ones. And yes, I know she needs a haircut!