9 Months Old!

Oh my Abigail - you are 9 months old today. You've grown up so fast, I don't know where the time goes. This month you've perfected your crawl (you are so fast!), you are standing while holding something, cruising on the furniture and standing on your own for a few seconds! I'm pretty sure you are under the influence of the older babies in your daycare and you are trying really hard to be just like them. Please slow down! There is no rush. :)

9 month photo shoot!

"But Mom, I can stand now! I don't want to sit!"

"Fine."

Mozart

You know you live in Suburbia when...

1. The local high school marching band is having a "practice" and marching down your neighborhood street. And everyone is standing outside their homes watching and cheering them on.

2. The house around the corner is having an amazing kids birthday party, circus theme. Their backyard was so decorated up that Matt and I HAD to drive by the front. We knew exactly which house was "it" when we saw all the little kids getting out of the TRAIN that had just taken them for a ride around the neighborhood. Amazing. At least Abby wasn't old enough to think she needs to have that kind of party...yet. :)

Peek-a-boo

These are the curtains hanging in our front room - now Abby's playroom - that the previous owners had hanging and we just left up. For now. They will obviously be coming down soon...hopefully by us, and not Little Miss.

Daycare Diaries...Part 5

Abby is going through the "I know Mommy is going to leave me here at daycare if she puts me down" stage. So the mornings are a little sad since she gets very clingy, and cries when I put her down to leave.

Unless one of her boyfriends is there.

Today her friend Cole got there right before I had to leave. Cole's daddy put him down to walk around (he started walking at 10 months). Abby immediately started pointing at him and talking to him and no longer wanted me to hold her. :( So I put her down, she crawled right over to him, and sat on his feet!!!! I took that as my cute to leave, but when I glanced back, he was sitting down behind her where they were side by side touching, and sharing/playing with a toy. It was the cutest/sweetest thing I've seen!

Mommy who?

Escape Artist

At least she shuts the door behind her. :)

Austin Children's Museum

Matt and I took Abby to her first museum outing on Sunday and it was so much fun! We went downtown to the Austin Children's Museum. It's not a big place, but there were tons of kids and Abby loves watching them all play. She was so relaxed and just taking it all in. She even played with a few of the toys...unless she got stuck watching her Daddy. ;)

Rocking the bongo drums!

Loving the tambourine!

What do I do with this stick??

Daddy playing with the tractor claw game...

And making Abby sit and watch. :)

Standing and cruising and into EVERYTHING!

Abby vs. Shelby

Today we learned to always check the cat gate in the entrance of Abby's playroom at the front of our house. :)

Abby was doing her normal playing at the gate...standing and shaking it. Then she got quiet and we found her on the OTHER side of the gate. She obviously crawled through the cat door. And she was quite proud of herself. Smart girl.

8 Months Old!

Can you believe it - it's been 8 months! Abby is a girl on the move now. Gone are the days of sweet cuddles from a little newborn. IF you can get her to sit on your lap, it's only because you must have a really cool toy she's interested in. :) She's so busy. Crawling, pulling herself up to stand, getting into EVERYTHING. Her Miss Priss personality is also shining through. If you take something from her that she really wants (usually some sort of paper), she will let you know how displeased she is!

She is also a solid eating champ. I was so nervous about the fact that she just wasn't into food. But she's definitely getting the hang of it now. And so far there isn't anything she doesn't like. Peas - check! Spinach - check! Carrots - check! She likes all her veggies and she of course loves all fruits.

Here is her 8 month photo shoot!!