One more video

Because she is just THAT cute.

Funniest. Laugh. Ever.

I could listen to this laugh for hours.

Bookworm

Abby loves books. And she found a whole shelf of them this weekend and decided she would try to read every one of them. I think she was especially fond of the Steinbeck.

Beautiful day in Austin, TX

Matt and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful day on Sunday so we took Abby on her first outing to The Oasis. It's amazing how much better the lake looks now that there is water in it!

Pears - the yummiest fruit

We've had a bit of success lately in the solids department. Abby has started eating a couple tablespoons of different fruits and vegetables (and a Mum Mum and popsicle every now and then) two or three times a day, and isn't throwing near as big of a fit about it. Even her teachers are so proud of her, and they love to tell me every day how good she's doing. She should be eating way more than that - but hey, we'll take what we can get!

And we have all come to realize her most favorite food so far is pears. She loves them and never refuses them. So today we cut up a fresh pear and put a big chunk in her mesh feeder...and sure enough, she loved it!

Make sure your volume is on - you can hear her going to town!

I see birdies!

This girl would live outside if she could.

Puppy...

And she's off!

Matt is off playing golf this morning, so I did my normal routine of putting Abby on the floor of our bedroom near the bathroom door so that I can see/watch her while I shower and get ready. I decided to go get my cell phone in the other room in case anyone called, and I guess Abby decided she wanted to just come with me....because when I walked back in the room she was CRAWLING to the door!! She went about 10 "crawling" steps and then stopped when she heard me gasp. :)

I immediately ran to get the camera to video it since I didn't want Matt to miss this (he was so mad!) and it took a little coaxing, but she did a couple little scoots for me.

When did this happen? When did she go from being a helpless little baby to a big crawling girl????

I have a feeling our life is about to change again!

Starting the shoe fetish early!

Abby has a new pair of shoes! Since she's starting to stand/crawl I decided to start practicing wearing shoes for a few hours during the day. So far she doesn't seem to mind it one bit - and I think she actually likes them! One of her teachers told me she did try to kick them off a few times but then realized they weren't going anywhere so she just went back to playing. ;)

I *heart* popsicles!

Abby has figured out that Pedi-lite pops are super tasty. She LOVES them just as much as her Daddy. :)

(And if you are wondering why her hair is insanely crazy, it's because daycare sent her home with a ponytail and I pulled it out right before I took these pictures! I promise she doesn't have a cowlick like that!)