Abbie Cadabby

Well we haven't been up to much out of the ordinary. Abbie is as cute (and busy) as ever, Brandon as busy as ever, and me as bored as ever :) (Just kidding about the bored part, although I do get bored sometimes) I am busy too. Watching 2 babies most days keeps me pretty busy.

Last weekend for Heather's birthday we went to Planet Play. Abbie enjoyed the yummy buffet as much as the rest of us. And we enjoyed playing games.

Abbie is getting to be a fan of noodles

Abbie loves to pull things out and make messes. I have had to tape some of our cupboards shut- not the best solution. Don't those wipes look yummy? The only time she gets away with it is when I am pumping.

She still loves daddy. Whenever he is home she wants to be with him. Seriously she won't leave his side.

So cute! Abbie loves books. But not when we read to her- well actually we don't read to her very much anymore because she wants to hold the book and play with the pages. Good thing we have some board books.

She pretty much entertains me all day long :)  Check out some of the funny noises she makes.

One other exciting thing- or at least it is to me. Abbie didn't freak out when the vacuum was on this morning. Yay! That is a huge milestone.

Movies

Here are some cute videos of Abbie.
Because we live in an apartment we haven't had to worry about stairs. When we were at my in-laws' this past weekend Abbie found a new fun thing to do: climb the stairs.
She went and did this several times :)

On Monday because everyone was out of school for the holiday we decided to go swimming. The best part was watching Abbie- she had a great time!

Another walking video. She just keeps getting better at it. Now she walks more than she crawls. She is also getting good at turning/ changing direction without falling over. And, she seriously loves her toothbrush :)

Oh, I've been meaning to put this up for a while. Our first professional family photo.
It was taken at the beginning of December.  Brandon had to tickle Abbie to get her to smile :)

Peace and Quiet book

Ok, so here it is. Some pages I copied from someone else, some I got the idea from someone else and then modified it, and some I came up with on my own. Also, on each page I listed the scripture reference so maybe when she is older she can look up and read the story too.
So, enjoy!

I finally finished the cover over the weekend. I decided it was necessary to make one to help keep the book together :)

 The Tree of Life

You can snap on and off the fruit and put them in the basket

 Put on the Armor of God

 The pieces of armor are stored in the red pocket. You can match them to their shapes where it tells what the pieces represent or you can dress up the guy.

The Anti-Nephi-Lehies bury their weapons

The people can be taken off and the ground flap can open. In the flap are the weapons attached with string.

Noah's Ark

 Noah's ark is a pocket and inside are Noah and animal finger puppets.

"Follow me, I will make you fishers of men"

The fish are attached to the water by yarn and you can put the fish in the net.

Jonah and the Whale

Jonah stays inside the whale, but you can get him out to play with. 

Daniel in the lion's den

You can open and close the cage doors. You can also braid the lion's tail.

Lehi sails to the Promised Land

You can move the boat along the blue pipe cleaner.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

You can unbutton the flowers and take the fruit off the tree.

Baby Moses is sent down the river in a basket

Baby Moses can snap on and off and you can weave the pieces to make a basket.

I realize many of the pages are more advanced, but I did that on purpose because I want it to last and be used for a long time. For the time being Abbie enjoys playing/eating the people and things that come off and she likes playing with the fishes.

10 months

 Well, here we are; another month has gone by. Abbie is now 10 months old. Double digits! Sometimes I think back and try to remember what she was like when she was younger, but it's hard to imagine her any other way than how she is now. Good thing I keep up this blog :)

 Abbie can now successfully walk. But, just because she can doesn't mean she does. She still prefers crawling, probably because right now it's faster for her. I am sure soon enough she will be running :)

She sure is a busy girl! She is really good at entertaining herself and is always busy finding new 'toys' and places to go- not that there are that many places to go in our little apartment. She is also really good at remembering where things are. She loves to go to the bathroom and into our bedroom. In Brandon's words she is a 'crazy pants'.

Any time anyone has food, she sure zips over quickly to get as many bites as possible. She is still eating baby solids mainly, but has tried many different big kid foods too. She pretty much snacks all day long :) Good thing she is a mover. She's not really gaining much weight. I think she is about 21 1/2 lbs. Which means she has pretty much outgrown her baby car seat in weight (and length). So, today while we were out we got a new one that she will be able to use until she is done needing one.

She is still sleeping through the night. Hallelujah! She goes down for the night around 7pm and gets up around 7am. We are currently transitioning from 3 naps to 2 naps during the day. She is so good at going down to sleep, usually no crying or fighting me. On the other hand, she is terrible if Brandon puts her down. I think she has learned that I will not get her out because she is crying, Brandon will. He wants to be the nice one, and it's working. She will almost always choose him over me. Yep, she is becoming a daddy's girl.


(It took many pictures to finally get a good one. She couldn't sit still long enough, and when she did she wouldn't look at the camera. )


Some other things to note.
*She has 3 1/2 teeth- meaning 3 teeth that you can see, and one that has barely cut through 
*She wears size 12 month - 18 month clothes
*She has enough long hairs to put in a little, tiny ponytail on the top of her head
*She has the cutest laugh and loves to play peek-a-boo

We feel so lucky to be her parents. She is such a blessing. We love you Abbie!

Bring It 2012!

We celebrated bringing in the new year by go bowling with my family on new year's eve afternoon. It was so fun because they had the lights off and cool retro lights going- which Abbie loved. And they gave us party favors and hats plus pizza and drinks. Afterwards we went home, put Abbie to bed and had our own little party. We watched a movie and stayed up til midnight.

I think this year is going to be a good year. Things are going to change and I am excited for it. Brandon will finish school and get a job (hopefully!) and we will probably be moving back to Salt Lake- most likely into Brandon's parents' basement apartment.

Til then, we have gotten back to our normal routine. I thought Christmas break might have ruined Abbie's sleeping routine, but thankfully it has mostly gotten back to normal. Brandon started classes yesterday and is excited to just get them done- he thinks it will be a pretty easy semester. I am trying to get used to him being gone again, and getting things done at home. I am also going to continue baby-sitting Isaac during this semester.

Oh, and because I thought this was super cute: Daddy and Abbie brushing their teeth :)