Bumbo

Now that she has some neck control, she's ready for the Bumbo.

Onsie #3

Even though she isn't 3 months old yet, and isn't even 50th percentile in any of her measurements, Abby has grown out of most of her 0-3 month sized clothes. So I pulled out the next round of decorated onsies. Along with a bunch of new outfits I'm excited to start dressing her in.

Random Holiday Shots

Merry Christmas

The Incredible Sleeping (and Growing) Baby

After a very exciting Christmas party on Friday night, it took a long time for us to calm Abby down enough to go to sleep. However, once asleep she slept for nearly 7 hours straight. Then she went on to sleep, on and off with a few feedings, through the rest of the night, three long car rides, one family party, one babysitting and one more night (with another 6 hour stretch). On Sunday morning I felt like a new woman I was so rested and Abby suddenly didn't fit into some of her clothes.

Playing with Toys

Abby has started actively playing with her toys:


Just in time for Christmas.

Good bath time

Bath time has ranged from deeply traumatic to merely horrendously awful for Abby since we brought her home. However yesterday there was no crying during the bath and when I took her out into the cold air there was only a low grade whimper as if to keep reminding me that she was cold and I better get those clothes on fast.

Here is Abby completely worn out after a bath in October



Here is Abby after her bath yesterday

Crazy Red Eyes

Abby went to her first restaurant on Friday night, on the occasion of her aunt Natasha's birthday. Mom and Dad were expecting to end up leaving midway through the meal, but she did great. We even got to eat dessert!

2 months!!

Abby is 2 months old! At her official weigh-in last Wednesday she was 10 lbs, 3 oz and 22 inches long. (She also got her first round of immunizations which were traumatic.)

Smiles

Uncle Paul asked for more cute baby photos and she just happened to be smiling at the time. The smile is quite elusive (and completely unconnected to being happy). But it makes us happy!

Onsies #2

Second in the onsie series. I think this is all of them until she starts wearing the 3-6 month size.

Abby loves to hang out on her changing table and she has just started to spend good chunks of time looking at the white-on-black book in the background.

Christmas is coming...

Thank Goodness for the Bouncy Seat

The bouncy seat is the only place where Abby will be happy on her own for any length of time. Currently it usually lasts about 5 minutes, which is just long enough for me to take a very fast shower and get dressed again. She is just starting to notice the toys right in front of her face. She's not quite interested in them yet, but previously she was not even aware they were there. Big thanks to Anne, Snap, Amy and Andrew (Dan's aunt, uncle and cousins)!

Also, check out the super cute tiny pink shoes that her cousins (twice removed) Michael and Stephanie gave her. (You may have to click on the picture to see them clearly.)

I have to say that Abby looks really cute in the picture.

Onsies #1

This is the first in an occasional series of onsies decorated by friends and family. They are in various sizes up to 9 months so these postings may be quite spread out.

Football Hold

Look how big I am!

Here's Abby at one week old:






Here's Abby at six weeks old:

More Friends

Joe and Meg, friends from Western Mass, came to meet Abby this weekend.

How does she sleep like this?

I often find Abby sleeping with her hand up in the air. It usually lasts for about 5 minutes. In this picture her right hand is propped on the bed but her left hand is up in the air.

I love my babysitters

Abby had her first two babysitting times this past weekend (unless one counts the time when Nana watched her and mom and dad went to the hardware store.) Here's a picture of Abby with her first babysitter, Kelly. Her next babysitters were her uncle Paul and aunt Lara. All three babysitters reported that everything went well.

Dan and I have to work on our babysitter instructions. We forgot to mention that there were extra bottles of milk in the freezer. Abby really would have wanted one after she devoured the first one uncle Paul gave her. I wonder what we will forget to explain next time.

Technical Difficulties

I have a few things to post but I suddenly can't get the camera to connect properly with the computer.

Update: It was unplugged. I'm a genius. (In my defense, it is not easy to follow cables behind the desk with a baby strapped to you.)