I scream, you scream, we all scream...

This video is entitled "Cranky baby has first taste of frozen yogurt."

Jacob Wirth

We went to Jacob Wirth on Friday night for GGP's (Great Grandfather Pearson) birthday party. Abby enjoyed the cornbread and napkins (as captured by Uncle Paul on his phone). You can hear in the background that Daddy enjoyed the beer selection.

Like father, like daughter

Blackmore Pond 1982


Blackmore Pond 2008

Lil' Drummer Girl

!! Turn down your speakers !!

10 months old

Ms. Break-it

Luckily we don't plan on using the VHS player anymore.

Long Overdue Picture

We always forget to take a picture of Abby with our good friend Brooke. The most recent time she visited we finally remembered, but not before Abby was completely exhausted, as you can see from Abby's blank stare.

New Cousin

I don't trust Abby around her new cousin, Juliet.

The Fam

Uncle Paul

Ms Fix-It

Abby working on our broken printer:

First Word

The first "Uh Oh" comes from Mama.



Literary scholars may debate whether "Uh oh" is a word, but here in the Persson household, it counts.

Eat, Spit, Yell

Another friend

One of Becca's college friends came to visit and meet Abby today. She is on a baby tour of the east coast.

Close up

My friend's camara is so good you can see Abby's eye lashes in the picture.

Weekly Activitites: Monday Moms' Group

Abby and I started going to this group when she was 3 weeks old. It is run by midwives and lactation consultants from a local hospital and, coincidentally, meets at our church. The group is mostly meant for post-partum moms and babies, but some of us with bigger babies have hung around; we have taken over an adjacent toy room so as not to wake the newborns.

The boy on the right in this picture is one of Abby's first "friends". They like to smile at each other, grab each others' faces and steal each others' toys.

Little Scientist

Abby has been a volunteer (or should I say has been volunteered?) for studies in child development at Harvard. Each time she gets a gift. Here she is showing off her T-shirt, bath toy and stuffed tiger.



Here she is playing in the waiting room after the last study visit (in a dress that is a little too big.)

Paper... it's not just for eating

Abby can play with paper for upwards of 3 minutes before trying to eat it.

Like mother, like daughter

Playtime