I love this girl

We should be looking for a 4K for her but I'm not ready to let her out of my sight.  I want to soak up everything about her.  Her love of music, drawing, dancing, and dress up.  The way she laughs so hard when she can get Emerson to laugh.  Her smiles and giggles and repetitive knock knock joke: "Knock Knock. Who's there? Ice cream - you're favorite.  Every time I see a ghost."  She doesn't have the joke quite right but she things it's hilarious.

She is sassy like her Mama but has a huge heart like her mama too.  If anyone is ever crying, even strangers, she wants to help make it better.  She tries so hard to get Emerson to stop crying by singing and reassuring him "I'm right here Emerson, I'm right here".  She's quick with hugs and kisses.  And keeps telling me that she is really friendly.  Preschool is going great and Mrs. Francis says Abby is sweet and outgoing.  She loves her teacher and her friend "Broccoli".

 She loves Sunday school and we have been working on prayers.  The top of her prayer list is Daddy, Uncle Jay, Kai, Tricia and the grandparents - "God Blah Daddy, God Blah Uncle Jay":)

Her memory is astonishing to me.  After reading a new book 3 times she knows most of it by heart.  I am excited for her to learn to read, it's going to be so amazing to her.  She remembers places we have been only once, like a restaurant for Tim's birthday and can tell you everyone that was at the party.

She really loves dress up right now of any kind - princesses, fireman, zebras, whatever she can find.  She has several imaginary friends including Swiper, Fozzie and Kermit.  Quiet time has become her favorite time of day, no battles anymore.  She'll play in her room for 2 hours!!

Every day I feel her slipping away from us into big kid land.  I absolutely love you Abigator, I hope you are always this sweet, funny and sassy.

**Photos by Theresa Hermus Photography.

11 months!!!

A typical day for little man at 11 months old:

6-6:30 am wake up for the day. Usually joyful.
Shortly after we give him breakfast.  His favorites are bagels, any fruit and cheerios.  He hates toast right now and throws it directly on the floor.  He also hates yogurt.  Hates it.  Like it's poison.  We don't even try it anymore.

9am -10:30/11:00 am morning nap.
Then we rush off to the library, preschool, the zoo or the store.



Noon (ish) Lunch.  He loves cheese quesadillas, pasta, brown rice, chicken, leftovers.

1-3/3:30 afternoon nap

Play time or time at the gym.


5/5:30 Dinner.  He'll eat pretty much anything we eat except yogurt.

6:30/7:00 bedtime.  It's really hard to get him to stay up until even 7pm.  At 6:30 like clockwork he starts fussy.  If it hits 645 and there is no evidence that we are getting ready for bed he really starts crying.

He is standing well on is own but panics and squats down to crawl.  He can cruise along furniture but prefers to crawl.  His favorite toys right now are ones that he can push along the ground.  He took his first steps on 9/26.

He's still a much more emotional baby than Abby and often wakes once in the night but can usually settle himself these days.  Guess he's just a light sleeper like his mama.

 I'm looking forward to his 1 year pictures this weekend with Theresa Hermus Photography and his 1 year Halloween themed birthday party.  It's going to be a real fun month.