25 Weeks

I had my friend Sara take a photo for those of you who have been asking how big the ol' belly is getting. So here you are. Not the most flattering photo, maybe I'll try for a better one on Easter!

End of March Catch-Up...

I can't believe I haven't posted since the 3rd! Here is a catch-up of the past month...



Most recently, we had a great visit with Don, Jilll and Amelia Eilmes. They drove down from Indianapolis to visit since we try and make the trip every year but take turns (i.e. Big Gay Migration to Indy next Spring! We seem to always coincide our trip with tax season, and they always seem to visit us when I am pregnant. We'll see how that goes when they visit us again in 2012 :) We had amazing weather the first two days they were in town, so we set up the sprinkler Don and Jill gave Abbey for her birthday. I think it was a hit!




As you can see, the sprinkler moved locations many times!

Another part of our routine has "changed" in the mornings...Abbey, more than ever, loves watching videos of Avery and also a couple of videos of her playing with her cousins during our visit to Spokane this past January. She sits and smiles while I usually finish getting ready for the morning, and it also gives me a chance to put her hair up.


The weather is also finally getting better, so Abbey and I spend a large part of the day wandering around the yard and the neighborhood, playing ball in the driveway, or drawing with her chalk on the deck.






I also wanted to put up some pictures of Abbey asleep in her big girl bed. She has good days and bad in it; she sometimes will get up out of bed many times and run to her door/gate where I am waiting for her, and sometimes she will not get up at all, but she always falls asleep eventually. I took these pictures at the end of her nap the other day.





I also added 5 new videos to the youtube site! Enjoy!

Revisiting an Old Friend

My friend Sara brought back Abbey's baby toys the other day; we had lent them to her for her baby Conner. Abbey enjoyed climbing into the seat and playing with the toys and jumping around before we put it up in the attic. I'm sure when we bring it out for the baby she'll revisit her old friend the bouncer again!
I also posted two new videos on the youtube, one is of Abbey wiping her doll Andy as if he had made a "stinky".

February Fun

Abbey has had a busy February! I wish we could be spending even more time outside, but the weather has been pretty cold for Georgia. Above are some pictures of her conquering her new slide.

Sitting in her grocery cart, waiting for the babysitter to arrive.

One of her new favorite things is to stand on her stool in the kitchen and play in this drawer. I had to clean out all the sharp items, and for now she hasn't pulled her stool up to anything but this drawer and the sink. We'll see how long that lasts!


I took Abbey to Panera Bread yesterday after a trip to the soft play area at the mall and a failed attempt to get Peter out to lunch (he was stuck in a meeting I didn't know about). She had the best time! We were there for about an hour, and she was very content drinking my soda, and splitting my chips and eating her fruit cup.



Ahhhh...pictures from this last weekend, which was glorious! It was 70 degrees, and Peter had the great idea of letting Abbey play in the water outside. She probably spent over 3 hours outside that day, which made for a tired toddler and early bedtime of 7pm! We enjoyed watching the Olympic Hockey while Abbey got some earlier shuteye. I also uploaded a new video of Abbey playing in the water to the youtube site!

SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!

We watched over 3 inches of snow fall yesterday, which I am sure isn't a regular occurrence here in Georgia. Although Abbey doesn't have boots and refuses to wear gloves (I put her hat on after we had been outside a few minutes, so I think she was ready to wear one at that point), I decided that a trek out into the snow would still be worth it. I was glad I took her out! She enjoyed a good 45 minutes of walking, running, and eating the snow. She also loved watching me make our snowman.




I also uploaded 3 new videos to her youtube site! Enjoy!

Playing in her Clubhouse

The Clubhouse is right underneath her slide on her new swing set. She enjoys playing peek-a-boo through the windows, and going in and out of the door repeatedly.
On a side note, she has gone up to size 6 in sneakers, which means she finally gets to wear the pink glitter Converse that Robin bought her!

Cuddling with Frankie

Abbey likes to get right in front of Frankie and lay her head down on her. Surprisingly enough, Frankie has no problem with this!