Abby: 3 Months Old!

Well Abby is 3 months old today! I can't believe how fast it is going! She is getting so big and changes every week. Last week she started sleeping 8-9 hours a night consistently. It has been so great! Gosh, just a few weeks ago I thought this time would never come and now we have arrived! Hello sleep...I have missed you!
I haven't been as good about pictures lately so here you go... Oh and by the way several are blurry because she moves constantly! And the big eyes are funny, she just started doing that when the flash goes off! I think it is funny lookin'.

P.S. I saw on our friend's blog - Tiff & Caisson that their son Maddox is already rolling over! He is a few weeks younger than Abby ... so we have been working on rolling over this week! I thought a little healthy competition would be good for her... you know, positive peer pressure. So I'll let you know when that happens ... I mean she can't be out done, she has got to keep up her skills!

Baby Praise Videos

Today Abby discovered the world of videos! Last week we got a set of 3 DVDs called Baby Praise from Bob & Olena Reid. Well today I put one on to see what she would do. Needless to say she liked it! It was great... She laughed, cooed at the TV and kicked and moved her arms in delight! Too cute! I had to share some pictures and even a little video of her new interest. Oh and by the way...I am a big fan too! Do you know how much you can get done during a 30 min video! WOW!!!! Thank you Olena!


Baby Praise Video

Abby's ABC Adventure Video

I love Shutterfly! Here is something new you can do with your pictures on Shutterfly. I thought it was funny so I thought I'd share.
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http://www.myabcadventure.com/index.htm?movieid=437F49D1-3FF2-4104-9344-A2E601B0C3CC

Doctor Visit

Yesterday we went for Abby's 2 month check up ... and they told us what we already knew ... she is pretty perfect! Ha!

Weight: 10 lbs 9 oz (50%)
Height: 23 inches (75%)
Head: 38 1/4 (50%)

She is doing just great, growing and changing just like she should. The only sad thing was that she had to have 4 shots yesterday. I was glad that Nathan was there to hold her down, because I felt so bad for her. Anyway they had 2 nurses give 2 shots each in the legs at the same time and boy did she scream! However, Nathan picked her right up and got her calmed down pretty fast. It was later that afternoon when she woke up from a nap that she really told us how mad she was about it! The doctor told us to give her a little Tylenol to help with the soreness so we did that and it seemed to help. Not much to report this time, we are still using the Zantac - which has really helped her - for acid reflux. She is a lot less fussy and gassy. We go back to the doctor at 4 months and that is when she gets to start trying cereal and other solids.

Play Time!

Well I made it through my first week back at work. It wasn't so bad after all...my mom was here until Wednesday evening keeping Abby and helping with the transition. It was nice to know she was in good hands, but still sad that our little time together was over ... now we are in a new phase. I am so thankful though that I will be able to be home with her on Thursdays and Fridays!

So today we have had lots of fun! We went for a walk this morning and met daddy for lunch at his office and then this afternoon we had a little "play time." Abby is finally getting interested in playing a little so we have been working on "kick the ball!" I guess this is where the teacher in me comes out because I have been reading this book that tells you what skills they should learn each month. This month she will discover her hands and feet, smile/laugh (if she hadn't already - she's advanced) and begin to make more "talking noises" in response to us talking to her. It has been fun! You can really see her concentrating on kicking that ball and moving those arms around ... so funny. She has definitely discovered her hands because last week she started licking her fist like it was a lollipop...the strangest thing...at first I thought she was hungry and then I realized she was just having a little fun...I guess that hand is tasty.

Here are a couple of pictures from our play time today...

We head back to the doctor tomorrow morning for her 2 month check up ... so I'll have to post again and let you know all the details of that tomorrow. Until then...