Friday, March 18, 2011

10 months old

Baby girl has now been outside of me longer then she was inside of me. Crazy stuff. She will be one year in two months. Someone asked me the other day what I was going to do for her party and truthfully I have not even thought about it. I am still trying to get my head around the fact that YES I AM A MOM and YES I have been for almost a year. We, JP and me, are truly so blessed to have such a healthy, happy little girl. She has changed our lives so much and helped us learn so much. And no, JP, I am not crying right now. I get so much JOY from watching Abilynn explore and play. I also LOVE seeing her face light up when daddy comes home from work.
Abilynn is just full of energy and so curious about the world. She loves to watch dad or me and learn how to do things, like open drawers, brush teeth, do laundry, etc. Here is what she/we did this month..

*Abilynn has tried new foods again. This time it was cottage cheese (loves it), Mandarin oranges (loves them), chunks of peaches and pears (not just the pureed kind anymore), ribs, corn bread, and french fries.
*She loves to sing. While driving in the car, she will bust out into song. I am not sure what she is singing but it is really cute. She also sings while sitting in her high chair.
*She visited Yellowstone. Abilynn likes the snow so she really liked this trip. She saw bison, elk, bald eagles, wolfs, bears, and a coyote. I will post more about this later.
*Abilynn learned to blow bubbles in the bath, all by herself. She started out drinking the water and then realized if she blew air out while lowering her face into the water, she would create bubbles. This is her favorite thing to do in the bath now.
*She has learned to fake cough. It sounds very real, and like she is choking, but she has this little smirk on her face when she does it. Everyone around will become quite because they are watching to make sure she is ok. All she wants is for you to notice her.
*She also visited St. George. She LOVED playing at the park and going down the slide. She also enjoyed trying to eat the leaves, something she is quickly learning not to do because they taste bad.
*Abilynn still explores by eating things she shouldn't, but has learned to spit things out if she doesn't like the taste.
*She loves to get in the drawers in our bathroom and pull my brushes out. She then proceeds to eat them or brush Hers or Mollys hair with them. She will get VERY upset when you take them away.
*She has perfected her cry to get what she wants, aka temper tantrum. I have learned to ignore them, dad still gets caught and gives in. JP is getting better but it will still be an uphill battle to make sure he doesn't always give her what she wants.
*Abilynn will crawl into my lap. I LOVE this. We will be playing on the floor and she will crawl over to me and climb into my lap. She will then take my hands and get me to hold the toys and play with them.
*She knows how to make the sound of a car, vroom. She really likes playing with her cars too. She will grab my hand and put a car into it so I play with her. She likes me to drive the car over her head and on her back. She will giggle while I do this.
*She plays the piano. She learned this one from her cousin Tymon. I was watching him out night and he was playing the piano. Abilynn was fascinated and crawled over to try it out. She kept looking back at me to make sure it was ok. I have a way cute picture of the two pianists!
*Abilynn fell asleep in her Uncle Tanners arms the other day. He was all impressed with himself! He said "Write this down. This is the first time a girl has fallen asleep in my arms."
*Abilynn is wearing 12-18 months pants, 6-18 months tops, 12-24 month dresses and skirts, 2t-3t socks, and size 4 shoe.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

9 months old

Baby Girl is growing up and learning how to get into mischief! Daddy helps her get into some mischief! Here is what she did last month.

*Abilynn has eight teeth. Four on top, and four on bottom.
*She dances, well more like head bangs, daddy taught her this one!!
*She will walk around things and can transfer from the couch to the coffee table, or one thing to another.
*Abilynn can say Mom, Dad, Dog, Turtle, Tanner, and Gram.
*She has learned she can put things inside of other things, like putting a little person into a cup, or putting her toys back into the basket she just dumped them out of.
*She waves, three different ways. One where she opens and closes her hand, one where she turns her hand, and one where she waves her whole arm.
*Abilynn has learned she can turn the pages of her books. She will sit and play with books for a long time too, turning from one page to the next. (Thank goodness for board books!)
*She has tried and likes avocado, chicken, yogurt, mac and cheese, slurpee and ice cream.
*She plays pick-a-boo.
*She loves to open draws and pull everything out of them.
*Abilynn like to brush her teeth and brush her hair. Sometimes she brushes her hair with her toothbrush, YUCK!
*Her favorite toys are empty boxes, the dogs toys, my hair brushes, and water bottles.
*She will scrunch her nose and make a silly face when people smile at her.
*She likes to play chess. Well, play with the chess pieces. She will chew on them and then throw them on the floor. Lately it is more a game to see how many she can throw on the floor before someone stops her.