Today Abigail, Aaron, and I went out to lunch with two of my mom's cousins - Barb and Gerry. In the picture Barb is holding Abigail, next to her is her friend (oh, I can't remember her name...), and Gerry is on the right side of the picture.
Just the other day I was thinking that Abigail's hair might be getting long enough to try putting barrettes in it. Apparently Abigail also thinks her 'do needs a little pizzaz, because this morning she put chunks of squash in it to spice things up a little.
Out To Lunch, and Squash As A Hair Accessory
Look Ma, No Hands!
Abigail is SOooooo close to walking. When she is holding onto my fingers with both hands, she can practically run. Holding on to just one hand she will take steps, but gets nervous. If she's just standing in one place, she is very steady on her feet as long as she has a hand on something. She doesn't even need to be using the hand for balance, she just is more comfortable standing if she's touching something.
Once she gets comfortable standing on her own, I think she'll be walking in a matter of days. Today she stood on her own a couple times for about 10 seconds, but she looked really unsure about the situation. I did manage to get one picture:
Sleeping Like A Baby
Abigail has been sleeping really well at night (typically 10-12 hours), but has not been napping much during the day. Usually about 1/2 hr. a couple times a day. Sometime she'll sleep for 45 minutes if I'm holding her the whole time, and maybe once a month she'll nap for an hour while I hold her. Today, Aaron stayed home for some Father-Daughter time while I got a baby-free break. I felt bad that I was gone for 3 hours...until I got home and he told me that she napped for an hour and a half!!!!
Abigail's First Valentine
Nana and Grandpa sent a box with gifts from their trip to Mexico, along with a Valentine for Abigail. Here she is wearing her adorable new dress and holding her Valentine Bearista Bear.
Thanks Nana and Grandpa!
Later, she christened her new outfit by smearing it with avocados and banana. The mess in the background is the aftermath of Abigail tearing apart the recycling pile.
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Just for fun, I thought I'd bring back some old pictures of Abigail. ("Old" being relative, since she's only been around to be photographed for a few months.)
Here's Abigail's first photo after coming home. She's only 2 days old here!
Abigail used to LOVE to stick out her tongue. She seemed to do it all the time.
Here is the "ooooo" face. We took countless photos trying to capture this expression. It was her favorite face for her first few weeks.
Abigail looked like a little burrito all bundled up when we put her in her crib for the first time. Now she fills up the crib pretty well. (From left to right: 4 days old; 2 months old; 8 months old.)
