texas trip

so... here's the recap of the last month.

we drove out to texas last month and abby grace did wonderful!! we left at 4pm, stopped for a longer stop around 7pm for dinner and to feed her, and then she slept

THE. REST. OF. THE. WAY. to texas. until we rolled in at about 6am TX time. praise the Lord! she's a little road-tripper like we are - and for that we are sincerely grateful.

here are lots of pics from our TX trip:

w/aunt meg @ matt's mexican restaurant

w/aunt nat

loved playing with uncle jas!

went swimming with nina & big daddy!

love my big daddy!

so cute

still not too sure about this whole swimming thing.


mommy & abby grace!

in texas we started solids!

abby grace's initial reaction... : /

started getting used to it :)

video of her 1st solid bites! she was pretty disgusted.

1 night in tx we were under a tornado warning so i had to wake up abby grace to move her to the pantry.

she was a bit out of it & grouchy.

she doesn't like to be woken up from her sleep...

just like her daddy :)


in TX abby grace turned 6 months old!

a week before her 6 month bday,

she weighed 14lbs 7oz & she was 26.25 inches long.

& now in a couple days she's almost 7 months old!

i'll post again soon with pics of her sitting up and crawling!

5 months, easter, & such

5 months old!

abby grace turned 5 months old on april 20th! she went to the pediatrician and here are her 5 month stats:

height - 26 inches (90th percentile)

weight - 13lbs7oz (40th percentile)

we are most likely starting solids within the next couple weeks. she has been on the same weight curve (40-45%) for the past few months so the dr isn't concerned about her weight. but, she said abby grace will most likely be ready for solids soon - when she starts signaling for more frequent feedings. i'm a bit overwhelmed at the prospect of starting solid foods but i just need to start researching.

i actually never got one of those cute baby with the delivery doctor pics so better late than never right?

i was so very grateful for dr. nett during my pregnancy and especially during labor & delivery.

5 Months Fun Things:

i am learning to balance in the sit-up position on my own!

im still not quite sure about my exersaucer

but i do still really love my exercise gym

i love to stand with mommy!

& play with daddy!

im almost always in this position.

instead of crawling, i just try swimming on the ground.

it doesnt work very well.

i hold my own bottle when i really want to

& mom's favorite new fun thing is that im getting a lot more cuddly and even resting my little head on mommy's shoulder when i get real tired. mommy tried to take a pic of this but it didn't turn out very well.

easter!

we had a great easter yesterday! trent's dad and his wife traveled up to visit for a couple days and it was wonderful spending time with them. trent's dad has been wrestling with his grandpa name. it was "Doodah" but he's now officially "Grandy" - hopefully this one will stick :) but as we all know, abby grace will be the one deciding all the names.

what could be better than eating @ Chuy's for easter?

laughing with Grandy

& such

we've been quite busy this past month.

we spent several days in texas at the end of march. here are just a few pics of our wonderful time there.

i flew on an airplane for the 1st time! (most stressful thing ever)

daddy & i were both pretty sleepy.

i enjoyed meeting monga & gaga for the 1st time!

i am their 1st great-grandchild.

i save my biggest smiles for my big daddy!

i loved spending time with my nina & aunt nanny & uncle jas.

last week we traveled to north georgia for trent's mini-sabbatical. most of the sabbatical, trent & i spent the time apart as he was getting away with the Lord to get refreshed & refocused. but, some of his family drove up to where we were staying to watch abby grace while we took a much needed date night! it was certainly a blessing.

mimi gave abby grace her bottle & burped her

trent's aunt beth met abby grace for the 1st time

uncle travis spent some cuddly time with abby grace

grandy & abby grace shared giggles together (with lolly in the background!)

apparently sweet little abby grace had a diaper explosion all over uncle travis :) she thought it was super funny

on our last night of the sabbatical, we decided to get a head start on our drive home and we stayed at a beautiful town outside of the mountains known for it's bed & breakfasts. we stayed in a gorgeous B&B and it was the perfect ending to our blessed time away.

it's been a very blessed 5 months!