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!

Friends

a little over a week ago we had our friends the rolands & hintons over for a grill out & playdate. funny how pre-kids we used to hang out with friends starting around 6 or 7pm but now our get-togethers usually end around that time for baby bedtimes :)

pax, abby grace, & abigail playing. poor paxy was in the depths of teething but he still had fun with the girls.

abigail trying out abby grace's exersaucer.

love her expression.

before abigail (& her parents) arrived, pax and abby grace played some. there's a little clip of them hugging each other which i got a pic of as well. pax was checking out abby grace's teeth since he is in the process of getting some.

oh & please excuse all the mommy giggles courtesy of kendall & i.

we are thankful for fun times with friends!

bouncy bouncy

abby grace has fallen in love with bouncing. here are a couple videos to prove it.

this 1st short video is her 2nd time watching the baby einstein mozart dvd while in her exersaucer. there are parts in this video that she just adores & gets her all bouncy.

this is a longer video of her just having fun in her exersaucer. my favorite part is at the end :) she's all smiley and bouncy and full of cuteness.

we were gifted a jumper and we can't wait to try that out in texas! im pretty certain she will be hooked!

2-week madness

so the past 2 weeks were total madness. it started right after easter... abby grace got sick. but she decided to start teething. at. the. same. time. oh the misery.

so whenever i heard moms talk about teething before i was like 'oh that stinks'. yeah so when they say their kids are teething, these are the implications:

the baby is...

- extra fussy

- fighting sleep

- running a fever usually

- drooling. everywhere.

- fighting feedings usually

-wanting to be held constantly

so, in essence, life gets pretty chaotic. i thanked the Lord for tylenol. you can give it in small doses every 4hrs. literally, at the 3hrs45min mark, she would start getting fussy. thankfully her bottom tooth broke through after about 1.5wks and the tooth right next to it should break through any day now.

she was a pitiful sight and honestly, so was i. but who wants to see me looking all pitiful? at least she's still all cute when she's sick. here are some pics:

here she is happy right after easter. but you can tell her eyes are swollen and the madness is about to ensue!

poor, pitiful, precious abby grace turned into my little monkey bc she wanted to be held all the time.

grateful for my ergo carrier.

starting to feel better but eyes still swollen...

'hmm how do i fit this in my mouth?'

all better! still some teething going on but for the most part back to normal!

in other news...

abby grace loves looking at books now!

my sis, nat, got us this 'beaba' baby food maker - it steams, purees, and reheats baby food so you can make your own! super excited about this! i had planned to start our journey into the world of solids a couple weeks ago but then the madness occurred. so i'll be starting that up real soon.

we got together with our good friends, the hintons, and abby grace & pax 'played'.

abby grace was definitely interested in watching pax play!

pax was content with his toys :)

abby grace got real tired and assumed her sleeping position. this is how she sleeps, with her hands all tucked underneath her. it's pretty darn cute.

so this is my most recent fav pic of abby grace.

isn't she a doll? ;)

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!