Home Sweet Home

After a long three weeks of moving from our townhouse, to a new complex with three bedrooms, to another three bedroom unit in the same complex...we're finally home...in a house. :) No more noise...no more shared walls...no more shared floor/ceiling...no more slamming doors. Daddy found this special little house out in Livermore for us and I'm super excited to finally be settling down again. I have a big girl bed now, and plenty of space to play in the living room, kitchen, Mommy and Daddy's room, and even Annie's room. There is even a little boy across the street now that I like to play with. It just doesn't get any better than this...

My First Hair Cut!!

Auntie Kirsten gave me my first haircut today! I was starting to have a bit of a mullet...but I don't know what that is. Mommy said something about letting the top catch up with the bottom. She looked a little sad though and said something about my "precious little curls". I didn't mind the process too much...I got to eat graham crackers the entire time.

Such a Big Girl!!

Yum! I love In'N'Out!! I've recently discovered that I like burgers and I really like "fies"! This was one of my very first burgers to eat all by myself.

Guess what???

I'm going to be a big sister!!!!! So cool!! Mommy doesn't feel very good...but I'm excited!! :)

Moving Day!!!!

Ahhhhh...home sweet home...#32 at Pleasanton Place. :) I actually never saw it look this way because Mommy and Daddy didn't want me to get upset by the chaos and it being a strange new place... But look...my room was done first! :)

Moving Soon!!

Today is my last day in the Shamrock House. This is where I came home from the hospital to, so it will always be my first home. I know the place is special to Daddy too because he lived here in college and Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa lived here for a very long time too. I think I'll miss my big yard...so I'll kiss it goodbye...

And just to show how much I've grown while I've lived here...here I am in Mommy's chair and showing off my new tooth! :)

Time for a comparison...

Me in Mama's chair at 10 months...
Me in Mama's chair at 12 months

Time to PARTY!!!!

Today we had my birthday party and it was HOT! I don't know why I threw up last night and again this morning, so I didn't feel to well most of the day, but I made it through. I napped a little, but I was too excited to figure out what Mommy and Daddy were doing by moving furniture around and hanging things on the wall and then they put BALLOONS in the house! Just like at the grocery store where I can stare at them from the shopping cart! Anyway, I got to play a little and then we had cake, and I even got my own. They sang a song that I don't know and it kind of scared me a little. I didn't know what to do with the cake so I stuck my fingers in it and it felt kinda funny. I didn't really like it... After cake we opened presents and I was super excited to get this Jungle Safari Play Pool!!! It was too heavy for me to pick up, but I can't wait to see Mommy and Daddy blow it up for me! Overall, it was a great day. Lots of food, lots of friends...what more could a girl want? :)

It's My Birthday and I'll Do What I Want To!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!! Mommy was trying to take her usual picture of me in her rocking chair and I wasn't in the mood. I wanted to PARTY!!!!

I went to daycare today and I had fun playing with all the toys and then I came home for a nap. After my nap we went to dinner at Sweet Tomatoes. Mommy and Daddy like that place because there are so many different things that I can try to eat...and its free for me, so it doesn't matter if I don't like it...they just try something else. I even got to have some ice cream and a little bit of Daddy's brownie. Then we went home and I got to stay up a little later because of the sugar high I was on. Its good to be the birthday girl!

Teeth, teeth, teeth, and one more tooth!!

Guess what!? I just got four more! And they all came in at once over a short two week period! It wasn't any fun and I'm pretty sure that Mommy didn't appreciate getting up in the middle of the night with me again. But they're all here now and I'm learning a few new things. Like not to bite my thumb, not to bite Mommy and Daddy's shoulders, and how to bite a piece off of something. Wanna know the most interesting thing?? My thumb has delayed one of those four top teeth a little and it hasn't come all the way down yet like the others. Hmmmm...

Walking!

I'm doing it! I've finally figured out that walking thing and I'm doing it! I'm not really good at it, but I can get around okay. I'm eleven months old today too, so its extra special. I've heard there's something even better that I'll try to learn next...I think they said it was "running"??

10 Months!!!

I'm ten months old now and going strong! I'm not quite walking, but I take a couple daring steps here and there. I still only have two teeth on the bottom, but my doctor says I've got some coming on top soon. I've had a long series of antibiotics for my ear infections and they still aren't quite clear yet. I've also had my first fat lip too! I like rocking in Mommy's chair, but it will be a while before I can get up there all by myself... But I'm a pretty big girl...look at me when I was 4 months old and NOT slouching like I am now...

Big Girl Carseat!!

This is my new carseat and I LOVE it! Its got padded straps and the clips are
plastic, so they won't burn me in the summer. It sits up a little higher,
so now I can see what's going on as we drive. Mommy wasn't crazy
about the flowers, but I like them, and I think they're growing on her.

My First Wedding!

What a beautiful day! For the last two weeks its been really stormy and rainy, but the sun came out today, just to shine on Uncle Colin and Auntie Jen's wedding day! This was my first wedding and I was such a good girl everyone said. I was quiet during the entire ceremony and then even took a nap in Mommy's arms at the reception. I ate squash and pears for dinner, but everyone else had Mexican food, horchata, and sangria.

Doesn't my Uncle Colin look so happy?? And isn't my Auntie Jen so beautiful??

9 Months Old!!!

So, this is just a little early, but I had my 9 month check-up a little early and Dr. DeVilliers says I'm doing GREAT! I now weigh 18lbs, 10oz, and I'm 27 1/8 inches. My "ticker" as Daddy calls it, is doing great and I'm meeting all my milestones...sometimes a little early. The Dr. says I should be getting some new teeth soon too. And...because I'm getting to be such a big girl, I'm getting a new carseat soon! :)

Christmas Day!!! Twice!!

Christmas morning I woke up earlier than normal and got Mommy and Daddy hoppin' right away! I got new books and yummy food in my stocking, but I couldn't figure out that squishy orange ball in the toe, and then some clothes and another book of old nursery rhymes. Mommy got a new knife for the kitchen and Daddy got a wine chiller and a pillow! We had fun...until Mommy put me in a box...I didn't like it much.

Later on we went to Nanna and Grandpa's house where I got my Discovery Dome, my first dolly and some special clothes from Aunt Janell. At the end of the day, I was soooooo tired...but I had fun.
Then the next day we went to Gram and Grandpa's house in Reno for ANOTHER Christmas! That's where I discovered Mommy's new toothbrush and got some bath toys and books from Gram and Auntie Kirstie.

Christmas Eve 2007

My First Christmas!
Today was a fun day for me. I slept in, I went shopping with Mommy and Daddy, and then we got all dressed up! Look at my pretty dress! Daddy tried to buy it big enough but its just a little snug...can you believe I'm so tall?? I had to start the classic little girl move and lift my dress up to show everyone my tights and isn't that some great "cheese" Mommy is giving the camera?? I got really tired later on in my jammies, but I didn't want to go to bed. With a big bow like this, how could I?

Look! I'm standing!

I'm such a big girl now!!! I've been crawling for a month now, pulling up on things here and there but tonight I surprised Mommy by crawling over to the couch and pulling up on the sofa, all by myself. Now this is a special trick because the sofa isn't that easy to hold on to...so Mommy was excited for me. Ms. Laura, my daycare lady, thinks I might be walking by Christmas...we'll see...

TEETH!!!!!

Holy moley people!!! You could have warned me that this wasn't going to be much fun! It all started the other day when my gums started getting really puffy, and I was drooling like a faucet, and then there was this strange sensation in my mouth...Daddy says it was called "pain", same as when they give me shots. I didn't sleep much Halloween night because it was all bothering me so much, so instead I slept alot the day after. Then Mommy was gone for a couple of days and my mouth was hurting more and more, but I was really good for Daddy and let him sleep at night. Friday night, the 2nd, I didn't let Mommy sleep much because I was getting her up every four hours to give me more Tylenol for my little teeth to stop hurting. And then finally today...there they were...two little white things in the bottom of my mouth. Amazing! Now if only I could figure out how to stop biting my own fingers and thumb and making myself cry, that would be ~really~ amazing. :)

Guess who's CRAWLING?????!!!!!!!

IT'S ME!!!!! This is so great! I can get across the floor to get my toys...I can touch the "no-no" by the coffee table...and the "no-no Abby" on the coffee table. I can follow Mommy into the kitchen and suck on the floor...I can...wait...what's that room? Oooooo...a step and something called an "office". Hey, wait...what's this white thing Mommy just put in my way? Oh, no...its a gate. I guess I can't go in there. But what else can I do...let's see...ooooooo...what's this skinny black thing with buttons on it? Oh...this ones a "no-no Abigail". Alright...back to my play mat and my favorite toy...a free rattle from the top of a present. :)