Me, My Chair and My Crazy Teeth

Often times recently, Abby has her bunny shoved in her mouth, looking like this...




Today, when we got in the car, she did her usual, "haaaah" which means "hot!" She opens her mouth really wide... and there were TWO more teeth! Not in the front, either....but toward the back. Could they be molars? Yikes! They aren't in all the way yet but this explains some of her restless sleep as of late and the bunny ears doubling as a chew toy. And the reason she woke up at 5am this morning, still crying after daddy tried everything to get her back to sleep (the man is a saint, I tell you).

This might also explain why she does the Downward Dog without using her hands. Or, maybe it doesn't. But it's cute.



And, this week, Abby had Christmas in July, thanks to Grandma N. She has her very own chair. And you can only imagine...up and down, up and down, up and down...try to stand, almost fall, up and down, up and down. Thank you, Grandma!





32. the thought of home made ice cream
33. friends we haven't seen in far too long who drop by

34. playing by herself in her crib

35. joy and not screaming coming from the backseat

36. going to bed early to catch up with these early mornings!

Walking Ducks

Abby's new skill....

Hollywood Bowl

We hit the bowl this week to watch a kid's show. While it was way above Abby's head, she absolutely loved rocking out to the beat with her friend Pema. These pictures don't do it justice....but she was throwing her arms about wildly and jumping up and down every time they started a new song.


She was so tired that she conked out on the ride home and didn't flinch when I took her inside and layed her in her crib. Whew! As if we needed more confirmation, the girl's got rhythm.

Practice, Practice, Practice

She's unwilling to let go of our fingers just yet...but she sure loves to practice.

Words said today: peach (ch!), edge (dggg), play

Kissin'

Abby really loves to give kisses now. Albeit open-mouthed kisses...but we'll take 'em!

Grandma was here a few times in the last few weeks and there was a lot of kissing going on from her too....

And some fun in the sun!

28. 85 degrees vs 98 degrees

29. looking forward to vacation

30. loving your extended family

31. 4 sleepers for the price of one!

Here To There

Do you know how many things start with the letter B? Abby has been saying "B!" all day today. Of course, I'm scrambling through the things she knows (ball, baby, bunny, banana, bee, boy....) until she smiles and says the right word.

We got a cute birth announcement last week (you'll notice from the outfit that this was when it was still cold and cloudy in the morning - not the "wake up and it's already 90" weather of this week) and Abby was obsessed with carrying around the picture of the "bay".

And going from here ...

to there...

over and over. This is the only flat footed picture that I've gotten of the girl.

She loves to get on our bed which is a terrifying act now seeing that she's lightning fast and has no concept of the edge. Today, I randomly pretended to be asleep and she came right over and gave me a kiss to wake me up. Since "Where's Baby", now we've got "Sleeping Beauty" (or, Mommy, rather).

Pretend Vacation

We had some friends come out this way this weekend and they stayed at a swanky hotel. This means that we got to go over and hang with them and use the swanky pool!

Abby loved it and got tossed in the air a zillion times from daddy.

She got to meet a baby (hi Xavier!)...

And a million thanks to Campbell and Quincy who kept her entertained at dinner. She learned how to "raise the roof"!


With Abby's kissing fetish, she planted one right on Campbell.

We actually felt like we'd been away somewhere when we got home. It was magic. And when it was all over, we did what had to be done... the laundry.

24. actually relaxing

25. reuniting with old friends

26. free parking

27. as Quincy said this weekend, "that Abby doesn't have a broken heart"