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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

January 31, 2012

We are working on scribbling. So far she's only interested in eating the crayons and looking at the awesome pictures Daddy drew for her.

January 30, 2012

Pajamas.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012

January 28, 2012

We spent the afternoon at the park. Here's Abby taking her friend Lilee's car for a spin. I'm thinking we may need to invest in one of these, she loved it!

Friday, January 27, 2012

January 27, 2012

On our now-daily walk down the block after work. She holds my hand tightly even though she doesn't need to. My back might suffer a little but it's still my favorite thing to do! She points out everything along the way, in fact in this picture she's holding a flower she spotted on the sidewalk.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

January 26, 2012

Taking a much needed water break after a long walk outside! We walked all the way down the block and back again. This girl loves walking :)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

January 25, 2012

Orange babies go straight into a bath after a spaghetti dinner! it's apparently serious business - and totally worth the mess.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

January 24, 2012

A box came for me from work, and Abby was sweet enough to help me unpack it. It's hard work sorting through all those PIs, but someone's gotta do it!

Monday, January 23, 2012

January 23, 2012

Abby's new favorite thing - the egg carton. She walks around with it and puts random objects inside. So much fun!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

January 22, 2012

Steve and Jakkals posing with a tumbleweed during our walk, because even if you've lived here for 8 years they're still cool.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

January 21, 2012

Abigail went through Steve's wallet, took out the platinum card, and ran for the door. Oh boy!


Friday, January 20, 2012

January 20, 2012

Abby had a rough day at daycare with no naps. I had a rough day myself dealing with a sinus headache from this rotten cold. There's only one cure - snuggles with my favorite jelly bean!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

January 19, 2012

Abby seen here practicing her Shakespeare over a dinner of chicken, black beans, and rice. Elmo by any other name...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

January 18, 2012

Mommy is my bath ready yet?

Abby walks everywhere now. Crawling is for babies!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

January 17, 2012

It's fun to stay at the YMCA! Actually this is Abby demonstrating her new "so big!" trick. She recently started doing this and giving high-fives. She's so cool.



Monday, January 16, 2012

January 16, 2012

Abby's first Disney movie - The Lion King. We got through the opening credits before she lost interest. Oh well she'll love Disney soon enough I'm sure! For now she'd rather toddle around and get up to no good.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

January 15, 2012

Transportation station. Abby has collected her ergo, a walker, and the giraffe-cycle. And Jakkals. Although I'm unsure if she counts as a vehicle or if she's just there for organizational support.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

January 14, 2012

Grandpa came to visit today, and it was a good opportunity to practice some walking!

Friday, January 13, 2012

January 13, 2012

There's not much better than picking up the baby at school and getting an art project to take home. In this case, they were learning about cars and she "made" this wheel print painting, which I'm sure involved some fun and a lot of mess. Definitely a keeper!

January 12, 2012

Action shot! Abby loves the bath now as much as she hated it 8 months ago. She splashes, plays with her toys (playing usually involves the systematic placing into and susequent removal of toys from a cup). Splish splash!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

January 11, 2012

Home sick today, but was happy to go out for a quick trip to the store for more dog food. She's sporting her pink USCG sweatshirt given to her by her Auntie Liz. I wish all our family lived closer!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

January 10, 2012

Abby's not feeling well today - she has a low-grade fever and is pretty congested. Not too sick to play, however! She found the monkey that goes with the jungle tummy time mat and she carried it around to all her toy stations.

As a side note, I think she needs a haircut.



Monday, January 9, 2012

January 9, 2012

Abby loves watching the doggies play outside. She bounces and pants and says "doggie" over and over with some jibbersih words in between. She talks about the dogs all the time. I wonder how different her life would be if the dogs weren't in her life.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

January 8, 2012

There are few better places to be than Phoenix in the winter! The weather is amazing and it's a perfect day to take the baby and the dog for a walk.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

January 7, 2012

Abby's crazy hair. This particular style is a mix of just taking out her pony and static. Wonder if it will catch on?

Friday, January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012

Happiness, thy name is Friday! Now I get two whole days of quality baby and me time. No work, no daycare, no worries :)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

January 5, 2012

Getting so big! The pants that fit 3 weeks ago when I sent them to daycare as backup now look 2 sizes too small (apparently some baby spilled out the contents of his sippy cup and Abby sat in it, hence the wearing of the reserves). Add to the long legs a couple of giant feet and there's no doubt she's her mother's daughter.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

January 4, 2012

As much as I love my Kindle, nothing will ever take the place of watching Abigail sit quietly reading a book. In this case it's Mr. Brown. He's a wonder, or so I'm told.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

January 3, 2012

Abigail working hard on her laptop. Actually, she's trying to merge the remote and the laptop into one all purpose electronic. Has this been invented yet? It just was.

Monday, January 2, 2012

January 2, 2012

Abby pushing her giraffe-mobile. She almost never watches tv but goes totally giddy for Elmo. When she sees him she lights up and says "Bla-bahh!", whether it's on a tv, on a shirt or on the diaper box. It's her third word behind "doggie" and "hi". If you had asked me a year ago to bet what her first words would be, I definitely would have lost.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

366 Days - Day 1

I'm going to try my best to keep up with my friends and post a picture a day in 2012. Who knows, maybe it will get me blogging more.

Here is my pick for Day 1. Happy New Year greeting fail. The tiara was very pretty to look at but obviously does not belong on the head! What were you thinking, Mommy??