Kisses

9 months old

excitedly waiting for the doc to come in for her checkup

Can it really be true? Is my baby already 9 months old? My sweet little girl has officially been alive in the world for the same amount of time she spent growing in her mommy.

At her 9-month checkup, Abby weighed 17 lbs. 12 oz. (25%) and was 28 inches long (75%).

This past month it seemed like we packed away piece after piece of baby gear. Goodbye swing...goodbye (more) clothes...goodbye mobile (because Abby is determined to yank it down) ...and then there was lowering her mattress. Before I know it, she'll be leaving for college. (Just kidding...kind of...)

Every moment has been and continues to be so precious. Now, instead of just being the adorable squishy baby that I spent hours watching as she slept all day, Abby has become an adorable, active baby girl who is easily excitable, talkative and strong-willed. Not to mention, she is a little joker. Her personality is shining through and she is a delight!

If you could see the look on her face when her daddy walks into the room. Her smile could knock him over. She is her daddy's girl. Not to mention, her four teeth!! If you think the toothless grin is cute, the 4-tooth grin is even cuter! Good thing she is a little cuddle-bug because we spend lots of time snuggling her.

In the last month, Abby has started waving bye-bye, blowing kisses and pulling herself up. Still no crawling, but rolling around like nobody's business. Seriously, don't get in her way she'll roll right over you. It's pretty hilarious.

Every month gets more and more fun! Sometimes I want to pinch myself because I can't believe this is really my life and then I realize, nope, this isn't a dream. God has chosen to bless us more than we could have ever dreamed! He is such a loving Father!

Pumpkins

Uncle Brad and Alex came to visit this weekend and we had a great time. As always, Abby loved all of the extra attention. She hammed it up every chance she got: playing games, making everyone laugh and showing us that she really is growing from a baby to a little girl before our eyes.

We spent the first half of the afternoon watching the SU game.

As soon as I turned the camera on, Abby turned and posed like this!

laughter.

Say Cheese...again!

"What are you looking at, Uncle Brad?"

Peek-a-boo!

loving Alex's hair

Go Phillies! (The four of us had dinner and watched the Phillies game after Abby went to bed Saturday night.)

After the SU game, we took Abby to the pumpkin patch for the first time. She was in awe of all the pumpkins. You know how she usually responds to the camera...well, we could barely get her to look up when there were so many fascinating orange balls to look at. Another moment when I had fun seeing the world through her eyes.












We love visitors! Thanks for coming Brad and Alex!

Go SU!

Joe and I are looking forward to bringing Abby back to campus soon! In the meantime, we are cheering on Syracuse from afar. Joe and I met at SU. We love our school and all the years we spent there! So nostalgic. I love that we started our life together there and got married in Hendricks Chapel. I love that we get to share all of our memories with Abby someday AND make new ones with her. Is this what it means to bleed orange? I think so.

Abby representing the Orange on game day:

Go SU! woot woot!

Alright let's get serious....game's on! Mommy....bring on the chips and dip!

Standing tall

Pull-ups

Abby has started pulling herself up when she can reach an edge or grab our fingers. In this case, she is sitting on my legs. Do you see the look on her face when she does it? She's so impressed! (and so are we!)

Sweet Moments

My sweet little snuggle bug

After lots of splashing, Abby really kicks back and relaxes in the tub.

I walked into the room and saw this. Sweet moments.