Q&A with Abby

The Wish List

I opened the mailbox today to find the Toys R Us Christmas catalog. Every time I bring in the mail, Abby searches the stack in hopes of finding something for her. Today was her lucky day! The sight of a "toy magazine" caught her attention right away. I gave her the catalog to look through while we were in the car and it was really cute to hear her in the backseat pointing to things and saying, "Sissy, you like this? Ok! Mommy, Sissy likes this."

When we got home, Abby shared her wish list with me as she flipped through again. The list made me smile, so to the blog it goes. Now, I will always remember the sweet moment.

• an African American cabbage patch doll
• a Doc McStuffins Time for your Check Up Doll
• a Doc McStuffins DVD
• a dollhouse (so thrilled that her Daddy and I already assumed/planned correctly on this one!)
• a guitar
• new markers
• and a V-tech globe

Maybe it's a mom thing, but her childish hope and excitement paired with her innocent requests and personal preferences melt my heart.

Love.

Snapshots & Quotables

loves her fingers.

asked to be wrapped up like a baby and held. yup we are totally in that stage. :)

A: Daddy, I want to go to Lake Bluff.
D: We can't Abby. Not until next summer. The cottage is all closed up for the winter.
A: Oh no, what happened to Grammy?
D: It's okay. She went home to Moorestown.
A (with big smile of understanding on her face): Oh Daddy, I want to go there and play chest!

Harvest party at church. This is Abby and a bunch of her little friends.

The other day when I was asking Abby to do something, she responded, "Mommy, you don't know about me!" She said it again to Joe that night. I'm not sure where she heard that phrase, but I think it's hysterical. Though it makes it sound like she has some kind of street reputation that I should be afraid of.

Look at me, Mom!

Daddy and Abby went outside to do lawn work. I looked outside an hour later and saw this.

D: Abby, are you doing something you are not supposed?
A: Certainly not!

The next day:
D: I'll see you when I get home from work, Abby.
A: I certainly hope so!

Bumbo time!

Aunt Cyncy

Aunt Cyncy came to visit for the weekend and meet Ella for the first time. We had lots of fun together going to the state museum, painting pumpkins, taking a family walk on the perfect fall day, playing all kinds of games and enjoying some delicious dinners. Abby kept Aunt Cyncy very occupied during any down time we had. (She might still be recovering back home in PA!) We enjoyed every minute of her visit with us!

capturing the moment of the most beautiful fall morning. I could stay in this moment forever!

posing with the wolves at the museum

love that smiling face and she loved the bear exhibit

hanging out and enjoying the museum from this view

Abby and Mommy hanging out in the longhouse

before our ride on the Merry-Go-Round

Thanks for coming, Aunt Cyncy! See you again at Thanksgiving. :)

Ella: 3 months

Ella: 3 months 

Weight: 14.9 pounds 

laughing and smiling a lot

really ticklish 

love holding Mommy's hair or your Superbuggy and using your pacifier when falling asleep

very talkative-making lots of new sounds 

noticing when Mommy leaves the room and are very vocal when you don't like it

intentionally grabbing toys and playing with them

taking good naps in your swing during the day 

sitting up well in your Bumbo and enjoying the new view 

lifting up your head and chest during tummy time and flashing us big smiles 

got sick for the first time (sinus infection) and had your first antibiotic 

going to bed between 7-8 and waking once in the night to eat 

celebrated your baby dedication with a morning at church and a little family party afterward

some new places you've visited:  Fall Getaway, the zoo, the pumpkin patch, Asher's birthday party 

favorite activities: playing on the changing table and playing/laughing at your family while we have a dance party around the kitchen before dinner


 

my baby love.

stylin' in her rock star outfit

rock star attitude to go with it?

Precious Moment

I'm really not sure if I've ever posted this video, but while working on my emails I found it hanging around my inbox. It was just three months ago, but such a precious memory already. I love my two little girls.