7 months old!!

Abigail is 7 months old today. She's still growing by leaps and bounds each day. She's still babbles away and can say many different consonants sounds, da da, ba ba, ma ma. She doesn't know what she's saying, but she likes to just babble away, especially when she's playing by her self on the floor or in her jumper.

We think Abby may have some slight sensitivies to the preservatives in the jarred food we've been feeding her so this weekend mommy & daddy started making Abby's baby food. She really seemed to be more interested in playing with the steamed sweet potatoes and brown rice rather than putting it in her mouth. However, we're sure she'll get the hang of the new flavors soon.

 Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Being a lady...

 Earlier this week mommy and Abby went out to dinner with one of mommy's friends. It was Abby's first time to sit in a "big girl" high chair at a restaurant. No more car seat sling for little miss Abs! Abby wasn't quite sure what to do with the high chair since it offered quite a bit more room than her high chair at home. So she decided to lean back and prop one of her legs over the front bar of the chair. She's such a lady.

Also, this weeks she's developed a "fake cough". Mommy thought she was really starting to cough, but quickly realized that Abby finds it funny to make the cough noise. Her teachers at school also brought up that Abby is using the fake cough to get their attention and quickly giggles when they look her direction. She's going to be quite the ham.

Last night Abby and Daddy got to have a great face-to-face conversation via face time. Abby kept touching the screen and couldn't figure out why she could see daddy, but not really touch him. It was really cute to watch so mommy tried to catch a picture of it without letting the iPad fall over.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

A trip to Arkansas and missing daddy...

What a busy weekend! We all drove up to Arkansas on Friday afternoon so we could help finish packing up Mema's house. Mommy & Daddy spent most of the time with Alan and Emily moving everything out of the storage barn behind the house. Mommy thinks daddy has figured out where she gets her tendency to hold on to mementos. Abby had fun inside the house hanging out with everyone else.

 On Sunday morning, Mommy & Abby flew all by themselves back to Dallas so Daddy could stay back in Fort Smith to get our house ready there. It's going to be a tough week without daddy at home! Mommy & Abby will miss him bunches. Since, Abby knew that mommy was going to miss daddy she's been super helpful and even helped her do grocery shopping this afternoon. Daddy is going to do a great job getting our new house ready and mommy & Abs can't wait to see the finished product.

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

No sweet peas for Abby

Abby has been trying lots of different foods and is a super good eater. We did figure out that little missy loves sweet peas, but they sure don't love her! Poor little girl broke out in a rash all over her face after eating her peas. We're sure there are lots of kids out there that wish they were allergic so they wouldn't have to eat their peas. 

This weekend we also got Abby her first walker. She wasn't quite sure what to do with it at first, but she's started to figure out how to push it backwards. We're still waiting to see a forward motion from her.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Six Month Check-Up

 Abigail had her six month check-up yesterday. We're excited to report that Abby is finally back to her pre-RSV weight and is now weighing in at 16.2 pounds and is 25.95 inches, both of these land her in about the 50 percentile. The doctor also told us that even though our little princess refuses to roll over, that all is well since she's already moved on to other advanced skills like sitting unassisted and pulling up to and stand with support. Whew! That's a nice relief! We did, however, find out that she's got another cold! This one is not too severe as she's not running a temperature and her appetite has remained unaffected, but she had a slight ear infection, which meant no shots for her. We go back next Wednesday for shots, yuck....

In other news, Abs has found the delight of sucking on her toes. She especially loves to do this during diaper changes to prevent mom and dad from having an easy diaper change. She may not take a pacifier or suck her thumb, but she sure will suck on those little piggies.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone! We had such a great New Year's weekend. Mommy & Daddy even stayed up until midnight to ring in the new year, which as you new parents know is a treat in itself!

Saturday we stopped by to visit with Paula and Rod, we still can't believe that Abs hadn't yet met Aunt Paula! On New Years Day we celebrated Cluck Christmas at Papa and BB's house. Daddy made his delicious tenderloin fajitas, including some great homemade tortillas courtesy of Grandma Ledezma, and Aunt Leann made some yummy enchiladas. It was a full house of kiddos and adults, but it was such a great, fun day. Abby got so many great toys and a really cute hat from Aunt Margaret and Uncle Kelly!

2011 sure was a wild and crazy year and we are glad to be putting that one in the books. We cannot wait to see the exciting experiences, memories and family moments we will experience in 2012.

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Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

Mommy's Birthday

Mommy turned 30 today, which is really hard for her to believe! Daddy was super sneaky and arranged for Grandma and Grandpa to come over and watch Abs while he surprised her with a night out on the town. We went to one of her very favorite restaurants, Fearings, at the Ritz in Dallas. The food there is so awesome and was even better than we remembered. Mommy is so incredibly lucky to have all her wishes come true! She likes to tease daddy that he helped her accomplish her "bucket list" for 30, but the truth is that Daddy was the answer to many of mommy's prayers and he makes her feel so special and loved. There's just no better husband and father out there!

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer