13 Months!

 When Abby turned a year old we joked that we would not be those parents that talk about their child's age in terms of months. Just like in the movie Grown Ups with the "48 month old boy". Well, here we are making sure Abs still has her monthly picture. We'll probably continue this monthly ritual until she's two and then every 6 months to a year thereafter. It's hard to remember when she was just a lump of a new baby that could barely lift her head. When now she prefers walking to crawling, sitting up to drink her bottle to being held and isn't even scared of her sombrero anymore!

Her developments now come in huge leaps within a matter of a couple of days rather than minuscule steps over the course of a couple of months. It's still amazing that within the course of a year she is so much more independent than this time last year. We know that this will only continue and that time will always move faster than we want it to with our baby girl. So, we enjoy every minute we can with this sweet girl.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abby's First Lake Adventure

 Well, we thought it would be a great idea to get Abby's sea legs under her. Abby had other ideas and was not too keen on the huge life vest that we made her wear. It doesn't help that this little girl runs about a million times hotter than others. So, the heat coupled with the life vest made Abby an unhappy camper.

The life vest was so obtrusive she couldn't even feed herself puffs!

Clearly, not happy. 

It ended up being a very short trip on the boat since Abs was so miserable. Our goal is to find a life vest that fits her more comfortably, but still provides all the safety we want. Otherwise, we'll just wait until next year!!

Much love, 

Moises & Jennifer

Sally Kate Turned 1!!!

Abby's cousin, Sally Kate, turned 1 on July 13. We got together this weekend to celebrate at her Aunt Krista's house. It was such a fun time, as always, having these girls together. Their personalities are really starting to show! Even though we were gathered to celebrate Sally's birthday, Abby had a couple gifts too. Kurt & Sarah got the girls the most adorable matching chairs that each had their names embroidered on them. Then Uncle Eric also got the girls each a stuffed animal. Sally LOVES animals so she kept squeezing and giving kisses to her new friend!

The girls hardly sat on their own chair, but they loved scooting them rolling over them and having some "refreshments" while lounging in the furniture just for pint sized people! Who knew, one year olds would love furniture so much!

After present time the girls went swimming in the pool. Mommy & Daddy forgot their bathing suits, which was a bummer for us because it was HOT, HOT, HOT! Good 'ole Arkansas summer! Aunt Sarah and Uncle Eric took turns swimming with Abs.

All in all it was a great day to celebrate a sweet girl! We loved being there with everyone!

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Bottles to Sippies...

We had Abby's one year check-up on July 3, yes we are a little behind in posting about it. She had a great report on all things developmental and health related. She was 30 inches tall and 20.7 pounds, both of which put her in mid-range percentiles. With her transition into toddler hood, we also started a whole new range of fun and exciting experiences. Namely, no more formula for Abby, she is all whole milk now. She started whole milk on July 9th and has done beautifully. As a matter of fact she hasn't had any formula since that day and we've already started the process of weaning her off the bottle completely. We also have changed her daily routine to include twice daily teeth brushing. Most of the time it ends up being Abby getting her tongue brushed because she sticks it out, but it's all part of the learning process! Abby is really starting to take off with the walking, she now prefers to walk instead of crawl. This really just started in the last week or so. Before then she would walk if we asked her to walk or if she really wanted to walk, but now she's cruising around the house.

 Here's a few more catch up pictures of Abby from earlier this month. The first one is of Abby in her sweet new wagon from her Uncle Samuel. He had it customized just for her first birthday, it's way cooler than the ones mommy & daddy remember from their childhood. Abby loves taking rides on it around the block. 

We also snapped shots of Abby playing on her patio set from Uncle Kelly and her picnic basket from Aunt Margaret. Abs hasn't quite mastered the art of getting into and out of the chairs yet, but she does use them as walkers to go around the living room!

Much love, 

Moises & Jennifer

BB's 60th Birthday Bash

This weekend we celebrated BB's upcoming 60th Birthday. Papa A has been planning a surprise party for her for nearly a year and it finally all came together on Saturday! It ended up being a great party with lots of special friends and family members present to celebrate such a special lady who has touched many people's lives. We are so happy to have been there with BB to celebrate. We're pretty sure BB was happy that Abs was back in town!! Abby and BB are pretty good buddies.

BB with her friends Lou Ann & Nancy

BB's Birthday Bash Sign

Reecie & Abs were such troopers all afternoon. No naps & still were having a blast!

Here's Papa & BB with two of their girls. We think they were pretty happy!

We love you BB! Thank you for all you do for us and everyone else. You were a wonderful role model for mommy when she was growing up and now you are a wonderful friend. We love you bunches! Happy birthday!

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

One Year Old!!!

One year ago today, our life as husband and wife changed to a family of three. Nothing can really prepare you for the explosion of emotions that comes when a child enters your life. It truly is the most amazing, awesome, wonderful experience. No one can understand the love you have for your child except for your partner. We have been extremely blessed to be a true partnership while we are raising our daughter. She really is the greatest accomplishment of our life and makes us smile everyday. Happy birthday, Abs!

Now, enough mushy stuff. Tonight for her one year old picture we thought we should have her wear the sombrero.  Abs was not a fan. At all.

Fortunately, Abby forgave us quickly and by bath time she was having fun with us again. She still hasn't forgiven the sombrero.






Much Love,


Moises & Jennifer

Walkabout

It's official, we now have a walker! She had taken a few steps last Sunday, on Father's day, but as of Friday evening Abs is a real walker. Her preferred mode of transportation is still crawling since she's still not the most balanced when walking, but she's getting better by the day.

Yesterday, we went to lunch with uncle Eric. Abby had a great time talking to and playing with uncle Eric. He even got her a sweet gift for her birthday. She loved the card he gave to her. It was a Tweety Bird card and when she opened the card, it would talk to her. She thought it was so funny and giggled every time she opened it.

Along with walking, Abby has also been expanding her vocabulary. Instead of waving bye and hello she says hi and bye. She also can say "Ginger" and ba for bottle. She also doesn't want mommy to brush her hair anymore, Abby wants to do it all herself. They really do grow up fast.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer