5 Months :)

My little baby is 5 months old already.... How can that be? I can't believe how big she is and how fast the time has gone! She's growing so quickly and doing new things every day... I love to watch as everything unfolds. Its so amazing to be a mom. :)

Highchair series :)

I cannot just sit! I must explore! I must figure it all out - I have things to discover, things to study, things to learn!!! Let me do my thing...
Oh, Hi! How are you? I'm too cute and I know it...

Ok - here's my wave! I have said my hellos now let me be - I have things to learn!

:) Ummm... why are you still taking pictures?

Helloooo..... I'm ready to eat now - please stop with the pictures and give me food! I love my food!!!

Englehardts

A few pics of our friends Fred, Bridget, Molly and (?). I'm so thankful for our friendship with them! Kris and I were frustrated for a long time that we didn't really have close Christian friends - now we do. Our friendship has grown so much and we are so grateful for you guys! We love you!
Ha! I love the faces that Molly makes! She is such a cute kid!

Couple pics...

Just a couple pictures of the babe being cute on the livingroom floor! She just started this week to pic her legs up under her a little bit. She's not great at it, but she seems to be getting a little closer to crawling... :) It probably will be a while, but it still amaizing how much she can move herself around without crawling yet.

Morgan and Amy came over the other day and watched Abi so we could go to a birthday party together. Its always nice to get out for a little bit. For the longest time we didn't really want to leave her with anyone since she was so fussy all the time. I'm so happy that she's happier. We enjoy her more all the time and its a little easier to let someone watch her so we can get out together!

Jumpy Seat

We all love this thing! Abi has a blast in it and can play there happily for half and hour! That's huge!! That means I can cook dinner now while she plays right next to me. Half an hour where is isn't demanding our undivided attention. Sweet :)

Spitting and Blowing Bubbles

We have mastered a new skill. We call it "Spitting and Bubble Blowing!!!" Woohoo! Its all fun and games until we're trying to feed her! At which point we both need a bath when we're done... Ugh!

Little Lady Bug

I don't feel like getting into it at the moment, but I struggle greatly with the whole issue of Halloween. I grew up extremely conservative and we were never allowed to celebrate Halloween or have anything to do with it. It's hard for me to think of it in any other way... I wish the day didn't exist and I didn't have to think about it... Anyway - we usually go to the Novak's (Kris' friends from high school) to see their kids costumes etc. Someone gave me this ladybug costume for Abi when I first got pregnant - before I had even decided to do her bedroom in ladybugs. So cute I can't stand it! She only wore the costume for about 20 minutes before she was too hot in it!

Sam and Willow with Abigail. Sam was so proud of himself for holding her up! :)

How cute is this?!! Sam wanted her to try them on. At first she kept turning her head all over trying to get them off. Then she calmed right down and didn't seem to care. She was actually looking cross-eyed through the cracks by her nose! Silly little baby!

Hey... What can I say? At least they matched our outfits!

Mid October

Just a few cute pictures. (Hmmm... My blog seems to have become nothing but pictures of my cutest baby ever!) When we lay Abi on her back on the floor she grabs our hands and tries to pull herself up. She isn't strong enough and needs help, but she is a strong little thing. She loves to stand! For the longest time as soon as we pulled her up to standing she'd immediately go straight to chewing on our fingers! :)

Adoring moments :)

We went outside so Abi could play with her toes in the grass. She really liked it - it was fun to watch how excited she got about it.

I'm sad that she wasn't big enough to wear this top much before it got too cold. I love it! One of my favorite Dr. friends at work gave it to us. Jen (Dr. White) is quite partial to Abi and thinks she looks just like she did as a baby. She's a red head too and is pleased as punch that Abi has ready hair! :)

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We took a trip up to NH a few weeks ago to see Kris' grandparents. Aren't they just the cutest couple ever?!! :) I love them. Abi got to meet her great-grandparents for the first time. Its a 3 1/2 hour trip each way - all done in one day. We couldn't believe how well Abi did for such a long trip at just 4 months - especially since she usually doesn't like the car! Gram isn't doing very well, which makes Kris and I really sad. I hope we didn't overwhelm her too much, but wanted her to see Abi while she would remember who we all were.

Four generations... Kris and Abi with Kris' Mom and Grandparents.

And Jenn, Corey and Patrick (Kris' sister, niece and nephew.)

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She started rolling over at about 3 1/2 months, but only did it a few times and hasn't been interested since. Every once in a while she'll go just this far and can't pull her hands out of her mouth long enough to get over the rest of the way! :) Take a look at those thighs! They stick out an inch from her waist!!

We call her "nudey babe" for short. She loves to have her clothes of and gets quite upset when we start to put them back on. Sorry Abi - winter is coming and the days are getting colder! Not to mention yesterday you just came down with your second cold in 4 short weeks! Poor little baby :(

We had several really nice warm days in October and did our best to enjoy them! Abi was quite happy to set in the stroller and play with her toys and just look around while we went for good long walks. She has always loved being outside since she was born - I'm sad that I can't take her out much anymore - just too cold.

Cute baby :)