Shoulders

Perhaps her new favorite thing is riding on Daddys shoulders. She LOVES it! She pulls on his hair and talks, talks, talks.... 

Talking

I crack up when I put people on speakerphone, Abby Kate becomes amazed. She tried to grab the phone, as if she can pull the person through it. This was her talking to her Daddy.  

Happy Baby

 

teething biscuit

We introduced teething biscuits this week and it has made meal time so much more enjoyable. These things can keep her happy for hours. I have to watch her really carefully cause now with teeth, she will bite off too much. It is funny because I used to LOVE the taste of teething biscuits. I remember even as a little girl begging Mom to buy me some for "snacks." So funny! 

Waiting on Daddy...

This was before church on Sunday as we waited on Daddy....the turtle. 

Happy Sunday Morning

We visited a new church yesterday and absolutely LOVED it. It is known for its childrens minstry and when we dropped Miss Abby Kate off, she was SO happy. They give you pagers and about 45 minutes into church, we get paged to go rescue our "inconsolable" baby. It was so heartbreaking. I believe we have moved into a seperation anxiety phase..... Anyway, we are praying that this was a one time deal but this was before church. We made cinnamon rolls for Daddy and played all morning! 

Look at me!

I can stand up! I crack up every time she tries. She gets SO excited and starts bouncing and then falls.  

I'm 7 months old!!!!

Well...time continues to fly and our baby is becoming more and more a little girl! She has 2 teeth (bottom) and is pulling up and can stand with a little help. She is scooting everywhere! She is talking up a storm...."dadadadada!" and she will wave when you say "bye bye." She is still a happy little girl. She has discovered screaming which is about to be the death of us. I think she loves the sound of it. I can say "no mam" and she usually quits. We really are having so much fun with her! We are going to Disney World at the end of this month with Sweetie, Poppie, Uncle Hal and Aunt Ashley and so she will experience her first plane ride. She is sleeping from 7 to 7 with a few interruptions due to teeth. Hope everyone is having SUCH a fun summer! 

4th of July

 

Abby Kate and Daddy at the Pool

 

Bathing Beauty

Abby Kate adores the water. She splashes and floats and even goes under! 

The Fam

 

Cousin Kourtney

This is Abby Kate's cousin Kourtney. She and Aunt Audreia came to play with us this week. Abby Kate is absolutely in love with both of them. 

More Summer pictures!

This is my favorite face she makes! Makes me want to kiss her face off! 

Summer fun!

Well...it is offical. Abby Kate LOVES the outdoors. Swimming, going on walks, playing outside...it all brings her such pleasure! We were at Sweetie and Poppy's in this picture and we put wheels on her walker and off she went! She LOVED moving. She kept following Sweetie as she watered flowers and would find puddles of water and plant herself there. So fun! 

More please!

 

6 months!

Though this is a little delayed, Abby Kate turned 6 months on June 7th! She weighs 17.5 lbs and is 26.5 inches long (which means she has outgrown her carseat!). She is sitting up unassisted and is rolling over all the time. She is "crawling" which means actually moving in her crib but just rocking when she is on the ground. She is eating solids 3 times a day and is only taking 4 bottles a day. She is cutting teeth like a champ, though you can tell she is quite uncomfortable. Yesterday she ate her first meal in her highchair. You could tell she quite liked the throne but was not crazy about food due to the spoon hitting her sore teeth. She has finally found her "lovie" which is her snuggle bunny we introduced you to a few pictures ago. Last night she woke up and started chatting, I went in, put snuggle bunny under her arm, and she instantly fell back to sleep. Amazing. Time truly has FLOWN! I cannot believe she has been in our lives for half a year. I cannot imagine loving anyone more.... 

and more....

 

more crawling

 

Movin'

All in one day, we got our 6 month shots, cut a tooth and actually started moving when she got up on her hands and knees. Wow, she put in a full day. That is after keeping me up most the night last night....I hope because of the impending teeth. Pray it is better tonight...please.