Putting up a Wall

Work has begun in our 1BR apartment to put up a wall and give Abigail her own room.

Furniture has been moved wherever else there's space, and we've been left essentially crammed into our bedroom. Thus far, everyone seems to be faring well. Abigail is apparently unbothered by the banging and loud sounds. Daphne is very excited by every possibility that the front door opening again and again might bring. And, Fink is just generally irked, complaining a little but mostly keeping to herself.

Amanda is doing a great job keeping everyone safe.

Daphne's in a Halloween Contest

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UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who voted. Daphne came in 3rd Place with 85 votes, AND made a few new friends along the way.
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Okay, so a little diversion from Abigail for just a moment. After all, our blog is about all of our lives. SO, Daphne's in a Halloween Costume Contest through the Animal Medical Center. If you're on Facebook, then you can vote for her...And, we've made it easy.

First, LIKE the Animal Medical Center
Second, Click on Daphne's Photo below and then LIKE it on Facebook.

That's all there is to it. And, Daphne can win $50 off of her next visit, and we'll win $250.

Yay Daphne! And, thanks for voting for our Top Banana.

Whoa!

Guess who flipped herself over and then comfortably slept on her belly for part of the night last night?

And, whose tooth erupted yesterday as well?! (And not the front incisors that are usually the first to blossom. No! She's got an incisor on her left side popping out. We think she saw Daphne's tooth bursting out of her mouth and thought that was the way to go).

She is sitting like a champ now as well. What a strong girl we have.

We are in awe of how rapidly our little lady is growing!

Pictures are coming!

So many milestones

Our little lady is sitting up! We were propping her up and then the next day she decided she could lean forward and sit on her own. She's still wobbly, but getting stronger everyday.

We (Abigail and Amanda) were sick the last week and a half and stayed home to take care of each other. But now, we're out and about again, continuing to swim, visiting the Botanic Garden with Grandma Roxy, picking pumpkins at the Queens County Farm Museum Pumpkin Patch with Grandma Eve and Grandpa Ken, and back to singing and dancing in our Music Together class. Oh, and she's now added pears, peas and prunes to her "delicious" list. And now, not only loves taking a bath every night, she's taken to splashing the water.

Another glorious thing Abigail is doing now, is reach for us. All of us, including Daphne. It's her version of a hug. When she is truly pleased and feeling particularly lovey and cuddly, she reaches her hand to touch our face--and it is pure joy to experience.

Tomorrow, our girl will be 6 months. Or as Jonathan has said, "we've known her a half a year now." Time is flying, and we're enjoying every second.

Oh, and, Daphne won Best in Show at the Prospect Place Senior Center dog fashion show. She celebrated by eating the frisbee she got for 1st prize. Abigail was there to cheer her on.

Looking Proud

If you look at the pictures, you'll see our girl has been doing a lot of eating. We're trying to get into a well defined schedule and with that, it helps if Abigail is full. And well rested...that's more of an issue lately.

It seems she's so excited about the new found world that's opened up to her that she doesn't want to nap anymore. Or maybe it'll be for 45 minutes or sometimes, (gasp!), only 20 minutes. Makes for some long days, but, thankfully, still a well rested night!

She can't wait to get back into the pool but unfortunately there have been no classes last week or this one. 'till next week then!

Abigail has been rolling, rolling, rolling and the best part is, she looks proud of herself when she does it. She loves standing, with assistance from us of course, but she looks so pleased with herself. We love that our girl has a great self-esteem!

We were sad to see that our wedding tree in Prospect Park split during the tornado two weeks back. There's still a good portion of the tree still standing and we're hopeful the whole tree doesn't have to come down. Cross your fingers!

This weekend is the Friends of Hudson River Park's Pet Parade! Guess which proud dog will be in it?! Maybe we'll see you there!

Swim Class!

2028 Olympics, here we come!Really, need we say more?

Birthday girls

Happy 5 months Abigail! Could it be the day she turns five months is the night she flips herself over in her crib?! Indeed!

Happy birthday Grandma! Thanks for giving us all a lot of love--and for giving Abigail a bath today! She didn't love it but she sure does smell sweet.

There's lots more pictures to see too!