Children's Museum and such

Children's Museum=fun, fun, fun! Abigail loved looking and licking a few tanks there:



She's also very interested in feeding herself. She rarely wants Mama or Papa to do it. She's a hands on kind of girl. She's also an excellent napper (check out that hair!):

So many adventures even though we've been spending a lot of time indoors. She's lifting herself more and more by using drawers, stools, chairs; she's ready to just go up and up!

Back from Florida

Back to the cold! We were just swimming in an outdoor pool only to come back to some bone chilling weather here in Brooklyn! Brrrr!!

We are happy to report that our girl enjoying the pool once again. Guess warm water helps! So, we're on the look out for some warm pools in the neighborhood so we can continue that love of water.

Abigail made some huge leaps and bounds while in Florida. (Oh and the plane rides were fantastic--she's a great traveller!) She walked around a coffee table, she thoroughly enjoyed swinging in a playground, she made a few attempts to crawl rather than scoot on the ground, she warmed up quickly to her grandparents and Grand-Mumsie, and she once again fell asleep on her Papa's chest (that hasn't happened in a LONG while and made the trip for Jonathan), while we walked around the beautiful Captiva island beach.

We came home to find our poor Daphne's eye swollen--it's better now for sure, but she needs a vacation.

Just about 9 months

We celebrated Chanukah again this past weekend in NJ. Abigail now has her Papa's hat from when he was a boy:


Oh, and she is very amused by catalogues:


And is an excellent teacher:

(nice pants, right?!)

Tomorrow she will be 9 months. Yesterday, we went in for her ninth month check-up: she's a happy, healthy, girl (and ready for stage 3 foods; things with a bit more chunks!)

We're so proud of all her accomplishments, and can't wait to see what she'll do next!

Abigail loves Fink and Daphne

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New year, new teeth, new day every day

Our girl now has three teeth--all on the bottom. And she's looking to chew on anything. Crib, table, bags, paper, actually the only thing she hasn't tried chewing on is Fink or Daphne, but that's because they're just too fast. But watch out, we predict Abigail will be walking (running) really soon! She could stand for hours, and practice, here and there, how to sit too.


Abigail is extremely curious about our blinds--she loves to feel them, hear them rock back and forth, have them open and shut, having the sun shine and have it go dark...it's all so mesmerizing to her. We're in awe of her and her wonderment of the world. It really is a brand new day, each and every day with her.

Snow!

First big snow of the season! And what was Abigail's reaction? Check it out:
"What is this wet stuff? I think I need a nap." And indeed, Jonathan took her back upstairs for a nice nap while Daphne and Amanda headed to the park:

This is, surely, Daphne's season.

That's right

It seems that Abigail's stranger anxiety is tapering off! YAY!!!!!!!! She still does not care for swimming. You take the good with the bad.