18 months old

Today is Abner's 18 month old birthday!  A whole year and a half.  Unreal.  I truly can't believe that much time has gone by since September 18, 2007.  

Abby and I had a great day celebrating today!  Actually, we spent most of the day outside.  We went to the park, took a walk around the neighborhood and had some friends over this morning to play.  

Abby is all over the place these days.  She talks all the time.  Currently, she loves all the Sesame Street characters and can name them all.   Abby loves books, loves to dance, and is really into belly buttons....if you will sit long enough, she will show you where yours is.    She is not a real social bug.  She gets nervous around a lot of people and we are constantly working on that.  She still takes extremely short naps during the day.  She takes one nap that is about 45 min. long.  It makes for a LONG day. I am not gonna lie.  However, she sleeps great at night and goes down when the sun is still up!  Abs is addicted to her "pappy" and bunny that she sleeps with.  

Her smile melts my heart and her fits sometimes make me want to cry myself.  Abby seems to learn something new every day and it seems I am learning too.  I never thought that being a mom would be a difficult thing for me.  I taught some seriously disturbed kids  (I mean really crazy kids) and I didn't think anything would ever be as hard as what I dealt with in the classroom.  I was so wrong.  I love Abby more than anything and wouldn't trade her for the entire world, but it is a constant struggle for me.  Each day brings its ups and downs.  Some days bring tears.  Most days bring smiles.  And at the end of the day, I wouldn't trade it for anything.  She is my joy and my precious little one.  She is MINE and I love her with all my heart.  

just funny

trip to houston

We had a fun, busy weekend in Houston.  The weather was cold and rainy, but Abby had a great time hunting easter eggs in the house, playing on the computer with Mimi, and seeing all of her Houston cousins.  Bo and I had a great time at the rehearsal dinner on Friday night and at the wedding on Saturday night.  It was fun to have two date nights with my handsome man!

abby's first "car date"

Abby has a good friend, Reid, that lives in our neighborhood.  One day a couple of weeks ago, Reid's mom and I took the kids on a walk to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.  As you can see, Abby did not enjoy her first wagon ride.  She did, however, love walking along side of the wagon as we strolled the neighborhood.  Maybe next time she will ride with you Reid!

pitiful

Abby has been sick the last 2 days.  Tuesday night, we woke up to her throwing up in her bed around midnight.  It was the first time that had happened and it was not fun.  All day Wednesday, she ran 103 fever and slept most of the day. When she wasn't sleeping, she was on the couch with me watching Dora or Sesame Street.  Today, she was much better.  She ate a little and the fever went down.  Without much food, she didn't have any energy so today was a pj day too!  I hate that Abby has felt so bad, but I have loved snuggling on the couch with my baby!

covered in stickers

I bought Abby some Dora stickers today and she loves them.  She wasn't too sure about them at first, but once I put one on her shirt, she kept saying "more".  Abby was covered in stickers before too long and she loved them all.  

pigtails

Abby is all about pigtails these days.  She doesn't really like when I fix her hair, but when I finish she looks in the mirror and just smiles at herself.  I, personally, think they are precious!

happy heart day!

My Valentine 2008

My Valentine 2009

Happy Valentine's Day!  We love you so much!!

relaxing in houston

We took a trip to Houston this past week for a visit to meet Abby's new cousin, Emerson!  She is precious and you didn't even know she was around.  We had a great time seeing everyone and going to see many friends while we were there.  One highlight of the trip was a trip to Sams with Mimi.  Since Abby could say the words "turtle" and "duckie" we came home with 2 really large animals.  Bo made them stay in Houston, however, but I know she will love seeing them again one day.  Had a great time family!  See you again in March.

running wild and meeting a new friend

Today was the first day this week that it has been pretty outside.  Abby was literally clawing at the door to get out of the house.  We walked down to the neighborhood lake and fed the ducks. Abby just ran around wild.  It was so good to be outside this afternoon!

Abby also met a new friend today!  My friend brought her precious 3 month old son over to visit today.  Abby loved pointing and saying "baby" the whole time he was here.  She did not love me holding him.  However, we loved seeing them today and meeting baby Grayson!  He is precious and we can't wait to see them again.

sleeping

I know that pictures of your kid sleeping aren't as cute to anyone else, but I thought this was too funny.  I had to post it.

mother of three

The past 2 days, I have been a mother of three!  Eddie and Sophia H. spent Monday and Tuesday with Abby and me.  The weather was gross, but we made the best out of it.  Abby was truly entertained by the 2 of them and they all got along pretty well.  The hardest part was feeding all three "starving" children at the same time!  Abby was pulling on my leg and crying while the other 2 were trying to decide what they wanted to eat.  The other difficult part was nap time.  Bo was home both mornings to help with that, so that saved me!   Overall it was a good 2 days, but I am tired and in no rush to have that many kids...sorry Mom!

my new niece!!!

Emerson Grace Goodman was born yesterday at 7:45 in the morning!  She is 7 pounds, 14 oz.  and is just beautiful!  She is in the NICU because she cannot regulate her oxygen level on her own.  When she is calm, she is just fine, but when she gets upset or worked up she has trouble. Tests run on her heart and lungs look good.  Please pray for her and for Liz and Chad.  Liz has not been able to hold her sweet girl yet and is anxious to do so!!  

Harper is doing better.  She is showing a little improvement.  Praise the Lord!!  Please continue to keep her in your prayers as well.

The Lord has a plan for both of these precious little girls.  I can't wait to see what HE has in store for them BOTH!!!

fun weekend

The weather was gorgeous this past weekend so we took full advantage of it.  Bo and I took Abby to the zoo for the first time.  She loved all the animals and had fun barking at most of them.   She also turned 16 months old on Sunday.  I literally can't believe how fast the time has gone.  We tried to get her picture on the puppy, but she will not sit still long enough for that!  

On a different note, please keep praying for my sister's friend Kelly and her sweet baby Harper.  You can check Kelly's blog for updates, but this sweet family needs our prayers right now.

please pray...we need a miracle

www.kellyskornerblog.com

who needs a chair?

Today when I was doing something in the kitchen, Abby was playing in the den.  It got really quiet and when I looked to see what she was doing, I found her in this box!   She was just sitting there watching tv.  I ran to grab my camera. She is at a hard age to take pictures because she grabs at the camera and wants to see herself after a picture is taken.  I was lucky to get these!!

abby and elmo

Elmo Live was one of Abby's Christmas presents and she LOVES to dance with Elmo.  It is hilarious.  She gets quite upset when the song ends and plays it over and over.  She is a pretty funny little thing!

matching pjs

dress up

Abby decided she needed to put on some boots, gloves and her hat over her pjs this morning.  Nice look Abs!

new year's resolution