Abby at 2 Months

Abby is 2 months old today and I can't believe how fast the past 2 months have gone! She is smiling and cooing and gets so excited when we talk to her. Adam frequently says, "I like her" or "I love her" and likes to tickle her chin and cheeks when she is crying and refuses to listen to me when I tell him she doesn't really like it. It's still a nice gesture I guess!

Abigail has several nicknames, Abby being the most common, but others are Abby-Girl and Bugaboo. Just today Adam has been calling her Ab. He'll go up to her and say, "Hi Ab!"

She had her 2 month check-up today and everything went well even with getting all the shots. Poor thing. She is growing like a weed! Here are her stats:

Weight: 9 lbs. 6 oz. - 25th percentile

Length: 21.5 in. - 25th percentile

She has gained 3.5 lbs. and also 3.5 inches since she was born! In comparison, Adam was 11 lbs. 14 oz. and 23 inches long at 2 months!

You can't really tell from these pictures, but she's got blue eyes just like her Mama and Big Brother and we love that!

Abigail is so precious and we love having her in our family!

Who Knew I Had Twins?!

Adam at 3 weeks

Abigail at 7 weeks

Adam at 4 weeks

Abigail at 7 weeks
My Mom found this picture of Adam over the weekend and we were all amazed at how much they look alike!
Once Abby hit about 8 1/2 pounds, she started looking exactly like Adam did at birth. I find myself being taken aback several times a day when I look at her because it's just like looking at newborn Adam. It'll be intersting to see if she grows into baby Adam too!

Mommy and Adam Date

Adam needed some Mommy time minus his baby sister so while my Mom watched Abigail, we headed off to The Kangaroo Zoo, a bouncy fun center. Adam LOVED it! They have big slides for the big kids but several inflatables for kids 4 and under that have lots of things to climb on and slide off. And of course bounce on!

I was so surprised that Adam climbed up this thing by himself without a second thought. He kept sliding back down the steps rather than going down the slide in the front, but eventually I got him to slide.
Sliding

He held his own pretty well amidst the bigger kids but I heard a lot of "mine" directed to towards the other kids. How on earth do you teach a child that not everything is his?

After more than an hour and a half of fun I had to bribe him out of there with the promise of french fries for lunch. We went to McDonald's so he could get the dragon toy in the Happy Meal and we had fun sitting together in a booth, sharing chicken nuggets, a cheeseburger, fries, and apples dipped in caramel (and a few sips of Mama's Diet Coke).

The past 6 weeks have left me feeling frustrated and impatient with my boy a lot of the time so it was wonderful to just be with him and get to enjoy his funny and sweet personality. Thank you Mom for being so willing to help me out!

Playing with Friends

I took the kids down to visit my good friend Katie and to see her new baby. Adam is 2 months younger than Lexie and Abby is just 5 weeks older than baby Brynlee. The whole drive down (over an hour!) Adam talked about playing with Lexie and how much fun it would be. They had fun playing and Katie and I had fun talking!

Our 4 Kids

Future Best Friends
Brynlee was born a half a pound bigger than Abby but look how much Abby has changed in just 6 weeks! I thought Abby was still tiny so I couldn't believe how small Brynlee was and that my baby girl has grown so much!

Drawing Together

Silly Kids


I wish Katie lived closer because our kids could have so much fun together! We love you Katie, Lexie, and Brynlee!

Milestones

We've hit some milestones in our house this week!

Abby smiles!

Adam goes potty!

I don't think he's actually ready to potty train, but he's been peeing in the toilet after his baths most nights (I think it started because he was naked and aware of himself) so today I finally went and bought a potty and he peed twice in it this afternoon! The only problem is that he wants to sit there FOREVER!

Is it inappropriate to have this picture on the internet? He's carefully concealed at least.

First Day at Church

We took Abby to church for the first time last Sunday (just Sacrament Meeting). It was so fun to get her all dressed up in her very first dress and tights! She slept through the entire meeting which was lovely. It's so fun being a family of 4!

Playing Together

Although most of the time Adam doesn't pay much attention to Abby, (unless he's in the kissing/hugging mood and then it's a little overkill), the other day I tried to foster some sibling bonding by suggesting Adam help his baby sister look at her toys. He really liked helping and even shared some of his stuffed animals....briefly. I'm really looking forward to them being able to actually play together in the future.

Abigail's Nursery

I meant to post these pictures before Abby was born but now, nearly a month later, I'm finally getting around to it! So here is Miss Abigail's nursery (although she never goes in it...she will eventually!)

It's much pinker in person



I wanted a place to hold all her cute little headbands and bows so I painted these flower pegs and attached ribbons and voila! The only problem is that they're already full and I'm sure there are many more bows in her future.

Thank Goodness for the Olympics!

We picked a very good time to have a baby! The Olympics are on pretty much any time of day or night which is especially good for a Mommy and Daddy that are up in the middle of the night trying to stay awake long enough to change a diaper/clothes/diaper again/feed/burp/feed again....I'd much rather watch the Olympics than infomercials anyday.


And here are a few pictures of Abby looking like a little girl! She very rarely has headbands and bows on but it's fun to dress her up for a few minutes!

Abigail Elizabeth

Our sweet Abigail Elizabeth was born on Tuesday the 9th at 4:53 pm.
She weighed a whopping 5 lbs. 12 oz. and was 18 inches long.

She's teeny! It was a long labor but a very quick delivery. I was stuck at 3-4 cm for hours and hours and sometime after 4:00 pm I just crumbled from exhaustion and started crying. The crying made me gag, which made me vomit, which apparently helped move the baby down and dilate my cervix because when the nurse came in to check after seeing my contractions going off the charts, I was 9.5 cm! She got the other nurses quickly setting things up and just as my doctor was walking in the room, she was lifting my leg into the stirrup and saw that I was crowning. The doctor said, "Get me some gloves!" and then seconds later I heard her say, "You're having a contraction" and she pushed on my stomach and out came Abby! I barely had time to realize she was coming and then she was being placed on my chest. It was an amazing experience and I'm so lucky to have had 2 wonderful births.

Abby is nursing great (such a difference than my experience with Adam!) and is healthy as can be. She likes to be awake at night and has marathon feedings of 4-5 hours. I think I've gotten 3-5 hours of sleep each night since she was born. I don't really know how I'm functioning!

Adam is sometimes enthralled with Abby and sometimes barely notices she's around. He likes to kiss her and touch her and is really sweet with her. We have to remind him that he can't poke her eyes, pull her hair, or stick his finger in her mouth when she yawns. He has had lots of attention from Daddy, Nana and Papa, and my brother and sister-in-law. I feel like I never see him though since I'm quite frequently busy nursing the baby or trying to wake her up enough to nurse!

Both Nat and I can't believe how big Adam seems to us now. It's like he's gained 10 lbs. and grown 5 inches! It's a big reminder of how fast they grow so we are trying to savor each moment while Abby is so tiny.

Words can't express how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father for giving me these 2 sweet spirits to raise. Nat and I feel so blessed to be their parents.