2 more teeth

Well, hopefully the two canine teeth that are barely showing on Abby's upper gums are the reason behind all the whining and the lack of good sleep lately. Pretty soon she'll have a mouth full of teeth. I kiss that gummy baby grin but the giggles that come from my toothy toddler are contagious.

Happy Easter!!!

{Happy Easter!!!}

Haha. Looks pretty similar to the Santa Claus picture from Christmas, right? Apparently Abby is just not a fan of sitting on characters laps at Perfect Day Photography. She was not a happy camper at all. Aidan's a trooper though and just keeps smiling through all the song and dance we try to get Abby to smile. Oh well...makes for funny pictures.

Potty time?

Abby has been peeing on the potty inconsistently. We ask her or she will tell us after a diaper change. Or sometimes she will just say potty. We've been using the ring on our toilet but just brought out the little potty for her. Tonight during a change she said she had to go potty but I could tell she just went in the diaper. I let her try anyway. She pooped on the little potty!!! She was scared at first sight and backed away from it but then when we flushed it she thought it was funny. Whew. For a minute I worried she was traumatized. I'm so proud of her!
This does not mean I'm starting potty training though. It's sort of Abby-led at this point until after Disney.

In denial

Sometimes I avoid blogging in all that spare time I have because I don't want to admit that my children are growing so quickly and time is moving much faster than I would ever wish it to. There are a ton of things I need to blog about...Christmas, Abby-18months, Aidan-update on how smart and wonderful he has adjusted to pre-k, getting a spot in the Broad Street Run lottery and training for it, and just life in general. For now though, I'm going to just soak in every moment with my kids (and try not to cry when they do things that remind me they aren't babies any longer).

My thoughts on life right now:
I can't wait for summer.
I need more hours in the day. 

Naughty or Nice?

Abby was just informed by Santa she is on the naughty list this year. Aidan made it on the nice list and is quite happy.

Tooth #11 & 12

Abby cut teeth #11 & 12 today. She's been fussy off and on the last few weeks with all FIVE of these teeth popping through! She just got her lower left molar and the final bottom left tooth next to the front ones. So she's got four front top, four front bottom, and four molars. And she's adorable! Thankfully she's not biting often anymore, but still gets Aidan once in a while.

15 Months

{15 month visit~took all three shots without a single whimper but wanted those bandaids off ASAP}

Abby is:

20lbs, 6oz. {14th %ile}
30in. {36th %ile}
18.3in. head circumference {68th %ile}

What a little peanut!!! She's so stinking adorable and smart and funny and so much more. She is willing to do and try anything to be just like her big brother, Aidan. She's got a little attitude and knows what she wants. She has Aidan beat on temper tantrums and I try my best not to laugh at her. I'm pretty sure she thinks she is much older than 1. Here's a little peek into her world:

• Wearing 12-18 month (pants), 18/18-24 month clothes
• Still in size 3 diapers
• Shoes are around a 5
• loves to snack, especially on goldfish and puffs
• eating mostly table foods, but still getting some veggie purees
• nursing 2-3 times a day (wake-up, after work, bed time)
• loves cuddling with Toby and giving him treats
• feeds her babies and rocks them
• will try climbing anything in her way
• enjoys cuddling with Daddy the most
• always on the go

We're very blessed to have two amazing kids that make us smile every day. Abby makes so many people smile besides just us too. And I can't even count the number of people who say how beautiful she is. But, we already know that. She's both beautiful and smart. And she's our little Abby girl. 

My thoughts on life right now:

I can't believe it's been 15 months that she's been out of my belly! 

Some days it feels like she's still an infant and others that she's turning into a little girl.