As I write this, Abigail is actually 17 and a half months old. How time flies! We spend so much of our time chasing after her these days that it's hard to sit down and write the blog, not to mention that I have over 2000 photos to go through from these 5 months! Luckily, I have taken pretty good notes on Abigail's new tricks each month so I can go back and remember and document! So, my goal is to catch up on the monthly posts through Month 18, and then just post pictures or events as they come, hoping maybe it's a bit less overwhelming to keep up with!
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During Month 13, Abigail actually started bringing books to us to read, rather than just eating them! AND she sits and turns the pages as we read it to her rather than turning the first page or two and then closing the whole book!
Ok, so maybe part of the fun is just climbing on the coffee table to get the books!
She also loves, adores, and is obsessed with bubbles. She recognizes the container and points and grunts whenever she sees it, making it clear that she wants them!
Speaking of pointing, my goodness! This girl points at everything. She points, looks at you to make sure you understand that she wants that, then points again!
I had an overnight work trip to Phoenix in April, and Abigail was very happy to see me that night!
In addition to her mad pointing skills, she also has started babbling like crazy to the point where sometimes it actually sounds like language! In addition to saying mama and dada, she also says "uh oh" and sometimes even before dropping something! She especially loves talking on the telephone.
Gross-motor-wise, she is FINALLY consistently getting down feet first. This is an amazing accomplishment and seriously makes me sleep better at night knowing I don't have to be quite as vigilant at being within arms reach because she doesn't try to just walk right off the bed anymore! She has also become quite the dancer. Whenever we put on music, she immediately stops, listens, and then starts bouncing up and down, bending her knees and looking completely adorable! And finally, she is a pretty good helper these days at getting dressed and undresses, especially with putting her arms in and getting them out of her shirts!
And here are some more great ones from this month. Abigail is so curious and just wants to explore everything. We are so grateful that overall, she is a very sweet and happy kiddo!
One afternoon, it got eerily quiet in the kitchen where Abigail was, and we came out to find her dumping the Cheerios bag onto the floor and then scooping them quickly into her mouth so we wouldn't take them away!
Such a big girl!
Haha, first time we tried giving her whole milk. After spitting it back out, she gave me this face, and then looked at me with a "Do you think I'm stupid, Mom? This is NOT the real stuff" look on her face!
There was a Cameroonian cultural festival one weekend in St. Paul. Abigail had fun, until she was just too tired to keep it together anymore!
We got out the bouncer to get it ready to give to Auntie Mari to use for the triplets, and Abigail jumped right in!
"What do you mean I'm too big, Mom?"
We also had a nice relaxing Mother's Day and enjoyed the spring weather!
