The sTate of Things - Abby Sue

More Girl

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:37:30 +0000

Abby Sue LOVES the bunnies. Though she isn't too sure about holding them by herself while Momma takes a few photos. My favorite part is where the bunny cages are located. I moved them recently, so now she can go look out one of the dining room windows at them. And does she love that, squeals and laughs and pure excitement. She makes the day great.

Just can't help but love her more...

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:43:21 +0000

Everyday Abby Sue finds new ways to help you extend you love towards her. From her hugs (actually she is using you as a napkin, I've a chocolate stain on my bum to prove it) to her sneaky ways to get kisses to her wanting to be tickled, wrestled and cuddled (all at the same time). Today she helped me separate laundry. She would throw laundry at me to organize. I've never had so much fun organizing laundry. She loves to unload the dishwasher and set the table. She even tries to call the family to dinner. I just can't help but to love her more and more everyday (even if she ruins my few remaining clothes).

Worrisome Behavior

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:28:21 +0000

Where does she get this from?

She walks!

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:39:13 +0000

Abby Sue has decided that it is fun and a type of good transportation. It has been wonderful watching her do laps in the house or peek around the corner just to laugh and go somewhere else. She is quite a clown.

Real Concerned

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:08:53 +0000

As we prepare to embark on a 7ish hour flight soon, I'm start worrying. And now it is about Abby Sue. It isn't if she'll be good the whole time. It is about food. Abby Sue is going through a HUGE growth spurt and eats nearly non stop. I'm going to need at least two duffles FULL of food to get her through the outbound leg alone. This morning she ate two HUGE bowls (I mean adult sized) of cereal, a cereal bar, two crackers, a yogurt, most a bag of those freeze dried fruit bites from Gerber and a lot of goldfish. And she hasn't been up for three hours yet! How are we going to make it 7 hours on a plane? But once she is full she is happy and cheerful, till she is empty again. Then we start with screams until she is full.

This girl KNOWS

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:33:07 +0000

Abby Sue has surprised me in many ways. Not only does she know if she is being left out, but she is very opinionated as to what exactly she wants. For example, we were at a 3rd Birthday party today. Alex and Teagan got goodie bags and Abby Sue made sure she got one too. But there were two different types, one had playdough and the other bubbles. She was first given a playdough one, but refused and grabbed a bubble one. She didn't see what was in them, just heard the words.

Lately I've been letting her 'read' to me. We skip all over the book, but she gibbers the whole time, pointing to different things and looking up to see if I'm paying attention. Today we were reading "Bear Snores On" and I turned to the Sneeze part (all you Moms know what I'm talking about) and Abby Sue did the sneeze. It was the cutest thing I've heard. Which was refreshingly wonderful considering I had whiny Alex to deal with.

She is also good at mimicking words. She has said Derek, Love You and I'm sure more that I just can't catch. But these haven't been repeated. She loves to use this and that, though they sound more like dis and dat.

She is also reaching a communication frustration. She still screams a lot, so it leaves us guessing. So during snack time, if I can't guess what it is she wants. She'll go get it. Usually it is water, so she crawls up to the table, stands herself up and gets a cup. But she grabs it by the lip and always pulls it down so all the water spills out. So I have wet carpets (who again thought putting carpets in a dinning room was smart? I'd like to change their mind and so would my carpet cleaner.) but also a smile.

More teeth are on their way. One has broken through on the bottom and another few are close behind. So Now there is three on bottom and four on top. Looks pretty cute to me.

A Happy Change

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:26:48 +0000

Abby Sue has really been very leach like with me. No one, Joseph included, could take her from me. And all she wanted when she was awake was me. To say it simply, it was draining. But now she is all about Daddy! She LOVES being on Joseph's shoulders and running around with him. She loves him spinning her and being dizzy. She just wants Daddy! I'm happy for the break. Though it is hard for her to be patient for her turns with Daddy. And I know how to win her back, just pick up Teagan. There is a lot of competition between those two, but you can't have siblings without competition it won't be right.

Super Bowl

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:18:25 +0000

I honestly could careless about the Super Bowl, but an exciting thing happened. Abby Sue sat up! Yes, I know she is very slow on the gross motor skills. Maybe she'll walk by the time she is 2. I'm hoping for crawling by 18 months. But she has the fine motor skills down faster than any other kid I've seen.

6 months

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:13:24 +0000

So it has been a little over 6 months since Abby Sue flew out into the world, but she was sick last week, so I didn't want to post a photo of her with green snot running out of her nose, we did have brownies in her honor on her 6 monthday. So here she is 6 months and 8 days old. Today she went to the doctor, 20lb 4 ozs (95%), 27 and a few hairs long(90%) and has a big head (95%, 45inches). She also braved two shots, not a single cry out of her only a little whimper with the second, but she is making up for it in crabbiness today. She is on the move, not crawling yet though. She loves to swing at the park, especially when Alex pushes her. Ok, she pretty much loves anything her brothers do with her, as long as they don't tackle her. She likes to tackle them. She also loves the camera, which I enjoy. Alex and Teagan are too difficult to get, they are constant blurs.

Complete 180

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:14:52 +0000

Abby Sue was a very high demand baby until just recently, and boy am I relieved. She went from always needing constant attention to being able to keep herself happy. Like tonight, she woke up late from her evening nap, so I put the boys to bed first. She sat in the living room playing with a handful of toys the whole time. Life is good again.

Happy Belated 4 months!

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:43:21 +0000

I've realized I've neglected Abby Sue, at least online. Happy Four Months, my cute little chunky monkey with crazy hair. She is just hanging on to being in the charts, 97 to 98% in both weight and height. She LOVES being the center of attention, and is quite upset when she is not. That being said, I've not had time. My arms are pretty full with Abby Sue play time. Her front two teeth look like they are getting ready to pop through in the next month or two, so she is usually drool covered. On her 4 month day Abby Sue rolled over on her own and demanded (yes demanded) food. So she got yummy peaches. I wasn't ready at all, put luckily I had lots of perfectly ripe peaches to use. Now to put up some baby food for later. She loves her bouncy chair, and soon will get moved into a jumper and an exersaucer (this is where it went down hill for Teagan, he jumped all day and would barely gain weight. Hopefully not for Abby Sue, I heart all her rolls). There is a running joke at church. We have another little girl born just 12 hours earlier than Abby Sue. Everyone say (outside of church) her little girl is so big, but then next to Abby Sue, she looks normal. But she has the BIGGEST most pinch-able cheeks I've ever seen.

Already 2 Months

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:32:20 +0000

Yes, I can't believe it. She is 2 months old! Time flies, especially when the days start to blur together. So Abby Sue is a cute little 'chunky monkey,' and she smiles every time I call her that. She is 98% in weight! She is 14lbs. She is a bit on the short average size in a little under 23.5 inches. Good sized head 16+ inches. We still have some tummy issues, but happy to report that the gripe water works very well. I'm glad we went that route instead of medicines, though it is hard for me to remember to give it to her often enough. Her cloth diapers arrived today, and are currently being washed. So she'll be in them tomorrow! My aunt was here when they arrived and was so amazed at the difference from the diapers of yesteryears, no pins and the all in ones look similar to disposables.

Abby Sue is smiling and laughing and chatting! It is so much fun. She is a good little sleeper, most of the time. And loves to cuddle and watch her brothers play. I must admit they are very entertaining. She already loves the camera, she is very good at following it. So most pictures she is looking right into it. Great for a Momma who loves to takes photos.

Time to Switch

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:33:46 +0000

Ok Abby Sue, soon you can kiss those nasty disposable diapers goodbye. It is time you get into cloth diapers too. I've just been holding you back because the diapers have been using are so bulky. It works great for our string bean, Teagan (between the cloth diapers and a belt his pants don't fall off anymore!), but you are the thickest baby yet. So I've debated and search and finally figured things out. I was going to sew a ton of all in one diapers for you, but I found a brand that is cheaper than the previously thought cheap diapers that I put Teagan in. So your cloth diapers will be arriving soon!

No worries about diaper rashes! No worries about do we have diapers in the house! All for $5-$7 dollars a reusable diaper! Not having to load three kids up in the van to buy diapers- Priceless!

One Month

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:23:03 +0000

It is hard to believe that Abby Sue has already hit the one month marker! It is also exciting to see her personality start to blossom. So far I can tell she loves to be the center of attention. She already as devised some ways to get my attention when she is not in the spotlight. One of which are the biggest and cutest smiles you have every seen (I've not been successful in catching it on camera, yet), she starts "talking,"wiggling like crazy, or her last resort is to cry (she doesn't use it too often though). I think it helps Alex and Teagan are nuts about her, though it could be her toys.

We went to the doctor today and she is in the 95%(she is 11 lb and 5.5oz) for weight! And average for height (21.5). We have also decided to try some natural remedies for her tummy. We will see how that works.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Thanks to my Friends!

nospam@example.com (Nichol Tate) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:33:35 +0000

Abby Sue got a baby shower this morning! It was full of adult talking time, sharing babies (which meant I had hands free for a while!) and girly stuff all for my Abby Sue. Abby Sue has received some of the most cutest clothes the past two days. Yesterday from my Mom, bro and two sisters and today from my sweet friends. I can't wait till it is cold again and she can wear the sweat my sweet friend Ester is finishing for her. And she has already started to wear the headbands Sariah made for her too. I might even start making them. Those look super simple to make and perfect on her. Who ever knew pantyhose had so many uses. I'm extremely lucky to have such awesome friends to help us out in our time of need. I'm sure when Abby Sue gets older she will be very thankful too. This means she'll have pictures of her in girl clothes and not in boys clothes. I've actually been able to put up the boys clothes for now too! Though I am sad she has out grown one of my favorite outfits (for now), but since it is a play dress I think I can milk it a little longer. And she has all this new stuff I know I'l be able to find a few favorites.