My buddy

Faith has recently been interested in looking through her old baby books and scrapbooks, and also Maddie's. It got Abrie wondering why she doesn't have one, and it made me feel awful!! I explained to her that I used to "scrapbook" by jotting things down through blogs, and promised that I would print out her blog and have it bound in a book just for her. She is very excited! I find myself having to try to sum up the last 6 years with my sweet buddy (since I last posted on this blog site when Abrie was 10 months old) in just a handful of photos. Abrie will always be my BUDDY. That is what I have called her since about the age of 2. She is still our little Show Show, but more often than not she answers to the name 'Buddy.' I couldn't imagine a sweeter little 6-year-old girl. She left me for kindergarten this past year, and that was probably the hardest time in my life. It was hard when Maddie started school, and it was hard when Faith went too. It seemed even more painful with Abrie leaving our home being so quiet. The only way that I could even slightly put it into words was that it was "the end of an era." It was definitely a hard time. Abrie is the child that loves being by herself. She absolutely adores her sissies, and they all play together so well (their obsession with LaLaLoopsies is still going strong 2+ years later). But, she definitely is the one that is so content to just sit for hours by herself in a corner and narrate play time and act everything out quietly. She also comes up with songs on a regular basis, and I have tried to incorporate them into her yearly birthday videos. Her classic song at age 4 was "What do you Make this" which we all always ask her to sing. I love my sweet little Buddy!

Sleeping...

Or, really it should be called not.sleeping.

Oh yeah, my girl is officially the worst sleeper in the history of sleepers. I am certain it is her teeth since she has already cut her second tooth on the bottom and there are bumps everywhere. Since 4 months of age though, she does go through these spurts where she screams bloody murder at night, and the past 2-3 weeks have been the worst.

Dan has gotten to witness it firsthand. He makes me feel awful sometimes when I watch how patient he can be with her, because I admittedly do not have his patience! Then again, he is never here in the nights so he doesn't do it night. after night. after night. Regardless though, our little bundle of joy has been joining us in our bed every night for the past 3 nights at about 1am when we both have run out of ideas as to what to try next.

Little lady is such a charmer though, and I forget the whole night when I go in to her room in the mornings and see her standing there and waving!

9 months old

Abrie was 9 months old on Sunday! This is starting to get ridiculous. It feels like I am jotting down her next-month entry every other day. The time is just flying by, and my girl is growing and changing all the time.

Her appointment was yesterday, and I was extremely pleased to see that she gained over 3 lbs since her 6-month appointment. She is now tipping the scales at 16 lbs, 14 oz. She is our little darling! Maddie was 20 lbs, 3 oz and Faith was 17 lbs, 4 oz at this age. And, Abrie is 26 1/2 inches long which is a half an inch shorter than our little Beebster. So, as of right now, she is officially the smallest of our three princesses.

Nursing has admittedly been a struggle with Abrie. I feel like a failure at times, as though I should know the in's and out's of breastfeeding considering she is our third. But, every baby is different and she has had her moments in these 9 months where she totally rejects nursing. But, I'm still trying every day and we've made it this far and are still going. I think the extra meals have helped plump her up a bit though, and she and I are definitely not lacking in the Momma/daughter bond. She is my biggest fan. She calls for "Mommmmmma!" every second of the day. She loves to snuggle, and I couldn't wish for a cuddlier baby girl. Of course, the girl is in love with her Prince- Daddy-o. The second she sees him she does her flirty smile! It's so funny.

9 months old, and I am loving every bit of my girl.

First tooth!!!

My little precious has her first "toofy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I just knew it had to be about to pop. She can be fussy and does pull at her ears, but she really hasn't been overly irritable or anything like that. She's a champ. I thought though that I was feeling something sharp when I'd be feeding her all this week, and sure enough I finally felt it tonight while I fed her.

I can bet she'll look so darn cute when I'm able to get a picture of it!

Poison control first

She may be our third, but she's destined for some classic firsts!!!

Today was my first time ever calling poison control. I had to go wipe Faith's toosh and left the room for a split second. Wouldn't you know, I come back and wonder 'what in the world does she have that she's chewing on?' The Glade Plug-in refill thing had dropped from the Plug-in, and Abrie had decided to investigate and chew (and suck) on the tip. She smelled overwhelmingly like lavendar or lilac or whatever scent it was. She was drooling it all over herself. Needless to say, I panicked! Not even the likes of my scheming little Beebster have ever warranted a call to Poison Control. But, there's always room for some firsts!

The woman that answered was as nice as could be. Abrie was screaming bloody murder, but I think it was moreso because of my reaction to her to drop what she was chewing on and a stern "Noooooooooo!!!" The woman even called back after 30 minutes to check and make sure she was OK since she was worried about her drinking. At first Abrie didn't want to drink from her sippy cup (which is what the nurse told me to see if she would do), but then I nursed her before her nap and she ate well.

A first for my Show, and a first for my little ladies!

Sneaky face of trouble!

8 months old

Show-y turned 8 months old on Christmas Eve, the 24th.

How in the world can my baby girl be 8 months old? I feel like I keep saying this and thinking this with all three of our lovely ladies as they continue to grow right before our eyes. It's crazy how quickly time flies! My hope is that we're shaping incredible memories for the three of them, just as we have for ourselves of them growing up with us.

Abrie has become a little parakeet this past week. She says "Momma" so distinctly!!! I am beyond excited, as "Da Da" was always first with both Madison and Faith. I was chump change in their vocabularies. But, my Beeba girl is my little buddy. She adores her Momma, as I adore her! Of course, Daddy is her best friend and she just loves him. He makes her smile quicker than anybody I have ever seen. But, I still love that she calls for me all the time. It's precious! And, she also says something that sounds like "dob dob dob dub dub dub" all day long. Maddie and Faith love this.

She's nursing 3x a day, but a lot of the times only twice a day. She's loving all the Gerber snacks, and still trying to make heads out of her sippie cup. Some days she has it figured out, and other days she can't get it. She's climbing a few stairs at a time, standing up on everything, and cruising everywhere- and has been for 2 weeks or so.

I love my girl!