Happy Birthday, Abigail!

Abby is 6 months old today!

Abby is full of smiles right now. She smiles when strangers say "hi" to her, when we sing to her, and when we play games with her. She especially likes peek-a-boo, "riding the animals," and bouncing on someone's legs. She is always busy exploring new toys and watching what Anna is doing. She loves it when Anna plays games with her. Her favorite is when Anna reads the book, From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. Each page shows a body motion like clapping or kicking your legs. Anna does the motion and asks Abby if she can do it too. Abby tries to do it herself, although sometimes she gets some help from Mom.

Abby is still busy moving all over the place. She seems to have (temporarily?) lost interest in getting up on her arms and knees. Instead she's been getting faster at her military crawl. If she wants to get somewhere (usually to Anna) she can really do it fast now. She can't sit up on her own yet, but she can sit up in the high chair now. She enjoys sitting with us during meals and sometimes she eats along with us. In addition to green beans she has tried peas and carrots, both of which she liked a lot!

Happy Birthday sweet Abby Jane! We love you so much! We're so thankful for all the joy you have brought us in the past 6 months!