Oh So Helpful

We are having friends over for dinner today, so I have been trying to clean up some of the many messes that seem to appear without any cause. My super helpful helper has been re-making the messes as fast as I can pick them up. What a girl she is. She did learn how to put food back into the bookshelf/pantry today and did help clean up the cans she got out earlier. The bookshelf is a whole new story - she destroys it instantly. I have no idea how I am going to keep the new house clean if she doesn't learn how to put books back into the shelf soon. There will be books strewn all over that place.

I really think Abby broke my nose last Tuesday night when she accidentally headbutted me in the face at full speed. We both got it pretty bad that night, but I have had a headache pretty much constantly since then, including some congestion in my sinuses and sensitivity to smells. Luckily my nose didn't swell or get crooked, so hopefully whatever is bothering my face will work itself out fast. And hopefully Abby can learn some better body control when diving in for a hug.

Tomorrow is Friday :-) We are very exciting for a weekend to relax and start the massive packing project.

Home (Almost) Alone

Abby and I are hanging by ourselves tonight while Steve is down in Lansing for a dental conference. But do not fear, we have an extra guard dog tonight to help keep us safe. Actually... we are dog sitting for a friend, so Maize and Jessie are having a dog slumber party and Abby and I are chaperoning them. And since Abby enjoys dogs it works out well for everyone, except maybe me who has extra dogs to watch and no one to help entertain Abby so I can wash dishes and such tonight... That must mean we need to go out for dinner and Abby would especially enjoy watching kids at the McDonald's play land.

Anyway, Abby has one Christmas outfit that is not a beautiful dress, so she wore that the other day and we took some Christmas tree pictures. She is mostly trying to figure out how to get the candy canes off the Christmas tree and then how to get the candy cane taste into her mouth. Luckily for us she can't get the wrappers off, yet. Today Abby was working really hard on crawling on her hands and knees and I was working really hard on taping her, but she is a ham and quit trying as soon as I turned the camera on. She also pulled herself into a standing position all by herself, but then she let go and took a nose dive right into the side of the couch. Ouch... I guess it's a good thing that we have hard skulls - Abby's seems to get a lot of use lately.

Hopefully by tomorrow we have some great crawling footage. If not you can just imagine this... Abby on her hands and knees, followed by Abby extending her legs straight up (think triangle, since that is what she looked like), followed by a second attempt to get on her hands and knees, then bouncing up and down on her hands and knees, but all with no forward or backward movement...

Un-Slumber Party

This is the face Abby made when I told her to show me her tooth. We'll have to work on a smile version of "show me your tooth" later. We are much to tired today for learning many tricks after our un-slumber party. After the perfect storm of shots, teething, and a babysitter on Saturday, Abby was a hot mess last night. Mostly hot. Her fever was back and was hotter than before, so when she woke us up at 12:30 we decided she better snuggle with us so we could keep an ear on her and feel her temperature more easily. Nine and a half hours later she was awake and well rested, while I was exhausted from trying not to fall off the edge of the bed and having a little wiggle bug sleeping right next to me. Luckily she is feeling back to normal today, except for being wiggly, which has resulted in a bumped head (again). It's a good thing she is tough, this learning to crawl and stand is dangerous work.

So... for Abby this will be the last un-slumber party for a long while. Next time I am just going to snuggle her on the couch since I didn't get any sleep anyway. Good thing Abby likes to take several naps during the day!