Good Morning Grandmas

Abby and I were talking about her grandmas and great grandmas this morning while she was working out, so we made a video to say hello.

Today was the first day that Abigail was very interested in laying on the floor and playing. We are finally getting her settled in to the new home and on a little bit more of a schedule. Not that we are forcing her into a schedule ~ since I am home all day with her I've let her eat when she wants to, sleep when she wants to, and play when she wants to. She has the rest of her life to be stuck on a schedule, so she might as well be free while she can.

We have a "Mover and Shaker" cow that Abby really had fun with today. It vibrates and plays music. It got some smiles from her and a first try at laughing, which didn't quite sound like a cute laugh, but I'm sure it will get there. At least she was having a good time with her toys. She played for quite a while and even tried some time on her belly, but that just leads to her trying to eat the blanket, so we didn't do much time on the belly for today.

We did a pre-dressed photo for you today so you can see how big Abby's little belly has become. It's hard to believe she started life as a long, skinny baby when you see pictures like this. We are so lucky to have a healthy and happy little girl.

7 Weeks Old Today

Abby is 7 weeks old today. She is such a different little girl than the one we first held 7 weeks ago. She is so strong and wiggly, even in her sleep. She can hold her head up for a pretty good stretch of time and last night she kicked off all the covers we had swaddled her with.

She put on her cute brown outfit this morning to get some 7 week old pictures taken in our beautiful sunny nook. We are going to celebrate her being 7 weeks old by taking Abby's first trip to the public library today. We may even go back to Walmart (again) to pick up my photo enlargements for the walls ~ we will post those photos on a second post.

My Photo Artwork

These are photos that I've taken and we blew up to poster size to decorate our new living and dining rooms. There are more of my floral and nature photos on my flickr page (the link is on the sidebar).

Holy Mole-y

Abby has her very first mole. We are sure she will have many, many more since Steve and I are both afflicted with quite a few ourselves. For now, her left leg is the only spot with a mole.

The Puppies Are Here

My mom's puppies have arrived. Unfortunately Abby won't be big enough to enjoy this litter, but they sure are cute. We decided to share the pictures with you since I haven't talked Mom and the girls into making a dog blog yet.

Sunday Adventures

It was an adventure filled day for Abby this Sunday. In the search for a church home that will be a good fit for us, we tried Algonquin United Methodist today. It was a very different experience. There were maybe 60 people at the service and the average age had to be at least 65. We only saw three children under 12, so the search is still on for a church where Abby can have other children to learn about Jesus with. We were hoping to find a Baptist church home, but after doing a drive by of the Baptist churches, none of them looked big enough on the outside to house to many young families on the inside. We will have to keep checking and may end up trying one of the Baptist churches if we strike out on the next two on our list.

After church, we joined the Mansfield/Claxton families for brunch. Aunt Carol and Uncle Jeff, along with Seth, Luke, Matt, & Mike were up for a graduation on Uncle Jeff's side of the family, so we had the opportunity to tag along with their extended family for a pre-graduation brunch. It was a lot of fun getting to see family - we are certainly going to miss being only 2 hours from most of our family and only 20 or so minutes from Grandma Lorraine and Grandpa Harley.

We took some pictures of Abby this week, now that we are settled in. As you can see, I did finally get the high chair put together so Abby can join us for meals at the table (kind of). Abby wore her fancy pink dress to church and brunch today. She was the show stealer at both events.

Steve starts work bright and early tomorrow morning, so it will be my first experience of a whole day alone with Abigail and Maize. I'm sure we will do just fine since Abby is such a content little gal. We may even try to head to the public library and pick up some reading material. If the weather stays nice there may be some gardening in our plans as well once Steve gets home in the evening. Stay warm - or at least warmer than Sault Ste. Marie :)

People Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Best Friend

Abby and her best dog friend Maize enjoying the new chair by the window in the living room. Abby even wore her special basset hound bib for the picture.

Movie Star

Abby's New Home

Unpacking

We have been busy unpacking all of our accumulated belongings and assembling all of Abby's equipment that had been left in the box waiting for the big move. I didn't know that you needed to have a Ph.D to set up a high chair, but apparently it would have been helpful. For only having 10 parts, it should have taken way less than the hour I spent putting it together.

Abby's room is just about complete - only a few boxes left to go through. It's been really cool here, so her room is just a bit chilly. For a really old house (built around 1890), it doesn't do to bad keeping warm, but we are all getting used to wearing extra layers. Abigail seems to be adjusting to the new house and new pace of life well. She's getting to be a great shopper, since we have been heading to WalMart and K Mart on a daily basis. We can't seem to remember everything we need to get on the first trip, so multiple trips have been needed.

I promise - pictures tomorrow. I've found the camera, now I just need to locate the memory card reader.