We have LIFTOFF!

I know, I know... It's been a long time between posts, but we've been BUSY in Abby's world! Abby's 8 1/2 months old now, and she has become QUITE the mover.

Abby's crawling around quite nicely now. She has gone from a military style crawl to up on all fours. She's also pulling herself up, and has begun to cruise the sofa! Mick, while quite interested in what she's doing, has begun to keep a distance to protect himself! She still loves him, though, and makes every effort to pet and play with him. Currently, she is enamored of his paws, and tries to hold them whenever she can. He enjoys laying beside her when she is playing with her toys, but the minute she makes a move on him, he is OUTTA there.

Her favorite thing to do right now is to pull herself up on whatever she can get close to. She also loves her Jumperoo, and spends lots of time jumping and laughing. She loves what we call her "puppy" as well, spending lots of time making it talk and sing. It's a stuffed dog that tells her all about his feet, hands, tummy, nose, sings songs, counts, and giggles. Sometimes, late at night, it falls over, and we hear an "I love you!" coming from it. Lately, she's not too happy about having her diaper changed, and does everything in her power to get away from us as soon as she is naked. She still hates to go to sleep, because she is so afraid of missing something. She's got trouble written all over her face at times...

We've been using the video camera more and more, so we'll be able to send all of you movies so that you can see her in action. I PROMISE this will be updated more often. Next month, we're off to Oklahoma to see Nana, Grandpa, Uncle Jon Mark, and the rest of the family. We can't WAIT!

As a footnote, our friend Foley is doing WONDERFULLY well! He's 3 months old now, and a very determined little boy. We love spending time with him, and can't wait to be able to post some pictures here for you to see. We're so happy he's home and healthy.

Till next time...