Daddy tries to give Abi a mohawk

Abi & Grandpa have fun

Abi was thrilled that Grandpa came to visit her.  They had a great weekend playing and reading together.

Abi discovers a pocketbook & wallet

Abi’s first business transaction

Party in Abi’s crib

Last night, from 2-2:30ish AM we heard loud, loud giggling coming from Abi’s room.  She seemed to be having a great time, and we decided to not interrupt.

Abi is very persistent

She waved to people while at the mall on Sunday. She was very happy when they waved back. If they did not wave back, she gave them a dirty look. Sometimes, she even followed the non-wavers, and yelled at them in babyspeak.

In the blink of an eye

Abi has become super-social.  She’ll go up to people at the playground and make friends.  She’ll initiate ball playing.  She’ll get in line with elementary school kids waiting to go inside at the end of recess.  Today, a teacher was sitting on a bench.  Abi moved over stuff on the bench so she could sit next to her, sat down, and started to interact.  Watch out world, Abi is ready to be your friend!

Abi can now say at least 5 words:

• yes
• now
• more
• hello
• book

August 2010: With Grandma

August 2010: Abi & her baby

August 2010: Abi goes peach picking

August 2010: Cooling off in the mud

I didn’t have the stroller with me, so the walk home (carrying her) was lots of fun.

August 2010: At the playground

August 2010: Ambidexterous, Just like Daddy

Remembering August 2010

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Abi is so proud of herself

Daddy reports that she stacked 2 pillows and used them to climb onto the couch.

Abi outsmarts us again

Abi came to cuddle with Daddy.  He tried to put her to sleep.  She then told him she was hungry, he put her in the high chair and she immediately reached for the crayons.  She just wanted to draw.  Daddy said “you are going into your crib as soon as you are done eating,” and so Abi immediately reached for food.  Daddy then looked away, and Abi put the food down and resumed drawing.

Abi the food hoarder

Daddy was cleaning the living room on Saturday, and found little stashes of bagels.  In one case, Abi tried, so hard, to eat the donut.  It was too hard.  We apparently have a little pack rat.

Abi’s 18th month physical, summary by Daddy

Back from the physical. Everything is good. We’re going to do the early intervention assessment for her speech, but the doc doesn’t think there is really likely an issue based on her receptive speech.

Vitals:

21 lbs, 13 oz, up from 21 lbs 1 oz. (Exactly on the same curve, between 25 and 10%)
31 3/4” up from 30 1/4”. Up to 66th percentile from ~50th percentile last time

Nuts aren’t an issue any more if she has had them and not had a reaction.

She is at or advanced where she should be in every characteristic except speech.

She feel asleep after her weight was taken and slept through most of the physical, but woke up right before her flu shot. :-/

Abi & her breast friend