Good News!

Stu received a letter from the University of Utah Medical School today... He was accepted! Way to go sweet heart!

Pancakes!

Abby had pancakes for the first time day! She loved them! Daddy made a special pancake in the shape of the letter "A" just for her. Watch the "A" disappear!

Nursery Pictures

I realized I've never posted pictures of Abby's nursery. I think it is pretty cute! My favorite is the rug. I love Pottery Barn! There is still nothing on the walls, but hopefully when we are settled in our own place in the next little while I will be able to do the finishing touches.

Abby at eight months.

Abby is such a sweet heart. She is such a happy baby. She is rarely grumpy, just when she is tired. I am so thankful for such a good baby. Abby is such a good eater. She love all baby food and loves any real food we give her. She still loves her puffs and has moved on to Cheerios. On Sunday I gave her a stalk of broccoli and she just went to town, then yesterday I gave her asparagus and she ate that too. She loves to be in her high chair. She has figured out that if she rocks back and forth she can roll her high chair forward. Today she moved from the wall to the island which is about 4ft to get a piece of paper on the island. She no longer likes to be confined in her saucer, she would rather be sitting on the floor where she can scoot and roll and get into things. She like it when I put her in front of one of the baskets in her room and she can tip it over and pull things out of it. From sitting she pulls herself into almost a crawling position with one leg stuck under her, but when she gets that leg unstuck she belly flops. I give her a couple more weeks and she will be crawling. She is amazing little sleeper. We put her down for bed around 7 and she will sleep until 8 or 9 the next morning. Sometimes she will wake up between 10-12 but she just needs a little love and she will go right back to sleep. Last night I went into her room to make sure she was covered before we when to bed and she started to stir. I didn't want her to see me so I ducked down next to her crib and I heard her fishing around. She found her binky put it in her mouth and went back to sleep. Then a little later she was started winning, I waited a minute then went in to her room and she had turned on her mobile, put in her binky and drifted back off to sleep. So self sufficient! She likes her blankie over her face when she sleeps. It is so funny, when we put her in her crib for naps or at night she pulls the corner of the blanket over her face. I finally snapped a picture of it. She loves to pull the wipes out of the container and then eat them. The whole time I am trying to change her diaper she rolls around and tries to pull the wipes out. She is not okay with me handing her a wipe she has to pull it out herself. Every once in a while after Stu or I give her kisses on her cheek she will give us kisses back somewhere on our face. It is pretty cute. I love all the sounds she makes. That cute little motor boat sound, (when she puts her lips together and blows). My favorite is when she giggles and talks. Any time we play peak-a-boo or run up to her she just squeals and giggles. I just have to giggle too. I just love my little munchkin.

Medical School Update!

Stu was accepted to Albany Medical College in Albany, NY! We are so thrilled. I am so proud of him. We are still waiting to hear from the University of Utah, but at least we know that we are going somewhere.

This is for all you Chi-O's out there!

Here is my little future Chi Omega. I thought this bib was pretty cute. I had to get her picture in it before she eats in it because it may never look the same after.

Our trip to the Aquarium

Karen, Me and Abby, Jacee and Heidi

This month for Play group we went the the Living Planet Aquarium. It's just a small aquarium but is was perfect for the little kids. Abby seemed to enjoy it. She was very quiet and just watched all the kids and fish. I bought a year pass so that we could go again, I am sure Abby will enjoy it a little more when she gets a little older.

Our visit to Grandma's

Over President's Day Weekend we took Abby to Safford, Arizona to meet her Great Grandma LaDonna. We flew down on Saturday and met Stu's parents, Michele, Dan and family and Chame, Jon and their family. It was nice to have weather in the 60's. I would have preferred the 80's but at least we didn't have to wear coats. We spent lots of time at grandma's house playing games and listening to stories. We ate at Casa Manana a couple of times (a Mexican food restaurant that the Curtis' love) and enjoyed a late night run to Denny's for a shake and Dairy Queen. I have decided next time I go on vacation I am getting Abby her own room! She hasn't slept in the same room as Stu and I since she was weeks old and while we were in AZ she would wake up multiple times in the night and talk to herself then go back to sleep. Every time she did this is would wake me up and I would just wait for her to start crying but she never would she would just drift right back to sleep. Also, once Abby went to bed at 9:00 Stu and I could not turn on the TV and we had to be silent so we didn't wake her up. I am selfish, I want my own room! ( :

Benjamin and Abby - Ben is 10 days older than Abby.

Abby playing with her cousins, George, Annie, Josh, Ben, and Charles.

Abby showing us her dance moves! What nice form, she definitely has dancer legs.

Abby and Great Grandma LaDonna

Our Family with Grandma

Abby enjoying Casa Manana. She loves rice and beans, she is definitely a Curtis.

"Uh guys, could you move this bug"
Abby was scared to death of this little ladybug. She would be happily playing until we put this ladybug in front of her then she would throw her hands out and scream until we moved it out of site. It was the funniest thing. She especially did not like the bottom of the ladybug, it kind of looked like a spider. Stu says it from all of the times she has seen me scream when I see a spider!

What a cute door stop.

She loved Mommy and Daddy's bed.

Abby and Daddy in the Tucson Airport getting ready to fly home. Abby did great on the the flight to Arizona and on the flight home she did great too until about twenty minutes before the flight ended then she decided to scratch her eye. She started screaming. There was nothing we could do to calm her. It was so embarrassing. Everyone stared at us probably thinking... can't they shut that kid up. She screamed for about 10 minutes it felt like hours. Finally Stu calmed her down by bouncing her in the most awkward way (for him). His arms and back were probably killing him, but he couldn't stop, we didn't want her to start screaming again. I do miss the days when I could get on a plane and fall asleep, read or listen to my i pod. Those days are long gone. Now I have a cute little squirt who will not hold still and wants to put everything in her mouth (and airplane are so clean) or grab everything including the woman "beehive" hair in front of us. Oh-well! I am just glad it was a very short flight.

Abby's Visit to Dr. Cramer

Abby's has been sick more than healthy since mid December, and she has a nasty cough right now. So, I took her in to see the doctor. He examined her and said that she has "Baby Asthma" and another ear infection in her right ear. She had a breathing treatment while we were there that she did not like. She screamed and tried to suck on it and got even more flustered when nothing good came out of the tube but mist. Now she is on Amoxiclin and a baby inhaler for a few weeks until her cough gets better.

They did weigh her and she now ways 19.5 lbs. Good thing I already bought her a new car seat.

Sick Again!

Abby is sick again. Since mid December Abby has been sick three times, one of which lasted three weeks. I am so sick of her having a runny nose and a cough. I hope it doesn't lead to another ear infection she has already had two. The poor thing can't sleep because she can't stop coughing. Someone really needs to figure out some kind of medicine the you can't give infants to help with their cough so at least they can get enough sleep to fight off the sickness. I feel so bad for her. Every time she sneezes she blows big old snot bubbles out her nose and she hates her nose being wipe and suctioned. So then she screams. I wish I could be sick for her, at least I can take cold meds.

There's Nothing Better...

There is nothing better than coming home from a long day at work and walking in the door to a huge smile and flapping arms from my baby girl. Then wanting to eat because I am starving but that same adorable face is looking up at me from her saucer squealing, squeaking and flapping because she wants me to pick her up. When I picked her up she smiled, talked to me and snuggled with me. It melted my heart. Then while putting her to bed a short time later, I was holding her and rocking her and as usual she reached for my hand and held on to my finger because that is all that her little hand can hold. It doesn't get better than that! I love my little squeakers!

This week

What has happened in the Curtis household this week. Well, Abby fell out of her high chair because of her mother didn't click the tray in. She is okay, no bumps or bruises. I think I cried more than she did. Abby got her first little hair cut. It wasn't a total hair cut just the hair over her ears. It looked funny, it was always fluffing out over her ears. Abby got another tooth. The bottom, left front tooth. Right next to the other one. She has been really good at sleeping through the night lately but Wednesday night she was up all night and wallah... Thursday we had tooth number two. We had our first play group with some of my high school friends. Abby loved watching all the kids play. Abby has learned how to turn her mobile on and off and change the song by kicking it. She is still working on her rolling skills. She rediscovered Baby Einstein movies which is nice, they keep her entertained. We tried feeding Abby peaches ans peas, both of which she loved and Gerber yogurt melts which she didn't like very much, she would still prefer her Puffs.

The cutest little bum I have ever seen!

Gotta love those puffs. She can't eat them one at a time, has to eat them in hand fulls.

Some of the hair from her first hair cut.

It finally Happened!

Abby finally rolled over by herself last night!!! I have yet to see it, but while I was working and she was home with Daddy she was reaching for a toy and rolled over from her back to her stomach. Way to go little one!

Bath time just got so much more exciting!

Now that she can sit up, she would rather sit in the tub than lie down. She loves to splash and play with the water coming out of the faucet. It is pretty fun to watch her. It kept startling her when she would lean forward and her head would go under the stream of water, but it didn't seem so bug her enough to stop. She also got a cute new bear towel. She out grew her old ones.

Our first tooth!

Abby's first tooth broke through a couple days ago. It is the bottom right tooth. Hallelujah! She has been a little grumpy. The problem is that the one right next to it is not far behind.
This is the newest thing since Abby got her tooth. The Carp impression. We will have to post a video sometime. This picture doesn't do it justice. It is so hilarious!

6 Months Old Today

Abby is six months old today. I can't believe it has been six months already. She has grown so fast. We went to see Dr. Cramer today for her Six month check-up and she now weighs 18.05 lbs (90th percentile) and is 27.5 inches tall (over 100th percentile). Dr. Cramer says her height is off the charts and that she is about as tall as a 10 month old. We are not quite sure where she got her height from.
Abby is a little sweetheart. She is always smiling, talking, screaming and now squealing! She is getting to be a big girl. These are some of the things she loves at six months... She loves to sit, I don't know if she will ever roll because, why should she lay down when she can sit. When she is laying down she loves to kick. It is the funniest thing. We had to video it the other day because she was just going to town. She loves to play in her exersaucer, in her high chair, jumparoo and in her swing. Recently she has picked up shaking her head no. She probably does not understand what she is doing but we are in trouble nevertheless. Everything she plays with goes straight into her mouth. You never know if it might taste good. She is also teething so she likes to bite things too. She often does a great impression of a carp, we don't know why, but it is pretty funny. She LOVES to eat. Her favorite is Green Beans, but she also likes: Sweet Potatoes, Rice cereal, Pears and Pineapple, Squash, Pears, Mashed potatoes, Refried Beans at El Farol and anything else we decide to give her. Another thing she loves is when she is sitting in her high chair and we dump a bunch of Gerber Puffs on the tray and she picks them up and eats them. Sometimes one by one, others times in hand fulls and she lets us know when she is finished and wants more. Those Puffs are yummy. We take them every where we go. She still loves bath time, except for when she has to get dressed afterwords. I think she would be perfectly happy if she could be naked all the time. Getting dressed anytime during the day is always a traumatic experience. She loves her toes. She likes to reach for them and eat them when she finally gets a hold of them. Even when she is in her swing she reaches over the little tray and tries to grab her feet. We can't keep shoes and socks on her because is is always pulling, or kicking them off whenever she can. She also loves to watch other kids. Anytime she is around any of her nieces or nephews she loves to just sit and watch them. She thinks she is one of them, reaching for them, grabbing them and talking to them. Last she loves to snuggle and sleep in her purple butterfly blanket. We are still working on her sleeping through the night. Most of the time lately she has, but you never know what the night will bring. Abby is such a joy in our lives. We love watching her grow and learn new things. We are excited for the next stages to come.

One of the owies from the shots she got at the doctor today.
Playing in her high chair. She loves to pick up the toys then drop them off the side. So we come over and pick them up!

Kickin' those legs!
Playing in her exersaucer. Notice one sock on, one sock off. That is how it is most of the time.
Sitting and playing with all her toys. As usual it is going straight to the mouth.

Dry Ice

Stu's parents received a package today that was full of dry ice. We couldn't just let it go to waste, so we were trying figure out what to do with it. Then Stu had a brilliant idea... Why not put it in the TOILET!Me drinking some strange brew

Are we nerds or what!

All Dressed Up

I forgot to post these pictures a couple weeks ago. Here is Abigail all dolled up in her first of many formal dresses. She even accessorized with a pearl bracelet.