Play Time!

Abby had a great time playing with friends last weekend. The slide show below shows her playing with Ben (2 years old), his mom Julie (long red hair) and his (and our) friend Joan (short brown hair). Ben is also shown with his dad, Ed, watching golf. Ben is well on his way to becoming a star commentator! Ben was so sweet with Abby. She was a great monster-truck track for him, and Ben got a kick out of her belly button. Abby smiled and laughed with her friend as they played. That was on Saturday.--- On Sunday, Abby (not Tufts), Steve, and Sophia (the baby) came over to play. Sophia wad born exactly one week before Abby. They came all the way from Greensboro to visit-- and feast on some Mamma Dips! Sophia and Abby were so adorable together. Their first interaction was a simultaneous cry- while looking at each other on the floor. Took moms and dads a few seconds to stop chuckling before the babies were picked up to comfort them. Sophia and Abby then shared toys and even seemed to notice each other's presence a little-- as someone else like them.

As you can also see from the pics below- Abby is lovin' her feet! Sometimes she gets them in her mouth. She has been sighted sucking on her big toe too.

You may wonder why Abby is sitting on someones lap who is on a exercise ball. Well, that someone is our dear friend Keebyn- and in the picture, Abby fell asleep on her lap while she was bouncing her on the ball. It's a little trick we learned when we were tired of standing and bouncing.

Only 2 1/2 more weeks until Abby gets to meet more of her family in Connecticut and New Jersey!

Abby is Four Months Old and...

Yesterday, Abby turned 4 months. Soon after daddy dropped her off at grandma's, grandma called to say that Abby rolled over! She was having tummy time and, as usual, did not like it so much after a few minutes (it's hard work!). Before grandma knew it, Abby had turned herself onto her back. "Ahhh- that's better!" thought Abby.

Abby has enjoyed tummy time a little more with the use of her Boppy, which enables her to see more of the world while she's down on the floor. She'll stay down for quite awhile while on the Boppy. Plus-- she can play the piano while she's down there! Check out the video to see her in action. The pictures of the week feature more shots of tummy time, and Abby's first trip to see daddy play soccer.

We also have to report that our super-sleeping-through-the-night girl has now been up 4 nights in a row in the middle of the night. She is WIDE awake, and just wants to hang out. There doesn't seem to be any particular reason- she just wakes up after about 4 hours of sleep-- like the sun is shining. We're hoping this will be a very brief phase, as we were really spoiled by her sleeping all the way through the night for the last 2 months!

Visit with Cousin Rhony Beth

Abby, grandma and mom made the trip up to Boone to visit with Uncle Tim, Aunt Tiff, and Cousin Rhony Beth. Abby talked quite a bit at the beginning of the ride up. A very interesting story with lots of dramatic inflections... We're not sure what it was about, but we're pretty sure it was a good story! Then she slept the rest of the way. Abby had a great visit with her 22-month old cousin. She seemed very interested in whatever Rhony was doing. Rhony was the "little mom" as she asked "y'okay?" whenever her baby cousin fussed a little. She was so cute, acting like she was going to pick her up to comfort her. One time, when Abby was expressing her discontent with a little whine, Rhony said "d'you poop?" while squeezing Abby's diaper. That may have been the funniest part of the trip. Rhony was very loving and sweet to her baby cousin. Abby was delighted to spend time with her aunt and uncle, who she doesn't get to see very often. We are all looking forward to our trip to Connecticut and New Jersey in May so Abby can meet more of her family!

In other news- we think Abby may be starting to teethe! She really grabs our fingers and puts them in her mouth to chomp on a lot! She bites hard too! She's doing lots of babbling, cooing, and singing- which is the cutest thing in the world. Abby and Grandma Waddell try to take a walk to downtown Carrboro every day, where Abby can see new faces and scenery, and check out what other babies are doing.

UNC 76 Dook 68!

Abby is a true Tarheel! Just look how happy she is all decked out and sitting on daddy's lap --ready for the big game!

The Wonders of Discovery

Abby discovered her hands a few weeks back. At this point, they appear to be her favorite toys. It is amazing what you can do with those things!! She can grab toys, whack her play gym to make it play music, grab onto mommy and daddy's clothes (and mommy's hair before she got it cut), stroke her stuffed animals, spin the teddy bears on her bouncy seat, and best of all- put daddy's fingers in her mouth! Check out the pictures of the week slide show to see some of the cool things Abby can do with her hands (and other cute stuff).

The Tufts family is getting excited for the big game on Saturday! This will be Abby's second Carolina-Dook matchup. Abby is optimistic. Go Heels!!!

Abby is 3 Months Old!

Hi friends and family! This is the official first post of Abby's blog. We hope to keep you updated on Abby's life through the posts. Let's start with a little slide-show of Abby at 3 months old!