31 May 2005
Abby turned 6 months old yesterday!!! We celebrated by going to the Brat Fest since it was such a beautiful day. Abby also had squash for the first time...the first solid food besides cereal that she's had. She loved it!! This morning Abby had her 6-month checkup at the doctor's office too. She weighs 18 pounds 2 ounces (87th percentile), is 25.75 inches long (51st percentile), and is in the 94th percentile for her head circumference. :) She was very brave for her shots and doesn't have to get any more until her 12-month appointment.
17 May 2005
We had a busy weekend! On Saturday, Mommy and Abby went to some garage sales with Auntie Jenny and Mason. It was very windy, so we didn't walk around too much, but Abby got a new outfit, and Mommy found exactly the kind of child gate she wanted, and it was only $5! It was a very successful day. Then on Sunday, we all went out to brunch with Grandma and Grandpa Rogers, then all drove up to Appleton. We stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Schultz Sunday night, and then Monday was Mommy's birthday! We went to Target and to lunch at Koreana, and then had strawberry shortcake back at their house. We headed home around 4 or so. Abby has gotten very proficient at sitting up, and can stay up by herself for a long time. Those darn teeth still haven't poked through, but progress is being made. She is learning to enjoy the rice cereal, slowly but surely.
11 May 2005
The last week has been full of milestones! Abby has learned to sit up by herself for short periods of time before toppling over. She can also play with toys while sitting up. And on Monday the 9th, she started rice cereal! Daddy got the highchair put together and now every day at suppertime she gets a little bit of cereal. She was pretty unsure at first and couldn't stop her tongue from pushing it out, but she's getting the hang of it. It's hard to believe that in a couple of weeks she will be 6 months old!!
2 May 2005
Well, we survived the great Bloomington trip of 2005. Barely. Abby's teeth have really been bothering her, and it looks like BOTH the front bottom ones are coming in at the same time. So, she's been having a rough time, and traveling did not make it any better. She was up probably 4 times in the night on Friday at the hotel being very upset, so we most likely won't be going anywhere for a while now. :) We did go swimming for the first time at the hotel, though, which Abby decided was a pretty cool thing to do. So, it's nice to know that she likes it and we can make plans to hit the Sun Prairie pool this summer. Hopefully these teeth will pop through soon and we can have our happy baby back!
26 April 2005
We've had a rough few days here, as Abby has started the process of sprouting her first tooth! We can't see anything yet in there, but something's definitely going on. So, there is much pathetic crying going on. Sorry that I have not updated the photo links lately...we don't have too many pics from April. Updates forthcoming.
22 April 2005
We've had a pretty uneventful couple of weeks. We all went up to Menasha this past weekend to visit Grandma and Grandpa Rogers and stay the night. Abby got to go to bingo for the first time, but she didn't win anything. She met lots of Grandma Rogers' friends, too. Next week Friday and Saturday Abby and Mommy are going with Auntie Jenny and Mason on an overnight trip to Bloomington...should be interesting. :)
11 April 2005
We had an interesting day yesterday. Mommy had a big scare when she fell down the two steps from the house into the garage and twisted her ankle, feeling a big snap as she fell. The scariest thing, though, was that she was carrying Abby in her carseat, but Abby was not hurt at all, Mommy just set her down on the floor while she fell. Luckily, Daddy was in the garage and could help out. We all went to the Urgent Care where they did x-rays and it turned out to just be a bad sprain. Now Mommy has to wear an air-cast and was on crutches yesterday. She is doing much better today because she can walk without the crutches. The excitement never stops here at casa Rogers!
4 April 2005
Today Abby had her 4-month checkup. She now weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces (92nd percentile), and is 24 inches long (36th percentile)! Her height is way down from her 2 month checkup where she was in the 88th percentile. She is very healthy, but got two prescriptions, one for her cradle cap, and one for a minor skin irritation in some of her fat rolls. :) She also got 3 shots that she wasn't too happy about, but calmed down pretty quickly afterwards.
We have been enjoying the beautiful weather lately by going outside for walks in the stroller. Yesterday we went to the park near our house, and Abby got to swing with Daddy, since she's not quite ready for the baby swings there. And this morning, Mommy and Abby took a walk on State Street and around the Capitol while Daddy was giving plasma. Hope the weather keeps up!!
31 March 2005
I can't believe it's been 10 days since I've updated this. Well, Abby had a great Easter! She got to travel to see Grandma Rogers, and Grandma and Grandpa Schultz over Easter weekend. We had dinner with Daddy's family on Sunday and Abby saw her cousins James and Hayden, Uncle Cory and Cortlee, and Uncle Alan. Then we stayed the night with Grandma and Grandpa Schultz, and Abby slept almost 10 hours! She had a great time visiting with everybody. Last night our friend Dennis came over and stayed the night and Abby did not take kindly to being moved into Mommy and Daddy's room. She went to bed at 8:30, woke up at 9:30, 11, 12, and 1:30, at which time she refused to go back to sleep, so Mommy fed her (the first night feeding in a long time), and she finally went back down and slept till 6:15. Not the most impressive night of sleeping. Abby's new skills include moving toys to her mouth more frequently, and switching toys from one hand to the other!!
21 March 2005
Abby has been doing lots of new things in the last few days! She has started being more agreeable to holding various toys, and has started bringing them to her mouth to chew in them and get them all drooly. We also started working on using a sippy cup in the hopes that it will be more successful than the bottle. The good news is she doesn't hate it...the bad news is that she does not seem to have any more drive to drink from it than the bottle. We will persevere, though. We'd also like to give a belated birthday shout-out to Auntie Jenny, whose birthday was yesterday.
17 March 2005
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
14 March 2005
Abby's been busy busy busy! Yesterday we drove up to Appleton to try to see some of Daddy's family, but that didn't work out. So we went to Daddy's old work (Media Play) to show Abby off to former co-workers, and then went to Grandma Rogers' house for dinner and visiting. She slept the whole trip up and the whole trip back and still slept great last night. On Sunday Abby went to church with Mommy, which is now a regular occurrence. Everyone there loves her and thinks she's just the cutest, which of course she is. :)
10 March 2005
It's been a pretty uneventful couple of days here at casa Rogers. We all went to Borders last night so Daddy could hear an author speak, and Abby and Mommy just walked around the store. Yesterday we hit a little bump in the nap routine, but seem to be back to normal today, which is good. It's amazing what a difference good napping makes to Abby's mood. Tomorrow is our weekly play date at Aunt Jenny's, where we will try the great sippy-cup experiment and see whether Abby is more amenable to that than the bottle, since we have had no success with the bottle since last week's play date. Also, Mommy and Daddy are getting itchy to go out for a date. :) In developmental news, she has started reaching out for certain objects, primarily the star on her baby gym. Still has the closed fist when she reaches, but we are making progress.
7 March 2005
Sorry that this hasn't been updated since Friday...there's no excuse for it. :) The weekend was semi-busy...Grandma and Grandpa Rogers came to visit on Sunday after Abby and Mommy got back from church. We all went to brunch, then came back to the house. Grandma Rogers tried the bottle challenge and was brutally denied. So far the score is Abby:4, Grownups:1. The upshot is that Auntie Jenny needs to come live with us. :) The napping issue has improved considerably...we are pretty well settled into a routine now and there is much less crankiness in the household.
4 March 2005
Today Abby and Mommy had our weekly play-date at Aunt Jenny's house, and we had a great time! Abby was very entertained by the ceiling fan in the living room and laughed a lot at it. The best thing, though, was that Aunt Jenny got Abby to take a half-ounce from a bottle! Mommy was so happy that she almost cried. :) A light at the end of the tunnel...
2 March 2005
Today was a pretty good day! Abby had 3 good naps, including a two-and-a-half hour one in the middle of the day. She was a happy girl, which let her and Mommy have some good playing and tummy time.
1 March 2005
Today was a pretty blah day. We went shopping at Sam's Club and Abby got scared when the PA system came on, but that was the most exciting thing that happened. :)
28 February 2005
Abby's first Oscars were last night, and she was up way past her bedtime. Crankiness was pretty much the rule from about 9:30 till we left at 10:45. But, we had a good time regardless. Today Abby and Mommy just hung out at home. Abby took a couple of good naps, so maybe we're done with this "not sleeping during the day" phase. We shall see.
27 February 2005
Today is a big day already...Abby came to church with Mommy this morning and saw all of her church friends. She likes the woman who runs the nursery a lot and doesn't cry during the service, which makes Mommy very happy. Abby's first Oscars are tonight, which we are spending with Auntie Jenny and Uncle Adam and "cousin" Mason at their house.
26 February 2005
Today was a special day because Grandma and Grandpa Schultz came to get their Abby fix before they head off to Florida. It was also the first day of the new nap schedule, which did not get off to a good start. However, we will persevere in search of a non-cranky baby! Grandma Schultz tried to give Abby a bottle with no more success than we have had. However, we will persevere in search of a bottle-drinking baby! On a good note, we discovered that Abby's new favorite song is "That's Amore", for some unexplained reason. It caused lots of smiles and giggles when Grandma and Mommy sang it at differing points in the day. Mommy needs to learn more of the words, though. :)
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