She's learning so much, so quickly...not to mention growing like a weed! We take pictures often, and even looking back at pictures from the week prior is crazy because we can see how she's changing and getting so big!
In the past couple weeks, Abigail has learned to:
- Grab her toys (any basically anything in her reach) and put them straight into her mouth
- Push the buttons on her toys to make them make noise or play music
- Reach for her toes (while laying on her back) and put them in her mouth. Boy, does she LOVE sucking on them!!
- Recognize her spoon and open up her mouth in anticipation for the next bite of rice cereal
- Roll over
- Outstretch her arms towards what/who she wants
- Respond to the sound of her name, especially when her dad calls her
- Play with all the little toys and gadgets on her jumper...before, she seemed content just hanging there and smiling. But now, she reaches for all the little dangling toys, bats at the little flashing lights, and tries to twist all the knobs and move the little pieces around.
- Stare and smile at her reflection in the mirror, and even tries to "talk" or scream at it.
- Remove her pacifier with her hands, and even pick up her pacifier and put it in her mouth (although it's not always in the right way the first time, she's pretty persistent and keeps trying until it is)
- Suck her thumb! Yep...she finally found it. However, once she found it, she sucked on it for a day or two at the most. It seems she is more interested in sucking on her fist or a few fingers instead.
Abigail is doing great! As her doctor said at our last visit, "She's perfect!!" It still breaks my heart that I have to go to work and not spend the day with her, but I think I've finally gotten the hang of it, especially since I stopped crying when dropping her off in the morning at her Grammy & Grampy's house after the first few days. Things are going great there too during the day, by the way. They've got their routine and it's obvious how much Abbie enjoys seeing her grandparents.
Another thing that's going great is feeding. Breastfeeding is still going well. I feed her whenever I'm with her, and while I'm at work, I pump during my break. It's time consuming and sometimes inconvenient, but it's so worth it to know that I'm giving the baby what's best for her. Also, eating solids is going great too. She loves her cereal and gobbles it all up.
Again, we feel so blessed. We're so in love with this little girl, it's just ridiculous. Now that October is here, we're getting so excited because the holidays will be coming soon, and we can't wait to spend them with her. There's so much to look forward to :)
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