Mauriello Baby Time!: September 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

Everyday I'm shuffling.....

Some of you may know the song, others won't but Matt and I have decided that this is Abby's new theme song since her mode of transportation is more like a shuffle along the floor than a crawl. I am just waiting for her to take off crawling, I think it may still be a little bit but she is certainly thinking about it.

When she is down on the floor trying to move about she gets extremely mad that she can't get where she wants fast enough. She has mastered the backwards (without purpose) crawl but that usually doesn't get her where or what she wants.

She has put together that if she wants to get somewhere she has to be in the crawling position i.e. lying on the floor. So if she is sitting up she will "throw" herself down to get on her stomach. This of course has ended in several crying sessions because she lands on a toy or some other hard object that was in her path. She is usually easily distracted but very unhappy for a moment or two.

Abby has recently learned to scream for "fun." She thinks its fun. Those watching her haven't quite discovered the fun part yet.

Abby has learned to make a few new faces.

Abby and daddy's phone.

Abby learning to play the piano on daddy's iPhone.

This is her "AUGH" now what face.

So cute!

Daddy's iPhone is for chewing right?

More faces of Abigail.

I'll figure it out soon! I promise!

Note the completely miss matched outfit....mom and dad were exhausted after the MD game and didn't bother to get her in a matching outfit but Abby (since she napped!) was ready to go!

LET'S GO TERPS!!

Abigail went to her very first Maryland TERPS football game on Saturday. She did remarkably well. She was even able to nap through part of the tailgate AND football game. Go figure! Here are a few pictures from the day.

Abby was trying to tell Mommy that it was tooooo early to be going to a football game.

All bundled up. It was rather cold for a September game.

Daddy was so excited that Abby was at the game.

Abby and Daddy played flip cup...well Daddy played and Abby watched.

Go Daddy!!

Wohooo!!

6 months old!

Wow has time flown by!

Abigail is now 6 months old. We had our 6 month check up and everything went well. Abby now weighs 13 lbs 10 oz which puts her almost to the 10 percentile! WOHOO! Major accomplishment for this gal! Our last visit we were only at 2.5.

Abby is about 25.5 inches tall which puts her in the 30th percentile so we are just moving right along!

The doctor has said we should continue on with new foods and we can even start on meats if we would like. Mom feels fairly confident that we are ready to continue with fruits and vegetables but we are not quite ready for meats yet so maybe in a few months. I think our next food is going to be green beans or peas.

Abby got quite a few vaccines at this appointment so she was very tired over the weekend. But we are back to our normal self.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Pictures...

Here are a few of the pictures Abby had taken. We only had 2 wardrobe changes! ;-)

She might look a little bit like mommy but she does have a lot of daddy too!

A Tooth, A Tooth! We have a Tooth!!

Well, we finally broke ground, I mean gums! Abby has her first tooth. Yea, you can barely see it but it's there and it's sharp! That was our excitement for the week. Gramma discovered the tooth on Friday. I think I noticed it on Thursday, but I got distracted by something else before I had the opportunity to investigate.

Surprisingly, Abby has been more fussy since she got the tooth, not leading up to it so we aren't sure if there is another one on its way!?!

As you could see we tried Apples last week and Abby was not a fan. So far we have tried Apples and Bananas, which we liked neither. We have had our rice cereal, which we are okay with and we especially love in our bedtime bottles! Abby has also had Sweet Potatoes and this evening we tried carrots! The verdict seems to be a YES! on carrots. She was not fussing or fidgety she sat there and ate like a champ. Opened her mouth, hardly spit anything back out and even as much as we love sweet potatoes a good bit of those come back out!

We have our 6 month appointment on Thursday. My guess is we are going to weigh in right around 13 lbs 8 oz. Our length is gonna be somewhere around 27 inches. We will see. We will also get a few more shots as well so that will be loads of fun!

Mommy is going to start taking a day off every other week to spend the day with Abby. We are also going to try out "Little Gym" in Olney. My hope is that we will get to meet more mom's rather than nannys. Cross your fingers!

We had a quiet weekend around here. I think we are gearing up for the fun and fabulously packed October!

Here's a few pictures from the week....

Abby has decided bath time is relax time!

Bath time is also let me try to stand up time.

Yup, I can almost do it all by myself!

Now, if I can just get to that shot glass! ;-)

Well, if I can't have the shot glass then I'm outta here!

She can be such a little ham!

Carrots! It wasn't love at first taste but they grew on her.

Jack is always very close by when its Abby's dinner time.

Messy Face!!

Jack got too tired waiting for his meal so he had to take a nap!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Apples!!

APPLES APPLES APPLES!

I couldn't resist posting these pictures. I think its safe to assume that our first meeting with apples was not the best. We will give it a try again tomorrow and see if we do any better.

"What was that"

"I really don't think I like it"

"Mom why am I getting more of this?"

"Seriously, why am I having to eat more?"

"I really don't like these"

"BLAH" (Love this picture! May go into the "mommy's embarrassing pictures box")

"Oh no, really no more"

"Daddy, I said I didn't like these!"

"HA! I'll show you Dad! I can spit it back out with the best of them!"

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

GO TERPS!

Abby experienced her first TERPS game on Mommy and Daddy's Anniversary!

Mom and Dad went to the game and Abby hung out with Gramma and Grandpa.

Where has the time gone!?!

It has been a while since I last updated so you will see we have several posts this week! We have been busy, what can I say!

I believe we are weighing in around 13 lbs 6 oz. Every time we "chunk" up a little, she has a growth spurt and slims down in the middle again. So she is tall enough for some of her 6 month stuff but she does a bit of swimming around the middle.

Abby had her first photo session and for the most part she did very well. Lots of eating her dress instead of posing for the camera! But we did get a few great shots.

Mom and Dad took a few days off from work and we headed out to the beach to visit with Matt's parents. Abby got to meet several more dogs, which she LOVED. She is really going to be a dog lover. She is mesmerized by them and loves to reach out and pet them.

Abby got to take her first trip to the boardwalk in OC. It was a hot one but Abby stayed awake the entire time and people watched. Abby also got to take a ride on Grandpa Paul's boat. She's not such a huge fan of the life jacket and usually fusses until she falls asleep then its smooth sailing.

Abby is ready for the fall and winter and all the Holiday's that it will bring. We have several Halloween outfits, a Turkey day outfit and of course several Christmas options! Let the fun begin!!

It is amazing how many milestones we are reaching these days. Its hard to believe how fast 6 months has come and gone. Abby has mastered sitting up unassisted and she really has been doing that since about 4.5 - 5 months. Tho she is not crawling per say we are calling it the inch worm. She can get from one location to another without any problems other than it takes forever. She will roll from side to side and push off to inch herself along. Its really fun to watch.

We learned a new "trick" today, which really scares mom! Abby has learned that she can reach out and grab the side of her pack n' play and pull herself to a standing position! She's not even 6 months old yet! SOOOOO.....this means its time to lower the pack n' play for sure!

I have also noticed lately that she is spending more time getting up on her hands and knees and just sitting there without moving. My guess is one day she is just going to take off! Its so scary! The baby proofing will commence soon.

Abby is still LOVING sweet potatoes. It is a battle to get them to her fast enough. If you aren't moving fast enough she will reach out and grab the spoon and stuff it in her mouth for you. She's a hungry girl!

Mom hasn't had a chance to make Apples yet, but I did pick up a sample at the store to compare my final product. Hopefully it goes as well as sweet potato making did!

Abby's personality really is starting to come out. She has also mastered the art of getting exactly what she wants! She will let you know when you are not paying enough attention to her and as soon as you get there she is all smiles and giggles.

Matt and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Labor Day. We were able to go and enjoy part of the MD football game.....in the rain but we got a W so that's awesome! Matt and I are realizing that it may be just a bit tooo difficult to take abby to football games. I'm sure we will give it the old College try a time or two but we may quickly learn our lesson.

I seem to have been forgetting my camera lately so I feel like I don't have many pictures. But here are quite a few "random" cell phone shots!