New Chair

Abby's chair came while we were gone on vacation. Paul quickly put it together for her and Abby was SO delighted! She loves having something just her very own. It was a bit smaller than the pictures on the website made it appear but I think it'll last her awhile anyway.

Swimming

This summer Abby was able to do some swimming. Her favorite time was when we just held her and let her splash around. If she was in her little boat, she was actually quite mellow and just watched what everyone else was doing.

Horn Peak!

Paul and his friend Chris made it to the top of Horn Peak. It is 13,450 feet. Not a lot of oxygen up there. Just so proud of them for making it up there. Paul has wanted to climb Horn Peak and this is our last summer here and the end of the summer too.

Last time he did a longer hike, his knee swelled up and he could barely walk. Our prayer for Paul this time was that his knee would not do that. He started taking ibuprofin before he left and then every couple hours. Very little swelling this time and a faster recovery. Praise God!!!!

Debbie's Wedding

Wow, it's been a long time since I have written. Life has been very crazy. Since the last time I wrote...(April 17), we found out we were pregnant again...wahoo!!!! We are due December 25th and we also just found out that we are going to have a boy. I've always wanted a boy so I'm thrilled. I'm also excited that Abby will have a brother. She's kind of tomboyish even right now so it'll be good for her to have a boy around.

My sister, Debbie got married in July. We had 2 1/2 weeks to plan the wedding but it was a success! Everyone looked so beautiful!

Curls

There's hope! Abby has pretty fine hair and I was so wishing that she would take after Paul in the hair department. This picture was taken on an evening with a bit of humidity in the air and guess what? CURLS!!!!

Quilting Project

I am now making a quilt for Abby. So far, I have only done the quilt tops but soon, I"ll have them all finished (soon being relative). On Saturday, I cut out my blocks, known as coins in this project. The name of this quilt is chinese stacked coin quilt. My colors are quite wild and bright but that is what makes it fun. Today, I sewed the coins together and have my strips ready. I was planning on using a pink background but I think that would be too much with all the other colors so white will probably be my choice.

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Abby is 10 months old

Today Abby is 10 months old! She is such a delight to us as she continually grows. She is rolling all over - quite the speed roller actually. I think she is on the verge of crawling. She has two teeth and possibly some on the way - if her recent behavior is any indication. Abby loves people - she's very mellow, laid-back and especially loves kids. The girls at church play with her and she is simply content. Abby is eating so much these days - I finally got her to like beans and rice.

This is a weird thought but hopefully I can get it out. Abby looks just like Paul; so much in fact that I have a hard time recognizing that she is really part of me. I get surprised actually when she exhibits a characteristic of mine.



In my head, it's almost as if she is just a really great baby that I get to take care of and raise. And yet, she is of me. She is my daughter and will probably look more like me as she demonstrates mannerisms of mine. For now though, I have to remind myself constantly that she is indeed my baby girl.