First Date Night

Adam and I went on our first date since Abby arrived while his parents were here for a visit. It was really hard to leave but we had such a good time and we knew that she was in good hands. We went to Ruth's Chris Steak House in downtown Columbia. Adam had steak and I had lamb, we enjoyed a nice bottle of wine from Oregon which brought back great memories of our time there this past summer, we topped off the evening with some chocolate sin cake. It can only be described as "AMAZING" in the word of my good friend Erin. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Straw for watching Abby so we could celebrate on our own for the evening.

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Here are a couple videos of Abby that we took this weekend when Grandpa and Grandma Straw came for a visit. Abby really put on a show for them, she was moving and talking all weekend long.

The Swamp

We took Abby on a big adventure Saturday. We loaded up and went to a swamp, Abby fell asleep on the way there, she is good at napping in the car.

The swamp has a board walk all around it, we put Abby in the stroller and off we went. It is 2.4 miles around the whole thing, not too far but far enough for me since I am still recovering from having the little sweet pea.

She started waking up to eat so we scoped out a good place to sit down and relax while Abby ate.

Turns out her meal was pretty good, so good in fact we had to change outfits if you know what I mean.

There were turtles swimming in the lake where we stopped to rest, and some cool fish but it was hard to take pictures of the fish.

Abby and the lake, look at that pot belly!

We made it home in time for dinner and to put the Abby to bed. It was a big outing for everyone, but nice to know that we can get out and do things with our girl!

Game Time, and Activity Mat

Abby is three weeks old already, time is really flying by, here is how our week has gone so far.......

One of Abby and Adam's favorite pass times is watching sports together, Well Abby doesn't know they are watching sports but she loves hanging out with her daddy!

This was Abby's first play time on her activity mat, she fell asleep pretty quick as she got tired from all the stimulation.

Today was a crazy day, Abby had a lot of tummy problems and about the only thing that soothed her was the bouncy seat.

I took the mirror from her activity mat and held it up for her, she really enjoys looking in mirrors these days.

Today I got some pictures of her in motion on the mat, she really gets her arms and legs going, she can even kick the ball with her feet.

Sorry all the pictures have a paci in them, but when her tummy hurts she has to suck on something! What's a mom to do, pull out the paci for a picture, I think not!

Well off to sleep, I hope, we will try to post more pictures soon. Abby will be 4 weeks old on Saturday so stay tuned.

First Bottle and 2 week check-up

Adam gave Abby her first bottle, daddy did a great job feeding her and she did a great job eating. She does not seem to mind having a bottle so long as she eats!

We went for Abby's 2 weeks check-up yesterday and she is growing like crazy, I really thought she would be 10 pounds but she was only 9 pounds 8 ounces. She loves to eat I tell you!

She is so much more alert these days, she likes sitting up and looking around the room. Bright lights and starring out the window are her two new pass times. I think we are going to get out her activity mat really soon.

Well off to do a couple chores before the sweet pea wakes up.........

2 weeks old already!

We can't believe Abby is two weeks old already, it has gone by so fast. Adam had to go back to work yesterday and it was really hard. He wanted to stay at home with us and I was all on my own for the first time. I must say though Abby took it easy on me. I ate breakfast and lunch and got a shower, I drove Abby into Adam's work so his co-workers could meet her, it was only for an hour but it was a big adventure for us. I was tired by dinner time. We are trying to get into a routine, I try to get some "house work" done and nap while Abby takes a nap.

Abby is having more awake time during the day now, she likes to look at lights and sit up in your lap, it is so cool to see her personality develop more everyday.

We go to the doctor tomorrow for her two week check-up, I wonder how big she will be?

Well I am off to get some lunch and a cat nap. :)

Happy Birthday Daddy

We made our first adventure out as a family for Adam's birthday yesterday. We went to a mexican place called Pedro's. Abby was an angel, she never woke up and we had a really nice dinner.

Hope you had a great birthday babe, Abby and I are glad we could celebrate as a family!