The Duffy Diary: 2013

Birthday Girl!

I can't believe my baby girl is one year old! This year has gone by unbelievably fast. It seems like only yesterday we were swaddling her in blankets and doing late night feedings and now she is sleeping through the night like a pro. Now my little Abigail is a year old, here are some pictures from her birthday party.

Birthday Cake done by Cakes by Gina

Family photo at the birthday party

Cake smash---loved it!

Ball pit fun!

9 month

9 month picture!

Playing with her Easter eggs

Admiring the cherry blossoms in Washington DC

9 Month Stats

Weight: 22.5 lbs
Length: 27.5 in
Head: 18 in

Eating: Lots of table food now. We are trying to transition from purees which have been her favorite for about 4 months now to table food that we eat. So far her favorite things are pieces of cheese, bread, sweet potatoes, french fries, chicken, rice and mexican stars. She's also excellent at drinking water in her sippy cup and can drink out of pretty much any straw. She's also transitioning from nursing 4 times a day to 3 times a day.

Bedtime: 8:30-9:30 (with some exceptions).
Awake: Most of the day, lucky to get one nap.
Naps: Since Abby started crawling she has been much too excited to sleep during the day. Where we used to be doing 2 naps a day--one in the morning from 9:30--10:30 and 1-3pm, now I'm lucky if I can get her down for 1 nap even for an hour. She is also on crib strike again. We used to be able to put her down in her crib for naps and bedtime and now she screams and sits up and refuses to go down by herself. She prefers to be in our bed, cuddling with Mommy, Daddy, or Charlie.

Diapers: Size 4--we recently switched from Pamper Swaddlers to Huggies Little Movers because they are a bit bigger and perfect for a baby on the go!

Clothes: 18 months. Some 24 months and 2T sizes.

Favorites: Crawling around, exploring, pulling herself up on the ottoman, following people with her eyes when they get up and do something, unfolding laundry when Mommy's trying to fold it, taking things out of containers (toys, basket contents), learning and making new sounds.

Favorite toys: iPhone, remote control, musical Snoopy, dolly, puzzles (mostly chewing on the pieces)j, books (though she's chewed through the binding on one of them).

Latest Tricks: 9 month mark has been huge for Abby many new things--including crawling, teething, and pulling herself up. On April 22nd she started sitting up in her crib all by herself and shortly after we had to lower the crib for fear that she might crawl out. The whole month of April she has been extremely close to crawling--now that we are in the beginning of May Abby is full on crawling. Starting to go from one end of the room to another to go after things that she wants--mainly non-toys such as household items and Charlie's belongings. She is teething like crazy the top two teeth are visible now. Abby is also pulling herself to a standing position on our living room ottomans and the couch.

8 month

8 month picture!

Ready for the sun

loves pouches!

playing at the store

8 Month Stats

Weight: 20.7 lbs
Length: 27 in
Head: 18 in

Eating: Abby is down to nursing about 4 times a day, really slowing down because she is getting more full with solids. Solids are going very well, still purees but we have experimented with a lot of fruits and vegetables. For breakfast (at around 9, she nurses first thing in the morning) she eats 3 Tbsp of oatmeal with milk and cinnamon and then either apple, pear, mango or bananas. For dinner her favorites are fruit and vegetable mixes such as carrots and mangos, peas and pear, spinach and pear, and sweet potato. I can't wait for her little taste palette to develop more!

Bedtime: Around 8:30/9:00 pm
Awake: Around 6:45 am ( a little earlier than the months before
Naps: Abby has transitioned from 3 naps a day to 2. On a good day she will nap for an hour in the morning around 9:30 to 10:30 and then an afternoon nap from 2-4, sometimes later 3-4:30 or so.

Diapers: Size 4

Clothes: Mainly 18 months. Some 2T sizes mainly because the pants

Favorites:
Loves Mommy's drink--especially with a straw. Enjoys watching her puppy brother Charlie run around and likes petting him.
Favorite toys: teething Monkey (from Gigi), Jacques the Peacock, tupperware and linkables, crinkle books--she got a new Winnie the pooh one, wire football, crinkle blocks, stackable rings, her i-phone and remote control.

Latest Tricks:
Babbling a lot, started to say "Dadada" and "Gagaga." Rolling over a lot from her stomach to back then she gets a little frustrated when she is on her back, kinda like "now what?" Starting to show an interest in crawling, moves herself backwards a little. She is very into everything now--especially electronics like my i-phone and i-pad. She has her own i-phone toy that she likes very much but it doesn't beat Mom's phone. Pulls on Mommy's necklace and shirt.
Is now able to sit in the restaurant high chairs and even eats dinner when we go out to eat.

Easter

Practice Easter pictures

"Mom, are all these eggs for me?"

Our little Easter Angel

Family pic !

After the Easter egg hunt

Rodeo Houston

Cousin Danny came to visit us in Houston. We had such a great time, we went to the park, dog park, a couple of fire stations, and the Rodeo! Abigail loved her first trip to the Rodeo.

Just hanging out at Cedar Creek.

Eating lunch at the Rodeo

Conked out--the whole ride home.

Mommy and Daddy's Night Out

We went on a date night. Abigail stayed with her Grandma and Grandpa. She loved it!

Family Brunch

Abigail had some of her friends come to her house for breakfast--we had some of the families over from our playgroup

Ed and Abby and Eric and Izzy

Family picture

Baby Izzy, Baby Claire, and Baby Abby

Latest Tricks

The past month Abigail has been doing several tricks. She loves to unfold the laundry that I have already folded.

She is really getting a kick out of this

Abby also loves to put her foot in her mouth

7 Months

7 Month Stats

Weight:
Length:
Head:

Eating: Abby is down to nursing about 4 times a day, really slowing down because she is getting more full with solids. Solids are going very well, still purees but we have experimented with a lot of fruits and vegetables. For breakfast (at around 9, she nurses first thing in the morning) she eats 3 Tbsp of oatmeal with milk and cinnamon and then either apple, pear, mango or bananas. For dinner her favorites are fruit and vegetable mixes such as carrots and mangos, peas and pear, spinach and pear, and sweet potato. I can't wait for her little taste palette to develop more!

Bedtime: Around 8:00 pm
Awake: Around 7:00 am
Naps: Abby has transitioned from 3 naps a day to 2. On a good day she will nap for an hour in the morning around 9:30 to 10:30 and then an afternoon nap from 2-4, sometimes later 3-4:30 or so.

Diapers: Size 3, Tried Pampers dry which I liked

Clothes: Some 12 months, 18 months for PJs and most brands. Abby had a major growth spurt and now the 18 month pants fit her the best.

Favorites:
Loves Mommy's drink--especially with a straw. Enjoys watching her puppy brother Charlie run around and likes petting him.
Favorite toys: teething Monkey (from Gigi), Jacques the Peacock, tupperware and linkables, crinkle books--she got a new Winnie the pooh one, wire football, crinkle blocks, stackable rings, her i-phone and remote control.

Latest Tricks:
Babbling a lot, started to say "Dadada" and "Gagaga." Rolling over a lot from her stomach to back then she gets a little frustrated when she is on her back, kinda like "now what?" Starting to show an interest in crawling, moves herself backwards a little. She is very into everything now--especially electronics like my i-phone and i-pad. She has her own i-phone toy that she likes very much but it doesn't beat Mom's phone. Pulls on Mommy's necklace and shirt.
Is now able to sit in the restaurant high chairs and even eats dinner when we go out to eat.

Happy Valentine's Day

We celebrated Valentine's Day at home. We had fun doing a photo shoot.

Winter Family Pictures

On Saturday we met my friend Shems near the Galleria to do a photoshoot. It was a very chilly morning, we had to wear our winter coats, but this made for some gorgeous pictures.
Here are some of our favorites.

Daddy and Abby near the water wall

Stunning

Mommy and Daddy showering Abby with kisses

Our favorite family photo!

Getting artsy

Got a few couple pictures

Another one of my favorites

Ash Wednesday Mass

Today Abby and Mommy went downtown to meet Daddy and we went to Ash Wednesday mass at the Co-Cathedral. Abby met the Cardinal who was in town to perform the mass.