Lots has been happening these days as Abbigail continues to grow and bless our lives. She's into so EVERYTHING now, so we've begun "baby proofing" the house!
Some "things about Abbi" (to name just a few :) )
- She can now say "Dada"
- she can jibber jabber with the best of them
- she crawls all over the place
- she has begun the first stages of pulling herself up
- she can eat small foods with her hands (bananas/peaches/watermelon/soft meats/veggies)
- she can feed herself a bottle
- she LOVES to swim in the pool (& bathtub) and put her face in the water to blow bubbles
- she can "cluck" her tongue - this is our new favorite noise to make!
- she LOVES riding on daddy's shoulders and when he swings her in the air
- she can recognize people's faces now, especially her cousin Molly when she comes for a play date
- she has 3 bottom teeth - no uppers yet
- she loves to swing at the park
Nate is still painting and is exploring getting his business license to work more for himself. He continues to lead worship for the teens on Wednesday night and play for our worship band on Sundays. He was recently voted onto our church board, and is a little nervous being the "young one" :). He says, just about every week, that each stage of Abbi's development is his favorite. He's smitten with our little girl :), and she is smitten with her Daddy. He stays home to watch Abbi on mondays and loves that time with her. I love him having that time, and really appreciate all he does to help me around the house when he's home.
I am still working at America's Family Doctors in primary care. I reduced my schedule to 3 days a week, 10 hrs per day, and every 3rd weekend. I love my patients there and know that my hard work is appreciated. Abbi stays home with Nate on mondays and is with a close friend of ours, a stay at home mom, on wednesday/fridays. It's really the perfect set up, we think.
I am still a part of our rotating worship team on Sundays and enjoy every chance I get to sing. I've recently started up a new endeavor, photography. Many of you know that this has been a long standing passion/hobby of mine. I have had several opportunities to take photos professionally of some families/babies and keep getting more requests. You can see what I've done thus far by going to http://simplylifesommersphotography.zenfolio.com/ . I could be busier with this endeavor but I want it to remain an enjoyable hobby. To keep it that way, I only book 2 sessions per month. Each session challenges me and has been such a fun way to get to know my camera! :)
My parents and I have started making baby/child/adult headbands & clips to generate some extra income. This goes in spurts from super busy, to extremely slow. It gives me an excuse to constantly make new hair accessories to doll Abbi up with though :). Our etsy site is http://www.homesteadcreations4u.etsy.com/
We recently bought a 15" x 4" pool and are enjoying it thoroughly. We decided TN is hot enough, for long enough, that a pool would be put to good use. It's just big enough for a few adults and kids to enjoy the sun while staying cool! Abbigail absolutely LOVES it! We put her in it the 2nd day after we filled it, when the water was still chilly, and it didn't phase her a bit! :) I have a feeling this baby is going to be a water baby :) like her mom!
Lets see, anything else to write? There are so many things going on in our lives, you would think I could write a novel. When it comes time to blog, well I draw a blank! I'll just end it for now with a promise to post more often. What better way to end, than with pictures & video? :)
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