tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36540112075435276022011-10-28T22:23:46.188-04:00Abby is here, and she's growing!Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-44901895237028309972010-02-23T08:00:00.000-05:002010-02-23T08:00:50.229-05:00

**Okay, I've realized that I am neglecting the "Abby Blog" of our set.  It's not on purpose.  Right now, Abby is much more a part of MY life than some other being that I am studying.  Please check out my blog at rob.mdmonroes.com for more regular updates - they're often just part of other stories.  I'm contemplating the future of the "Abby" blog.  Will be in touch about that.** Posted from my

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-49036425042251883312010-01-08T18:26:00.000-05:002010-01-08T18:26:00.335-05:00

So, because Anny has been under the weather on and off since Thanksgiving, and I'm not a proponent of the Christmas Letter thing right now, we have put ours off until Valentine's Day.  That being said, in my last post I wrote about a last-minute idea for gift giving, a home-made (by Abby, mostly) frame for a picture.  I could not post the picture, though, as gift-getters had not gotten gifts. 

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-46296657308503298832009-12-21T16:57:00.002-05:002009-12-21T16:57:46.424-05:00

We have both had the same idea in regards to Christmas gifts for our families.  By "both" I mean that I had an idea in September, and began to put that plan into motion.  Last week Anny "had an idea" that sounded pretty much word-for-word what was described to her in September...  Yes, we "both" had an idea - and I'm sharing that idea with you! When my office moved over the summer we found lots

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-47097428615240246522009-11-05T17:30:00.001-05:002009-11-05T17:30:00.307-05:00

We did something strange last year - we grabbed two costumes from another teacher at Anny's school at a very good price.  I think we paid $10 for both, but their children had outgrown them and we were a year (and a hope) away from Abby being able to fit into them.  $10 is low risk, so we didn't really hesitate.  I did an even stranger thing this summer and bought another one on Ebay when I found

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-18174564662503373232009-10-19T06:29:00.000-04:002009-10-19T08:31:21.480-04:00

Okay, please don't criticize our parenting because of this blog post.  Things happen to toddlers are part of growing up. That being said, I introduce you to Abby's newest "mark" of achievement: The Black Eye: On Wednesday evening the three of us were playing a fun game of Hide-and-Seek between getting home and dinner time, and in typical fashion, it was an accidental game of H&S.  I came into

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-60861833801731013452009-09-15T10:42:00.002-04:002009-09-15T10:42:33.012-04:00

Abby has been to my office - heck she has been to my office more times than most people who don't work here have since she visited once a week in July and August.  She saw my office when I could not get to files from our recent move, and she came back and "helped" me with files when I could.  Abby knows where I work, though she is only two and can have no concept of what I do. A few weeks back

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-80720932584530362502009-07-13T13:17:00.000-04:002009-07-13T13:17:39.689-04:00

Abby has successfully completed the "Bubblers 1" swimming class at the same swimming pool that I took all of my swimming classes many years ago!  She was more comfortable on the first night than on the last, but all of the children were breaking down at that point! She got check marks on all of the boxes, meaning that they think she can do all of the required things to... well to continue to

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-10611298825812575482009-06-12T10:33:00.002-04:002009-06-12T10:33:17.926-04:00

(Idea stolen from dozens of people, sorry.) Dear Abby, Today you turn two years old!  You've grown so much since we first brought you home on June 12, 2007.  Your mom and I wanted for a long, long time to have you in our lives, and we could not feel more blessed than we do when we are with you. You are the light of my life, and of moms, too.  Everything we do now goes through a filter of "how

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-38762994483211274402009-06-08T14:29:00.000-04:002009-06-08T14:29:18.628-04:00

I do not have official 24 month statistics just yet, we will have that appointment the week after school lets out, but last night I got Abby to stand on a scale and she came out at 29 pounds.  Why would I do such a thing?  Anny and I had just done it, and Abby wanted a turn.  As the end of the school year draws close we have gotten a detailed progress report on Abby's growth in abilities, from

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-80173098678621429442009-05-26T13:25:00.002-04:002009-05-26T13:25:57.016-04:00

As you can guess since Abby will be two in less than two weeks she is a handful. I swear it's a good handful 98% of the time and we're elated to be having the handfuls that we have compared to other parents out there. One of the times that Abby is most stubborn is at lunch or dinner time.  (For the record, she's an angel in the morning at breakfast...)  We often find ourselves reminding her

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-50545041129477461012009-05-05T13:07:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:07:00.810-04:00

Just a quick follow-up post to let everyone know that Abby is back to her normal self this morning and we gave the daycare the all clear to let her play as normal again.  The rest of our weekend, after Friday's ER visit, was quite eventful and Abby progressed steadily throughout the duration.  On Saturday morning she had a pronounced limp, on Saturday evening she was walking fine, though slowly.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-9434013869255818392009-05-01T15:47:00.000-04:002009-05-01T15:47:05.006-04:00

This is the 200th post on Abby's blog! She's grown a lot (since we started when Anny was only a few weeks pregnant!) I start this post by saying: Abby is okay. That being said - today was an exciting day as Abby had her first visit to the Emergency Room.  She has a sprained left leg (knee). I got a call at 11:30 saying that she had jumped funny in their Activity Room from a play structure.  I

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-67320984111585613742009-04-28T01:54:00.001-04:002009-04-28T01:54:01.258-04:00

This weekend was pretty much a whirlwind of fun and activity for us!  With temperatures in the upper 80's and low 90's it could have been miserable, but it was great! Saturday - We started the day at Maryland Day, which is annual open house that the University of Maryland puts on.  It was hot and crowded, but a heck of a lot of fun!  Abby had a blast playing with the bubbles when we first got

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-67124949620166065682009-04-14T20:42:00.000-04:002009-04-14T20:42:34.766-04:00

As we were driving home from school today, I caught sight of Abby picking her nose (a truly disgusting habit, in my opinion), so I handed her a tissue.  A few moments later I heard these words from backseat: "Yucky, Gross!" "Brown." "Yucky, Gross!" "Nose." "Green." "Yucky, Gross!" "Booger." I just hope she wasn't eating them...

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-90880772687559562312009-03-26T15:23:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:23:54.908-04:00

We went out for an evening on Friday and my Aunt Pam watched Abby for us. (Read about our dinner out over at Rob's Blog.) I left her a very detailed evening plan for Abby, and thought I would post it here! Typical evening for Abby 4-6 - snack! Probably pretzels and dip or a clementine general play time, helping with dinner if we're cooking 6 Dinner we're buying whether it's pizza or

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-31677605070671133882009-03-19T06:25:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:26:17.236-04:00

It's finally here - the blog post about Abby's new play kitchen! I was inspired by a blog post I found HERE that did something similar, but I kept parts of their idea and added some of my own.  As an added bonus, my brothers' scroll saw is in storage, so I got to buy myself a new one! I started with the Ikea RAST end table.  At $15 it was probably cheaper than if I went out and got nicely

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-12858465769231117642009-03-03T12:05:00.002-05:002009-03-03T12:05:37.054-05:00

Suggestions welcome/encouraged! At about six months (maybe before) Abby had an obsession with putting things in her mouth - toys, coins, food, fingers... everything.  It is an age-apropriate method of learning for an infant.  They do a better job of using their five senses to learn about things around them than we do - I assume my desk tastes like dust and plastic, so I don't try to taste or

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-40590335791513260812009-02-24T13:47:00.002-05:002009-02-24T13:50:56.367-05:00

It is my assumption that Abby had a bizarre dream last night.  That's the only explaination that I can come up with.  Here's my story... Last night Anny went up to church for her month Women's Group gathering where they talk about boys and stuff.  (Not really, but that is what I say!)  That meant that Abby and I got to spend some quality time together playing and reading books and such.  At

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-22519213637555858712009-02-09T17:51:00.002-05:002009-02-09T17:51:00.334-05:00

One of the perks of the the wonderful daycare that we have is that we have real feedback from our teachers on a daily basis, and twice a year we have a sit-down, parent teacher conference with the lead teacher.  (We could rave about this place until the cows come home, and then I remember how much we're paying and it helps to level things out...) Last week we had our first of two (three?) PTC's

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-26855240554156849332009-01-21T06:12:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:37:05.631-05:00

Abby continues to amaze us... Over the weekend while giving Abby her bath, she said and signed "finished."  I told her that she needed to wash her toes, only as a stalling tactic while I finished brushing my teeth.  She insisted... "finished!" I hurried up and finished up my tooth-brushing, for fear of even more insistence! While the water drained Abby looked up and said "owl" a couple of

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-44368658453637359452009-01-08T06:28:00.001-05:002009-01-08T06:28:00.702-05:00

Okay, here we are less than a week from Abby's 19 month mark, and I'm just getting around to celebrating 18 months.... I swear it's not all my fault! Because of our trips and schedules and plans, Abby did not have her 18 month Well Baby Visit until last week.  At the visit she got two shots, one in each arm, as well as the regular check up. She's doing really well as far as height and weight go

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-58724737039418121102009-01-07T06:59:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:18:13.767-05:00

I guess I should start with Christmas and will blog later about other subjects... This Christmas I took off almost a full two weeks from work between holidays, vacation and sick days I only had to work for about a half of a day in the middle.  Turns out that putting in that half day was good for my coming back to the office yesterday because I could hit the ground running just a little bit. We

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-66231692450446835652008-12-19T09:09:00.001-05:002008-12-19T09:22:43.724-05:00

Abby loves to sing as much as she loves to dance. Okay, sort of. Here are two songs that we've learned at Sunday School. These songs have saved us on more than one occasion! At least twice she has been having a meltdown and we'll pull out "Twinkle Twinkle" and it brings her back down to a calm and sensible level! Please enjoy: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-14290327810171129872008-12-02T16:47:00.000-05:002008-12-02T16:47:00.845-05:00

Thanksgiving weekend was one of fun and adventure for Abby! On Wednesday we went to the turkey farm to pick up a fresh turkey, or two, and also took some time to explore.  We saw cows and cats of all ages and sizes.  Abby was fascinated by all of it! On Thursday Rob's dad and step-mom made the drive up from Florida, so we got to spend some time with them before dinner.  At dinner there was

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-41410339513366003372008-11-27T05:58:00.000-05:002008-11-27T06:04:39.806-05:00

It's almost impossible to remember that last year our little girl looked like this on Thanksgiving: She BEGAN eating rice cereal, her first "solid" food on Thanksgiving last year. This year will look much more like this: Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-18317190576374449692008-11-10T06:38:00.000-05:002008-11-10T06:41:36.846-05:00

Abby is always learning, and this morning she needed to release some energy. Is there any better way to do that than dancing? No. To that end, I taught her the Apache, to the song Apache by The Sugar Hill Gang. I apologize for the shaky shot, but I was still prompting on when to do what. Here's Abby: Abby's Apache! from Anny and Rob on Vimeo. Here's the "original" from The Fresh Prince of

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-38020652856709735102008-11-08T03:04:00.000-05:002008-11-08T03:04:00.726-05:00

I don't really read the articles on ParentDish these days.  Too busy living the life to read about it, or something like that. Anyway, my favorite picture of Abby was chosen as the Image of the Day back in September.  How cool is that?! http://www.parentdish.com/2008/09/24/image-of-the-day-raise-your-hands-in-the-air/

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-15416233189561874982008-11-07T07:59:00.000-05:002008-11-07T08:06:27.755-05:00

We think Abby is breaking in her two year molars.  She's running a fairly constant fever, she's cranky and she's not sleeping well.  Hoepfully this means that we will not have too many more teeth to break through for a while....right? Also - I entered a picture of Abby into a contest on one of my Flickr groups, and it won!  The theme was "Trick or Treat" and here is the shot: Here is a new

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-86254918589885324902008-11-01T05:59:00.000-04:002008-11-01T06:41:11.107-04:00

(Click on any photo to see a larger version) At Abby's school yesterday they had a costume parade, and played with bubbles: Here she is leading the charge for more fun! I made a flower to go with the costume at dinner.  It did not last long once she figured out people were giving her food! We only visited five or six houses, all of folks that we wanted to say "hi" to anyway.  In spite of

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-19474053924743499142008-10-30T06:39:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:42:24.369-04:00

Last week Abby noticed something on the wall.  I assumed that she found a dirty spot from a spill or a dog toy or something.  Instead, it was her own shadow! She "followed" the shadow along the wall, and got a little concerned when she walked toward the hallway and it disappeared.  It was adorable!  I tried to get video of it, but as usual she stopped doing it when I was prepared for it!

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-90768384593486136082008-10-21T12:08:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:30:21.048-04:00

(a gentle nudge from Carol reminded me that I haven't updated Abby's blog in weeks - sorry!  Remember that you can keep up with a picture a day at http://www.flickr.com/photos/armonroe) For example about the wonder of posting a picture-a-day is that you would have seen this "pretty" bump over the weekend instead of waiting for today: To start - she's fine. She was almost immediately fine. 

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-19893079710611650892008-10-03T09:34:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:44:49.861-04:00

We had a few nights of peaceful slumber - but then we discovered two more molars coming in on the bottom.  Bad sign.  Abby does not do well with teething.  It's hard for us because when she does not sleep, we do not sleep.  Often when she wakes up, she's in such pain that she wakes up screaming.  Very few things will soothe her, so she get's a lot of extra cuddle time. When she's awake enough to

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-35606480381669565822008-09-22T06:55:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:12:55.831-04:00

We had dinner with friends last night whose son is two month younger than Abby.  He's a cutie and has a great smile.  What struck me is that he's doing the exact same things as Abby was - learning to walk, reverting a little in speech - but Anny and I have completely forgotten about that stage.  It's a bit weird, really, since it was not long ago.  We got to talking about signing.  They are

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-8476453209685390942008-09-16T16:35:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:35:00.199-04:00

15 Month Checkup Stats: 24 pounds 31.5 inches Thist means that her height is in about the 76th percentile and her weight is in the 50th percentil.  She's getting taller and thinner!  One weird comment from the doctor is that he said "I can tell she is a smart one by the way she follows my light."  That was really cool to hear.  He asked how many words she said and was happy to hear that she

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-11037835301447485672008-09-13T08:49:00.000-04:002008-09-13T08:51:54.614-04:00

We were cleaning up the bedrooms downstairs for some family in town tonight, and Abby discovered the "secret hiding place" under the stairs.  She did this for much longer than this video shows!  Please try to ignore the terrible sound of my voice... Discovery of the Doors from Anny and Rob on Vimeo.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-68345465235812163502008-09-11T06:58:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:57:47.724-04:00

We have decided that Abby knows all of the signs she needs to know.  I admit that it was hard at the beginning, and frustrating a few months in, but once signing became a daily event, she got it and we got rewarded!  Abby can sign: More Milk Food Help Please THAT! (self-taught, and typically relates to food) Wash Hands (self-taught as well!) We have decided that we can communicate with her

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-36959118271567484832008-09-04T11:30:00.000-04:002008-09-04T11:32:00.406-04:00

We took Abby to see the sun rise at the beach over Labor Day weekend. Okay, she woke up at 4:30 and we needed to get out of the house before she woke folks up. Pictures are on the photo pages (see right for links) but here is a short video of her screaming at the ocean, which was adorable: Abby at the Ocean from Anny and Rob on Vimeo.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-72423905414249394362008-08-28T06:13:00.000-04:002008-08-28T08:44:43.409-04:00

Three is a dilemna when you have a child that truly requires patience and timing.  Shoes. Now that Abby can walk, shoes are not only important, but essential.  It was not that long ago that they were simply a fashion statement... merely a foot covering.  Now that she has the ability to use the bottom of her feet for more than tickling the right shoe at the right time has become a game. In the

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-87332151008891348982008-08-23T17:33:00.002-04:002008-08-25T11:25:52.722-04:00

Friends - A lot of the reason I have not been blogging is that I've been taking pictures.  LOTS of pictures.  Here is the Olympic Project we did with Abby over the last couple of weeks!  (you can see each picture larger by clicking on the links below) 1. 59/365 Olympic Rings, 2. 60/365 Wrestling, 3. 61/365 Fencing with the Hippo, 4. 62/365 Tennis Time, 5. 63/365 Slightly off the Pitch, 6. 64/

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-42853447826527646302008-08-18T06:39:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:47:07.670-04:00

Abby and Anny headed back to school today.  I realize that it's been a while since this site was updated, so here are some quick hits: Had a lovely time with aunt Michelle in town last week!  We took Abby to her first petting farm...and she was AWESOME about the whole thing!  She did try to eat some of the feed, though. Abby did another study at the University, this time studying how toddlers

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-16387607445649122602008-08-09T13:15:00.003-04:002008-08-09T13:17:20.400-04:00

During the Olympics we are taking pictures of Abby participating in some of the Games. They will be posted in the Flickr set Abby Olympics. It's accessible HERE.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-82791433183527844372008-07-29T10:59:00.003-04:002008-07-29T11:29:58.406-04:00

The Infant Study was actually last Friday... but of course, we had a very busy weekend so here's everything in one post.Abby hasn't done one of the Linguistic Studies before (obviously if they are studying language and hers is just developing - she did do some Speech and Hearing tests early on). I filled out a survey before we came about all the words she could SAY. Which meant I had to

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-7498663229620154522008-07-23T14:57:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:58:15.367-04:00

Friends, I have been negligent in my blogging again, but have all intentions of making it up over the next few days! I refuse to do a step-by-step of our trip to see the family in St Louis, but I will touch on highlights. I think I will break it into categories:1 - OUR Kiddo2 - The Kiddos Together3 - ParentsToday is dedicated to OUR Kiddo!We decided to fly out late on Thursday and return mid-day

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-1412320359205517572008-07-22T17:18:00.001-04:002008-07-22T17:18:01.026-04:00

Umm.... My daughter is going to be very unhappy with me one day. At least it is MY name mentioned, and not hers...(Warning - very Poopy conversation. Both gross and funny. Do not watch while dining!)Watch more hillarious parenting over at DadLabs.com!

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-79275979461207496732008-07-14T09:35:00.005-04:002008-07-15T13:39:32.527-04:00

Abby's Nana and Grampa have just spent a few days with us. Since they live in Casper, Wyoming (insert joke here about more cattle than people in the state of Wyoming), this is the first time they have made the 2000 mile drive although they have made several visits by plane. The excuse for the trip was that Grampa had built a toy "box" which is too big to ship or carry on a plane! And they took

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-36990593064985255862008-07-09T21:27:00.004-04:002008-07-09T21:54:53.332-04:00

Monday was our latest UMD Infant Study. There was a little bit of a mix up about which tests Abby had completed, but they figured it out and we got down to work.The first study used an infrared eye tracker while Abby watched a short video. The video was shown nine times - each time a candy-machine-claw picked up a grey ball and dropped it in a bucket, then a red ball and dropped it in the

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-2573358851652344392008-07-09T21:22:00.002-04:002008-07-09T21:27:17.303-04:00

Since Steph did such a great job describing our fun at Fort McHenry, here's her blog about it:

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-60975447351031352212008-07-07T17:28:00.000-04:002008-07-07T17:28:00.962-04:00

Anny asked me yesterday, very honestly:"Do you just sit around and think this stuff up all day?"She knows better! I was with her all day! There was very little "just sitting around" on Saturday when we helped to host a surprise birthday party for our friend Charlene. We did the farmers market, breakfast, and some cleaning house before leaving at 10:30 ish to get to their house. The only time for

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-49070382511678062182008-07-01T13:38:00.002-04:002008-07-01T13:42:58.045-04:00

As we were making our way back to the car (up a very steep hill, I might add) this morning after stroller strides, there was a deer next to the road in the woods. So I stopped and pointed it out to Abby and said "Deer." She replied, "Dog" as another deer came across the road. I realized that Abby has had limited experience with live animals - hopefully, we'll make it to a petting zoo this

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-36745998565825136732008-06-28T15:57:00.004-04:002008-06-28T20:52:22.144-04:00

Sometime early in the year I read or heard about these fitness classes, Stroller Strides, and found that we do have some offered nearby. So near the end of the school year, I contacted the instructors for more information and finally, last Thursday, Abby and I attended our free first class.Abby loved watching me sweat and I haven't had sore muscles like this since college. They offered a special

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-33981726887228305012008-06-26T06:40:00.001-04:002008-06-26T08:55:31.573-04:00

Quick post on two things that have happened in the last couple of days, some good, some bad:Good:Abby got up the gusto to do some more walking on her own. She made a game out of it and got really excited. Very cute.Anny and Abby went up to Baltimore with a friend and had a great time! (I don't know if Anny will post about it, but Stephanie did HERE.)The Not-So-Good:Abby pooped in the tub. It was

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-11688745942118820162008-06-20T14:32:00.003-04:002008-06-20T14:34:54.191-04:00

We put the best-of-the-best pictures up on our Flickr page (HERE) and on occasion I tag a couple to the ParentDish group. Well, turns out they really liked on this week!Click HERE for the ParentDish post of our little girl! Since she was chosen for a picture-of-the-day she is eligible for the picture-of-the-month!

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-19459375112906536672008-06-20T06:31:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:39:07.348-04:00

For starters, I love that it's called a "well baby visit" rahter than check-up these days. Anyway.On Wednesday we had Abby's 12 month well-baby visit! Here are the vitals:Weight: 23 pounds (70th Percentile)Height: 29.5 inches (77th percentile)That means she is a big girl, but proportionally big. (good thing)She got three follow-up shots. That went over better this time than before, mostly

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-52354122223170358112008-06-16T06:29:00.000-04:002008-06-16T08:58:13.217-04:00

Saturday was Abby's big day, in more ways than we could have thought! We had a really good turnout for her birthday party, but her day started way before 2:00.When Abby first woke up it was way too early - 5 am. I swooped her up and rocked her back to sleep for the next hour and a half so that we had a bit of a head start on sleep for the day. We headed off to the Farmer's Market where she was

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-46436389549691958062008-06-13T06:52:00.001-04:002008-06-13T09:16:13.587-04:00

Yesterday was Abby's First Birthday! We played things a little lower key because her party is not until Saturday. We did not do cake, though there is a rumor that mom and dad broke out Samoa's from the freezer after Abby was in bed.Abby woke up extra early, beating out my pre-planned wake up alarm of the song "It's Your Birthday" by Justin Roberts. (If you have iTunes, you can hear a sample HERE)

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-60804472673523996502008-06-12T10:10:00.003-04:002008-06-12T10:32:26.866-04:00

Lots of looking back right now while looking forward. These are 13 pictures from our Flickr account. This is where I plan to post one picture a day for the next year.(It's a movement called Project 365. I'm mostly hoping that it will encourage me to be more regular with picture-taking and get some more creative pictures)(and I'm posting directly from Flickr, so it is a bit of an experiment here..

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-81483384821314759442008-06-12T06:17:00.001-04:002008-06-12T08:44:08.902-04:00

This is the first of what will probably be several posts today! Happy Birthday Little Girl! First Birthday Faces from Anny and Rob on Vimeo.I didn't add music becuase it's really short and that would be a bit weird. For the next year I plan to take a picture every day so hopefully next year's faces video will be longer and have other features. For now, enjoy!Here is a picture that blends two.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-40465367134352897922008-06-10T17:09:00.001-04:002008-06-10T17:09:04.450-04:00

Abby's birthday has been celebrated once already, and the festivities will not end for a while!There is a group of good people from our church that go to the local Wendy's each Sunday following worship. (Sorry, Sarahlynn. Wendy's really is an every-week occurrence for us! You should see what they've done to the Frosty!) Since we're not sure what's happening next Sunday, Abby had her first "Happy

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-39336581322313737392008-06-06T06:35:00.000-04:002008-06-06T14:00:28.022-04:00

She's actually saying "Mama" at Anny these days. Dadada has been around for a while, and sometimes she even refers to me in the same manner, but often it's just babble. That's cool!Anny is especially happy at the current "mamama" use. For several weeks the only time that "mamama" was uttered was in a crying fit. It sounded much like:crywahcrymamamamacrywahcrymamaIt would seem that Anny took

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-19157247626266785742008-06-05T17:01:00.001-04:002008-06-05T17:28:25.226-04:00

Everyone has advice. I think that is why I blog, I love to hear what other people think, and hope that once in a while I have something valuable to add.There is only one person that I have typically used as the base line for decisions regarding Abby: her pediatrician. He has a wealth of experience over his years. He was the pediatrician for our best friend Charlene, however many years ago that

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-78196262110546148592008-06-03T20:23:00.003-04:002008-06-03T20:53:18.368-04:00

I'm trying to be the best dad that I can be, you know that, right? I just want to be sure that you do. I think that my silly expectations are impeding Abby's growth already. I remember in the weeks before Abby crawled I began to get excited about the fact that shew as not yet there. So very close, but she could just not get it. I tried and tried, holding her little belly up and moving her

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-42560940412752875672008-05-28T06:10:00.001-04:002008-05-28T11:36:39.594-04:00

I know that posting is scarce on this blog, and it's with good reason:Abby is awesome!I can not tell you how happy we are to have her in our life.So, what's new with Abby?She can squat and stand, and go between the two, without holding onto something!Her vocabulary is not yet into words, but she sure is loud and emphatic. Over the weekend it was really fun to have her growling at customers at

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-52971528442249713622008-05-22T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-22T15:37:41.271-04:00

Last Friday we made an overnight trip to surprise my grandfather for his 76th birthday! (I thought it was 75, but was corrected over the weekend.)Things did start on a sour note Friday when I got a call from Abby's daycare that she had a fever and was just not being herself. I was at work, but hopped in the car and headed off immediately. When I got her home I gave her Tylenol and a cold bottle (

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-61686787990173764462008-05-15T06:31:00.000-04:002008-05-15T09:53:59.153-04:00

Remember when we thought it was great news that Abby had begun to eat rice cereal? Wow, we were young and stupid, and it was just a few months ago! We neatly introduced fruits and vegetables in puree form after rice cereal. Some of them went over well (apples), some took some time (peaches), and some caused such a gag reflex that we have not tried them again (asparagus). I waited too long, but

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-11600637201642205952008-05-12T06:32:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:06:45.927-04:00

We took a trip to the National Zoo on Saturday! We were supposed to meet up with other parents from our church, but it just did not work out right. Luckily our church intern, Erin, rode the metro with us, so we had that connection early on. We had misty rain in the morning, but after lunch the sun broke through and it became a wonderful day.Abby was excited as soon as we walked in to Amazonia,

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-79917890188708868642008-05-07T06:21:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:07:57.055-04:00

**This story can not be told without being graphic. Don't read if you don't want to hear about blood and how to get it. Remember, you're reading it - I was there.**On Saturday we had to have Abby's 9 month bloodwork done. Yes, she will be 11 months old on Monday, so you can figure out that we have been putting this off for a while. For her 9 month visit they wanted to have her tested for Iron

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-27176172366460191352008-05-04T15:27:00.001-04:002008-05-04T15:54:30.378-04:00

We learned an important rule when out to dinner on Friday. Now, I really should have learned this rule in August of 2004 when the exact same lesson was learned by Paul, and in the same manner.The Rule Is: Taste an item of food before giving it to your infant, especially in a restaurant.Setting the scene:Chili's on a Friday night. We've read that steamed broccoli is good for the digestive system,

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-35583705951734981082008-05-02T07:23:00.001-04:002008-05-03T20:44:36.087-04:00

Anny went to a ceremony for one of her teacher friends so Abby and I got to hang out for the evening. It was pretty cool. I have to say, I really like this kid!Aside from the normal afternoon/evening stuff (food, bath, bottle, bed) I decided to take Abby to Greenbelt Lake. We had her on the swings there once and she loved it, so I figured I could get some great photo's out of it. I was right!From

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-78201521498580590962008-04-30T07:11:00.003-04:002008-04-30T14:00:06.138-04:00

Many thanks to Aunt Sarahlynn from Yeah, But Houdini Didn't have Hips for tagging me.Sarahlynn asked specifically that Abby do this meme, as I have just done a much bigger one on my blog here. The responses are written in first person AS Abby.This is a familiar one that goes like this:1. Link to the person who tagged you.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Write six random things about yourself.4.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-241850703171976232008-04-29T21:20:00.002-04:002008-04-29T21:39:43.845-04:00

Our latest trip to UMD for an Infant Study: We arrived a little late and Abby was hungry, so I wasn't sure that she would be ready for a tedious, repetitive study. But we took a few minutes for Abby to enjoy her bottle while I filled out the prerequisite paperwork.The activity began with two toys in front of a researcher. She got Abby's attention and then used an L-shaped hook to pull the

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-737817139030025362008-04-24T15:49:00.002-04:002008-12-09T20:03:04.440-05:00

Fun afternoon at the office!

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-30843934527786512212008-04-23T10:10:00.002-04:002008-04-23T10:12:07.764-04:00

Did you notice it? No? Just look up! It was my idea for a party invite, but it's way too wide for that purpose.Real post later.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-90549956836545869062008-04-14T19:31:00.004-04:002008-04-14T20:05:48.648-04:00

Okay - the nursery has been finished for months, but my friend Amy at PrettyBabies brought it back to my attention that I have not posted the final photos! Shame on me.Here is a tour around her very small piece of the world:We got the crib at Babies R Us. The plastic bin on the right is full of clothes that are too big. It's easiest to keep track of where things are this way. On the tub is the

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-20030261773959319382008-04-14T07:25:00.000-04:002008-04-14T08:41:28.867-04:00

On the Food front:We tried egg yolk yesterday. That did not go over great, but she didn't gag like she did on Asparagus.Her top two front teeth are through the gums, but barely. This creates many screaming fits.On the Signing front:Abby has picked up "Milk" and "Food" a few weeks ago. She now knows what each means, and is very adamant about being sure she gets what she's after.We started giving

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-86871030361270559062008-04-08T17:50:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:57:22.704-04:00

Continuing Teething.....On Sunday night we had one of those nights that we like to pretend never happen. Abby was tired when we got home from a gathering at church, so she ate and went to sleep without much coaxing at all. Even skipped the nightly bath/shower and did not notice.She slept pretty soundly. Until 2:30 that is. Something happened at 2:30 that triggered play-time in Abby's mind.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-60990796337500313682008-04-07T07:11:00.000-04:002008-04-07T08:29:16.662-04:00

It's........Dog Food!I'm sure that I'm a bad father for putting this on the internet, but Abby got her first taste of dog food on Saturday. We always assume that Rusty (dog) finishes his food, mostly because he's begging for more within seconds. Abby enjoys the sound of her fingernails on the metal dish. We heard fingernails in the dish and happiness.Then we hear nothing. Calm. Calm seems to

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-89152499227893558192008-04-03T20:32:00.003-04:002008-04-04T08:08:31.455-04:00

Changing her diaper the other day, Rob noticed two budding teeth in Abby's upper gums. That explains some recent fussiness and makes me a lot more sympathetic to her inability to sleep soundly.Our pediatrician assured us that the incisors are relatively sharp and so they break through the gums with less pain and more ease than molars which are wider and more dull. If this is true, I am not

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-36224222880411548042008-03-22T18:56:00.004-04:002008-03-22T20:38:44.773-04:00

Today Anny and I cut my hair while Abby was napping. She went to sleep and daddy had a thick head of hair, woke up to buzzed-down daddy.When she woked up from her nap, I went to pick her up. She was wailing, not just the normal wimpery cry. I got her to the chair to comfort her a bit, and she wailed even louder. I thought maybe she was wet, but that was not it. She had just eaten before her nap,

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-2995779454675651572008-03-20T08:18:00.003-04:002008-03-21T07:30:33.350-04:00

27 1/2 inches long (or tall if she's standing with help!)20 lbs. (still, probably because she's crawling so much and pulling up on things)Except for the-cough-that-won't-go-away, she is healthy and happy. No shots this time, but we do have to take her for blood tests (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!)On another note, I'm remembering Easter last year (needless to say it was a couple weeks later, but it is

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-24339511940326578052008-03-18T15:55:00.002-04:002008-03-18T16:00:01.372-04:00

As an update to "How does she know?", when I fed Rusty this afternoon. Abby watched him drink from his bowl and tried to splash in the water. I picked her up and set her down away from his food. Then I made the mistake of turning around to get her medicine for the cough that won't go away. When I walked over to give it to her, she had grabbed a hand full of dog food and had one piece in her

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-35471107073188374792008-03-16T07:01:00.003-04:002008-03-16T07:02:32.327-04:00

When introducing new fruits and vegetables to your baby......Never follow Carrots with Prunes.Follow up joke:What's grosser than gross?You guess!

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-32560879779509611252008-03-09T08:09:00.003-04:002008-03-09T08:19:12.957-04:00

How does she know where the dog's water is?How does she know where the swiffer is?How does she know where where the dust bunnies hide?How does she know where to grab the dog's tail so that he can drag her around?Okay, that last one was hillarious to see!I refuse to believe that any place can be baby-proofed, and I believe that now more than ever. You can do your best to make sure that things are

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-86486599631514261492008-03-07T06:50:00.000-05:002008-03-07T09:16:50.219-05:00

As mentioned earlier this week, Abby is officially a crawler. This has brought about some good things, and some things we are learning to deal with, too.One great thing is that Abby can come to one of us when she wants to be picked up, rather than just sit and whine. If she wants to sit just to whine, that's okay. If she wants to be picked up, she has to make the effort.We are getting used to

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-249408053458799642008-03-03T17:52:00.003-05:002008-03-03T20:26:08.163-05:00

It's 6:00 and 66 degrees (Fahrenheit, that is) outside. Needless to say, today is a great day for a walk around the lake! In our area there are at least a half dozen nice places to walk, including one right here in town. (Funny that it has its' own Wiki page!)Anny, unfortunately, had a dentist appointment this afternoon, so Abby and I took off. I thought I would share some observations from our

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-70042244242373699402008-03-03T06:38:00.000-05:002008-03-03T09:17:09.211-05:00

It seems that Abby is much more mobile at school than at home. I guess it is to be expected as we don't have much easy-to-crawl space in our living room. We have a 5x7 carpet surrounded by hardwood all the way to the bedrooms. I guess that I have refused to acknowledge that she's been crawling because she has not been doing it at home.That all changed yesterday before church. I could tell

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-53088030036325064002008-02-29T06:19:00.000-05:002008-02-29T09:35:00.246-05:00

Dad Labs has been focusing on Children's Books this week. (Not sure if the link will load for you. Since they got picked up by a bigger company access is hit and miss. They're also on YouTube.)Here is one of the videos about Bed Time Books:We have taken to reading a couple of favorites already. Snuggle Puppy (Sandra Boynton) and The Napping House (Don and Audrey Wood) are two that we all seem to

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-48558931620934428292008-02-25T10:02:00.002-05:002008-02-25T10:19:53.431-05:00

Abby is home sick again today, so I'm home again today. Luckly we found a pharmacy that could order the prescription and it will be in later this morning.She has made forward progress a few bits at a time, but we're not quite ready to call it crawling. I'll borrow the work video camera later this week when she'll hopefully be on the move.Since I'm home, I'm watching some mindless TV in between

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-16425642388917675542008-02-22T10:06:00.002-05:002008-02-22T10:12:58.512-05:00

Okay, it happened again yesterday. Abby was home sick (not homesick, very different issue) and I got to spend the day with her. I adore my time with my daughter, and enjoy spending as much of my day as possible with the both of them. However, I am a jealous dad sometimes.Anny is a teacher, so when Abby is out of school, Anny is. They spend the day playing, and sometimes visit me at the office.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-8384063404178277542008-02-11T20:37:00.000-05:002008-02-12T21:31:56.210-05:00

Friday's UMD infant study was based on the premise that by 12 months, babies have learned to use tools (such as pulling on a towel to reach the toy on the other end).As with the previous studies we have been involved with, the researcher explained what they would be doing: She would put a toy on the far end of a piece of cloth and watch whether Abby would pull it to reach the toy. Then, she

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-12518368132821191422008-02-11T06:01:00.000-05:002008-02-11T08:47:33.998-05:00

Oh no! Was Abby a bad girl so we had to talk with the teacher about her behavior? Nope. The daycare that Abby is in does three Parent-Teacher Conferences a year with each child and their parents. November got away from them, and from us for that matter, so we didn't do them at that time. The others are in February (last Thursday) and May (end of year).We sat with the head teacher to talk

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-42270914266071948602008-01-30T05:57:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:23:02.956-05:00

(Continuing to share the THINGS that have made parenting easier in our household)We began slinging Abby very early on.... probably two weeks old. I was very hesitant at firstAdvantages of slings:Bonding - Abby is on one of us anytime we were out of the house. (we do use the shopping carts now, too. She had to get a lot better at balancing to get to that point!)Poeple think it's cute. Okay,

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-7597412923654158362008-01-22T17:44:00.000-05:002008-01-23T10:52:17.013-05:00

Last week, in the snow, Abby and I tromped out to the psychology department at UMD for another infant study. This is the third study we have participated in, the other two being in the speech and language department.Studies have already shown that if a person chooses an object, the baby will prefer the same one given a choice. For this study, they showed her a lot of different toys one at a time.

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-83571518663164495402008-01-21T07:16:00.001-05:002008-01-21T07:37:29.880-05:00

On Saturday we went to a surprise birthday party for a friend. Good times, except that Abby was very startled when we finally got to the crecendo of noisemakers and yelling when Sarah arrived. Also at the party was Chase, who has just turned a year old. A-freakin-dorable baby girl. She's just learing to walk and do stairs, and mastered crawling a while ago. She eats real food (loved thr

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-63599681718483001572008-01-18T12:05:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:10:26.341-05:00

From January 2008Abby is a HUGE fan of the white stuff! As you can see, there was not enough on the ground to cover all of the grass, but more than an inch and we call that a snowfall!I made a little snowman for her (click on the picture above to look at others) and she was amused by him. I broke his "head" off for her to play with inside. Mommies and daddies sometimes disagree on how much time

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-5138548923574910512008-01-13T06:14:00.000-05:002008-01-13T07:59:23.083-05:00

Had to schedule an extra pediatrician appointment for Abby on Friday because of a bad rash on her behind. When we talked to the day care folks they were unsure if it was just a rash or a yeast infection. (by the way, want to mess up a guy, use the term "yeast infection.") Thankfully it was not that bad.Turns out that she just has a very bad diaper rash. Probably has something to do with the new

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-67374702982161663942008-01-02T06:46:00.000-05:002008-01-02T09:12:10.097-05:00

We did it! We made the switch about five weeks ago from all disposable to all cloth diapers! We lucked out completely in our timing to purchase and saved a bunch of money, too. We asked around to get as much information as we could to make an informed decision and settled on the BumGenius diapers. There are other brands with names just as cutsie, we just chose these based on recommendations.

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-20697330491244404882007-12-31T08:51:00.000-05:002007-12-31T09:23:17.517-05:00

Baby's first Christmas... Abby was truly blessed for her first Christmas. We made the rounds on Christmas day, beginning with breakfast at Aunt Nadia and Super Uncle's house where we opened gifts with the Monroe clan - Daddy and Cousin Jon may have had more fun playing with her new toys, but Abby LOVED the tissue paper.We continued our Christmas visits with a trip to see Abby's boyfriends, Evan

Mrs. Monroenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-70217834633109906982007-12-19T05:25:00.000-05:002007-12-20T05:30:36.632-05:00

We took our still-slightly-sick baby in for her previously scheduled Six Month doctor visit on Tuesday. All good news! Her weight and height are in the same percentiles (75%) for the first time since she was born. She has always technically been on the heavy side, based on the official scales.Details:Height: 26.5 inchesWeight: 17 poundsShe got four more vaccines, one syrup and three shots. She

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-67709570833968487822007-12-12T01:41:00.000-05:002007-12-12T07:48:52.717-05:00

A visual trip through the last six months..... Abby's First Six Months from Anny and Rob on Vimeo.So much has changed. She's gotten bigger! She's gotten stronger! She's gotten smarter!We have a visit with her doctor next week, so we will have technical specs to share then.We're looking forward to whatever comes next!(After two full-night-sleeping nights, Abby is up at 1:30. She's gotten stuffy

Rob Monroenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654011207543527602.post-64353747796003487082007-12-10T16:25:00.000-05:002007-12-10T13:28:27.886-05:00

Okay, so Abby sleeping through the night is not a feat by itself. Recently, though, with her tooth coming in and a slight head cold, she has been waking herself up once or twice a night. When Anny got up this morning I asked if she had gotten up with Abby. She said that not only had she not gotten up for Abby, she didn't wake up at all. I knew that I didn't either, and I typically get up

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