Update on Abby – Andy & Jessica

Update on Abby:

She’s 1!
She doesn’t talk much, but appears to say “dada” (for Andy), “da” (for doll), “ma” (for mom). Â One day we may call her “Gabby Abby.”
She claps often, especially whenever she sees/hears others clapping.
She crawls (not army style anymore).
She pulls herself up to standing easily and walks while holding onto furniture.
She loves her brothers and gladly lets them tote her around like a sack of potatoes.
Jude gives her the giggles.
Levi loves to hold her.
Asher loves to play with her.
She typically wakes up once a night at 3 a.m. to drink milk and go back to sleep.
She’s still in our room, but she’ll have her own room when we think she’s old enough.
She loves choking hazards and finds them and stuffs them in her mouth like a pro. Â Legos, Beyblade tips, 3/4 inch size jingle bells, and marbles are among her favorite things to find and stow. She’s essentially lucky to be alive.
We call her Grabby Abby. Â Very occasionally we call her Crabby Abby.
She hates getting into the car seat and promptly cries whenever we stick her in it.
She’s getting my baby angel figurine and age 1 angel figurine for her birthday.
She’s getting a 6-pack of socks for Christmas.
She doesn’t appear to like reading. Â When I attempt to read to her, she slams the book shut, as if to stare at the cover. Â She recently destroyed the One Fish, Two Fish book.
She’s weaning herself off the pureed baby foods and appears to enjoy table food or crumbs from the floor. Â Among her favorite floor finds have been a chunk of brownie and a blue M&M.
She wasn’t going to get cake for her birthday, but instead the rest of us were going to enjoy her My Little Pony cake while she ate a corn muffin or popover, but the Cub Foods baker offered me a free smash cake with my order. Â I couldn’t say no to a free cake so I got her a vanilla smash cake.
She still hangs out with me in the Baby Bjorn, but is getting heavy enough that those days are numbered.