Abigail now says “keeey” (“kitty”) more reliably than she says “Mama.” That stupid cat.
Adorably, though, Abby now knows the sign for cat. Last night she was chasing Eliza, caught up with her (miraculously), and reached out to swipe at her whiskers. Then she looked up at us and made the sign for “cat,” tracing whiskers [...]
Archive for January, 2009
signs and wonders
Posted in family, tagged abigail, motherhood on 01.26.2009 | Leave a Comment »
everything is about to change (again).
Posted in family, videos, tagged abigail, videos on 01.24.2009 | 2 Comments »
Steppin’ out with my baby
Posted in family, photos, tagged abigail, motherhood, photos on 01.23.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Abigail took two steps all by herself! She let go of my leg and took a couple of quick, faltering steps, one-two, to the sofa. Today she did it again, several times, moving between different objects with no hands, just her feet! Every time it happened, I clapped and shouted “yaaaay!” – and she [...]
Abigail’s winter wonderland
Posted in family, photos, tagged abigail, photos on 01.20.2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the end we got far less than the original 4-6″ predicted, of course; this is still the South. But we ended up with the most snow I’ve seen since we moved to North Carolina, and Abigail got to experience her first SNOW DAY…starting in the morning, when she watched the snow fall:
…and continuing after [...]
you’re my corner
Posted in family, tagged abigail, motherhood on 01.19.2009 | 2 Comments »
Abigail is marvelous. She’s such a big girl, and she is changing so much. I can tell that she understands much more than she can articulate, so I’ve been trying to teach her some signs.
So far she knows “eat” and “milk,” and I’ve seen her do “more” a couple of times. I was trying to teach [...]
