Thanksgiving

November 22nd, 2007

We celebrated Abby's first Thanksgiving with the family. My mom came over with my grandpa and his brother, and Mom and Dad Robl came up from Oregon to spend Thanksgiving with us and their 3rd granddaughter. Abby did really well, but of course she wanted to eat at the same time our dinner was ready which meant she ate her dinner at the table with us. I guess she didn't want to be left out of the celebration. We also took her out for her first Black Friday shopping spree. She slept through the whole thing. :)

Late last week Abby had her third doctor's appointment with Dr. Shorr. She received her first set of shots since the hospital and I just couldn't watch, so I made Greg hold her while she got them. I'm working on the courage to be with her when she gets shots...I think it's going to take a while. A good friend told me that you just have to keep in mind that the shots are a necessity and they're helping her in the long run - she always brings common sense in to things! Abby was 13lbs and 23 1/4 inches :)

Our new favorite picture

I had to post this picture because it just makes me smile. Abby is six weeks old here and her smiles are getting bigger by the day. We're taking pictures of her in her diaper every week until her first birthday so we can see how much she grows throughout the year. This was the best picture yet. You have to love the cheeks!

1st Halloween

We celebrated Abby's first Halloween on Wednesday. I took her into my office to see everyone I work with for the first time. She's growing so much and nobody from work had seen her yet. She did very well and got lots of love and attention from everyone. She's a lot more alert these days and stays awake for most of the day, which keeps us very busy.

Halloween night was a lot of fun. Friends (the Kupets/Brown family) came over to go trick or treating in our neighborhood and then we hung out and let the kids have fun together. Abby, Jasmine, and Caleb handed candy out to the neighborhood kids. Jasmine even saw a few kids she knew from school. It was a fun Halloween.

1st Notre Dame game - Oct 20th

Abby and Dad watched her first Notre Dame game today. We won't talk about the outcome of the game, but we can talk about how cute she looks in the Fighting Irish shirt Poppy bought her. We see blue and gold in her future!!