4 months old!

 

Abigail is three months old!

Abby enjoys the flashing lights and sounds of her floor mat. 

Look at me!  I can sit up all by myself!

Our little Houdini is proud that she can get her arms out of her swaddler.

Mesmerized by the crashing waves at the park.

Just hanging out with daddy.

Bedtime stories with mommy.

2 Months Old

Abigail is two months old!  The past two months have been filled with many firsts for all of us.  Abby has had her first bath, first smiles and first outing to the beach among other things.  She has grown and changed so quickly from a tiny, sleepy newborn to an alert and active baby exploring her world.  We thought we'd share a few pictures from Abigail's first two months.  She is growing and changing so fast!

 

It's a Girl!

Daniel and I are excited to introduce you to our daughter, Abigail Grace!  Abigail arrived at 1:26 am on April 21st.  She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Abigail came three weeks early.  She wasn't due to arrive until May 9th so we were completely surprised when I went into labor on Easter Sunday.  Daniel and I had gathered with friends for Easter dinner.  Shortly before dinner my water broke.  We called my doctor and the nurse on call told me that I needed to be at the hospital within an hour.  Daniel and I left right away and stopped at home to pick up my bag, which I had thankfully started to pack.  Labor was already moving quickly.  Contractions had begun within 15 minutes of my water breaking at 6 pm and were only 5 minutes apart from the start.  By the time we got checked in at the hospital my contractions were one on top of the other, measuring 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.  Shortly after midnight we were ready to push and after an hour or so Abigail was here.  As she came out Daniel made the announcement, "It's a girl!"

Daniel and I truly feel blessed that we have been given this precious gift.  She has already brought us tremendous joy (Abigail means "source of joy") and we look forward to watching Abby grow up.

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy."  Psalm 126:3

24 Weeks

I just reached 24 weeks and am feeling good.  Its definitely been nice to have my energy back and feeling more like my old self, besides the growing belly.  The baby has been moving around a lot these days.  In fact, just in the past few days, I've been able to see my belly move here and there. 

20 Weeks!

Beautiful

Today was my 18 week ultrasound.  Daniel was able to take a little time off work and join me at this appointment.  We've had two other ultrasounds - 6 1/2 weeks and 8 weeks - but this one was extra special as we were able to see how much our little one has grown and developed.  I have to admit, I was anxious about this ultrasound.  Deep down I was worried that something would be wrong.  The ultrasound tech told us our baby was "beautiful"!  Everything looks perfect - heart, brain, spine, size.  Our little one was even sucking its thumb at one point!  We are so thankful for this beautiful blessing.