Tag: Random Moments

AAAAA – CCCHHHOOOO!

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So I think this one speaks for itself but I will give you a small back story. After stopping to play in the snow and dirt in Big Bear, Shaun and I needed to wipe Abby down with baby wipes. Abby can endure this for only so long before she gets mad at us. So once she is fairly clean I give a wipe of her own to play with and often times she tries to clean her face and hands on her own. So I did this as we started to take off and all of the sudden we heard her playing around in the back of the car with her baby wipe. This is what we saw…

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So dainty and lady like… don’t you think?

Abby Dance…

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Shaun and I feel that Abby might be inclined towards the arts, mainly music and dance. She loves to dance around to music and just today on the way home she was rocking out in the car to “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding. I wish I had my video camera and could film her because she was hilarious. The crazy thing is that she has rhythm. She can clap and dance and keep in count with the music! I also think she might enjoy singing too. Abby sings her own little songs and if anyone has heard her on a full tantrum knows she has a very healthy and in tune pair of lungs.

Tonight she did a little dance for us and I was able to catch some of it on video. Its with my Blackberry so the quality isn’t great, but its still cute! Enjoy!

You Know You’re Pregnant

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You know you are pregnant, aside from the little person kicking inside your stomach, when you seem to take even the smallest event and make it into a complete tragedy. This morning Shaun dropped the bomb before leaving for work that Abby’s Tigger was kaput. This stuffed animal is the classic version of Tigger that Shaun and I bought along with Winnie the Pooh at Disneyland before Abby was born. It has a key that winds up a music box which played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Abby has had that in her crib since she was about 3 months old and Shaun winds it up for her and lets it play every night at bedtime. He has done this every night since, without fail.

Now a normal person might be upset and a little sad to see it broken, but would move on and maybe look into getting a new one. Oh no… once Shaun left for work I lost it! I sobbed like I had lost someone close to me. It was the tragedy of the decade! I have always been sentimental, especially over things like this, but you would have thought something very serious had happened. Trust me though, not long after the fact I felt pretty silly and realized that my hormones were getting the best of me. This has happened more often then not in the last little bit. I find the water works coming on over commercials, several TV shows like Cold Case and any sappy movie. Ah pregnancy and your cruel little hormones!

Think, Think, Think…

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Abby loves to read. Well, shes only 16 months so she doesn’t read on her own, but she loves being read to! Every night before bed she pulls loads of books off of her shelf to read. Most of the time you only get half way through a book before she moves on to the next, but there is one book she will read over and over from cover to cover. Thanks to her Auntie Tommie, who bought this book for her when I was only 12 weeks pregnant with Abby, “Goodnight Moon” has become a bedtime staple in our house.

Tonight, Abby started acting out her favorite part of the book… “And an Old Woman whispering, Hush.” She tries to put her finger to her mouth and say “Shhhhhhh”. Sometimes it looks as though she is thinking very hard. Luckily I caught a picture of it! Its too funny! Gotta love kids and the things they pick up on. Its moments like these that make me just want to squeeze Abby forever and never let go. Those moments happen every day all of the time.

Precious Moments

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I have to admit that before we had Abby, I didn’t always look at the “less eventful” moments as being some of the most precious moments. Of course, the day I met Shaun, the day I married him and the day Abby was born are forever precious to me. However, there are the smaller moments in life that are just as wonderful and just as precious. Like our trips to the park for example.

Abby and I love to go to the park when we can steal a moment. Its such a great way to get out, get some fresh air, spend some mommy/Abby time together and give Abby the chance to really stretch her legs. So yesterday we made sure to take the time and go. We hopped into the car and headed to Conejo Creek Park behind the Thousand Oaks Library, one of my favorites. We hit the swings first, which made Abby so happy. She loves the swings and I am sure the pictures I have prove that. We also tried out the baby slide for the first time and that was a hit. She loved it so much that when it was time to go, Abby had a bit of a meltdown. Oh well, after a snack and picking out a few books at the library… it was as though the meltdown never happened.

The thing I cherish most about our trips out to the park are Abby’s giggles and laughs when she is truly happy and having fun. That giggle and her smile melt my heart and make my day. These are moments I will cherish for eternity.





My First Piggy Tails

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Abby can finally have her hair styled! We finally put some piggy tails in her hair and it looked adorable as you can see. They didn’t last long, I don’t think mommy put the rubber bands in tight enough. Well that and Abby pulled them out as well. They certainly look good on her, lets hope we can get them in and keep them in. Its nice to have Abby’s hair out of her face.

Abby looks as though she has been up to no good. One might think she roughed someone up but really this is just her mischievous look enhanced by yet another walking injury. This time it was toy stethoscope vs. Abby’s forehead.

Getting irritated with the piggy tales. Taken moments before she ripped them out.

Music Video Memory

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The other night we were out having dinner at La Salsa and this song came on over the radio. This was about the second or third time within the week that I had heard it and I had asked several people if they remembered the video. As a kid I loved this video! So, in honor of the fact that Alice in Wonderland will be coming out in theaters next month, I thought I would post it. For those of you that love Tom Petty and this video… Enjoy!

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Staying Warm

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Tonight was one of the first cool nights we have had… Cool enough to make the house pretty chilly inside. Abby was having a hard time eating dinner and staying warm, so I found an easy solution. Nothing too incredible, but I thought she looked pretty darn cute! That and she actually made an honest attempt at using a spoon!

Its a Jolly Holiday with Mary… and Abby!

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Today was a fun day for Abby. I put her new baby stroller together, which was a gift for her birthday. She absolutely loves playing with it. Not only does she put her doggy and baby dolls into it, she puts any and every toy possible into it. I think she played with her stroller for a good solid hour before nap time.


After Abby woke up from her nap, she seemed groggy and a little under the weather. So instead of playing, Abby cuddled up into her Care Bear sleeping bag and watched Mary Poppins for the very first time. She sat there for most of the movie completely engrossed in everything that was going on. She clapped and danced during the songs, laughed occasionally at funny parts, and pointed a lot of the animated animals and people out to me.

She loved it and looked so cute watching! When the movie ended she got up, and started back to playing again. Oh how I love this little girl.