Our water baby

Today Abby is letting me, her mom, update her blog. Abby is having so much fun this summer playing in the water. She loves to try to jump from the side of the pool to her mom and dad. When we are in the baby pool she has so much fun dunking her head all the way under. It was really fun for us at first, too, not it is a little scary. Abby also loves to lay back in the tub and get almost totally submerged. She has no fear when it comes to water. Today we went to a birthday party and there was a pool with a small slide into it. Abby would head down the slide face first into the water! She is a little daredevil.

We are having so much fun with Abby this summer as she becomes more verbal. She has been singing a lot of songs lately, but her favorites are Take me Out to the Ballgame and Bringing Home my baby Bumblebee. She also loves to stall when I tell her it is time to go or time to sleep so she always tells her mom she is going to do something for just one more minute and then do what I ask- and then one more minute, etc. It is pretty cute, but can be rough when we are in a hurry to get somewhere. She is also becoming a lot more independent wanting to strap her own car seat, get her own milk, and do pretty much everything her self! Hopefully that will continue when her new brother gets here.

Although she is gaining some independence, Abby is also a little cuddle bug. She loves giving kisses and hugs to us and her friends. Every morning she comes into bed with us and gives us lots of love. I am sure we will keep up this tradition even when the new baby comes. It has been so great having Matt home this summer and she and her daddy have become a lot closer. Now when mommy says no to something, Abby says, "I'll ask Daddy." Oh boy!

Father's Day

We had a great day yesterday celebrating my daddy. I think my daddy is the greatest because he always makes me laugh and he will chase me whenever I want. He also plays with me all of the time and even goes through tunnels he really doesn't fit into or sits in my play house even though it isn't very comfortable for him. My daddy gives me a bath every night and he even blows bubbles and gets all wet to make me laugh. My daddy takes me to play soccer and for fun bike rides. I love my daddy because he says yes even when mommy says no- esp. when it comes to extra treats like cookies or lemonade. My daddy is the best cook and the best snuggler in the world. It was a great day to celebrate. We even got a special visit from PopPop and Aunt Lauren and we all ate brunch together. I wish grandpa could have been here, too, but hopefully we will get to see him at the end of this month.

Summertime!!!

I had such a great time visiting my cousins in Ohio. We were so busy swimming, running races and playing. My mom forgot to bring her camera though so we will have to wait to post about our trip till grandma sends us some pictures.

Since we have been back in Colorado my dad has been on summer break and we have been having a lot of fun together. I think mommy really likes having him home for the summer because she gets to sleep in and gets some breaks. We may go camping this next week. Mommy's belly is also growing a lot bigger. Sometimes there isn't enough room on her lap for me to sit. We are getting very excited to meet the new baby. We only have two months left until the my brother or sister arrives. Mommy and daddy think I will be a great big sister.

We have been so busy lately that I have been really bad at updated my blog. We were still having my friend Caden over to play three days a week, but mommy told me that Thursday was our last day. I was really starting to get use to having Caden around and will be sad to not see him as often. I hope we can plan lots of playdates with him this summer. I have also really been enjoying our weekly playdates with Zoe, Dalila and Noah. We usually met every Tuesday to play. We had a great mother's day with nana, aunt shay, aunt lauren and cousin dylan and have had a visit from both grandma and uncle jimmy. Life has been so busy, but also a lot of fun. Mommy took me back to the doctor last week and they said they are no longer worried about my weight and I am now back into the 10th percentile for weight. Mommy also had a doctor's appointment last week and I overheard her saying the doctor may have slipped and told mommy that I am going to have a sister soon! I would love that. I keep telling mom and dad that I want to have a sister. We also got to go to a special party this week for the new baby and all of my friends in the neighborhood were there. Mommy got a lot of great treats for the new baby, diapers, wipes and bath products and I even got a big sister present. This weekend we got to go to a graduation party for Annabella and I got to watch her and her friends do some Irish dancing. They were really good. Grandma is leaving to go home tomorrow, but on Tuesday my mom and I are also going to fly to Ohio to visit my cousins. I can't wait to see Michael, JJ, Caitlin, Emma, and Nate again. Aunt Lori told me they opened their pool today and that Nate really wants me to come to his preschool graduation so I am sure there will be so much to do. I promise to update the blog as soon as we get back!