Saturday, July 13, 2013

Autumn's 3 and 5/6ths


I started this post 4 months ago and just can't seem to get it finished!  Our life has been totally crazy since landing in Hawaii with so many transitions! Your 3rd year has been quite a ride but so fun to watch you grow up into a little girl! Here soon it will be your 4th birthday, so I better get this finished up before your birthday gets here!!!

Several times in the last few months I see other children or Pajama's or other things your size and think, 'there is no way Autumn is that big' - and then you go stand next to them and I think, 'no way!'  You have grown so much since your birthday!  You are fully a little girl - a little girl with an agenda!!  You are a strong willed, courageous, wonderful, sassy, brave and adventurous 3 year old!  Most of the time we have so much fun swimming, playing dolls, cooking, crafting... you name it and other times we just don't know what to do with you because nothing seems to be what you want!  Although we tend to butt heads daily, you show us your kind and tender side by cuddling us tight, telling us how much you love us and hugging on us every day too!

Things that make you - you!

Your do it by your self attitude! You get things done - your own way - without help!! 

Confident - you have no problem telling anyone what you are thinking

You love making choices - all that parenting advise to limit choices just doesn't really work with you. If we don't give you a choice you like you just tell us so and let us know what it is you do want.  Down to the smallest detail if you happen to care at the moment you have an opinion - what to wear, which shoes, where we are going, what to buy....  Luckily you are getting better about letting go of the things you don't get to choose.

You love family and friends and show concern - if something has happened to someone you always remember on your own and ask how they are doing. You always ask to pray for Uncle Josh in Afganistan and pray for your friends who have problems or hurts.

You love pretend play and making story lines with any toys.

You love flipping your body around, climbing up things, jumping off things

You have an amazing memory - you remember specific details in books, people we've met or conversations (yet still somehow forget easy rules like keep your feet off your sister...)










Life in General!
We spent the first month of your 4th year in Loveland waiting for your sister's arrival and then we went to Glenwood with Nana and Papa until the end of January.  We went and played in Loveland and Denver until we flew to Hawaii on Feb 8th.  We stayed with the Tresters for a couple weeks and then moved into a Condo in Keahou for 4 months until we were able to buy our own house in Kona.  As usually you have done very well with all the transitions.  Every new place you find your favorite activities. In Colorado you loved the rec center, the hot springs with papa, the parks, playing in the snow and shopping outings with Nana. You enjoyed special playdates with Grandma Nona, got to spend a several nights with Grandma and Papa.  In Keauhou you loved having the pools and hot tubs at our Condo, going for walks picking flowers, going to Friday night Hula shows that the shopping center.  You learned how to swim there and are able to do laps and tread water for several minutes. At our new house your favorite things are growing your own plants - you've got a cocoa plant, lima bean and tomato plants started and anything with the horses next door - watching them, riding them, petting them, watching others ride them, talking about them, saying good bye, hello or good night and pretending to be the neighbor boys that own the horses. You also love playing with our new neighbors that are your age and petting their rabbits.   You love the beach and are equally happy digging around in the sand, climbing rocks or playing out in the water.  You continue to enjoy princess dress up and movies and have expanded your movie selection

You love your sister very much - love to make her laugh, tickle and kiss her and keep her safe!  You like to help her walk and for the most part share your toys with her.  You love getting to give her approved foods and take baths with her. You are a great big sister!


Memorable quotes!
Are ants allergic to duck tape?
I'm the one in charge, I'm going to teach you my way!
I love mommy's armpits and your cheeks, I like the pokey hairs.
Abby quit screaming out your head!
You're hurting my ears (said about many things)
Mom I don't like your cool nature (when insisting you needed a bath).
You like the words sure, absolutely and love making up words and definitions for them - wishing I had written them down!
You love to ask question, lots of why questions.
"You can come over on thursday at 20 oclock for another party," (to someone leaving our house)








Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Abby's 9 months old

We finally got to move into our own house! You love exploring and pulling up on everything!

First Hawaii Parade


You love bath time and drinking from the sand castle bucket, you've finally figured out how to slowly dump it, for days you would dump and cough as it hit your face too forcefully.

Somehow you managed to get the avocado everywhere - because you like to feed yourself meal time is always quite a mess

You love pushing the chairs all over the kitchen and get so frustrated when they get stuck

Happy snack time - mmmm purple sweet potato


Lounging!

You are always happy in the bath and race to the edge of it if we leave the bathroom door open on accident.
You are such a ham and love to smile for the camera!

Another month has flown by - your first month in our new home in Kona! It has been crazy and so good!
We thought this might be the month you walked, but you have no interest in taking off without holding on to something! This makes me so happy - when you are ready you will be running as you push our chairs and boxes all over the house! 

Firsts:
Waved back to Mommy
Stood up in you high chair (luckily without accident)
Slept through the night (after cutting out your midway through the night feeding you are mostly sleeping from 8-3 or 4 every night)
Sending a text - opps - to our neighbor, luckily I had started it so it wasn't just garble
Truly solid poop
Watching horses
Drinking from a straw - and spiting it back out about 50% of the time

Things you love -
Cups and drinking from cups
Watching and playing with your sister
Pushing chairs and boxes around
Books
Baby dolls - kissing them and sucking on their hands and feet
Feeding yourself - although you are getting less enthusiastic about this
Nursing
Playing with doors
Thinks that light up or make noise
Being held
Having your picture taken
Autumn reading you the Dora potty book
Things you dislike -
Being put down or into the car seat - depending on your mood
Seeing a cup you want and us not sharing or getting you your own cup
Running out of food on your plate
Being handed to someone other than mommy or daddy, when other people reach for you, you bury your head into our chest or clinch our shirt.

Things that make you Abby -
Your head sweats a lot and have very waxy ears
You have started picking under our finger nails - ouch
Your ear to ear grin
You are tiny - I'm eager to find out how much you weigh on Wednesday at your 9 mo appointment
You pee after I get a diaper off and as I'm putting a new one on and still open about 60% of the time
Your eyes have not decide what color to be - I think they will end up orangey green like mine - but they go between greeny orange, gray and blue

We cherish you and are so blessed by your smiles, giggles, cuddles and love!!!
Hugs,
Mommy and Daddy

9 month check up data
Weight 14lbs 15.5 oz
Height 27"
Head cir  17.3"