Quickie...

What a crazy week!  I've been visiting my parents in Corvallis while Colin is up in Port Townsend for his residency week (for his master's program).  The week has been full of visiting friends and family and going to LEST (a yearly tournament my mom's school participates in).  Due to this busy schedule, I haven't had the chances to update our blog like I wanted to.

It's been hard to be away from Colin for so long, but it's been wonderful at the same time to spend such a long time with my parents and let them have such quality time with Aberly.  Although a bit out of her element, she's done very well overall.

It's been amazing to see some of her development this week.  She's becoming more focused on chewing on her or my fingers, she is smiling so much more and bigger, she is content to sit longer and watch me/us, she "talks" a lot more, and she is on the verge of laughing.  She is so much fun!!!

Tomorrow we will drive up to Portland to pick up Colin and we'll head to home sweet home!

With Uncle Andrew on our visit

Grandpa and Grandma!

Continuing to grow!

Aberly had great reports at her last weigh-in.  As of Tuesday, she was 11 lbs, 5 oz (50th percentile) and 23 1/4 inches long (75th percentile).  So she is long and lean!

She is also growing more and more aware of her world.  This morning when I propped her on the Boppy for tummy time, she zeroed right in on her Elmo and links and grabbed for them.  This was a first!!!

Yesterday, we went and spent time with our friends, the Coulter's, whose daughter was born the same day at Aberly.  We had a fun time at their house and looking at new things, as well as talking and socializing (that was for mom!).  So far today, Aberly is doing great and has been a happy girl.  We have visits from Kari Sue and Andrea Dunker to look forward to!  

We can't wait for tomorrow because Dad has the day off from work and we'll all get to hang out before he leaves for his residency week in Washington.  Nine days away!  During that time, Aberly and mom will stay with Grandpa and Grandma Schwartz in Corvallis.  We are looking forward to that time with them!

Here is one more fun picture of Aberly.  Even when she fusses, she is super cute!

Girly girl!

Now that she's bigger, we decided it was time to dress Aberly up in her cute dress for church today.  Look at her and her handsome dad in their Sunday best!

Aberly continues to grow and become a fun little girl.  She loves smiling at us and particularly loves our tongues.  She also is in love with some sprigs of fake branches with red berries on them in our living room, and two small decorative red berry wreaths in our bathroom.  When she sees them, she lights up and smiles like they are live things interacting with her.  It's pretty funny.  Of course, it makes us feel a bit less special knowing she loves inanimate objects as much as us.

With the sun shining today, we decided to take a walk and dressed Aberly in her snuggly body suit.  Cutie pie!!!

Lastly, enjoy this picture of Aberly "passed out" after feeding this afternoon before her walk.