The Hunsberger Herald: Overdue Update

I know, I know, I know...it has been a really long time since I last posted. Among my excuses: we've been busy, nothing really exciting to report, Abigail is too darn fast to catch with a camera. She goes and goes and goes and goes. She seriously is not still for more than two seconds at a time. Abigail is such a happy little girl and such a joy to be around. It is so fun being her Mommy and watching her change and grow everyday. I'll try to catch you up on Miss Priss while throwing a few pictures in along the way.

Abigail LOVES bath time! I am convinced there are days that she intentionally sabotages my plans to postpone bathing her for a day by rubbing food all through her hair to ensure a quick trip to the tub.

We are so thankful that Abigail typically takes a good nap everyday (sometimes twice a day still). Girlfriend loves her naps and I have no clue how she routinely messes up her hair so severely. What does she do in that bed that creates monstrous hair crises like this?

I'm not lying when I say this was probably a milder case of nap hair for Abigail. It can be really bad!

Abigail always want to play outside. We cannot wait for it to warm up for good so that we can spend more days like we did a week ago...playing at the park with Daddy!

Abigail turned 15 months old last week so it was time for a trip to the doctor for a check up. This little girl is so healthy and we are so thankful for what a blessing her health is. She weighed in at 22.5 lbs (42nd percentile) and measured 33 inches (98th percentile). That's right, our daughter (who has two short parents) is tall for her age. Who would have guessed? In fact, she's so tall that the majority of her pants are looking more like flood pants. One more reason that warm weather can't get here fast enough. Abigail's winter clothes won't last much longer!

It is amazing to see how much Abigail is learning each day. She constantly cracks me up, and is the funniest person she knows too. She is "talking" all of the time....like constantly....like is NEVER quiet! The next few pictures are how 9 out of 10 pictures turn out. I can hardly get a picture in where she is not talking. She definitely has a lot to say!

While she certainly has a lot to say, there are only a few actual words she has mastered among the many words of her personal language. She confidently says Daddy, Mommy, Nana, baby, uh-oh, and tickle, tickle, tickle. Abigail can also sign and we work everyday on her communication through sign language. Her sign language vocabulary is a little more expansive and she uses signs for eat, please, more, bath, ball, milk, Mommy, Daddy, and play. In fact, she can even combine a few signs (eat more please) when it comes to chocolate pudding!

Abigail is beginning to follow instructions well (when she wants to) and learning to identify different body parts and make various animal sounds. She can identify her nose, ears, eyes, hair, mouth, tongue, teeth (that now include a couple of molars), toes and belly button. She also makes the noises or faces for a cow, duck, fish, and dog. She is becoming such a big girl!

Among her favorite things is her cousin Joshua. I've previously mentioned on the blog that Abigail loves looking at Joshua's picture and "talks" to the pictures almost everyday. Well, much to her delight, Aunt Mil gave Abigail her very own wallet size picture of Joshua in a protective cover. Saying she loves it would be a gross understatement. She carries it around, kisses it, talks to it, and laughs at it as though Joshua told her something funny. It is so cute, and I finally caught a little bit of it with the camera.