New adventures for Abby

It was a beautiful day today so after her morning nap, I put Abby in her little swimsuit, lubed her up with SPF 50 and we headed down to the beach. She seemed to really enjoy lounging in the sand!


I always love to take a picture of my feet in the sand when I go on vacation so I decided to take one of us together...what adorable little toes!



Next up...swimming! Abby's first time in the pool!



Her little lip started to poke out when I first dipped her in but once she got used to it, she didn't mind it at all. And, even seemed to really enjoy it! I carried her around and then floated her on her tummy and back. She kicked her little legs just a bit but mostly let them float behind her. I sure hope she's a little water baby, like her Mom!

I rented a baby jogger and it was delivered this afternoon so once the clouds started to come in in the late afternoon, we took a walk on the beach. Abby loves her walks at home and this was no different. She didn't make a peep and it was so cute watching her just take it all in.

Abby's 1st trip to Cayman

Abby and I arrived in Cayman this afternoon for 9 days of fun! We took off from Buffalo about 8:30am and she did very well on that flight. Flight #2, however, had a rough start. She didn't get a very long nap on the first flight so was overtired when we left Charlotte. She had a crying/screaming fit as we were pulling away from the gate that felt like it lasted an hour (really only about 10 minutes). She had her eyes closed the entire time so I just held and rocked her hoping she would give in to her exhaustion before the other passengers started rioting. Thankfully, she did once we took off and I was able to place her in her car seat. I just about ordered a glass of wine when the beverage cart came around! ha ha She woke up about an hour in, looked around for a few minutes and then fell back to sleep for the remaining hour. Poor little tired sweetie!

We landed about 1:30 Cayman time (CST right now) and made it quickly through customs. Our good friends were waiting to pick us up...what service! Abby had a bottle and a nice afternoon nap. We went down to the beach about 4:00 and I dipped her little toes into the Caribbean. She spent a good hour quiet as a mouse and taking it all in while I visited with friends. I can tell she already loves it here!

She got a bath and enjoyed her first Cayman sunset in her pjs:



Grammie arrives on Saturday and we can't wait!

Fall's here

Yesterday we took Abby to Yates Park to get some fresh air. It was a beautiful day and the Fall colors were out in full effect. She had on her Halloween shirt so we took a few photos of her in the leaves...

Magic helmet time!

Since her birth, we had noticed Abby preferred to look to the right but didn't think too much about it. We finally asked the doctor at her 4 month appt and found out she has torticollis. That's a shortening of the neck muscle on the left side, which pulls her ear to her left shoulder and causes her head to tilt. The doctor feels her positioning in utero prevented that muscle from developing correctly. So, the end of August we started physical therapy to stretch it out. After 6 wks, we have noticed a big difference! She still has a slight tilt but therapy will eventually correct that and she'll be good to go.

Because of this (and also my positioning of her in her crib), she slept almost exclusively on the right side of her head. And, developed a flat spot. So, we decided to start helmet therapy to round it out. We took her to Rochester last Tuesday and picked up her "magic helmet".


Here is her "before" picture:


Over 4 days we slowly increased her wear time and now she will wear it 23 hrs/day for the next 13 wks. She doesn't seem to mind it much but it does break my heart a little to see her in it. I know it's for the best and is just a small inconvenience in the grand scheme of things. We'll get her fixed right up in no time!

My little morning sunshine

Anyone who really knows me knows that I'm not much of a morning person. I like some time in the morning where I can wander around and find my "happy face." Well, I don't have to look to far anymore to find it! I usually awaken to Abby "talking" to herself in her crib somewhere between 7 and 7:30am. When I go in to get her, this is what I'm greeted with when I come into her nursery...


Abby LOVES mornings! It immediately puts a big smile on my face and starts the day off right.

Little leopard

Here's my sweet little Abby looking adorable in her leopard outfit...

Favorite pics of Sept

Here are just a few of my favorite pics from September. No special occasions or anything, just some I took here and there while hanging out at home...Love this little sweetie!