The Newest Neville

Abbey has been sitting up for a while now and I have failed to keep everyone updated as she continues to grow. She sat alone for the first time Nov 20 and has decided since then that it is the only way to see the world. She hates being on her belly now or lying down. Everything must be done sitting, or standing is even better!

Abbey turned 6 months yesterday! It is so hard to believe. She started repeating daddy last week, saying "ba" and blowing rasberries. She loves to eat! (takes after her mother) She has tried squash, yams, carrots, green beans, peas, pears, apples, and bananas. The green veges were a no go already but she enjoys yams, apples, and bananas.

She started sleeping through the night this week--it has been fabulous! For the first time in 6 months I have slept for more than 4 hours in a stretch. I feel like a new woman! She is still nursing about every 4 hours during the day but can go about 10 hours at night. Don't be fooled, she doesn't sleep that whole 10 hours but we're moving in that direction! It has only taken 6 months, but we are finally on a schedule. It definitely helps my life feel a little less hectic.

She is into everything and anything she can get her hands on. Always grabbing for something new. She really enjoys grabbing noses, and small patches of skin that weren't meant to be pinched!

Every day

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Above is Abbey's first personal entry. It is difficult to type on the computer without her input. Anyways. What I was trying to say is every day is full of new joys with this little one. It is hard to believe or understand how in love you can be with such a little person! She brings so much happiness into our house!

Sitting all by herself!

Music genius at work

Fashion diva

She loves when daddy plays the guitar

i love daddy!

happy girl

We bought a real tree this year and decorated it together. Abbey preferred to chew on her "baby's first christmas" ornament that Aunt Vicky gave her.

Here are our several attempts at getting a Christmas picture for cards this year.

Abbey loves to help get the mail. She carries the junk mail back for me and then I let her sit in the floor and play with it. It was very exciting for her to get her first piece of real mail! Great grandpa sent her her first Christmas card. She had a blast playing with the envelope and chewing on her card. We can't wait until Christmas morning!

Abbey has no idea how spoiled she is! 98% of the presents behind her here are for her...from Nana of course!

As I mentioned before, Abbey loves to blow rasberries. She has found it exceptionally fun to do so with food in her mouth. She blew carrots all over and found it rather humorous!