Abigail is Growing

Abigail is now 7 1/2 weeks old and a very healthy 13 lbs. 3 oz. I compared what she weighs to what Andrew weighed at the same age, and Abigail has him beat. Besides her cute chunky cheeks, she really is long and slender.



Andrew is becoming more and more interested in holding his little sister. He loves her very much and always is willing to help take care of her.



Abigail is most smiley when waking up in the morning. Here daddy was trying to catch one of those smiles on her changing table.

She is so alert and her "awake" time during the day is increasing. Abigail loves to study the face of whoever is holding her.

Fun at Greenbluff

This weekend was full of fun as our friends, the Dukes, visited from Vancouver. We decided we would brave the cold on Saturday and head up to Walter's Fruit Ranch at Greenbluff. It took almost as long to bundle up the kids as it did to pick out a pumpkin and ride the Fruit Loop Express (tractor ride). It was a chilly 45 degrees.

We had quite the load with the Liezen, Dukes and Jones families. Six kids made the morning very exciting!

Andrew's famous for his "cheesy" smiles. Him and Logann had a blast running around the pumpkin patch and playing on the hay bales.

Abigail was nice and cozy in the front pack and didn't even open her eyes until it was time to go. Even the bumps of the tractor ride and the sound of the corn cannon didn't phase her.

One Month Old

Abigail is now one month old and doing great. She is growing so much and continues to love to eat, sleep and poop! She is sleeping well at night, waking up to eat once or twice and then going right back down. We moved her into her crib a couple of nights ago and she has adjusted well to being in her own room.

Abigail is becoming much more interactive and responds with smiles when someone is talking to her. She definitely is "daddy's little girl" when she flashes one of those smiles at Matt.

Updates on Andrew...

Fall weather has hit Spokane with rain and cool temperatures. Andrew was my helper pulling out the petunias on Sunday. He had his new froggy rubber boots on and was sure to hit every mud puddle in the yard to make sure they worked!

Andrew is transitioning from the nap to no nap phase. He sleeps better at night with no nap, however hits an afternoon slump and needs to rest. In these pictures, he fell asleep playing in his closet and also in the middle of the floor after trying on his new zebra halloween costume.