Two months old

It is crazy how time flies. I still have photos on my camera from July 4!

Here are a few.

My friend Tammy and her family came to visit. Leila and Abby are just a few days apart in age. So, we hope they will be good friends!

Also attending our July 4 picnic were our friends, the Duh family. Katie’s son Tyler is absolutely precious, and a great friend to Benjamin.

Benjamin has taken to running around half naked. I am not sure if it is the summer weather, or if it is because we are sort of potty training. But, he is happiest lately in a diaper. Potty training isn’t going great…but he does pee on the potty for a jelly bean. I bought Diesel, a Thomas the Tank Engine train at his request. All he has to do is poop on the potty to get it. While he asks for Diesel daily, he refuses to poop on the toilet. Oh well. It is a process.

We cleaned the couches and carpets a few weekends ago when we shipped Benjamin off to my parents’ house. It was a wonderful break for us all, and we got so much done!

We thought this picture of Abby was hilarious. She was burping on my shoulder, and will probably disown us for posting this look on her face.

Benjamin’s grandparents came to visit for a few hours before a Red’s game. Grandma Jan was so happy to hold Abby and play with Benjamin.

Look who is getting to be such a big girl! Abby weighed in at almost 12 pounds at her two-month visit. She is just over 23 inches long, placing her in the 75th percentile for height and weight.

Only problem with placing Abby on the floor is that Benjamin can literally push her around.

We are adjusting well to Jeremy’s new shift. Often, I let Benjamin run around the back yard in the evenings. It helps wear him out.

Benjamin wanted to dress up like a super hero…like Super Why.

Abby thinks Benjamin is funny!

Abby one month

I am a little behind. I feel like every day I could blog about so many things, but I barely have time to keep my sanity. So, here is a short update.

Abby was 22 inches and 10 pounds at 4.5 weeks. She is six weeks now, so I bet she has gained at least another pound. She looks so much bigger to us! Her hair is growing back, her eyelashes are getting very long, and she seems to be settling into a better sleep pattern. She still won’t sleep through the night, but at least she goes back to sleep a little faster when she does wake up (about three time…11 p.m., 2-3 and 5-6 a.m.)

Benjamin weighed in at 27.4 pounds and was 35 and a quarter inches tall. He dropped to the 25th percentile for both height and weight.

Here is our Abby Mae…or Abby gail as Benjamin calls her…probably because he hears us call her Abby Girl sometimes.

 

We went to Findlay/Bluffton for a week, and we saw so many family members! It was wonderful to see everyone. Here are a few photos. We took some family photos as well, but I don’t have them all right here at the moment.

Benjamin and Lydia had so much fun together at the farm.

He has some pretty fun cousins to play with!

And aunts and uncles too!

We had a lot of fun with Nana and Papa.

Saw Great Great Aunt Susan and Great Great Uncle Mike.

Visited with GG, Bob Bob, and “Great” Nancy.

And spent lots of time smiling…

Benjamin decided to climb first in, then out of his crib this week. Then, he launched himself out of the pack=n=play. So, into the big-boy bed he went. Some days, it didn’t work as well as others.

We threw a bridal shower for Keri, even though there was a major wind storm that prevented half the people from coming and knocked out power for miles around. Thank goodness for back-up generators!

Aunt Kim helped entertain Benjamin!

Tessa liked playing with the “BABY!”

Great Grandma Hilty got celebrated her 15 great grandchildren…of which Abby is 14.

Photos of Grandma Jan, Grandpa Bob Bob Hilty and the family photos will have to come later. I need to go sing Benjamin his bed time songs!