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!

One month

Life is busy around here with a toddler and an infant. We go for Abby’s one-month check-up tomorrow and Benjamin’s 2.5 year visit. I will let you know all their stats then!

Meanwhile, here are some much needed photo updates!

We had a wonderful Father’s Day. We took shifts with the kids, giving each other breaks …for me to nap and for Jeremy to play video games. Here is the present we made him.

And here is Jeremy’s adoring audience.

Both kids were wearing shirts that said they loved Daddy, but neither would pose well for a photo.

We went to the pool last night. Abby didn’t like the outing as much as Benjamin. I had to take her home early, and the whole neighborhood probably heard her screaming!

We also helped in the toddler room Sunday. Jeremy is so good with the kids!

We  love the smiles we have been getting recently!

Finally, here are a few of the photos Jan took when she was here. The rest are on Facebook!

Jeremy calls these her “Titanic photos” after the scene with nudity on the movie. LOL

Under construction

We have had a bit of excitement around the Hilty house. First, my dad and Jeremy installed a sliding door to our deck, and now we are getting siding and gutters installed. Poor Abby doesn’t know what to make of the noise!

Here are a few photo updates from the week.

Big brother Benjamin is adapting to his new role. He tells Abby all the time that he loves her. He likes to give her kisses. We are so grateful he doesn’t seem to mind the new addition to the family. We are doing our best to spoil him rotten, which helps. If you can’t read his shirt, it states “Big Brother Benjamin hearts Abby.”

This week, I made a concerted effort to go out and do things on my own. So, we paid a visit to our friends Tammy, Leila and Dominic. We also went to the library and the grocery store!

Here are some photos from Papa’s visit to help with the door. He took a break to play with Benjamin in the new sand box, which my friend donated to us.

Abby had her two-week check up and now weighs eight pounds. She grew an inch and a quarter as well.

This was our first trip to church. I did it with both kids on my own. She slept in my moby wrap the entire time.