Abby is a celebrity...

Kinda of, sort of...

The owner of the parent support group that we go to had an article in the paper and Abby and I are in one of the pics. It is a great article and a wonderful place to visit.

Please check it out.....

Full Bloom Article

Abby Pics & Sewing

Hi,

We decided to take a picture of Abby in her new Exersaucer...we bought it off of craigslist. It was really nice not to pay full price. Abby is still a little small for it but she really enjoys it for about 10 minutes at a time.

Today, I decided to finally try to make some pillowcases. I had 2 pillows that Sheldon and I bought when we went to Italy 2 years ago. They were just travel pillows so we were going to toss them. So this is what I came up with....

I am pretty excited. They came out pretty good. Sheldon said they look pretty professional. I made them so that they can open and be washed.

TFL

Please include my nephew Leland in your prayers.

My 16 month old nephew, Leland was diagnosed with diabetes on Saturday. He was admitted to ICU after going to the ER. My nephew,Leland it is out of IC. He had been sick and not eating for the last few days

My sil said now that she knows the signs...he definitely was exhibiting them. If you have any kids in your life please keep an eye out. The most obvious signs I think for an infant.are: excessive urination....peeing through a diaper in less than half an hour. Increased thirst and loss of appetite...and being dehydrated besides all of that. Sudden loss of weight. He last 4 pounds. Flu like symptoms--irritability, throughing up, etc. Which of course is the hard part. If you think they have the flu...then you wouldn't suspect the diabetes.

I found out from my mommy's group that the doctor's don't do blood tests to check for this when kids come in. It would be a simple blood draw....so I am not sure why they don't. They only do it if there are symptoms or if it runs in the family.

So please keep Leland and his family in your prayers. Their names are Dave, Carrie & Caleb.

Thank you.

Spring Wedding

Sheldon, Abby & I were invited to our friend Adam's wedding. He and his bride, Whitney, met at UGA a few years ago. I had the opportunity to meet her once when the two of them just started dating. I asked him if it was serious...and I guess it was.
Since we were unsure of how Abby would actually handle a wedding we ended up going just to the reception. I am a bit disappointed that we weren't able to go to the actual ceremony. However, the reception was a lot of fun and Abby received a lot of attention....though she didn't steal the bride's attention. Whitney looked gorgeous in her dress.
We weren't quite sure where to go for the reception as the wedding was held at the Day Chapel which is at the Botanical Gardens. I figured it was in the Conservatory as that is were a lot of receptions are held at. So we went there first and ended up crashing another party. It was stressful at the time but I told Abby that it was pretty funny.

Oh by the way, Abby is a party animal. She was laughing and loved dancing...plus she loved the attention from all the guys.

Grumpy Gertie...

Need I say anything more....

Abby's Book Reviews

Abby and I have been reading a lot of different books since she has been born. Some she has liked and others not quite as much.
Recently we picked up 3 books at the Library. We will read them and see how she reacts. Abby told me that instead of doing thumbs up she will be doing pacificers up. :) I think that is pretty funny.

Abby's First Solids

Hi,

When we went to the doctor's on Wednesday he said we could start giving Abby solids so that she gets used to the texture of food. We decided to wait a couple of days untill after her shots as she was pretty grumpy. Well she is over that and while she did eat some of her food we aren't quite sure she liked it.

6 in 6....

Okay...I finally got around to reading my friend Deb's blog. I know...I know. I am way slow. Well she had a challenge on there for me. In your pictures go to the 6th folder and open the 6th picture. Well, I figured it might be one of Abby and I was right. Though it is a cutey. She is in a hat and she hates being in hates. Plus she is tiny....less than 2 weeks old. WOW. We have come along way in 2 weeks.

Now I need to add 6 people to do the same. (hopefully I can do this before Abby wakes...but I feel it isn't going to happen so I will have to come back to it.)

So....

Heidi

Annette

Patti

Carrie

Janice

Sara

Please play.

3 posts in one day...

What is up with that? I had to share a newset of pictures of Abby. We took the pictures on sports mode so you don't see the motion....however, the swing is on high. Or should I saw Crabby Abby. She is going through a stage where she fights sleeping as hard as she can. Once she falls asleep she is fine...it is just the process in getting there. I see glimpes of how she will be as a 2 year old. Arching her back and sticking her legs out....man...it is hard to even pick her up when she is like that because she becomes as stiff as a board.

Grumpy Gertie and other yummies for Abby...

Grandma Susan has been working on a wonderful gift package for Abby. I sure how she appreciates all of this one day. I absolutely love and appreciate it. It was so fun opening up the box and seeing everything that was in there. Plus, I hope one day I can sew as well as she can.

She took a thrift store find doll and turned her into a priceless keepsake. I couldn't believe that she was the same doll. The outfit is a bit warm for our 80 degree weather right now...but I don't want to change her into another outfit. (Grandma even knitted the hat.) Plus she made a pinafore and a couple of other little pieces for her. So cute.

For Miss Abby she made her a pair of baby shoes. We had done a bunch of web hunting one day and grandma took back with her a bunch of patterns...and this is what we came up with. I don't know off the top of my head who created the original pattern. I will try to find out and post it here. I know that we found probably about 10 different patterns. The shoes are darling and they fit her....though Abby has her daddy's feet...short and wide.

She also included an Easter Bunny and a darling box filled with all of Grumpy Gerties clothes. We also found a few other dolls along the way and grandma will create outfits as she goes....One is Happy Hannah, and then 2 cabbage patch dolls...a boy and a girl. I cannot remember there names. If we are even luckier maybe grandma will write some stories to go....you can see that we came up with Grumpy Gertie at the same time we came up with Crabby Abby. We figure when she is older she will get a kick out of Grumpy Gertie but get upset with Crabby Abby.

Quilt-a-long....

Hi,

I don't own a lot of fabric and I have decided not to buy "matching" fabric. So like with my last project I end up with what I end up with. LOL I have 6 lights and 6 darks. We will see how this works. 2 of the fabrics really don't go...because they both have red and one also has yellow but I figure I will pair those with a plainer fabric. I think it will look more like a scrappy quilt than a modern one.

I am thinking of using my tone on tone off white fabric for the sashing. I might have to piece it together as I am not sure how much I have left. Though I ordered some fabric off of ebay and it should be here soon. We will see. This will be a definite adventure.

TFL

Jennie

PS....I guess I should finish the other quilt. I was try to work on the rag quilt yesterday and I couldn't get the machine to work. So I need to figure that out before I go any further.

PSS....Lee...quilting isn't hard. If you can sew and cut a straight line (which I cannot yet.) and like to iron.

Abby's Photo Shoot

Hi,

Today was gorgeous...though I almost missed all of it. Sheldon was supposed to go into school today and I was conked out....I have been going to bed earlier but getting up 3 times a night isn't working. Abby is sleeping through the night, however she cries in her sleep when she is hungry. I feed her and a minute later she is happy but then she does it again 2-3 hours later.

I couldn't keep my eyes open and fell asleep on the couch. Finally I woke up and we decided to go for a walk. Before we did that though we did a photo show of Abby. I had dressed her in a pink/white sundress this morning and she loved it. Though she wouldn't look in my direction as she was fascinated by daddy.