Lots over the long weekend

Abby's latest fun thing to do is climb all over Mommy and Daddy.  She can get from her belly, up to her knees, to standing really well now!  Her balance is getting better and better.  She's somewhat crawling now.  She moves just a few steps with her hands and feet and then falls flat to her belly - so cute.  :)  Here are some pictures of her climbing up on me. 

Here she is doing the same to Daddy.  :)

Here is a typical Happy Abby face.  :)

We had a much anticipated reunion the day before Thanksgiving at Tara's parent's house.  Two friends from our (Ruby and my) childhood and one dear friend from college all had daughters in 2009 and we finally got the chance for everyone to meet!!  It was so much fun to see our kiddos meet and play together and to catch up with old friends.  That's one of the perks of living in the same city you grew up in; all your friends come back home to visit family and we get see them too! 

I'm getting Abby ready for our get together.  Little Abbers likes to suck on her shoes so after putting them on, I decided to take them off.  No shoes for you!

Abby and Haley met when Abby was 6 weeks old and they got to meet again!  You can see Abby made quite an impression when they first met. 

Haley at 4 weeks, Abby at 6 weeks

Abby and Haley

TJ, Audrey, me & Abby

Tara, Haley, Laura, Reyna, TJ & Audrey

Reyna & Ruby a yi feeding Abby

The whole gang, minus Ruby.  :( 

Tara - please send the pic your mom took with Ruby!  :)

That evening Abby got to meet her great grandparents - Great Granddad and Great Grandma Jo who came all the way from Kansas for Thanksgiving! 

Abby, Grandma & Great Aunt Laurie

Bryce smoked some turkey breasts and thighs.  This will now be a new Baker tradition because it was fall-off-the-bone delicious!  He also roasted a traditional turkey which was also delicious and the family made all the usual yummy trimmings as well.  Abby had sweet potato puree and all bellies were satisfied.

The evening ended perfectly with UT beating A&M.  Next stop is Big 12 Championship!  Here's Abby and her Daddy watching the game.

Abby likes to cuddle with her Lao Nian.  :)

Bathroom update:  Not much went on this week because of the holidays but the floor tiles are installed and the windows were put in this morning.  We went ahead and put new windows in our room and in Abby's room.

Bathroom floor tile (same as shower)

Bathroom window

Abby's window

Master bedroom window

Like mother, like daughter

Abby has a shoe fetish too!  Just kidding - she is just reaching for her feet all the time.  We were all dressed up for Tessa's one year old birthday party.  Abby had fun meeting other kids/babies.  For now, she's mostly just a people watcher.  Her bangs are getting so long...gotta keep those barrettes handy.

Here she is addicted to the laptop already.  Gotta press those buttons!!  Daddy and his College Pick'em and Fantasy Football....Abby gets "laptop time" all weekend!  Oh, and Mommy with her blogging....  :)

Wanna confuse a baby?  The next time they get fussy, cover their ears and they sit reeeeaaally still.

 

"Mommy - what is Daddy doing?  It's so quiet..."

Bathroom update - cabinet frame is in.  Ready for the counter top to be mearsured and the floor tiles to be completed.

Shower

The shower is coming together!  Yipee!  Yesterday all the tile work was done and the grout was done this morning.  Next stop is cabinets, counter top and finishing the floor tiles!

Master Bath Renovation Update

It's been one week since the master bath renovation started and so much has happened!  Plumbing and piping is done, insulation is in and the sheet rock is up.  We began work on the shower today which will take a few days.  The concrete walls are up, shower pan is in and concrete is poured.  Tomorrow the tile work will begin!

View of the shower with insulation

Sheet rock is up, the old closet is gone and pocket door is installed!

Sheet rock for the vanity

Concrete walls are up for the shower and the concrete on the floor is poured.

Here's a quick Abby pic.  She was typing away and of course, I saved her first word document where she just typed gibberish. 

 

Another pic just for fun.  This chair is her new favorite toy since she can pull herself up now and somewhat stand. 

2 New Abby Faces and 1 New Trick

In the last couple of days, Abby discovered her tongue!!  She is constantly sticking it out and making cute new faces and expressions.  Here is a quick montage of captured moments.

Another fat baby pic

Almost crawling pic

She also started puckering her lips randomly.  Not sure if she is starting to get upset about something or just randomly making this face because she likes the reaction she gets or if she's just imitating Mommy because I kiss her about a gazillion times a day.  Nonetheless, here it is.  :)

And Abby's new trick is that she plays peek-a-boo WITH US and not the other way around!  :)  She gets so excited when she pulls the blanket down from her face and sees us.  It's the best game ever and I could play it all day long.  :)  I finally got it on camera too! 

PEEK-A-BOO!!  I see you!