Two posts in one day?!? What is wrong with me?? I realized that I forgot to post a video for last week so I figured better late then never.
For this (errr, last) week's video, I decided to do something a little different. I went to the vault and pulled out the very first video I ever shot of Abbie while in the hospital. You see, tonight I was rocking my little girl and suddenly realized that she isn't as little as she used to be. As a matter of fact, she is 10 lbs, 3 oz heavier than she was at birth. I even got a little sad tonight as I rocked my not so little girl to sleep. I miss the baby in this video. Her tiny little arms and legs. Her delicate little cry. Time with her goes so fast. I just hopes that she wants me to rock her until she's 20.
Monday, May 24, 2010
6 Month Check Up
This morning I took Abbie into the doctor for her 6 month check up. Most parents dread taking their child into the doctor because that means shots and a cranky baby. Well Abbie & I don't really get stressed out over these visits. First of all, I have the happiest baby all around. Even when we go to the doctor.
Second of all, Abbie's Pediatrician is the nicest man you will ever meet. And he isn't bad on the eyes either.
Abbie did cry a couple of times while at the doctor. Obviously she cried when they stuck her legs three times. Who wouldn't. But I love on her after her shots, give her some Tylenol and she is usually all smiles again by the time we leave the doctor's office. She also cried when she was getting her weight checked. She must get that from her momma b/c I shed a tear too when I have to step on the scale.
Here are her stats as of 6 months.
So I have a long and lean little girl and by the measurements of her head, she seems to be a smart one too. Hopefully she is one who excels academically & athletically in the future. Is it too soon to take her to the Volleyball courts and get working on her overhand serve?
Second of all, Abbie's Pediatrician is the nicest man you will ever meet. And he isn't bad on the eyes either.
Abbie did cry a couple of times while at the doctor. Obviously she cried when they stuck her legs three times. Who wouldn't. But I love on her after her shots, give her some Tylenol and she is usually all smiles again by the time we leave the doctor's office. She also cried when she was getting her weight checked. She must get that from her momma b/c I shed a tear too when I have to step on the scale.
Here are her stats as of 6 months.
- Weight: 16 lbs, 10 oz (60%)
- Length: 27 3/4 in (above 97%-off the charts) Is that a big surprise with two tall parents?
- Head Circumference: 44 1/4 cm (90%)
So I have a long and lean little girl and by the measurements of her head, she seems to be a smart one too. Hopefully she is one who excels academically & athletically in the future. Is it too soon to take her to the Volleyball courts and get working on her overhand serve?
Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Abigail Paige Vogt - 6 Months Old
Hello Blog World!! Sorry it's been a while since I've posted anything. I haven't had to play hostess for an entire week so I'm relaxing, playing with my daughter and catching up on my DVR'd shows.
Today we took Abbie in to get her 6 month pictures taken. I still can't believe that my baby is going to be 1/2 year tomorrow!! She is becoming such a little lady. I look at her photos that I had professionally taken when she was 6 weeks old and I just want to cry. I miss that little baby girl in those photos. She has changed so much since then!! She's talking, grabbing everything in sight, sitting up on her own, cracking you a smile whenever you ask for one. But I do have to admit that I'm loving this stage in her life. She is so interactive and playful. It just warms my heart when I watch her discover new things. Like how she can turn on her mobile by herself. And she loves her four legged brothers. She smiles and reaches out to pet them. She loves to carry on conversations with herself where she will just babble and let out a scream here and there. Charlie & I just have to sit there & laugh. She is truly a blessing in our life and we couldn't imagine life without her.
Photos taken by Target Portrait Studio.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Video of the Week
Aunt Shell came to visit this weekend and brought all sort of great garage sale finds that Aunt Medir found. This is one of them, Johnny Jump Up. Abbie still isn't too sure about it but I'm sure it will be no time before she is jumping away!!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mother's Day
Celebrated my first Mother's Day with this little girl. Life couldn't be better. Happiness to me is having her in my life.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Beautiful Weekend with Fam
May is here!! Can you believe it!! This year is going so fast. Maybe it's because I have a child, I don't know. Just seems like the other day I was ending my maternity leave and going back to work. I have been back to work for 4 months!! Where does time go?
By this time it was around 1:30 and we had worked up an appetite so we headed over to Braums and satisfied our sweet tooth with some ice cream. What a better way to end a day out, right? We spent the rest of the afternoon & evening around the dining room table playing games. I finally learned how to play Bunco. It was pretty fun. I'm sure it would be a whole lot more fun when you play on a league. Is that what they call it? A league? Anyway, it was fun and I'm sure a lot more fun when you bring money into it. We then broke out the Uno Attack game and played it for a good 4 hours. Aunt Nadya ended up winning and Charlie never won a game. They love the game. You know how it works, instead of picking a card, you hit this plunger and wait to see what you will get. Sometimes you get nothing and sometimes cards shoot out like mad. I also made Chicken & Dumplings for dinner. My mother always told me that Chicken & Dumplings is comfort food and should be eaten when it's cold but I disagree. Chicken & Dumplings is something I make when I have company visiting because it makes so much and I won't end up with as many leftovers. It was a hit and everyone loved it. I also had enough in leftovers to take to work for the next couple of days.
Sunday morning we woke up and went to breakfast at a cafe in town. I had Abbie on my lap and shared my biscuits & gravy with her. Well more like shared the gravy with her. She loved it!! Then she sat on my lap and entertained the table with her babbling and got so excited that she knocked over my glass of OJ. There was quite a bit left but thankfully Abbie & I dodged it and most of it went on the table and floor. After cleaning up the table and mopping up the floor, we decided it was time to go. Aunt Nadya took a few pictures of us out by the car and then they were off. It was nice visiting with them and seeing Abbie interact with her great grandma. She loved her to death. Here is a video I shot of them after dinner. Sorry for the noise, I was doing dishes while recording this.
Now I am preparing for my sister & brother in law's visit. They will be leaving Nebraska tonight, spending the night somewhere along the way and arriving at my house tomorrow. They plan to stay the weekend and leave on Sunday. So stay tuned next week to hear what fun & exciting things we did with them.
Anyway, May starts a busy month for the Vogt household. We have/will have family coming to visit us throughout the month. So I will have plenty of blog posts this month. This past weekend, we got the pleasure of spending it with Charlie's grandma and great aunt & uncle. They are going on this month long road trip. His aunt & uncle left California last week and drove to Nebraska which took 3 days. Spent a few days at his grandmas house and then all three of them loaded up in his aunt's Saturn and drove 8 hrs down to Oklahoma. They arrived Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning. Their other stops are Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Chicago. They plan on being back in Nebraska on the 24th to drop off Grandma and then his aunt & uncle will head back to California after Memorial Day. I guess that is one of the pleasures of being retired. You can go on month long vacations. Something I get to look forward to in 40 years.
We were dumbfounded on where we could take three older people and baby. So we decided on going to the Rose Garden in Tulsa. I had only been there once and found it so beautiful. I also thought it would be a good place to take Abbie. She would be able to see all of the colorful roses and feel their texture.
After the Rose Garden we headed over to the Teaching Gardens. It's a beautiful place. They had a pond full of Koi fish and an area where they planted herbs & vegetables and a very cool fountain. At one time I had a landscaped backyard. The woman who lived here before us loved to landscape. It was absolutely beautiful. But I was not educated on plants and didn't have the desire to sit out in the Oklahoma heat to pull weeds. So we dug up or let everything die. Now our backyard is being invaded by weeds. Not relaxing one bit. This is what is relaxing to me.
After the gardens, we headed over to ORU to show them the praying hands. It's just something you have to see when you are in Tulsa.
By this time it was around 1:30 and we had worked up an appetite so we headed over to Braums and satisfied our sweet tooth with some ice cream. What a better way to end a day out, right? We spent the rest of the afternoon & evening around the dining room table playing games. I finally learned how to play Bunco. It was pretty fun. I'm sure it would be a whole lot more fun when you play on a league. Is that what they call it? A league? Anyway, it was fun and I'm sure a lot more fun when you bring money into it. We then broke out the Uno Attack game and played it for a good 4 hours. Aunt Nadya ended up winning and Charlie never won a game. They love the game. You know how it works, instead of picking a card, you hit this plunger and wait to see what you will get. Sometimes you get nothing and sometimes cards shoot out like mad. I also made Chicken & Dumplings for dinner. My mother always told me that Chicken & Dumplings is comfort food and should be eaten when it's cold but I disagree. Chicken & Dumplings is something I make when I have company visiting because it makes so much and I won't end up with as many leftovers. It was a hit and everyone loved it. I also had enough in leftovers to take to work for the next couple of days.
Sunday morning we woke up and went to breakfast at a cafe in town. I had Abbie on my lap and shared my biscuits & gravy with her. Well more like shared the gravy with her. She loved it!! Then she sat on my lap and entertained the table with her babbling and got so excited that she knocked over my glass of OJ. There was quite a bit left but thankfully Abbie & I dodged it and most of it went on the table and floor. After cleaning up the table and mopping up the floor, we decided it was time to go. Aunt Nadya took a few pictures of us out by the car and then they were off. It was nice visiting with them and seeing Abbie interact with her great grandma. She loved her to death. Here is a video I shot of them after dinner. Sorry for the noise, I was doing dishes while recording this.
Now I am preparing for my sister & brother in law's visit. They will be leaving Nebraska tonight, spending the night somewhere along the way and arriving at my house tomorrow. They plan to stay the weekend and leave on Sunday. So stay tuned next week to hear what fun & exciting things we did with them.
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