A few Random Photos.

Crawling.

Sorry it has taken so long, but here is a video of Abigail crawling!

Sleepy Girl

While I was feeding Abigail before bedtime she fell asleep, unfortunately she wasn't in her pajamas yet. This is what happened when I put her on the changing table to change her diaper and clothes.... that's right she never woke up. She just rolled onto her side and sucked her thumb as if I had put her in bed. I noticed my camera close by and had to get a quick shot! She is so sweet.

It's Bedtime Believe it or not.

How can you turn out the lights and walk away when she is so happy?

Mama...Dada!!

That's right! Yesterday Abigail said her first words! She said mama and Dada in the same day! My little girl is a genius!

Baby Burrito

6 month shots

These photos are a little dated but cute nonetheless. They are from Abigals most recent trip to the pediatrician for her 6 month shots. As you can see she really enjoyed the paper.

Daddy did it...

If you know Stephen at all the following pictures will not surprise you.







Oh wait...I did this. I couldn't resist, she kept climbing up on the empty basket while I was organizing the closet!



What a mess.

You reap what you sow...

Literally.




We planted one jalapeno to see what would happen. We are planning what we want to put in our garden next year. We were too busy and too broke to start a garden this past spring. Hopefully we will do better than this next year!

Aby at Play.

Lately Abigail and I have been spending a lot of time in her room. After meals and naps I usually put a blanket on the floor in her room with a few of her favorite toys. I sit in my glider and read to her or to myself while she plays. She is usually content to do this for at least half and hour. I really enjoy being able to sit back and let her explore her room.

7 months

In case you didn't notice today is August the 12th. Today is actually my father's birthday ( Happy birthday Dad!) but this post isn't about him (sorry Dad) it's about my 7 month and 2 day old little muffin cup! I would love to say "she's getting so big" but we all know that would be completely false. Abigail is getting older, and wiser, and changing like crazy but her little body remains just that....little! My once hefty 8lb 8oz new born has turned into a skin and bones 13lb 7 month old. Don't worry (because I'm not) she is perfectly healthy!

So what is Aby up to...

( Thanks Bobcia for the new dress!)

She is pulling up on everything.
She is still in love with Ginger. There are up and down to this relationship sometimes Aby is pulling Ging's hair and other times she is feeding her a cracker, so she really can't complain (Ginger that is).


She is crawling around when he wants to but is generally pretty happy to sit or stand and play.
She is eating all kinds of fruits and veggies and still nursing 4 times a day,
She is talking to herself... but not saying anything that we have been coaching her to say like mama or Dada. I'm convinced she is doing this on purpose!
She very happy, always smiling.
She is teething, She currently has 4 teeth that have come through and I'm not 100% sure but I think her 3rd bottom tooth in coming in!


I have recently started working on some sign language. The book I am reading recommends starting at 8 months but I figure why not try now... .she doesn't get it at all!

She is my joy.

Coming soon....

I haven't had much to report lately. Life has been pretty mellow at the Vedro's. I promise to have a post soon!

Slap Happy

In the past few weeks Abigail has gotten a little "slap happy" as I like to call it. Whenever she is playing or eating or really just enjoying herself she starts slapping whatever it is she is playing with. I think it's hilarious!

Somewhat Official

This is as official as something can be without needing to fill out any paperwork..Abigail is crawling! She can roll over, sit up, pull up, scoot, and now crawl! She is not very fast but moving nonetheless. She gets something in her sights and get hard at work to get to it. Sadly what she usually wants is the tall tall lamp (that will fall over and crush her) or the diaper filled genie that is oh so close to the corner of her dresser and I am forced to thwart her plans of reaching such items and turn her little body in a new direction! This in no way changes her plans of reaching such landmarks but at least it gives me a few safe minutes to breath easy until I need to reposition her again. I will be shopping for gates today. I have no plans (just yet) of baby proofing the entire house but only of making her room a safe haven. Does anyone have any clues about getting rid of corners all together?


(Yes, I have covered this light socket...I also got a cord role for the mini-blinds)



In other news...we also had to move Abigails crib mattress down. She has started sitting up in bed and we thought it a good idea to move it down before she pulled up, over and onto the floor!

Big Creek.

As many of you probably don't know (because I kept it super secret, so that I would not be robbed) Stephen was away at mission camp last week. Yes, Abigail and I were home all alone and yes I was super paranoid that someone would figure it out and rob us. No, I didn't have to call the police this time like the last night that Stephen was away..I had the urge but I quickly suppressed it at the fear of having the police department put me on a list of "do not answer" or "crazy lady keeps calling". What I did do was take a short trip up to visit Stephen and the campers!

They were staying in an old closed down school that had been turned into a dorm type camp. It was in no way modern or cool just the bare essentials...like some of the bathroom stalls had shower curtains for doors!

We drove up with a mother and sister of 2 of the campers and surprised them for a visit. We stayed for dinner and a portion of the worship service. We had to leave early because we were advised not to be outside of the school in the dark.

The youth spent the week visiting nursing homes, holding VBS type camps for children and doing construction on "homes" in a hollow in eastern Kentucky.









A funny story I think worth mentioning is the story of a hollow. Since I grew up in Texas where there are absolutely no hills I had never heard of a hollow (the area between two hills). Everyone here in Kentucky obviously has a very strong southern accent and so when a hollow was first explained to me it was called a holler. I had no reason to question this pronunciation and so went on calling it such (a holler). I quickly found out that I was in fact completely butchering the actual name (a hollow) and the worst part is I don't even have an accent!

A Visit With Kaky.

Over the weekend my Step-mom came up for a visit! Aby and I had so much fun doing girl stuff with her! We went to the pool, to the mall, we got pedicures, we even went to see a movie(after we put Aby to bed), we had ice cream, we went for a nice long walk every morning. We did everything girls love to do! I know that I was definitaly blessed by her visit, she was extrememly helpful with Aby...changing diapers, folding laundry and pushing the stroller up the big hill at the park, lol. We had such a wonderful visit I wish everyone lived closer so that we could enjoy days like these more often...

Congratulations!

We are so excited for our friends Aaron and Erica. This past weekend they were married!!! We had so much fun at their wedding(we even got a babysitter) and we were so glad that they chose to invite us to join them in celebrating such a special day. I remember my wedding like is was...well, four years ago! Can you believe it, Stephen and I are going to be celebrating four years of marriage next week! But enough about me...check out the Stringer's beautiful celebration!

Macy.

We took Abigail to Build A Bear Workshop on Tuesday and made a new friend! First we picked a bear and had her stuffed. We let Aby give her heart a big slobbery kiss!

She enjoyed watching the machine with all the stuffing spin around.




Then we found a super cute outfit...one very similar to a little outfit we had just purchased for Abigail! We named Aby's new friend Macy and printed out her birth certificate! Got her new home and a couple of hair bows (of course)!



Then we dressed them up to look alike! Aby really likes Macy, but Daddy thinks she needs a "giggle" so we will be heading back soon to add a little sound to her belly, so she will giggle when Aby squeezes her!

6 Months

Sneak Peak!

Guess what Aby and I did today???