Yup--that's Abby at 9 months! I can hardley believe it--and thank goodness babies are hard to break. I guess we are doing something right! Things have been very busy. Abby is crawling and pulling up--and it's Abby's World and we just live in it.
Let me get the stats out of the way. Abby is now 29 1/4 inches and 20.6 lbs. The doctor seems impressed with her physical prowess, but unfortunately that has resulted in her verbal skills taking a backseat. Sure, she lets us know what she is thinking, wants and hates...but not a consonant in earshot. I am not too concerned. Afterall, given who her parents are, it will be no time before she is reciting the Gettysburg Address.
Abby has been blessed with a terrific sense of humor and an easy laugh--as evidenced by this little diddy; Make sure you have your sound turned UP!
On Memorial Day weekend, we celebrated Abby's Hebrew baby naming. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are some pictures of that very special day:
This is Peter with Abby, me and the Rabbi. She is telling everyone the meaning of Abby's Hebrew name. Her Hebrew name is Aharuva Masha which means love.
This was taken before the prayer over the Challah (bread) that is said while it is cut by Abby's grandfathers.
This is the rabbi blessing Abby
This is us drinking the wine after the blessing over the wine which was said by Abby's godparents--my sister and Peter's brother. That is my oldest sister standing next to me. (Abby's Godmother)
From the left that is my dad standing a bit apart from everyone else, Peter's brother (Abby's Godfather), my oldest sister, behind her--a bit hidden is her her husband, me and Abby, my other older sister, Peter and the rabbi (holding one of her 7 month twins)
That's Peter's dad--and no it isn't lit--hardley ever is anymore...but it's his trademark. Apparently, Abby took it from him...but we don't have any pics of that!
This was taken right before the ceremony began...HAPPY FAMILY!
I have alot to catch you all up on so if you have made it this far--I have even MORE pictures and another video. Thanks for looking!
1 comments:
Wow--she's gotten so big! It truly is amazing how fast they grow--and not to worry about the lack of verbal prowess, I can barely make out one or two things J "says" and that's being generous. A friend recently told me she read somewhere that kids who develop faster physically lag behind mentally and vice versa, so there's that. True? I don't know but I'd like to think so. Mostly I just keep in mind that all kids develop at their own pace. Sounds like you're of the same mindset too. If her doctor gets worried, then I'll worry.
Congrats on the naming ceremony--we went to a friend's ceremony back in March, it was lovely and so full of emotion. I can imagine how proud you both must have been and how long you had wanted and waited for that day :-)
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