New things

Hailey got this cool little seat to try out. She loves being so tall in it. She thought it was especially cool when she got to sit in it on the counter while I was doing the dishes. (Yes, totally against every safety warning on the box. Luckily she was fine.) She is doing a little better this month with the evening fussiness. This is my totally subjective opinion. Shawn disagrees.

We both love that she is sleeping through the night nearly every night and even seems to be able to sleep in a bit on weekends when the house is quiet. She loves her crib, so it's great that the nearly new bedding she inherited from Abby is finally being appreciated. (Abby still sleeps in our bed and actually thinks of it as hers. The bunk bed we purchased for Ian and her is definitely "Ian's bed".)

We had the first cold enough day in October for Abby to wear her new vest. I thought you might also like to see her hair tamed in piggy tails. She calls it "two ponies" and chooses this hairstyle most days. (I secretly miss her wild, untamed curls.)

Abby is becoming less shy all the time. She strikes up conversations with check out ladies and people from church even. She occasionally decides mid-sentance that she didn't really want to talk so much and then says, "Mom, I'm tired..." and ducks behind my legs. "I'm tired" seems to be code for "Get me out of here!" Last week, she even asked to go to the nursery, but I had to keep her out because of a major runny nose!