Spring Time?

So it is supposed to be spring time but it is raining now with a cold front that is supposed to drop the temps to near freezing tonight. Enough already! Texas is supposed to be warm and nice in March and not cold. Anyways, we haven't been able to get Abigail out for walks much because the weather just hasn't cooperated on days when we have time.

Abby does go to the gym with mommy almost every weekday. I'm told the girls in the nursery just love sitting with her because she is just so cute and fun. She has also been to the Zoo, which was probably more for mommy than Abigail. We were going to try to get out in the boat yesterday because the temps were in the high 70's but the wind was just too high - case in point, there is a report of a drowning and water rescue on the lake yesterday because a boat overturned.

Well, my mom is here and Jenny's parents are coming in today for Abigail's dedication at church tomorrow. By the sound of things it will be quite the celebration for little Abigail. Several friends and family will be attending, it just continues to show how amazing God is and how in awe we are of the support we have. Little Abigail is going to have more people watching out for her than she can imagine. What a blessing she is and all of you are.

This might be too much information and she will probably hate me when she is a teenager for putting this in writing, but to put it delicately she had her first solid diaper today. She makes the funniest faces and grunts when she is doing her business. Jenny feels bad because she knows it must hurt but I feel bad because my laughter usually disrupts her concentration. I just can't help it, she is just so cute.

I can tell already that she is going to be the "life of the party". Her personality is just so amazing and I can't wait to see it come out more and more.

A few other milestones from the week:
- She moved up to size 2 diapers
- She filled out her first NCAA tournament bracket (well, we did it for her) and got 20 of 32 games right in the first round

Well, I gotta go. Have to get to the store for groceries before it gets too crowded.

May God bless you all,
Jerry

getting so big!

Wow! Since last week.....Abigail has

1. started eating cereal

2. been sucking her thumb pretty consistently

3. sat up in her bounce and play

4. pulled a chunk of her hair....not out...but close....ouch!

5. gotten her first minor diaper rash

6. been signed up for her dedication at church

Now, allow me to expand on the above topics. The cereal topic. Well, she doesn't really like it. I bought the whole grain cereal because I thought "this baby is gonna start out eating healthy" and she has been a little constipated so I thought....a little fiber could help. I don't know if she doesn't like the whole grain taste or just the texture and process of it all. She liked the first couple bites but then it didn't go in her tummy fast enough so she got impatient real quick. Man can cereal get everywhere! What a mess! Day 2 with the cereal was a little better. We will try it again tonight.

The good news is that she is sleeping all the way through the night. The bad news is that she got a little red diaper rash. It is much better today since we increased her diaper changes, more desitin and added a little "air dry" technique to the mix. :) Risky but affective.

The thumb sucking is adorable and hilarious. It is so loud! We have to watch her very closely in church because she sucks so loud and hums while she is sucking. She still loves her pacifier but if she pulls it out she can quickly find her thumb and fingers to satisfy her.

Jerry's brother and sister gave her a bounce & play toy that is really cool. Jerry put it together for her last night. She is super cute in it. She is so short her little legs don't touch the ground yet and her torso is so little that she needs a little booster pillow for her to reach the cool bells and whistles on the bouncer but she loves it. Mommy loves it too because she can sit in it for a little while so Mommy can do the housework. This baby girl does not like to be put down!

Last but not least........she is being dedicated at church on March 21st. All the parents with newborns can dedicate their babies in front of the church family. We are really excited and used to dream of this day with our child. To be honest, I used to dread these days at church because it would make me sad that we didn't have a child to dedicate. God is so good and so faithful. He knew this day would come for Jerry and I and I am so thankful. To God be the Glory!

Also, we are excited that finalization is less than 2 months away. Praise God! We are so blessed every day by our sweet Abigail and can't wait to get her birth certificate and make it official......Abigail Elizabeth Snider.

*check out our adoption announcement on the Generations Adoption website. Their website is listed on our blog on the bottom right side. Go to the "About us" tab at the top of their website; click on it then click on the news tab on the left side; then open the 2010 first quarter tab.....it will take a minute to download the PDF file...read through and scroll down and then you will find the pictures of all the baby's that were placed in the last few months.... pretty cool! We get the newsletter in the mail each quarter and we have saved this one for Abigail's baby book.

In Christ,

Jenny