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