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A quick update on the latest news & quotes…
5/3: Walter asked “If your eyes fell out of your head, could you see me?”
5/4: Using a dining room chair as a step stool, Abigail climbed into her highchair all by herself!
5/15: After I showed Walter that his new T-shirt had a pocket, he said “I can […]

3/7: Walter informed me, “When I grow up, I’m not going to get married. I’m going to be a speed skater for ever!”
3/8: Abigail said “Yeah” for the first time.
3/22: Wearing his hooded towel, Walter said, “I am Darth Vader. Gentlemen, please give me your attention.”
3/22: At Abigail’s 18-month checkup she weighed in at 23 […]

It has been a long, very snowy, very cold winter in Minnesota and we just couldn’t take it any more. We escaped to Cancun for a few days to catch some sun and enjoy the outdoors without hat and coat. The weather was great: sunny and 70’s every day. It was quite windy, but compared […]

Abigail is a sweet, beautiful, active little girl. She zips around the house and does a great job keeping her balance. She loves to share and often tries to feed me her food. The funniest instance of that is when she suddenly decided to share the frosting from her birthday cake!  She is kind-hearted and […]

5/26 First trip to the Dentist.

6/21 Walter, Keith and Grandpa Paxton went fishing on Lake Nokomis. Walter caught his first fish, a catfish.  6/29: After tasting my carbonated water: “It makes my cheeks funny!”   

7/11: I told Walter that the sun went down. Then he asked, “On the ground?”

7/16: I was putting Abigail to bed […]

5/24 waved to Grandma
5/30 first tooth poked through
Some time during the last week of May, she started “speaking” in distinct syllables – bababa and wawawa. Sometimes she even whispers, as if talking to herself. She also likes to give Eskimo kisses. She will lean in until your noses are touching. So sweet!
6/13 made the signs […]

Here’s the post I wrote for Walter’s birthday…
Can you believe it? Walter turned three on Saturday. We had a big party for him at our house. All four grandparents were there, as well as Aunt Sarah, the neighbor boys and Walter’s best friend from daycare, Evan. We had perfect weather and everyone seemed to have […]

It has been a busy month! Abigail stared crawling and pulling herself up.  She’s clearly anxious to get walking! No teeth yet, but it’s clear we’ve never been closer. We’re currently enjoying a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Schoolcraft, which everyone is enjoying.

4/26: Abigail started officially crawling.
4/27: Walter disappeared into his room. When I found […]

I just had to do a special post to announce that Abigail has started crawling!Sunday night, Mr. Guru noticed that, after a couple of weeks of attempts, she had finally coordinated both hands and both knees. Since then, she’s been getting steadier and more confident. She still gets a little frustrated when thing are out […]

Abigail is six months old today! She had her checkup and weighed in at 14 lbs, 11 oz and 26 inches.  Her food repertoire is broadening and sometimes she sleeps through the night. She’s getting very steady sitting by herself and can play alone for a little while, although still topples over when a toy […]