Baby on the move!

Abby is definitely crawling now- there's still a bit of lumbering involved, but she's perfecting her crawling quickly.  She's also becoming sweeter and sweeter by the day- and I'm not sure how that could be since she is already so so sweet.  She laughs a lot and smiles the most heart warming smiles and is so vocal!  She really does amaze us.  We've had some fun adventures lately:

We took Abby to America's Stonehenge in Salem, NH.  It was really neat and we thoroughly tested out the all terrain stroller- it made it through mud and over roots and rocks.  Impressive!  By the time Leif and I visited the on-site alpaca farm, Abby was asleep, but we still took a cute picture of her hanging out with the alpacas! :)  The one in this picture was particularly interested in Abby.  He kept staring at her and trying to figure her out.

Abby also took a nice walk down the Minuteman Bike Path.  We hooked on to the path in Lexington and were hoping to walk to Arlington, but Abby decided that she had had enough (and then decided that we could keep going if she could sit on dad's shoulders but alas, the girl gets heavy!)  :)

We took Abby to Christmas City in Lexington.  It's really just a store that really decks out for the holidays.  Abby loved looking at all of the lights and wanted to touch all of the snowflakes hanging from the ceiling.

Last night Abby and I painted for a bit.  She was an extremely enthusiastic painter and came up with some beautiful little pieces of art.  :)  She really liked looking at all of the colors on the page (and her hands, face, clothing, mama, etc)

Abby has perfected sitting up on her own and is very proud of herself (as she should be!)

Abby started eating solids 3 times a day this week!  Lately she's been eating pears, apples & cinnamon and green beans.  She likes both just fine but much prefers the fruit. :)  She's also eating mixtures of squash, carrots, and applesauce.  I've been having a lot of fun cooking new food for her and Leif and I love watching her reactions to each new taste.

Quick update :)

Well Leif and I were really sick last week with a nasty cold so I've fallen behind on blog entries.  We've been so busy- and happy- but hectic.  Here are just a couple quick and cute updates on Miss Abby:

She can play patty cake by herself now.  If you start singing patty cake, she's been clapping her hands along to it- it is oh so adorable.

She is so chatty these days and dada is definitely her favorite word right now.  She proclaims it often.  She still says kitty but this word has definitely taken a backseat to dada. ;)

Her two front teeth are in so she doesn't need to ask for them for Christmas. ;) :)  They are cute and sharp! :)  Abby has been quite pleasant throughout the teething process- pretty amazing. :)

She bubbles over with happiness- she's constantly smiling, laughing, jumping- she can't help but brighten your day.

She's currently eating pears that I baked and she likes them.  The first bite has been surprising these past two days but then she opens her mouth like a little birdy and wants more.  She's taken quite well to solids now and I even got her to eat carrots the other night- mixed with a bit of applesauce they're quite palatable.  ;)  She also is a huge fan of roasted pumpkin.

We had a good halloween with her- went to the Halloween Parade in Woburn on Sunday 10/30 and then spent halloween at grammy and papa's.  We put on quite a display in the front yard this year and Abby dressed like a cat.  I took her trick-or-treating to the neighbor's houses.

Here is a bit of eye candy: