On the Move

I'm behind on my updates for Abigail's accomplishments. A couple of weeks ago, Abigail started sitting up on her own and now she has started pulling herself up to her knees. She has discovered the bottom stair but hasn't quite figured out how to get all the way up it . . . so the bottom gate will need to be installed soon:
She is also starting to use a sippy cup and actually drinking from it. She took several sips yesterday and some tonight. Tonight she actually "asked" for her sippy cup. Joe was feeding her supper and I was walking past and she started fussing and looking at me. I stopped to see what she wanted and she looked towards the sippy cup and started leaning towards it and trying to reach it. It was so cool! She also loves to point now and babble at whatever she is pointing at. Tonight when I picked her up from Dawn's house she put her hand up in the air and we are pretty sure she said "Bye" to Dawn.

The other day I had to take a phone call for work while Emily and Abigail were at home. I really try to not do that but sometimes I have to. Abigail was just starting to wake up from her nap so I figured I had a good 10-15 minutes to take this call before she lost it. I told Emily to play and I cracked the door to the office to work. Well Emily heard Abigail and decided to be a help to me so she opened her door and dragged Abigail's basket of toys to her room and started handing them to her in her bed. She stayed in there and talked to her until I got off the phone. I thanked her for being such a big help:
My dad got Emily some bubbles and she has loved playing with them. Thanks PawPaw!!!
Yesterday morning it wasn't 1000 degrees outside yet so we invited our friends Rachel, Julia, and Lilly over to swim. We stayed at the pool for almost 3 hours and the girls had so much fun! Julia wanted to know when she could come back . . . we will make it a date soon Julia!
Last night Joe had to work late so Emily, Abigail and I had a picnic in the back yard. It was overcast just enough to be bearable.

Do you see all the scattered little toys in the yard? Those are all the "dog toys" for the 5 dogs Emily says we now have. She kept tossing her toys around the yard for them.
Her favorite thing as of late is to add things to her "collection". The collection can be in a box, or zip lock bag, or purse. But she moves those items from container to container. She is too funny sometimes!

Emily and I have tangled up a few times in the last week because the girl would argue horns off a bull . . . so I've been struggling with my patience. I also feel like I'm speaking to a brick wall sometimes. I say things 50 times before she hears me . . . help me! Pray that I can be a good mama to her. She's only 3 and I'm struggling.

I FINALLY finished this dress for Abigail. I want to get her 9 month pictures taken in this dress. I had to hurry and finish before she isn't 9 months old anymore . . . and I want to get her pictures before she cuts her top teeth: