Last week the kids had to stay home from daycare - so daddy took the day off to stay home with them. I called to check in on them a few times, and things were running smoothly. At the end of the school day, I hurried home to find Andrew still napping and a very happy baby Abigail in the basement playroom with daddy. She was chillin' in the walker.
Of course it warmed my heart to see her light up when she saw me. I miss these guys when I'm at work. And while it might sound a little self-centered, sometimes it's nice to feel missed.
So Abigail gives me some big smiles, then she looks right at me and says, "BA. BA BA BA." Now, this wasn't just happy "Bababababa" babbles, which still would've made my day. But she "spoke" right at me and seemed to be so proud of herself. Like, "Look what I figured out today, Mom." I'm not sure what it was about that moment, but my heart just about burst.
She continues to babble - although I haven't heard the "Ba ba ba" again. It seems to be a different sound each day. This morning when I got her out of her crib, she looked at me and gave me, "Geeeee!" So all day today, "Gee! Geegeegee. GEE!"
And finally, for the purposed of bookkeeping (as this is sort of my online baby book), Miss Abigail has figured out how to sit independently. Rarely tipping over. This is about 6.5 months. She also does a mean army crawl, which has established itself over the past 2-3 weeks. She throws her head forward and to the side, rocking her body and pulling along with her arms. But, man... she gets where she needs to go! Usually to Andrew's toys!
