Gabre is doing great. She is really such an amazing blessing. Sarah Bess and Davis continue to love having a little sister and especially enjoy how she has livened up our dinner times (I didn't know that was possible!). Davis still calls her Meti about 95% of the time and she now responds to both names. The rest of us generally call her Gabre or Gabre Meti. Sarah Bess still likes to carry her all around the house (the desire to feed and change her has gone away).
Gabre is ON the move. She can crawl everywhere. Pull herself to stand, stand for a couple of seconds by herself and climb up the stairs. She is cruising some on furniture. Sarah Bess taught her how to 'do the bump bumps' down the stairs and she could spend hours doing that. She gets so proud of herself each time she is successful.
She has 6 teeth now! (in comparison to 0 teeth when we picked her up in September).
She still loves to dance and to clap. When anyone else is clapping, she claps along. She was so mesmerized last week when the national anthem was being sung before the UNC basketball game on the aircraft carrier. As soon as the guy stopped singing, she began to clap and smile.
She loves to do things that make us laugh and then keep doing them. There are so many of these and I keep trying to get some on video, but never do so successfully. I seem to always be too late with that! Her current one is doing this thing with her face that send Sarah Bess and Davis into hysterics which sends her into hysterics and then she does it again and again (this is a favorite at dinner time!).
I have gone back to work, which is harder some days than others. I miss her greatly. Jimmy is able to stay home with her most days which is an incredible blessing and our dear friend keeps her when Jimmy is cooking.
3 things that we have taught Gabre about being an Eskridge:
1. We love to dance around the house and spontaneous dance parties are the best.
2. We are always on the Go! She has had to adjust to her dislike of the carseat and to a regular nap time!
3. We LOVE to snuggle, and especially enjoy family time on the couch in a pile after dinner.
3 Things Gabre is teaching us:
1. Don't let a baby hang out too long without a diaper on- this can lead to trouble! (right, Jimmy!)
2. You don't really need that much sleep when you have such a sweet girl to snuggle with.
3. God is SO good!
First Boat Ride- at Smith Mountain Lake in October
Taken by my photographer sister, Sarah Bess
Gabre's Baptism, October 30, 2011
Gabre is ON the move. She can crawl everywhere. Pull herself to stand, stand for a couple of seconds by herself and climb up the stairs. She is cruising some on furniture. Sarah Bess taught her how to 'do the bump bumps' down the stairs and she could spend hours doing that. She gets so proud of herself each time she is successful.
She has 6 teeth now! (in comparison to 0 teeth when we picked her up in September).
She still loves to dance and to clap. When anyone else is clapping, she claps along. She was so mesmerized last week when the national anthem was being sung before the UNC basketball game on the aircraft carrier. As soon as the guy stopped singing, she began to clap and smile.
She loves to do things that make us laugh and then keep doing them. There are so many of these and I keep trying to get some on video, but never do so successfully. I seem to always be too late with that! Her current one is doing this thing with her face that send Sarah Bess and Davis into hysterics which sends her into hysterics and then she does it again and again (this is a favorite at dinner time!).
I have gone back to work, which is harder some days than others. I miss her greatly. Jimmy is able to stay home with her most days which is an incredible blessing and our dear friend keeps her when Jimmy is cooking.
3 things that we have taught Gabre about being an Eskridge:
1. We love to dance around the house and spontaneous dance parties are the best.
2. We are always on the Go! She has had to adjust to her dislike of the carseat and to a regular nap time!
3. We LOVE to snuggle, and especially enjoy family time on the couch in a pile after dinner.
3 Things Gabre is teaching us:
1. Don't let a baby hang out too long without a diaper on- this can lead to trouble! (right, Jimmy!)
2. You don't really need that much sleep when you have such a sweet girl to snuggle with.
3. God is SO good!
1 comment:
Wowser - what a crew! Can't even imagine the wild and crazy energy level around your house these days - must be incredibly fun and exhausting :-) Love to all, Marty and the Cali Cousins
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