Our baby is 4 months old...

It seems like it was just yesterday that Abigail was born. She is growing up so fast. I'm not sure exactly how long she is or how much she weighs since she won't get her checkup until next week. She rolled over for the first time on July 17. I was able to catch the second time on video the same day.

There's no stopping her now. We can't keep her on a blanket. She rolls all over the floor. If she could just get that baby belly off the floor, she would be able to crawl, too. It's just a matter of time. After all, she has a big sister and a puppy to chase around. She also found her feet and held them the other day, but she really hasn't looked at them too much since. I guess that they aren't very interesting!

This month, she watched fireworks for the first time. She really did watch them and wasn't startled by the sounds. She seemed to be staring at the sky. She also went to the zoo for the first time.

Here are a couple of pictures from the 4th of July. We watched the Southaven fireworks from the amphitheatre at Snowden Grove.

Jeremy's trip to Jamaica & our trip to Arkansas

Jeremy just returned from a mission trip to Steertown, Jamaica. He went July 9-13 with a group from our church. He had a really good time, but I won't elaborate since I wasn't there...LOL! He brought Rachel a t-shirt, a green outfit (her favorite color) and a Rasta hat (w/ fake dreadlocks). He brought me two sets of jewelry. He also brought back a painting and some carved wood pieces for the house.

Here are pictures of the girls showing off the souveniers.

While he was away, the girls and I went to stay at Mom's house. We got to White Hall on Thursday evening. We went to my sister's on Friday afternoon so that Rachel could play with her cousins. On Saturday, we drove to Jeremy's grandparents' in Monticello and visited with them and his great-grandmother. They always enjoy Rachel's entertainment!

Abigail's first trip to the zoo

Since Jeremy was going to be out of town for a few days, he took the day off from work to spend time with us. We took the girls to the zoo. We had a nice day together even though it was the hottest day of this summer so far. While we were there, we enjoyed the sea lion show. When we went to see the monkeys, one came up and played with Rachel. It was the cutest thing. This was Abigail's first trip to the zoo.

Abigail is 3 Months Old!

Well, time seems to have flown by. It doesn't seem like Abigail should be 3 months old already. She has grown a lot. She now measures 26" and weighs about 14 lbs. She loves for us to talk to her and enjoys playing in the floor with her sister. She smiles and "talks" a lot. She has been trying very hard to roll over, but hasn't succeeded so far. She has started showing some signs of teething (drooling and chewing her hands) so I am guessing that she will get some teeth earlier than her sister did, but we will just have to wait and see. A little over a week ago, her tear ducts opened. We are so thankful that she won't have to have surgery for blocked tear ducts. I must say that I am very excited that she just started sleeping up to 9 hours at night.

Here are her 3 month portraits and a few of the girls together in their matching dresses.