Abby has been craving some girl time lately. She misses Joe and I and gets very emotional when we are away visiting Joshua. She gets tired of going to friends' houses even though she always has a great time while she is there. She absolutely loves spending time with her mom and so I've tried to carve out some girls days. Even if it is just a trip to Target I call it a girls day out and we go together and try to make a little fun out of it and get a treat together. One of our girls day out was to the American Girl store - which she loved! A doll is at the top of her Christmas list and she told me, "Mommy I'm so glad there is a Santa. Then he can get me an American Girl doll and you don't have to spend money on it." Hmmm... someday Abby you will know.
Abby is a little jack-o-lantern again. She lost two teeth on consecutive days again. The first time she pulled out her own tooth she got a whole dollar. Last time she lost teeth on consecutive days she got extra money too. So she remembered both of these instances and wiggled and wiggled her own tooth out. The first tooth got her $.80 and the second tooth she got $1.85. Joe grew up receiving random amounts of money from the tooth fairy. We've kept that tradition - plus it helps her money counting skills :)
Abby loves her littlest brother so much. She always asks about his progress each time we come home from the hospital. Every time she asks, "How is Joshua today?" She also used to ask, "Is he off the ventilator yet?" and then cheered when he was. She gets excited when he doesn't have to take medicine anymore for an infection. She gets sad when we tell her he cried because he was hurting. She asks about him drinking Mommy's milk. She is very inquisitive and loving and has picked up a lot on the (limited) lingo that Joe and I have explained to the children. She loves Joshua and is constantly making artwork for his room. Originally she would say that she was excited that Joshua came early because we could see him and hold him sooner. But now she is realizing the gravity of it all. She knows that this has been too long, that Joshua is not healthy and now she realizes it is better for him to still be in my belly. This is not the way things are supposed to be.
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