Little Miss Chatterbox

Hello!

I'm sorry it has been so long since the last post. I've been swamped with school work and chasing after a 19 month old when you're super pregnant is extremely tiring!

Gabi keeps expanding her vocabulary and we loveto hear her try new words. Her new word to say is "salsa". She has always loved this word and used to giggle everytime we said it when she was little. She can say most animal sounds and do lots of actions for animals. She still won't say her long "e" sounds. So, "me" sounds like "ma". She is able to identify all animals and most colors and shapes. It is so fun to watch her absorb everything in. She especially loves to go for walks in the stroller and see everything. Here is a little sampling of her talking:

Here's a few other pictures from the past few weeks:

Dressed in her cowgirl shirt, riding her pony!

Gabi gives playing outside a thumbs up -- she loves it! (Notice the scratch under her eye -- the cat finally got revenge -- enough said. She hasn't pulled his tail since.)

So, because of high demand from distant friends and family, I've gotten the courage to post a picture of my very pregnant self. Don't I look like I'm about to tip over? I feel like it anyways. Only about 2.5 weeks left (hopefully less). Baby is doing great and weighed in at 6 lbs. 4 oz. almost 2 weeks ago, so we may have a big baby if we go full term. The baby has dropped already, I've had some mild contractions, and I've already started to dilate, so the doctor thinks it may be a little early. Keep those fingers crossed! We've narrowed down our list of names (but we're being mean and not sharing) and have just about everything ready.

The next post just may well be of Gabi's new baby brother or sister. Thanks for checking in on us!

Love,

Joe, Tara, & Gabi