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Abigail has finally (she just passed the ten month mark) showed some signs of teeth coming through.  I'm so excited!  Even though her pediatrician tried to reassure by reminding me that no one has ever started college without teeth... I've been a little nervous.  Her cousin (my sister's son, Nathan) is only six months old, and has teeth- my friend's daughter is a month older than Abby, and has a mouth full of teeth. 

It's not official- you can feel it, kind of see it, and her grumpiness says it, too- but the promise is definitely there.  Finally.

In other exciting news, my very patient husband has finally gotten me to decide on a layout for the website, and finished piecing it together.  It is up and running, and the buttons actually work!  www.leclairstudio.com 

In not so exciting news, one of our goldfish, Oscar, passed away- we've had him for three years, and I'm sad he's gone.  (I know it's kind of silly, but he was a great goldfish).  We buried him under the orange tree in the yard... he'll be missed in the household.

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We took Abby over to her great-aunt's house for a dip in the pool- we couldn't get her out!  Her cousin was there, also... I was surprised to learn that she is the same weight as Abigail, and about 10 months older (!).  Abby has followed both her percentile curves since birth, and I've never worried about her weight.  Now I wonder a bit if her weight gain will taper off, and her height will catch up...

Abigail started crawling the a few days ago, just shy of her 10 month mark... I'm both delighted and scared- she's into *everything*.  She's gained confidence in her ability, and has started crawling after people, and the cats (which they are not happy about) suprisingly quickly.  She's also learning how to pull herself up on her crib railing- I walked in the other day to check on her, and was startled to see her head over the rails, looking back at me, just as startled.  We just dropped the mattress, and I suppose we need to drop it all the way to the last mark.

When it's quiet, and she's napping, I can't help but think about how much she's changed in such a relatively short time span.  It's both joyious and sad; I'm glad she's hitting her milestones, and is a healthy, curious little girl, but her independent personality is coming through, and I worry that her days of wanting to be held and cuddled are coming to a close. 

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Today is the first day of summer vacation- I get to spend the next two and some months at home, enjoying Abigail.  She was born in August of 07, and I returned to teaching in November.  It was difficult to send her to daycare, and despite all the reassurances that it would get easier, it never did.  I've been looking forward to this time since I had to go back to work. 

Abigail's Nannie (my mother) presented her with her first popsicle yesterday... she managed to get most of it in her mouth, and to completely turn her face, hands, tongue, and shirt purple.  I look forward towards more popsicles, swings at the park, and time spent with Abby.  The joys of summer.