The Abraham Family

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Surprise Baby Shower

On Saturday I thought I was just going out to dinner with the girls from work, but the little sneaks had arranged for a surprise baby shower! I was truly shocked- I was not expecting it at all! Everyone was so generous and I am thankful to work with such a great group of gals!

Flying Pig Half Marathon

Elise at the fitness expo- she kept yelling, "Go Mama!"

Standing in line for the Porta Potty (I think I stopped at every single one!)

Mary and Donna- ready to catch a baby if needed:)

Melissa and I at the top of Eden Park

I made a spur of the moment decision to do the Flying Pig Half Marathon on May 4th and suckered Melissa into doing it with me (she thought we were doing a 5K, but I swear I told her it was a half marathon)! We only ran a small portion and walked the rest- finishing in a little over four hours. We had the perfect weather and had a great time socializing- we never get to talk for that long without chasing the kiddos. We even ran into some people we knew along the way- I saw 2 of the midwives that I used to work with at the clinic at MVH (always a reassurance when you are 37 weeks pregnant) and Melissa saw an old friend from high school.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

A Quick Post for #2

I am surprised that I am still pregnant- just 2 weeks left until my due date and it doesn't look this little bambino wants to come anytime soon. This pregnancy has been a lot different than last time and I am anxious to see if this baby will have a different temperament. This is a picture from our 3 D ultrasound- it looks just like Elise's 3 D ultrasound (but with a little more chunkiness). I love to hear everyone's predictions about what we are having. Hopefully we will find out soon!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Birthday Cake

Elise loved her birthday cake. She was so cute when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her and she had to blow the candles out twice! She definitely has my sweet tooth.

Birthday Pics

Cute little pixie!

Our house looked like a daycare with all of the kids and toys!

Opening presents.

Mission Complete

I have made it my goal to update this blog before the baby comes and I'm finally doing it- yay! The last couple of months have been very busy with various events and activities. Of course the most important of those being Elise's second birthday on April 13th! She had a Tinkerbell party and celebrated with family and friends. This was such a fun birthday because she actually understood that everything was for her and she was so excited.

Elise was 33.5 inches and weighed 23 lbs 6 oz at her 2 year checkup, and is finally in the 10th percentile for weight! She is the typical rambunctious two year old- she loves to learn, sing, play, and talks like you wouldn't believe. Brian and I just crack up at some of the things that come out of her mouth. We definitely have some "terrible two" meltdowns, but then she can be the sweetest, most caring little thing.

I am kind of sad that she won't be my baby anymore, but I am excited to see her as a big sister.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

SHARING

ELISE AND ELIZABETH WERE FIGHTING OVER THESE DOLLS THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK. I HAD TO PUT ELISE IN TIME-OUT FOR BEING MEAN AND HATED TO LEAVE HER LIKE THAT. I'M GLAD TO SEE THEY FINALLY WORKED IT OUT (THANKS FOR THE PICTURE ELISA)!

AIRPLANE ANGEL

I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED THAT ELISE WOULD NOT LIKE THE PLANE, BUT SHE WAS SO GOOD ON OUR TRIP! SHE JUST PLAYED ON THE PLANE ON THE WAY THERE AND THEN SHE SLEPT THE ENTIRE FLIGHT COMING HOME!

MUSEUM

WHILE VISITING DAVE, WE WENT TO THE "PLEASE TOUCH ME" MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA. I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT ABOUT THE NAME, BUT IT WAS THE COOLEST PLACE FOR KIDS! IT WAS ALL HANDS ON AND INTERACTIVE.

OUR TRIP TO DELAWARE

MY MOM, ELISE, AND I TOOK A QUICK TRIP TO SEE MY BROTHER DAVE IN DELAWARE. WE HADN'T SEEN THE FAMILY SINCE THEY MOVED THERE IN SEPTEMBER. IT WAS GREAT TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM AND CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK!

SLEEPY HEAD UNCLE DAVE AND BABY BELLA

SALVADORE AND BELLA- HOW CUTE ARE THEY?!

ELISE GIVING "BUBBA" (HER COMBINATION OF BABY AND BELLA) KISSES

ELISE REVERTED A LITTLE WHILE WE WERE THERE:)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

THIS WAS THE ONLY PICTURE WE MANAGED TO GET ON NEW YEARS! WE HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT 2008 SO FAR- IT IS ALREADY FLYING BY!

NEWPORT AQUARIUM

WE TOOK ELISE TO THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM. SHE HAD A GREAT TIME RUNNING AROUND AND SEEING ALL OF THE "FISHIES".

DADDY'S GIRL

PEEK A BOO WITH GRANDMA

SITTING IN THE FISH SCALE

SHE WORE HERSELF OUT!

CANDY CANE HUNT

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAD A CANDY CANE HUNT IN THE GREEN SPACE LAST MONTH. I THOUGHT ELISE WOULD BE TOO YOUNG TO REALLY ENJOY IT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES SHE WAS VERY INTO IT!

SHE WAS SO FOCUSED ON GETTING THOSE CANDY CANES.

SCORE!!!

ENJOYING HER HARD WORK!

YUMMY HOT CHOCOLATE:)

Monday, December 31, 2007

CHRISTMAS DAY

WE SPENT CHRISTMAS DAY AT MY MOM'S HOUSE. AGAIN WE HAD A GREAT DINNER AND ENJOYED WATCHING THE CRAZY PRESENT OPENING (WITH ALL OF THE KIDS IT WAS A LITTLE HECTIC)!