Abby's Update

April 19th through May 27th

Birthday!

Abby turned 5 years old! We celebrated with the cake she requested: pink cake (strawberry) with pink candles and Dora on top. She really enjoyed the idea of getting older this year. She also enjoyed all the cards and gifts that she received! Thank you all for remembering her! It really helps her to know that you all remember her!

Losing Teeth!!!!

All year long Abby has asked "When am I gonna lose teeth like Jessica?" Of course, Jessica is over a year older than Abby. I kept telling Abby that sometime after she turned 5 years old she would being to lose teeth. I didn't realize how quickly that would be! It less than a week after her birthday when I noticed one of her bottom teeth "wiggling". She was so excited! The tooth hung in there for about a week and a half. It kept tilting farther and farther forward. Finally, we realized that it was being pushed forward by the tooth coming in underneath, which we could already see! That little tooth was hanging on by a long root in the front of the tooth. So, Jerry decides it is time for the tooth to come out. He reaches for the first likely thing he can find, which is yarn. If you have never tried to use yarn to remove a tooth, I can tell you that it didn't work for us. It kept slipping off the tooth. Next, Jerry tried floss and it worked like a charm. Abby didn't even know her tooth was gone until we showed it to her. It bled just a little bit, but didn't hurt at all. Abby had learned from school (Miss Springer always tells them the truth, which I love!) that there is no tooth fairy, so we didn't have to have that conversation. However, she still wanted to put her tooth under her pillow. Instead of money under her pillow, she asked for a doughnut (Could she BE more like me?)

A work group from Murray Christian Fellowship came during the second week of May. Abby really became attached to two of the girls, Stephanie and Andrea. I guess I would call it "hero-worship". She really loved spending time with them and I appreciate how kind they were! I am sure that she really wore them out at times, but they insisted that she was fine.

Abby had her friends Jessica and Shyla spend the night at our house over the Memorial Day weekend. They had a great time and got along very well!

Abby has changed so much this year! She has grown taller and looks more like a young lady. She has learned to read and write very well! She has learned some games and their rules, like soccer and T-ball. She has lost her first tooth! She has learned to tie her shoes! It is so amazing. I think that this is her biggest year of accomplishments so far (not counting her first year of life, of course).

Abby is getting a little nervous about the end of the school year. She has never experienced this before and she always has a hard time with transitions at first.

Just the other day Abby said "I wish that we lived in the hogans". My thought is that she thinks it would be funner to live there, or that she would get to spend more time with the work group members while they are here. I asked her "Why do you want to live in the hogans?" Her response, "Because those people get to go home."
My heart was effectively broken.