Abigail's 1st Birthday!!

Birthday Girl!

The last couple of days have been pretty busy celebrating Abigail's 1st birthday. On Thursday, her birthday, we celebrated by going to Red Robin for dinner. She had lots of firsts there. Abigail got milk, French fries, and an ice cream sundae for the first time. All of which she absolutely loved. 

1st Ice Cream Sunday at Red Robin

 Then on Friday we went to her 1 year Doctor's appointment. All in all it went well, but she is still not gaining weight well. The minimum they should gain in a month is 7 oz. Abigail weighed in at 16lbs 6.5 oz having gained only 5 oz in a month. The doctor wasn't too concerned since she has chubby arms and legs and a round belly. We will go back in a month for another weight check. Other than the weight she is doing excellent and hitting all her milestones. 

 Since Abigail seemed to like the milk at Red Robin we decided to fully ween her and go straight to milk. So, starting yesterday she no longer nurses. Unfortunately Abigail is proving to be the hardest yet to ween. Davey was easy, he was ready to go to the bottle before I was. Cassia was a little more difficult and held out for 24 hours hoping to be nursed, but finally ate from the bottle and was fine from then on. We are going on day 2 now with Abigail and it is still very difficult. You can tell she is hungry and cries when she sees me. We have gotten her to drink a little from the bottle, but only when she is fully asleep and no where near the amount of milk she should be drinking. We would greatly appreciate your prayers with this. Abigail is a stubborn little girl that wants things only her way, and it worries me so much to have her not eat when she is already struggling with her weight gain. 

Don't let the picture fool you. Abigail likes chewing on the bottle, but the minute you tip it up or she gets milk she pushes it away.

 On a happier note, Grandma and Papa were able to come out for the weekend to celebrate Abigail's Birthday. So, yesterday (Saturday) we went out to this huge park downtown for cake and presents. Abigail enjoyed opening the presents with the help from Davey and Cassia. She liked eating the frosting from her cake, but it seemed like she enjoyed feeding Cassia more. But it worked out because Cassia enjoyed feeding Abigail. We then ended our time riding the train that went around the park.

Thanks Aunt Janine for the box! It was almost more fun than the presents.

The girls calmly fed each other frosting.