Gabby's a month old!

It has been a couple of weeks since I've had the chance to post; things with a baby are busy! That being said, I am going to post a few more pics than usual (two weeks worth!).
Big happenings this week: Gabby got her Social Security Card (yay! she can be taxed!) and her birth certificate. Having both of those, she now also has dad's passes on Delta. Next week she'll be taking her first trip to Lewiston to visit Gigi and Pop Pop, Ted and Aunt Allison. Then she'll be heading to Knoxville to meet Aunt Kelley and Madison, and of course to visit Grandma Gail and Papa Ken and the rest of the clan. Let the world tour begin!
Gabby is growing by the minute! Yesterday (5-14-12) she was a month old and now weighs 9 lbs and is just over 21.5 inches long.
One of the questions I keep getting asked by people is how I'm going to deal with Gabby years from now when she starts dating. Well, that is a difficult thing for a dad to think about, but I've decided I've found the perfect suitor. He's slightly older, but already has a solid career and is very stable!
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Gabby taking her first bath at home

Mom and Gabby at bath time

Tired Baby

Nap time with dad

Walking with Mom, we've been doing 3 miles a day!

Pitot and Gabby

All dressed up

Happy Girl

Mom and Gabby reading

It has been a busy week. Although I took a month off from work, Gabby made the decision to arrive three weeks into my hiatus. When it came time to head back to work, she didn't seem to care too much.

Before I headed back to work, we decided it was time to get a new car. We had a 2009 Toyota Rav-4, which we really liked, but with the new government mandates keeping Toyota from making a 6 cylinder (don't get me started on this) past 2012 I decided it was not only a good idea, but probably a good investment to get the last of the 6 cylinders. 

One of the other things that has been interesting since we brought Gabby home was her relationship with our 6 year old male cat, Pitot. He has always loved being around people, but has never been around little people. This is a picture of Pitot observing Gabby from above, much as a cougar stalks its prey. Thankfully we haven't had any issues with Pitot trying to eat Gabby, and the relationship is.... well, growing.

Size difference.... my hand in comparison to Gabby

Gabrielle and her baby blues!

Bear Slippers

Me baby sitting... she's like a sleep drug

4-14-2012

Gabby was born April 14, 2012 at 5:20 AM. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 8.4 Ounces and was 19.5 inches long. All four of her grandparents were there along with her very excited first-time Aunt Allison.

Gabrielle Bonnycastle Beall

As if we neede a shirt to let people know...

Aunt Allison

Gabby laughing

Gabby Smiling

Proud Parents

Brand New

Grandma Gail and Papa Ken

Bubbles and Baby

The epitome of being a Grandma. Gabby and Gigi

Aunt Allison, Gigi and PopPop... and of course, Gabby

Daddy and Gabby

Papa Ken, Mom and Gabby

PopPop and Gabby

Grandma Gail and Gabby

Sleepy Baby

Gabby's New Blog

Hello Everyone,


I haven't had the opportunity to meet most of you yet, but I look forward to it in the near future! I agreed to let my dad start a blog about my life and adventures so that those of you who wanted to see what we were up to would be able to. He'll be posting as often as he can so that nobody falls behind on what I'm doing. The only agreement we had was that he didn't do it on Facebook. We all know he is nauseatingly proud of me (gag!) and I didn't want him posting 24/7 on things like Gabby eating, Gabby sleeping, Gabby moved her hand, etc. So, you can come here as often or as little as you like. We all know that dad will be posting!


Gabby