Abby Update

Miss Abby is getting so big and I know once Morgan gets here Abby won't get as much attention. I thought I would I do an update since I haven't done one in a while.

Let me first say she is absolutely a mess. If she wasn't so darn cute she would be in a lot of trouble. She is now 9 months old and weighs 21 pounds. We are really hoping she is done growing because we don't want her to get any bigger. She was weird about eating a couple of months ago. We would put out food for her and she wouldn't eat until like 4 or 5 hours later. We finally figured out the problem. She was bored with her food or she just didn't like it. We have now changed her food and she eats like crazy again. She LOVES popcorn and will stand in front of the microwave waiting for it to be done. She begs for any food and will eat anything. She also eats anything she finds on the ground, rocks, leaves, dirt, bugs, paper, on and on.

We can't keep toys for her because she promptly chews them up. We have found few things that takes her a while to tear up. She loves to play fetch and will bring the toy back to you, only to tease you by turning her head when you reach for the toy. She still very rarely barks unless being played with. She does not bark at people or noises unless it's something that scares her. She is still a big baby and is scared of lots of things.

I do believe she is her daddy's girl. She would much rather snuggle up to Cory then me any day. If Cory is not home it's a different story but when he's home, I'm chop liver. She still LOVES to cuddle and wants to be touching you. She is always under your feet and often sits right between my feet when I'm washing dishes or cooking. She is getting a little bit more independent and not following us from room to room like she use to. She loves to lay in the sun and get on the back of the couch and look outside. She knows what outside, treats, and no means. She can sit, lay down and shake. We are working on rolling over but haven't put that much effort into it. She has finally learned how to jump on the couch and we no longer have to help her up anymore. We thought she would never be able to jump up on our bed because it is pretty high for her put to our surprise the other day she did it. We were both sitting on the bed talking and all of sudden she just jumped up on the bed. We couldn't believe it. I don't know that she will ever do it again but we now know she can do it.

She's still very hyper at times and we are hoping most of it is because she is still a puppy. We are trying to teach her not to jump up on people but that is so hard. We're anxious how she will act when Morgan gets here. I know she won't be mean to her or hurt her on purpose but if she doesn't settle down a little she might on accident. She still loves all people and all animals. Tide is her best friend and he has really grown to like her. I think she is going to be a good big sister! I can't wait until Morgan is big enough to play with her. They will have so much fun!!