Friday, May 1, 2009

Bath Time!

Just a quick word... I'll post more for her 6mo birthday next week! Avery can now sit on her own (for up to 20 mins!) and can wear a bow in her hair! It's too cute!

Avery REALLY likes her bath.... watch the video below and find out! :)

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Cinco de Avery!

Avery is 5 months old today! Wow, I can't believe how fast time is flying. I know, I know... everyone is ALWAYS telling me, "enjoy her first year, it goes by so quickly"... but the reality is, it's going by a lot faster than "quickly". At 5 months, Avery is:
-rolling over from her tummy to her back, and trying to go the other way
-in love with her daddy :) he can always make her smile or laugh
-wearing 3-6mo clothes, and they're just really starting to fit
-happiest in the bathtub
-really starting to reach and grab for things that she wants: especially cell phones and the remote
-able to sit propped in her Boppy pillow
-sleeping in her crib- she decided that she hated the PackNPlay 2 weeks ago... :(
-still nursing every 3 hours during the day and 3-4 at night
-drooling... a lot :)

She really is a good, happy baby... unless you're talking about sleep. Then she's not so good. She hates to nap, and lately, 4:30-5:30am seems like a good time to be awake. But, when she's not napping, she's happy.... just really, really tired.

Oh, and she's started eating baby food here and there... peas, sweet potatoes, apples, and pears so far... I think we'll do Avocado next.

We had her pictures taken last weekend, and she didn't do so well. She just stared at everyone with her mouth open. Here is a photo from the studio blog:

We only got one of the poses (not the one above), since they weren't that great, but she'll be getting her 6mo pics in May, so hopefully those will be better!

You can see the rest of our March/April pictures at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128240&id=3112237&l=642f14b863

I really want to be a better blogger than I am. And I want to blog about more than just my sweet baby girl. But I know that's all you guys really care about anyway :)

Saturday, February 7, 2009

3 months!

3 months. Things have gone haywire! The past couple of days Avery has started teething (we think). Drooling, slight fever, and she's happiest when something is pushing on her gums... uh oh, here we go! She has become difficult to get to sleep and just irritable... but we still managed to get some good 3mo pictures!

go here to view the rest: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2122052&l=392be&id=3112237

Saturday, January 31, 2009

So sorry!

I know it's been forever since I posted, but I just haven't had the time. I wish I could be one of those bloggers that posts every single day and people flock to read my opinions and about the life of my little family... but I just know that's not going to happen when I post twice a month! Here's what we've been up to:


Right after Christmas, our OBU friend Heath came to visit! Sadly, this is the only picture we took the whole time he was here (at the museum in the basement of the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument). He got sick and had to stay away from Avery for the most part... but we still had fun running around the city and seeing 2 movies! We miss you, Heath!


This is from earlier this month! Avery loves to play with her toys and last night she started trying really hard to grab them! It's so cute! She keeps on growing- her 0-3 clothes are definitely too small, but the 3-6's are too big... so we make her wear the too small ones, but the brands that come in a 3month size fit the best for now.


She also likes to sit up on the couch like a "big girl" and watch TV. She's like her mom and prefers to have a blanket over her lap :)


The changing table continues to be her favorite place to talk and smile. She's working really hard on laughing, but it still comes out like a grunt instead. Don't worry, we have it on video :)

And here's the grand finale! I swore I would never drive a minivan, and I loathe the color red, but here is our new ride: a new 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. As far as vans go, I love it! It drives great and has that new car smell :) We got a steal of a deal on it and basically traded our CR-V for the van and only have to play $10 more a month. Woohoo!