I almost posted every day---oops. Nothing really new here. I have an awful sinus infection & Steven is sick too. I think Ava has another tooth popping in as well so we're a fun bunch! Ava got a bunch of new fruits to try as finger foods. They are a little slippery for her so I rolled them in crushed cereal & she could easily pick them up. Tomorrow we're going to Uncle Mike's baseball game---the weather is supposed to be much nicer than today. Enjoy your weekend!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
oops
Thursday, May 29, 2008
trying to crawl
So Ava's been trying more and more to crawl. She'll go from a sitting position onto her knees then rock and then go back into a sitting position. It's so fun watching her try & get closer and closer every day. Here's a video of her trying and, of course, chatting as always!
first swim!
I took Ava swimming for the first time! She was a little unsure had first but then got used to it & loved it---such a little fishy! I took swim lessons at 6 months and taught swim for seven years so Ava will definitely be in the pool a lot! She loved bouncing in the water and floating on her back---she even kicked her little feet too :) She kept trying to stick her face in the water and lick the water---nice Ava. So much fun---hopefully the weather stays nice!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
swinging in the park!
We had a paver come today so we spent the morning running errands, walking the outlets & stopped by a local park to try out the swings. Ava loved it! She was laughing so hard and had the greatest time. I was bummed that everything else was still wet from the storm yesterday but we'll go again soon. Here are a few pictures:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Vote Please!
Vote for Ava! <---click here!
So we decided to enter Ava into a cover model contest just for fun. So start voting! Thanks so much!
SEVEN months!
SEVEN months! I can't believe it! Ava is getting bigger and bigger by the day. She is such a joy & we fall in love with her more and more every day. Ava now signs "milk" and "all done" and we are working on "eat" and "more". She signs "milk" as soon as she wakes up every morning. She loves finger foods and wants whatever we have. So far we've tried: pancakes, waffles, ravioli, veggies, cheese, pasta, watermelon, bananas, crackers, cereal bars and pretty much every gerber graduate item! [as well as some cake and ice cream too!] She also has 2 teeth with another one popping through! Ava's doing great with her sippy too. She loves pulling up and tries to pull up on everything and everyone! She's moving around although not crawling yet. She's trying so hard but just rocks on her knees---no rush though she'll do it when she is ready! We just love watching her grow and discover new things.
likes: food, her favorite toys, being outside playing, attention :), talking [mostly dadadadada---um mamama anyone??] walks, books
dislikes: having socks and shoes on, when we don't share our food---she is still so great!
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
cookout








