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October 31, 2007
October 28, 2007
October 24, 2007
The look of success
These last couple of weeks have been really great around here! Ava has been really working hard to walk and is finally successful! It's not like most other children, and she has a long way to go but she is more mobile and so happy about it! Here are some pictures taken yesterday of her cruising. Basically, I sat at our dining room table and just clicked away until she got to me! She can go pretty far without stopping and has learned how to stop in the middle of her walk and regain her balance. And just because I can....I undressed her the other night and watched her sweet little bare naked bum walk away from me! It was so great!
For the first time in 26 months I can look around and NOT know where my kiddo is! The other night I was pulling some things for Dinner out of the fridge and all of the sudden....there she is hanging on to my legs! Such an amazing accomplishment! Her attitude has changed as well. She is more confident, happy and will sustain herself in play for a lot longer than before! Don't get me wrong...she's still 2...but it's now like this major light has been turned on in her body and she is everywhere!
And one more great thing...she is now wearing a size 3 in most shoes! So, in celebration I pulled out the shoes she is wearing (Nike Free's...I think) that were given to her by the 4 cutest boys on the face of the planet! My BFF Jenny has 4 of the most amazing boys and when Ava was born, they pulled their own money together and bought her these shoes! Thinking about it now still makes me cry! I think they were just happy that I could now have a baby to pay attention to and stop smothering them! They will always be my favorite kiddos and hopefully they still know I would do ANYTHING for them! And these shoes....that's why!!! Thank you boys....I love you and miss you!
And now I'm off to tackle her next big issue...getting that darn Bageek (pacifier) out of her mouth! Wish me luck!!!
October 21, 2007
The little punk, doggie peak-a-boo & Horsey kisses
What a week....I seriously can't believe another week is gone! My sister and Mom left on Sunday night and my Grandparents arrived Monday! We had such a great couple of days before they went to their conference. And then it seemed like it was Sunday! Time really does fly! So, I was uploading all of the pictures from a different camera and I found this one....
The little punk took 5 pictures of herself without me knowing. I was laughing so hard because I did the same thing to her camera!!! :)
And in Ava news....she has been walking around a lot this last week. It's like all of the sudden she wants to go! She still falls a lot but it's getting better. Her new found mobility has caused Tonka to be on his guard. She will ALWAYS find him and do her best to give him hugs & kisses. He has a lot of patience with her....lucky for her! He was trying to rest in the bean bag and ended up playing peak-a-boo with Ava.
Last week while my grandparents were here we went to visit some friends at the Charter School they own. They have horses and Ava was in heaven!!!
I think her Daddy just might have to get this little girl a pony for her next birthday?!! Or, he could get Mommy a pony. Either way, we would be happy girls!
And now I'm going to catch up on some shows I've recorded. I'm most excited about an episode of SNL with my boyfriend! (Bon Jovi...in case you didn't know!)
October 14, 2007
You could say we look alike!
I never really thought we looked that much alike until I saw this picture! Yikes!!! As she gets older I think we will look more and more alike....I don't mind though! :)
Our weekend is over and I am sad! We had such a good time. It's just that natural fit when your sibling is around you after a long break. Ava was in heaven with all of the attention from her "Auntie Keekee" and then my mom showed up and that was icing on the cake! We took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch (but I can't show you the cute picture that Kate is in until later....), ate some really yummy food, shopped, read vampire love stories, played Uno and listened to Kate make up words. She has this habit of making up words....she knows they aren't right but she says them with such confidence that you can't help but laugh....then she laughs...then I right them down because there have been so many I can't even count! I think the funniest part is that SHE thinks she IS saying the right word! Anyway.....it's funny!
We had a nice Birthday dinner at a great local restaurant called Oregano's. It was soooo yummmy!
Ava has been trying out new smiles and it totally cracks me up! You never know what you are going to get when you "say Cheese"! She was such a good little girl during dinner! We love any place to eat where the atmosphere is louder than my child! :)
And finally, the Birthday Girl was trying out my new camera...
It was a busy, perfect weekend! And now we are cleaning up the house in preparation for my Grandparents to come for a visit tomorrow! They are attending a conference later in the week and decided to come a few days early for a visit. It is so fun to have everyone coming to visit. We love it!!! More pictures to come!!!
October 09, 2007
Flashback Tuesday
Everyone together now...."Aaawwww"!
This was about June 2006. Still can't believe how much she's changed! Life is good....Being a Mom is better....Being Ava's Mom is the BEST!!!
I've been cleaning the house, finishing the Halloween decorations and calling the babysitter because this little punk is coming tomorrow to celebrate her Birthday and I couldn't be happier!
We are going to relax, eat some yummy food, get our nails done and do a little shopping! I'm so excited to see her! Ava is going to flip her lid when she sees her Aunt KeeKee get in the car! We will be busy. The best part is that she doesn't leave until Sunday night!!! Hooray! And I think my Mom will be joining us for the weekend! That will be fun too! I will have many pictures to document the fun!
Edited: I finished the books and then reread them again....I realized that I was so anxious about the next part, I didn't really catch all that I should have. Anyway, so worth it and now I will be on the edge of my seat until January when the 4th book comes out. Ken is just happy to have his wife back and I'm sure Ava is enjoying a clean diaper! ;)