Six months already!

So lil aves is already six months old...seriously where does the time fly? I remember bringing her home and being scared Iwould break her because she was so small and fragile and now she wiggles around so much and has so much muscle and is strong as can be. She has started patting her leg to get the cat to come over to her and its the cutest thing. She adores ozzie and he adores her and lets her kick him in the face acting like its a massage...silly cat. I seriously think she she gets more fun each day and is always learning new stuff it amazes me!

My happy camper!

I keep telling Johnny I need to update our blog so here I go. Avery is getting more and more fun each day, her laugh is sooo divine and makes me giggle too. When she smiles she totally lights up the room and her eyes sparkle. She can now sit up on her own while holding onto something and she is loving her feet as well and when you put her on her back thats the first thing she grabs. She also has a huge love for cats, her and ozzie have become good friends and everytime she sees him she sticks out her hand so that he will come near her and she can pet him, its very cute! We took her on her first camping trip and she loved it! She loves nature and was a very good kid, I taught her how to roast her first marshmallow haha. I will attach a picture of her in her bed in the camper trailer. Here are some of her most recent pictures some of which we took on the fourth of July and also her first swimsuit pics....such a diva!

Avery sayin I love you

We always say that Avery copies us in her facial expressions and words. At the very end of the video is when she says I love you.... Sorry it's so dark the tv was goin.... oh yeah just pause the music at the bottom of the blog...

4 Months Old and still Teeny Tiny

So we had Avery's four month doctors appointment and she came in at 9 lbs 10 oz haha so little I was hoping we had at least hit the 10 lbs mark but that's okay my baby can stay small for that much longer! She came in at negative 25 percentile on the charts in weigth, and she was 23 inches in length so that puts her at the 10 percentile, and her head was in the 75th percentile (we have a very smart baby). The doctor also said that she has alot of muscle for a baby and was impressed with her thigh muscle and how well she stands. Shots were not fun this time mostly because she was happy and smilin at the nurse and then WHAM she started screaming and her cry has never sounded so sad.

Johnny got her to giggle the other day and it was the best sound on this entire earth I just wanted to hear it over and over again, who knew that a babies laugh was soooo divine! Avery has also started eating solids we started with carrots then went to sweet potatoes and then peas....I think she likes the peas the best even though I think they look nasty haha but I hope she will always love her vegetables.

She now has two new favorite toys which is in the pic above, her little stuffed duck and her taggy blanket, it's so cute how she gives them kisses and rubs in face in both of them! I love it!

Mothers Day

So I am super excited that it's my first mothers day coming up.... mothers day will always be special since that is the day Johnny proposed to me but its even more special now that I am a mother. I never thought I would be celebrating this day myself. Now I understand how special it is to be a mother and I also just wanted to say thanks to my mother and let her know that I love her lots and appreciate all she does for me....

Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
Or pinched by tiny fingers

Before I was a Mom
I had complete control of:
My thoughts
My body
And my mind
I slept all night

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child
So that doctors could do tests
Or give shots
I never looked into teary eyes and cried
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down
I never knew something so small
Could affect my life so much
I never knew that I could love someone so much
I never knew I would love being a Mom

Before I was a Mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body
I didn't know how special it could feel to sooth a crying baby
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important

Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes
to make sure all was okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Smiley

I still can't believe how big Avery has gotten but I am loving her every minute. More of her personality comes out each day and she is just so much fun. She has started talking and smiling alot more which cracks me and Johnny up. She gives us a reason to smile and laugh each day.

Three months today!

So sad but very exciting at the same time...Avery turns 3 months old today. I truly cant believe that it has been three months since she came into our lives. Yet Johnny and I could not ask for anything better she has blessed our lives. Avery has found her hands now and can't keep them out of her mouth no matter how much we take them out and put the binkie in. She also has found her voice because she loves to talk to us and is very loud in doing so which is hilarious. Its gotten fun too because when she see us smile she will smile back. Its so cute to watch her and Johnny; he will get her smiling then he will start crackin up because he thinks it funny and she then thinks its funny too. I love it!

Johnny goes back to work this Saturday after having three months off from his knee surgery and I am totally not ready for him to go back. Its been nice for him to be off and help with Avery and she adores him so I know it will be hard on both of them!