Monday, September 27, 2010

How she grows!

This was one of my favorite dresses I got for Ava before she was born, I was so excited for her to wear it! The dress is a 6-9 month dress for 16-20 pound babies. The first time she wore it she was 3 months old and 15 pounds, somehow she hasn't worn it again till Sunday (hmmm maybe its because she has wayyy too many clothes?? lol) Anyway now she is close to (if not already) 21 pounds. I love that she was able to wear it again before we retired it to the big bin of hardly ever worn adorable clothes.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Heading to AZ

Saturday is our 3 year anniversary from our first date. We had been friends before then but September 25 was the day we started seeing each other and have been together almost every day since!

I am going to Arizona with Ava for 2 weeks in October. This will be the longest time we will have ever been apart. Before that its only been 3 days here or there. It will be hard I am sure but I really really need this trip home. I don't think I have ever been this home sick before.

I guess I was a bit spoiled in Arizona. Having my mom around was amazing. She helped me soooo much. She watched Ava so I could clean or run quick errands. It makes getting things done a lot harder now. Ava needs a lot of attention and work so house work and errands get pushed to the side.

I am sure I'll come back to cold Utah even more spoiled after we are around my family for 2 weeks. I can't wait to get together with family and friends. It seems so weird to me that when we left, Ava couldn't sit up and wasn't mobile. I'm just so used to all of this now it feels like she has been doing it together!

Anyway excited to visit!!!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Happy birthday Dan and

We bought a mini van today....and so it begins. Never thought I would own a mini van, oh well, its awesome when you have a baby, a huge stroller and want something safer and more comfy than a tiny ford focus!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

6 Months Old

As of today Ava is closer to her 1st birthday then the day she was born. Its official, time will never slow down.

We have put away a lot of Ava's baby things this month. Her swing, her bouncer chair, a HUGE tub of clothes, baby towels, socks, shoes, etc. I am no where near ready for a 2nd baby but most of Ava's baby clothes look brand new. Only a few outfits were worn enough to even look a tad worn. So cross my fingers we will be able to use these clothes again someday. If we ever have a boy I am going to buy FAR less outfits that are smaller than 12 month size!

Anyway Ava is starting to feel better. She has gone to the Dr twice about her ear infection and cold and I think the new medicine she is on is actually helping this time. Our little sweetie weighed exactly 20 pounds yesterday at her appointment! She is in the 98th percentile for weight. The nurse measured Ava's height and then put it in the computer with a response of "well that can't be right" I asked what was wrong and she replied "her height is off the chart, I must have measured her wrong" I reassured her that she was right but she measured again to see for herself, and yes Ava is 28 1/2 inches which is the 99.9th percentile. She's tall, whats new.

Anyway Ava is such a happy girl, even when she is sick! She is moving everywhere now, either by rolling or army crawling. She gets on her knees and tries to crawl that way but it usually ends up looking like she is break dancing. She sits like a pro now and doesn't have to use her arms to hold her up. She is no where near having teeth and doesn't seem ready to say any words yet.

We are taking a trip to AZ in 2 weeks or so! We will be there for about 2 weeks as well. I am so excited but I wish Dan could come with us. I am sure he won't mind being a bachelor for a few weeks but he won't have a car. I'm going to have to make the drive alone but thankfully I only have to do 6 hours at a time and can stay in Vegas with our cousin.

Anyway here are some pictures from yesterday! Ava's half birthday and my father in law, Marks, birthday!




Thursday, September 9, 2010

Where did my baby go?

She has been replaced by this mini toddler wearing 18 month PJ's and sitting up tall and proud!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

1st time at the Park

We took Ava to the park for the first time yesterday :) She loved the swings!

Monday, September 6, 2010

My water baby

One of Ava's favorite things is the water... swimming, bath time, whatever form, its her favorite! We decided since it was such a nice day to set up a nice warm tub on the balcony and let her play. It was so much fun :)

Las Vegas

We decided last minute before Labor Day weekend that we would drive to Vegas. We were going to meet up with my mom but it ended up just being us. We hung out with Lisa and Larry and Dan's cousins. It was a ton of fun and I hope we can go back down soon!