Saturday, June 11, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Memorial Day Trip to AZ
Ava and I got back from our trip to AZ yesterday. We were hanging out with my friend Stacy and her baby Brynlee the Thursday before Memorial day. I mentioned that I had wanted to go down to AZ but decided not to go even though Dan was going to the Indy 500 for 5 days. She talked me into going and I immediately packed up our stuff and left the next morning!
We did the whole drive in 1 day even though I was sure I couldn't make it. Thankfully Ava is an angel in her car seat and doesn't give me any trouble. My mom was so excited to see us! I was so happy to be there as well! Almost immediately after we got out of the car Ava started up and walking! She had at this point gone 6 or 7 steps and that was just the day before. (her first steps were almost 6 weeks before however). She was standing at my moms back door, she turned around and just started walking. She's been walking pretty much non stop ever since.
Everyone told me not to wish for her to walk. I don't know if any of those people had ever had a 14 1/2 month old that weighed 27 pounds that they were bending over to pick up off the floor and carry everywhere???? Its painful on the back, let me tell you that much. Anyway, Love love love that she is walking now. So nice. I did have the moment of "time won't ever go back" which it never does anyway, but still. My baby is very much a toddler now.
We spent a ton of time out at the pool or somehow in water. It was great and Ava loved it! That girl was made for water! She showed off lots of cute tricks while we were there. Her little hand phone answer when the phone would ring. My mom still doesn't believe me that I don't talk on the phone very much. I hardly ever talk on the phone actually. I have no idea where Ava picked that up.
We ended up spending about 10 days down in AZ. We decided to head back home to Utah yesterday. That drive really is a killer. I get really tired when I drive so we end up stopping a lot and I end up drinking lots of soda. I was almost certain we were going to stop in Vegas and stay the night but Dan talked me into at least getting to St George. Once I was there I felt like I was "basically" in Orem and finished the last 4 hours.
Happy to be home and don't plan on going back to AZ till at least the end of the summer. I'm going to enjoy staying put for a bit. I'm also currently undertaking the huge task of reorganizing our house. I was able to accomplish great things in our living room today, as well as our dining room and Ava's room (thanks to my mother in law for coming over)! We now have more room which is always a bonus. I've spent the last 5+ hours working on my office and it doesn't look like its changed much... which is very sad, I did however get rid of a ton of stuff in our storage closet and pack it back full of fun things :)
We did the whole drive in 1 day even though I was sure I couldn't make it. Thankfully Ava is an angel in her car seat and doesn't give me any trouble. My mom was so excited to see us! I was so happy to be there as well! Almost immediately after we got out of the car Ava started up and walking! She had at this point gone 6 or 7 steps and that was just the day before. (her first steps were almost 6 weeks before however). She was standing at my moms back door, she turned around and just started walking. She's been walking pretty much non stop ever since.
Everyone told me not to wish for her to walk. I don't know if any of those people had ever had a 14 1/2 month old that weighed 27 pounds that they were bending over to pick up off the floor and carry everywhere???? Its painful on the back, let me tell you that much. Anyway, Love love love that she is walking now. So nice. I did have the moment of "time won't ever go back" which it never does anyway, but still. My baby is very much a toddler now.
We spent a ton of time out at the pool or somehow in water. It was great and Ava loved it! That girl was made for water! She showed off lots of cute tricks while we were there. Her little hand phone answer when the phone would ring. My mom still doesn't believe me that I don't talk on the phone very much. I hardly ever talk on the phone actually. I have no idea where Ava picked that up.
We ended up spending about 10 days down in AZ. We decided to head back home to Utah yesterday. That drive really is a killer. I get really tired when I drive so we end up stopping a lot and I end up drinking lots of soda. I was almost certain we were going to stop in Vegas and stay the night but Dan talked me into at least getting to St George. Once I was there I felt like I was "basically" in Orem and finished the last 4 hours.
Happy to be home and don't plan on going back to AZ till at least the end of the summer. I'm going to enjoy staying put for a bit. I'm also currently undertaking the huge task of reorganizing our house. I was able to accomplish great things in our living room today, as well as our dining room and Ava's room (thanks to my mother in law for coming over)! We now have more room which is always a bonus. I've spent the last 5+ hours working on my office and it doesn't look like its changed much... which is very sad, I did however get rid of a ton of stuff in our storage closet and pack it back full of fun things :)
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
She can walk!!
Ava took her 1st steps while we were visiting my mom in AZ 5 weeks ago! Now 5 weeks later she has gone from first steps to finally walking part time :) Still favorite mode of transportation is crawling but dang 2 days ago she walked 5 steps for the first time and that was the most she had ever done. Now its just no big thing for her!
We have been joking for a while that she would just up and start walking as soon as Dan went out of town to the Indy 500... while Dan was on the plane, Ava just started walking! So at 14 1/2 months we have a little walker :)
Here's the video :)
We have been joking for a while that she would just up and start walking as soon as Dan went out of town to the Indy 500... while Dan was on the plane, Ava just started walking! So at 14 1/2 months we have a little walker :)
Here's the video :)
Monday, May 23, 2011
I want 10 Ava's!
This may be one of those famous quotes that goes down in the history of our family as hilarious (well others in our family find them hilarious)! Dan only has 1 famous quote which will forever be "I'm married, I have no problems" ~ said the day after our wedding and very quickly regretted I'm sure.
2nd famous quote in our family "I just want her awake and screaming" ~ said by me the night before Ava was born. I still stand by that one!!! I was a very nervous pregnant lady who often feared the worse and nothing brought me greater happiness than the realization that soon I would have Ava and I'd get to hear her and know all was well with the world. The second I heard her first noise was like the weight of 10 million pounds and 9 months of stress being lifted off of my shoulders and into my arms.
Lastly (and I say this one all of the time) "I want 10 Ava's" I hope and pray I can stand by this one the rest of my life as well... those teen years will probably be tough, maybe I'll only want 5 but still. She makes me so so so happy! She exudes so much love and joy I can only imagine how wonderful it would be to have 10 little Ava's to love. I will never know what its like to actually have 10 of her but I guess that's what makes the 1 so special!
2nd famous quote in our family "I just want her awake and screaming" ~ said by me the night before Ava was born. I still stand by that one!!! I was a very nervous pregnant lady who often feared the worse and nothing brought me greater happiness than the realization that soon I would have Ava and I'd get to hear her and know all was well with the world. The second I heard her first noise was like the weight of 10 million pounds and 9 months of stress being lifted off of my shoulders and into my arms.
Lastly (and I say this one all of the time) "I want 10 Ava's" I hope and pray I can stand by this one the rest of my life as well... those teen years will probably be tough, maybe I'll only want 5 but still. She makes me so so so happy! She exudes so much love and joy I can only imagine how wonderful it would be to have 10 little Ava's to love. I will never know what its like to actually have 10 of her but I guess that's what makes the 1 so special!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
14 Months Old
Ava was 14 months on Sunday. She started taking steps the day before Easter. Everyone said she would be taking 6-8 steps within a week of her first steps.... nope! It took her 3 more weeks to work up to 3 steps in a row. She now takes a couple of steps each day trying to get from one piece of furniture to the next. Its very cute :)
She is starting to say a few more things. Number 1 word is "dada" after that she loves to say "hi" and "num num" and every so often we can get her to say "mama" and "wow". The cutest thing is when she 'pretends' to eat and says num num! She knows 3 signs now. "more" "all done" and "eat" It is so adorable when she signs! I want to teach her more.
Ava is getting so big. She is wearing 24 month and 2T clothes. Seriously how can she be this big? I haven't been able to get good measurements of her weight or height. I think she is 33 inches tall but she is wiggly! Lol.
Ava got her 3rd tooth yesterday! She's catching up in the tooth department! She got her first tooth April 1st but it took nearly 6 weeks to get her second and then 6 days after that to get her 3rd :)
She is so much fun and I am excited (no matter what people tell me) for her to start walking full time!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Thank you Ava
My first Mother's Day:
My Second Mother's Day: 
Today should be a day to celebrate my little Ava for making me a Mom. It has been exactly 2 years since we decided we wanted to start trying for a baby. I remember coming home from church on Mother's Day crying and devastated that I had been recently told that I A) shouldn't get pregnant and B) probably couldn't get pregnant. Within the week after mother's day we decided that we weren't going to go along with what the doctors were telling us and that was the best decision of our lives! I pray for the day that we will be able to get pregnant again and although its not as 'easy' as it was last time I know our next child will be worth the wait.
My Second Mother's Day: 
Today should be a day to celebrate my little Ava for making me a Mom. It has been exactly 2 years since we decided we wanted to start trying for a baby. I remember coming home from church on Mother's Day crying and devastated that I had been recently told that I A) shouldn't get pregnant and B) probably couldn't get pregnant. Within the week after mother's day we decided that we weren't going to go along with what the doctors were telling us and that was the best decision of our lives! I pray for the day that we will be able to get pregnant again and although its not as 'easy' as it was last time I know our next child will be worth the wait.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Luckiest
I find it hard to put into words how much I love Ava. Every time I listen to the song "the luckiest" by Ben Folds, my heart gets full because that's how I feel about Ava (even though technically I know he didn't write that about his child).
I feel like I have made so many many mistakes in my life and somehow everything I've done has brought me to this moment. This moment where I'm a mom and Ava is my everything. I am the luckiest. I'm thankful for every mistake, every tear, every hardship I've had to face. Everything I've had to go through growing up has shaped me into a better person, for her.
This Mother's day I'm so thankful for my mom and for my future little mommy, Ava. I know she came first in our family for a reason. She loves other children and she already acts like a little mom at 1. I can't wait till she's a big sister.
I feel like I have made so many many mistakes in my life and somehow everything I've done has brought me to this moment. This moment where I'm a mom and Ava is my everything. I am the luckiest. I'm thankful for every mistake, every tear, every hardship I've had to face. Everything I've had to go through growing up has shaped me into a better person, for her.
This Mother's day I'm so thankful for my mom and for my future little mommy, Ava. I know she came first in our family for a reason. She loves other children and she already acts like a little mom at 1. I can't wait till she's a big sister.
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