She has Hair

When Avah was born she had a full head of dark hair, until it decided to fall out in patches. It was pretty funny; her poor head looked like a fuzzy patchwork quilt. It also went from dark brown to the sandy blonde it is today. But within the last month or so it has been growing in pretty good and we can finally put little barrettes and bows in her hair and they actually stay (for the most part). She has a few really long strands of hair from the patches that hadn't fallen out that we were going to trim but decided to wait and have her first hair cut done at Walt Disney World in a few weeks (and those strands will actually give them something to trim). I'm pretty excited for her to get her first hair cut at Disney since they go all out of course. She will get her first pair of Mickey or Minnie ears along with a certificate showing her first hair cut was at Disney so I'm sure it will be fun. I'll make sure I get lots of pictures to share and maybe even bust out the video camera. :-)

BIG smile for Daddy! :-)

8 Months Old!

Chris and I are convinced that Avah is going to skip crawling, but what do we know really? She just loves to pull herself up to stand and walk around while holding our hands. When we try to get her to crawl to us she just tries to go straight to a standing position. This is Avah standing up and we were trying to get her to pick up her legs and take a step on her own. She kind of scooted a little, it was very cool! :-)

Than we had some play time on the floor to let her little legs relax from the work out. :-)

Where Does the Time Go?

It is hard to believe that Avah is already 7 months old, before I know it she'll be a year old. She amazes Chris and I everyday with everything she is learning. She loves to play on the floor with us and her hand/eye coordination is great. She loves a good conversation and likes to be a part of the group, very social little girl. Here are a few pics we had taken in the month of January.

"I think I've had enough cereal Mom"

This is one of my favorites, so cute!

Passed out - too much formula

Playing with Mommy and Daddy

Mmmm, yummy fabric...

SANTA!! (In January??)

Ok so I now I am SUPER late on getting these posted, but I had to post them no matter what because they are just too cute not to share. Kate, Chris, the girls, and myself went to go see Santa Claus at Bass Pro Shop in late November and here are the pictures from that day. :-)

*BTW - I took video of the whole thing too - yep that's right - I was one of "those parents". ;-P

Avah with Mrs. Claus and Santa

Avah with Santa

Leah with Santa.

Jaydin with Mrs. Claus and Santa (she was too scared to sit on Santa's lap).

Jaydin, Leah, and Avah on the ATV they picked out to take home with us.

SNOW!

A couple weeks ago we got our first snow storm and Avah was very interested in all the white fluffy falling stuff. So Chris and I opened our back patio door and let her watch and feel the snow for a few minutes. It was really cute watching her examine it and her reaction to the feel of it. :-)

She Did It!!!

Last night was the first night our little munchkin slept in her own room ALL night! :-)

She has slept throught the night in the past but it was in her swing. We have also gone several hours before bringing her into our room and finishing up the night in her swing, so this is huge for her and for us. I'm not expecting it to happen tonight or on a regular basis yet but just knowing that she will do it is a sigh of relief. Now Chris and I didn't sleep very well last night since we were only half asleep waiting for her to start crying, but that is ok because half asleep is better than no sleep. ;-P

Baby and Mommy Playdates!

Here are some photos of Avah with a few of her friends. :-)

This playdate took place at Jamie's house when Avah was 6 weeks old.

Vincent and Avah - Vincent is 3 weeks older than Avah.

Vincent (9 weeks), Avah (6 weeks), Finley (6 months), and Graysen (7 months)

Finley and Graysen

This playdate was at Nikki's house just a week before I headed back to work.

Finley (7 months)

Vincent (12 weeks) and Avah (9 weeks) - Look at her legs go! ;-)

Vincent and Avah - Don't worry Amery, Avah only has eyes for you. ;-)

Avah (9 weeks)


This playdate was at our neighbors house. They had a little girl on July 25th.

Addison (2 weeks) and Avah (5 weeks)