The Park

I got to take Ava up to the park today when I got home from work. Jami had watched her earlier this week and I was a little jealous that she was the first one to take Ava! She had told me how much she loved it so I was excited to see her in the swing! Ava thought it was the best thing since apple juice! She had so much fun! I attempted to get a video of her swinging, it isn't the best since the sun was right in my eyes (camera) but you will get the gist. For those family members that haven't seen, look closely and you will see her teeth! Her uncles claim she looks like a hillbilly. Here are a few more pictures from the park, some with Jami and some from today...

"Hey Ava, I need a push!"

What is this stuff? Wonder if it tastes good....

This is way better then my swing at home.. no offense Grandma!

Yup Mom I was right, I LOVE the park!

She found a small twig

and a stick

9 Months

1 Day Old

Wow! I can't believe little peanut is 9m old already! This past month as just flown by, maybe due to Ava flying all over the place and keeping us on our toes! She has started crawling! YaY!...I think? :) This means that her curiosity is on the loose and she wants to know about EVERYTHING. From the t.v., Daddy's ps3 headset, to the itsy bitsy piece of lint on the floor. Her main source of discovery you ask?... her mouth! Everything goes there first, until Mom or Dad say "yucky", or "no no Ave". She listens pretty well...for 10 seconds or so and then her attention span is gone and she is back to rediscovering the object in her mouth :) This age has been a lot of fun for Cole and I to watch. She has been growing into her personality and it's fun to see her discover the world around her. She is pulling herself up on her own and has let go of Mom a few times and stood on her own, but she hasn't yet tested out moving her feet on her own. We had her 9m check up last Wednesday and she is now up to the 70th percentile when combining height and weight. She was 17 pds and ............I forgot how long, will update that when I have her baby book on hand! She has been messing with her ears a lot, I took her to urgent care last Monday thinking she had an ear infection and she was completely fine, and then they checked again at her 9m apt and nothing. She must just think they are fun!

9 Months

We left her for the first time since she was born overnight this past weekend. She stayed with Cole's parents, while we went to Dubuque. It was needed but we missed her so much she was almost all we talked about! We forgot what life was like before her and in NO way want to go back to that. We caught up with each other and enjoyed each other's company, but we were sooo excited to get home to her!

Birthday planning is still in the process...only 3 more months to go and we will have a big girl on our hands! Love you munchkin!

TuTu TuTu

So for those of you family members that are unaware, I am currently planning Ava's first birthday party. I have got the theme and have been going crazy with idea's for decorations, food, invites, outfits etc. I found this adorable outfit on etsy (which is an AMAZING site) with a tutu and onsie included for about 50 bucks. I had talked to my friend Steph at work, who has a little one turning one in about a week (same day as Cole) and she got Gemma (her daughter of course :) a custom made outfit with a tutu from Bundle of Joy in Waverly, but mentioned how they could be pretty easy to make. So that got the wheels cranking in my head and I thought "I can make one, I am pretty creative and it can't be that hard". So I ventured out to Hobby Lobby and bought some tulle and ribbon, you tubed "how to make a sew free tutu", and began my mission. I was RIGHT! HOW EASY. Took me maybe an hour all together to cut the tulle and make the tutu and guess what... it cost under 4 dollars. I spent 8-9.00$ at hobby lobby but I have enough left to make at least one more if not two. Maybe I should start selling them for 30-40, that's a pretty good mark up. The pictures do not do the tutu justice, it is so sparkly and bright. Little miss Ava will be ready for any dress up day as Mom will be making many more tutus throughout her child hood! Thanks Grandma Kay for the pictures, your camera showed them a little better then mine!