Weekend Update

We had such a fun weekend and the weather was amazing! We kicked it off with a BBQ at our friends house, the Leonards. They have a little boy who is only a few months younger than Andrew and the boys have so much fun together. They ran around the yard the whole night and entertained themselves while the adults had a great time catching up!

Andrew and Carter chowing down on chips.

Saturday morning we headed to the little water park in Wilsonville. We hadn't gone yet this year and Andrew was so excited to be there. It was extra special since Daddy was there with us too. Ava hung out with me in the baby bjorn while Andrew ran around with Daddy. Such a fun family morning.

7.24.10- Ava 10 weeks & 1 day

That afternoon Nate and I attended a wedding at our church. We decided to take advantage of having a babysitter and went to dinner after the wedding. It was a beautiful night so we went to Oswego Boathouse and sat on the floating deck. I've decided that this is one of my happy places. Fine dinning and a lake...2 of my favorite things! We had such a nice evening just the 2 of us.

The next morning we skipped church and headed to the river for some more family time. Gotta love summer time!

Getting higher every time!

She is so good on the boat. She has to be cooped up in that life jacket and she doesn't even complain.

He loves the boat!

Andrew update

Only a month and a half until Andrew turns 3. I can't believe he is going to be 3 already. He starts school in September and he is very excited. He is a sweet little boy and LOVES his baby sister. He always wants to know where she is and if she is crying he tells me or tries to talk to her and give her her pacifier. He is constantly giving her kisses and wanting to hold her or sing to her. He is constantly taking her pacifier out (which completely annoys her) and says, "you wanna talk? oh, you wanna talk." It's just the cutest thing. He still loves his pacifier but is only allowed to have it in bed and in the car. We are hoping to get rid of it at age 3. We'll see how that goes. He seems to remember everything we say these days and will repeat things we've said days after we've said them. He now knows everyones names (mine & Nate's included) and now calls his pama's and papa's Twyla Pama, Janet Pama, Buddy Papa (which is cute because his name is Bud) and Dabid (David) Papa.

Funny things he says: moder (t.v. remote), winnie & burn (Phineas & Ferb, a cartoon on Disney, his new obsession), it's a conspiracy man (from the Cars movie), he loves to sing Life is a Dream from Cars while he plays with his cars. When I get him after his nap or in the morning he always tells me that he lubs (loves) me and missed me. "I lub you mommy, I missed you so much!" When I put him to bed at night or at nap time he usually doesn't want me to leave him. He says, "mommy I need you, I lub you so much!" He gives me lots of hugs and kisses and keeps telling me that he needs me. It just melts my heart and it makes it really hard for me to leave him.

Andrew loves to play soccer in the back yard. He always asks us to play. We line up 2 balls and he says, "on your market, get set, go!" Then we kick the balls to the other side of the yard. He always says, "I'm the winner!" Too cute!

I know there are a million other new things that he does and says, but they are not coming to mind right now. I will add them as I think of them :)

2 months

Last Wednesday Ava turned 2 months old. These last two months have been crazy busy adjusting to life with 2, but I wouldn't change it for the world. Ava is the cutest little thing. She loves mommy and is a total mommy's girl. When she cries, she only wants me. She loves to be held all the time and cuddled. She loves watching Andrew and is very entertained by him. He loves to sing to her and talk to her and she just smiles and coo's back at him. It's adorable. She loves her glow worm and especially loves when it plays the song Cannon in D. It's really funny how she reacts to that song. She knows our voices and turns her head when she hears us talk to her. She started sleeping through the night at 7.5 weeks and slept through the night for about a week. She would sometimes wake up because she had gas, but usually she slept pretty good at night (11ish till about 6 or 7am). She still does pretty well but occasionally wakes up to eat in the night. She had her 2 month doctor appointment yesterday and got 2 shots (Hib & Dtap) and the oral Rotavirus. She was quite the drama queen and cried a ton. I felt so bad for her. She has been pretty needy today and wanted me to hold her most of the day. Poor thing.

Her 2 month stats:

Weight: 10lb 9oz (35%)

Height: 22 3/4 (60%)

Head: 38.6cm (35%)

We had her 2 month pictures last week....they turned out amazing!

Here's a few other pictures I took of Ava this week. I just love all of her expressions!

7.19.10 - 9 weeks & 3 days old

My goat

Yesterday Andrew, Ava, Pama Twyla (or as Andrew says Twyla Pama) and I went to the zoo. It was a little cold and overcast but we had tons of fun! We spent time in the Northwest section of the zoo, an area that we rarely go to. It's like a little farm and Andrew LOVED it. He spent tons of time with the goats.

Andrew driving the tractor

Andrew with Twyla Pama. He thought it was so funny that these goats were standing on a table. And he also pointed out that it was gross that they were standing in poop!

I like this picture :)

Andrew with his goat. He followed this goat around the whole time with his hand on the goats back. When Pama asked if he wanted to pet another goat, he told her no and that she needed to pet it. He said, "this is my goat."

Andrew following his goat.

My sweet little girl.

7.20.10- Andrew 2 years 10 months

Ava 9 weeks, 4 days

Play Dates, Bike Rides, Parks, & Sprinklers

We are having such a fun summer and enjoying the beautiful weather. Andrew loves playing outside even when it's not sunny, but especially loves when it's sunny. He says, "the sun came out!" Last week we had lots of fun playing in the sprinkler, going to what Andrew calls the "big park" and taking bike rides around our neighborhood.

7.15.10 Andrew at the "big park" playing in the water!

He got so dirty from the sand box at the park that he came home, stripped down and ran through the sprinkler. He LOVED it.

On Friday our friends came over for a play date. Hudson is one of Andrew's best friends and they have so much fun together. His mom, Christi, just had a baby girl a few weeks after Ava. So while the boys played in the pool, ran through the sprinkler and played with cars, Christi and I cuddled with our baby girls and chit chatted.

7.16.10 The boys with their sisters.

7.17.10- On Saturday we went to our town parade. Sherwood has a cute little downtown area that Nate and I call Starshollow (Gilmore Girl reference). We think it's so fun that our little town has so many fun small town activities throughout the year. It was our first time experiencing the Robin Hood Festival. The boys watched the parade and Andrew loved all of the cars and the fire trucks in the parade. After the parade we walked around but it was so crowded that we didn't stay long. For all of you that know my husband, you know that crowds are his nightmare! He just couldn't stand the crowds any longer, so we went home so Andrew could take a nap before heading out on the river for the night.

This week our evenings have been spent taking Andrew to the park by our house on his bike. He loves it and always finds friends at the park. He's so social! I love our evenings spent just the 4 of us walking to the park and enjoying our neighborhood.

7.19.2010 Andrew 2 years 10 months old

Hangin' with the Baileys

7.9.10 My inlaws birthdays are only a few days apart so we celebrated both of their birthdays on Friday. Tiffany & Thomas hosted a BBQ at their house. Andrew had fun playing cars with Papa and of course Pama & Papa enjoyed their cuddle time with Ava :)

On Saturday Tiffany had her wedding shower. It was a beautiful day and Ava and I enjoyed some Mommy/Daughter time.

BEAUTIFUL Grandmas!

7.10.10 Ava at 8 weeks 1 day

The guest of honor- Aunt Tiffany getting cuddle time with Ava.

The Bailey women

Summertime

Last week we had amazing weather with temperatures in the 90s and some days reached 100. We spent lots of time outside enjoying the sunshine.

7.6.10 After a bike ride around the neighborhood, Andrew decided to run through the sprinkler in the front yard with all of his clothes on. He thought it was so funny!

7.7.10 Wednesday we spent late afternoon on the boat. Andrew found a new toy- a fan/squirt bottle. We brought it for Ava because it was 100 degrees that day and we thought it would help cool her off but Andrew decided it was his toy! Ava did great on the boat and it was a fun afternoon in the sun.

Andrew also decided to cool off in the water for a bit. He didn't want to really swim, just be dipped in the water.

7.8.10 Friday we spent enjoying our backyard. Andrew played in his pool, watered Mommy's flowers, and ran around the yard. Ava enjoyed "talking" to her jungle friends in her bouncy seat. (Ava @ 8 weeks)

Such a little helper!

We even had a picnic. One of Andrew's favorite things to do on a sunny day.

7.11.10 Daddy & Andrew relaxing poolside :)

Ava taking a nap outside. 8 weeks & 2 days

Sleep filled nights

Mommy & Ava cuddling 7.6.10 - 7 weeks & 6 days old

Daddy & Ava cuddling 7.3.10- 7 weeks & 1 day old

Last Tuesday night Ava slept through the night! I was beyond thrilled. We put her to bed around 11/11:15ish after I feed her around 10:30 and she slept till about 7ish. She woke up a few times to get her diaper changed and because she was gassy, but not to eat. She has been doing this every since. Some nights she wakes up more because she wants her diaper changed, but last night she slept from 11 til 7 without waking once! She will be 2 months tomorrow...can't believe how fast it's going!

4th of July

Ava's 1st 4th of July and we were all decked out in red, white & blue! We spent the morning at church, a quick nap for Andrew in the afternoon and then headed over to the Bailey's for a BBQ. Andrew had tons of fun playing with his new cars, riding his tractor, and meeting Charlie (Aunt Tiff & Thomas' new dog). No fireworks for us. Andrew wasn't interested in the sparklers when Aunt Tiffany showed them to him. Maybe in a few years he will change his mind.

Ava 7 weeks old

Andrew 2 years old

Summer of Weddings

This year we have 3 weddings to attend and 1 that Andrew & I are in. It's a busy summer of weddings. Last night we attended our 1st of the three and Ava's 1st wedding ever. It was one of my sister's childhood friends (Tyler Gale) and my sister and Cory came up for the wedding which made it a fun night. We got all dressed up (Nate, Ava & myselft) and had dinner at Oswego Grill before heading to church for the wedding. Andrew stayed at home with Aunt Tiffany and soon to be Uncle Thomas. Ava did great at the wedding, no crying which is rare for her, but was a little more fussy at the reception. She looked adorable though :)