10 months old

Wow, 10 months already! Ava is getting to be quite the little mover. She started moving around during the last half of last month. She can't quite crawl, but she definitely gets around by rolling, scooting, army crawling and reaching. She gets into all of Andrew's toys and it makes him very frustrated. He loves playing with her toys, but doesn't like it when she plays with his toys. I'm constantly making sure that nothing is on the ground because if it's on the ground, it goes directly into her mouth. She loves chewing on fabric and paper! She still has no teeth but seems to be drooling a lot more these last few days and wants to chew on everything. We introduced the sippy cup, so far she only wants to chew on it and isn't very interested in drinking from it. She seems to always have a cold which I think is a thank you to her brother being in preschool. She laughs and smiles a lot, likes to dance and shake her head around, loves peek a boo, patty cake, and the frog song. She really loves to eat! I think bananas are her favorite as well as cheerios or puffs. She's still a great sleeper and nurses 4 times a day. She has a loud voice and will let you know when she wants something and she always wants it right now! She has quite the temper. She now lets Daddy hold her when Mommy's in the room, but only for short amounts of time. She loves to smile at Daddy to get his attention. She likes to stand when she's holding on to our hands, but doesn't pull herself up yet. She is always taking her hair clips out of her hair and chewing on them, especially when she's tired. Mommy, Daddy & Andrew love you lots Miss Ava!!!

Ava's 9 month check up

Ava had her 9 month doctor a few days before she turned 10 months. At 9 months she went to the doctor because she was sick and weighed 15.8 pounds (10th percentile). At her appointment last Friday she gained a whole pound and now weighs 16.8 pounds, but now she's only in the 7th percentile. She is definitely a tiny little girl, but the doctor doesn't seem to be worried. When I told her what she had for breakfast that day (a banana, 1/4 pear & cheerios) she was shocked! She eats a ton for how little she is. Her height is 27.5 inches (30%) and her head is 44cm (40%). Her doctor says that she is doing great and lucky for Ava she only had to have 1 shot (hep B).

Soccertots

Andrew started his first sport yesterday- soccer. We signed him up for Soccertots and he goes every week for 3 months. Him and his friend Hudson are the only two in the class so far and they had a ton of fun the whole time. At one point Andrew turned to his coach and said, "I didn't know this was gonna be so hard." Haha! She told me this later and I cracked up. He says the funniest stuff. Later during the class he told me that he needed a break. The class is 50 minutes and they go hard the whole time, so he was exhausted. Unfortunately I didn't have my nice camera (Nate took it to the shop & got me a fixed lens and a brand new one on the way...so excited!) so I had to improvise with my camera phone and it just didn't take that great of pictures of them running around.

Almost crawling

In the last week or so Ava has really started to move around a lot more. She is constantly scooting, reaching and rolling to get what she wants which is usually something she shouldn't have. She really loves getting into all of Andrew's toys which really bothers him. I'm sure once she really starts crawling, life will be crazy around here!

3.6.2011- Ava 9.5 months

"Talking"

A video from last month of Ava swimming on vacation. This is her voice and this is how loud she is most of the time!

2.18.2011- Ava 9 months old

Daddy date

Last Saturday Andrew & Daddy got to spend a little quality time together. Nate had to go to Home Depot so he took Andrew. What was going to be a quick trip turned into a fun little outing for the two of them. Andrew "rode" on the tractor and even got to make a wooden race car. He was so proud of it and ran to show me it as soon as he got home. We don't get much one on one time with the kids so it was nice for Andrew & Daddy to spend time together, just the two of them.

I just love how he got his own Home Depot apron with his name on it :)

3.5.2011- Andrew 3.5 years old

Fake out

Ava is a total momma's girl. If I'm in the room, she only wants me. If someone else tries to hold her she cries and reaches out for me. So far, I'm the only one she actually reaches for.

On Tuesdays Nate & I try to have a mini date with Ava at Starbucks while Andrew is at school. It doesn't happen every week, but we try to do it as often as we can. Last Tuesday when we were at Starbucks Ava and I were waiting in line when in walks Nate. Ava immediately noticed him and started getting really excited. She immediately reached for him, which never happens, and he held her for a second when she turned and reached back for me. Once I'm holding her, she turned back to Nate and reached out to him, then back to me. It was pretty funny. She just couldn't decide if she wanted Mommy or Daddy. Ultimately Mommy was her preference.....big surprise! She is such a momma's girl!