GAME DAY!!

It's Game Day today! We're all tailgaiting and listening to the Georgia game on the radio since it's not on TV this week. Ava is wearing her usual Georgia Game Day attire, and I (of course) have lots of pictures to prove it! We're hanging out outside today, so it was a little bright for Ava. So, we decided she needed some shades to keep the sun out of her eyes! She is seriously the cutest thing! (Thanks to Lauren for the super spiffy shades)!

We've had a fun and very busy week! Work was really busy for me this week; I've been on call and had to go in one night this week and then ended up being in the OR until 11pm last night! Needless to say, it was a very, very long day!

Grandpop also came for a quick visit last Sunday. Ava was so excited to see him...she hasn't seen him since she was one day old, so that was fun. Grandpop thought she was so beautiful and really enjoyed holding her as much as he could!


Michee has been visiting us this week which has been really nice. She's been a huge help with Ava, and of course, we've had some yummy dinners! She was going to take the night off from cooking last night and go out, but that plan was shot with the whole OR-til-11-thing! Michee and Ava went on their first shopping trip (to the mall) this week! Apparently, Ava told Michee that she wanted some new clothes....so, Michee said okay! ;) She got her some hats and mittens because...SURPRISE...we're headed to Seattle next weekend! I'm heading out there for a CE (continuing education) course for pediatric sedation. And since I'm breastfeeding...everyone's coming along! The highs out there are in the upper 50's and lower 60's....so, Ava needs some mittens and hats! :) The tag said "Newborn"....yeah right!!

A sweet pea hat for my sweet pea!! How cute!
Michee also witnessed Ava rolling over...TWICE! :) Now...I'm thinking she was just pissed from being on her belly when she didn't feel like it...so she pushed with her arms and squeezed her butt and flopped herself over! It must just be because she's so advanced! ;) Lots of smiles this week too!

Quick update on her weight! She's 8lbs 14oz! Growing like a weed now! So, she's really doing just great. I'm starting to miss her a little more during the day now. I really, really crave seeing her when I'm at work. Some days are better or easier than others. But, my dad reminded me yesterday why I'm doing all this....so I can take care of Ava. So, I just have to keep that in mind when the going gets tough! It's all worth it for Ava.

Well, there's LOTS of pictures this week....so, click here to see more pics of my sweet little thing!

6 Week update!

Can you even believe that Ava is already 6 weeks old?!?! Well, not officially until tomorrow (Sunday). But still!! She is just so sweet....she's such a good little baby. She was with Patrick this last week. Just Daddy and Ava...they had a lot of fun hanging out together. Patrick really enjoyed it...I think more than he thought he would! It was a rough first day b/c Ava seemed to be very off with her nap and wake schedule. But after the first day, things settled down! I had a few long days this week, so I was away from her for up to 12 hours! That's HALF A DAY!! Torture! I was so happy to see her when I got home, and luckily, she was usually awake so I could get some play time! I think my days will get more predictable soon...it just seems to be a little crazy right now. Here's a pic of Patrick and Ava hanging out...She's grown like crazy this week! Eight days ago, Ava weighed 8 lbs even. We weighed her this morning and she's just over 8lbs 10 oz!!!! That is some serious growing in one week! And I know she's getting longer b/c all of her newborn onesies are looking very stretched! I can definitely tell that she's getting bigger...she feels heavier to me when I hold her. Still little...but much heavier than she was many weeks ago! Way to go Ava...our little fighter!

Patrick is just wonderful and ordered a new baby bath tub for me. My back was just killing me with the one we have. I would just bend over the tub on my knees....ouch! So, the new one fits right on the sink (fits a double or a single)! So, I can stand up and wash her perfectly comfortably! Here are some pics of her in her new bathtub. Check out that round, growing belly!
Patrick gave the baby carrier a test run today. Ava seemed to really like it after Patrick figured out how to get her in it! Look at those cute little arms and legs hanging out! This next week should be fun! Grandpop (Patrick's dad) and Michee are coming to visit us tomorrow! Grandpop can only stay for the afternoon, but Michee will be staying all week! What a treat! I think they'll both be shocked at how different she looks now! (And how big she is)! Grandpop hasn't seen her since she was only 1 day old, and Michee hasn't seen her since she was 8 days old!! There aren't too many pictures this week (I've been at work, and Patrick's in charge....that means WAY less pictures)! But here are a few if you'd like to take a look!

Lots of visitors...

I fogot to mention in our busy week (last week) that we also had several more visitors! Grandpop (Ava's great Grandpop), Rena, great Aunt Kathy, and Aunt Janet all came too! ...Kathy came all the way from Colorado!

Didn't want y'all to think I forgot! ...Just have a million and one things on my mind! :)

More visitors coming this weekend, too! My mom (Michee) and Patrick's dad (Grandpop) are coming on Sunday. Michee will stay for the week, and Grandpop is passing through on the way to work! Ava has grown a TON since the last time they both saw her...so, it'll be so fun! Can't wait!

Playing dress up!

We had fun dressing Ava up this week! Here are some pics! This first one is a little bunny jacket...I think for spring...Bobbi saw it and just thought it was too cute. And when she came walking out of her room like this...I had to agree!


This was an outfit that Aunt Sarah bought when she was a little girl. She used it to dress up her dolls. I think it's supposed to be a butterfly?? Whatever it is is just plain funny! ....and cute, too!
She's not quite big enough for this one...but I couldn't wait any longer!
It's got the cutest little butt ruffels ever! :)
Click here to see (lots) more pics of Ava at one month! Enjoy!

Busy Week!

Well, we've had quite a busy week! Sorry it's been a while since I've posted! I meant to post many times...but my first week back didn't allow for much extra time! Just a quick update: Ava turned one month old on Wednesday, September 12th! Can you believe it?! It's going so fast, and she is growing like CRAZY!!! We weighed her on Friday, and she tipped the scales at 8 lbs and 1/2 ounce! She's becoming quite the porky baby! :) ...and we are just so glad!

Bobbi was with us this week....and WOW, WOW, WOW...what a huge help she was!! I couldn't have imagined having a smoother transition going back to work. She took care of everything from dinner, to cleaning, to laundry, to Ava....to everything! She even got up and fed Ava if she needed to eat in the middle of the night so I could get a little more rest for school/work. That way...it wouldn't hit me all at once...going back to school and feeding her once or twice a night! How nice! Thank you, Bobbi! You are welcome anytime! We LOVE having you...and so does Ava!

Aunt Sarah and Nate came to visit for the weekend as well! It was fun to see them, and Nate got to finally meet Ava in person! They had a great time with her! On Saturday, we went to Tampa for the day and visited some friends of ours, Tim and Nicole. Their daughter, Addison, turned one year old, and she was having a birthday party. So, Ava went to her first party and had a great time being held my everyone and playing with Addison. We also got to watch the Georiga game while we were there! GO DAWGS!

Today, everyone left around 2:30, Patrick played in his first tennis match (he joined a league), and I'm studying for an exam I have tomorrow. :( But, I've only got to study like this a few more times....and it's not NEARLY as torturous as dental school exams were! So, anyway, that's the update...and I've got TONS of pictures to share...which I'll try to put up by sometime tomorrow. I hope you are all doing well! Keep checking back for pics!

First Day Back!

So, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! Of course, I did leave her with Bobbi and Patrick...so, who would worry about that?! They said she did really well and had a nice, sleeping day! I only checked on her two times...I thought that was pretty good! Good thing they keep me busy at work....or it would be even more torturous! But it all worked out. If everyday could work out this well, it would be great!! I was able to feed her this morning before I left and right when I got home! She took two bottles during the day of stored milk. She did really well, although she missed me! I can tell! :) Apparently, she SMILED while I was gone; but, I instructed them to take lots of pictures anytime she was cute....so, they captured it on camera! Just look!!! It's a little fuzzy, but it was my favorite picture of all the ones they took!! Here she is with her famous pucker! We get to see this everyday, at least once a day! This face is part of her waking up ritual! Don't you just want to eat them up?!?

Here's Patrick and Ava having some quality Daddy-Daughter time....Ava likes to look outside at all the lights. Cute, huh!?Here's Ava nice and fresh after a bath...check out this outfit....and that HAT!!! :) ...And best of all....THAT CUTE LITTLE FACE!!!Here are some more pics from Ava's 4th week. She's not officially one month until Wednesday, but here's a start.

Check it out....

Here are some baby pictures of Patrick and me next to some pictures of Ava. What do you think?

The first two are Ava:This is Meaghan:

This is Patrick:

Next two are Ava:

This is Meaghan:

This is Patrick:

This is Ava:This is Meaghan:

This is Patrick:
Do you see any baby resemblence??

The most pretty baby...

Those big, beautiful blue eyes...

I was just playing around with the camera....isn't she just so pretty....

Click here to see some more fun pics...

Happy Labor Day!

Quick update- so, we tried to do a little tummy time, but she was pretty irritated....squeezing her butt so hard that she was doing a Superman thing....all arms and legs off the ground! Maybe it's a little early for tummy time?! :) I've got my doc appointment tomorrow to make sure things are looking alright, so I'll keep you updated.

We had a great weekend...very fun! Here are Mindy and Kristin cuddling with Ava! Ava was such a trooper this weekend and didn't mind getting passed around to everyone at all! She loves visitors! Here she is with Mindy and Kristin having a blast! And with Aunt Sarah...gettin' some love! Sweet, huh?!
For some reason, Ava always looks perturbed when her parents snuggle her! :) Doesn't stop us, though!
She has such a distinctive stare! She's definitely our very serious first born! :)
Here are some more pictures from Ava's first Labor Day!

Three Weeks!

First of all....GOOOOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!! UGA 34, Oklahoma State 14!! Yahooo! Ava experienced her first Georgia football game....she is definitely a Bulldawg fan! She loved it so much that she actually didn't want to go to sleep! UGH!!! It was a bit of a challenging day with the sleep...but, man she slept so well last night! She slept from 2:45am to 8am! Guess all that tiring tailgating wore her out! :)Well, let me just tell you....Ava has come into her own with this whole nursing thing! I think she finally figured it out...now she wants to eat all the time! The doc said they usually have their first growth spurt between 3 and 4 weeks...so, I guess she's starting early! Check out these preemie jammies...she's only worn them once, and she's just too big for them now! :) She's such a big girl! :) Also, we have some guest visitors for the 3-day weekend- Aunt Sarah, Uncle Steve, Kristin, and Mindy (her adopted Aunts- I have a feeling she'll have many aunts)! We've had a great time, and more people need to come visit us....Ava loves everyone! So, come one, come all! I hope all is well! We're doing great down here in Florida! I've got one more week at home with my baby, then it's back to work for me. :( But, we'll be alright....we get lots of quality time together...several times a night! ;) Click here for more pictures of Ava's third week! Talk soon!