Growing so Fast!

Hey y'all! :) Things have been busy for us this past week, and there have been lots of new changes! Ava is about 7 1/2 months now and is doing some new and fun stuff! She's graduated to a big girl bath tub (well, more like an in-between tub) since she can sit up on her own now! The sides are filled with air in case she does lose her balance. She loves being able to play with her toys! Her old tub wasn't big enough for all that fun! Here she is loving her new tub!

This was Easter day, and I just had to include this picture cause she is just so darn cute! :)
And this one too..... :)
So, on Easter Day, Ava got to have her first pool experience! She didn't really know what to think of it...and she doesn't yet know that she can slash...although, we did show her! She did seem to like being free of a diaper! And her bathing suit was just so cute....ugh!
Check out the ruffles on her butt! Salsa was jealous! We had to tell her a few times NOT to get in the pool!
More cuteness!
Aunt Sarah (and Nate) came for a visit last week since they were on spring break. It's always such a treat when she comes, and Ava loves all that wonderful attention she gets! Thanks for all your help Sarah!
We tried on some shoes for Ava and she wasn't really sure what to think about them. She kept trying to pick her feet up...not wanting to keep either of them on the ground. It was pretty cute. (The left shoe was a little bit of a struggle to get on, too)! :)
Hello!
Getting so big....No, she didn't pull herself up on her own, but she will support herself if we put her there!
Next big news! Ava's got a TOOTH coming in!!! This was an attempt at getting a picture, but it didn't really work very well. It's pretty hard to see still...just barely visible, but definitely palpable. She's such a good sport...I'm always trying to get a better look! The first to show was her lower left front tooth, and now the right side is starting to come in as well!
Now for the biggest news of all!!!! I am now the mother of a CRAWLER!!! She had her official first crawl on Easter Eve...about 3 or 4 official hand-foot crawls...but today I was able to catch her really crusing, and she's getting pretty good already!!! Here's a little video!!


And just for fun...here's me pretending Ava is my little toy! :)



So, I'm just to in love with this little girl. Lately, I have just wanted to hug her and kiss her and hold her close. I find myself holding her for extra long at night before I put her down...I can't get enough, and I really look forward to my weekends with her! There's one more thing that's new for Ava. You know when you reach for to pick up a baby and they lift their arms toward you? Well, I've been practicing that with her for MONTHS!!! (Of course, she didn't have a clue what I was doing)! But, the other day I went to pick her up, and I did the same thing I always do, and she LIFTED HER LITTLE ARMS UP toward me!!!! I was so excited! Now, I put her on the ground just so I can reach back down to get her and see it again and again!! So, anyway....that's all the new and exciting stuff that's been going on with Ava! Isn't she just growing so fast?!?!

Here are some more pictures of her turbo growing!

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Just thought I'd share a few pictures from Easter Day! Here's a picture of the cutest bunny EVER!
Ava had a fun first Easter...we hung outside all day in the beautiful weather and relaxed. Here she is in one of her many Easter dresses! SOOOOO CUTE!!!Daddy said she needed a bow...so I put it on her for a while...then she was done with it!
"Ggggooooo"...her favorite noise.
Too much....
Seersuckers and a bonnet...HOLY COW....ADORABLE!!!

More cuteness!!!Here's a little sleepy Easter video...


We hope everyone had a great Easter!

We've been doing lots of exciting new things in the last few days....I'll post as soon as I can with that info and some more pictures!

Birthday Fun!

So, it's official....I'm old. Yesterday was the first day of spring...and the day that I got old! BUT, it was a fabulous day! I had the morning off and my afternoon clinic went well (no screamers)!! I got to hang out with Ava in the morning, got food from my favorite lunch place (Chipoltle!), had two sets of flowers delivered to my work (one from Patrick and Ava and the other from my mom and dad), and got some fabulous gifts! Then I got to go to dinner (at ON THE BORDER!!!) with all of my resident friends, and Sarah stayed behind to babysit Ava and put her to bed!! (And let me just tell you...the cheese dip was AWESOME)! So, I actually got to go out and relax and not worry about if Ava was being loved enough!! :) So, thank you, Sarah! And thanks to Nate for driving Patrick and me around last night! So, anyway, here's proof that I actually went out!!

My favorite drink.... My lovely husband!
My sweet, sweet girls! We are just too cute!
Seven of 10 residents! Not bad! And Dr. Silva even came by for a little while! (She's our residency director)! Not sure what was so funny here....but it's cute!
So, it was an awesome birthday...and the weather was just perfect! After On The Border, we went to a low key bar (if you can call it that) near our house and hung out for a little while longer with us girls and our hubbies)! It was a great day! Thanks everyone!! An Ava update will be coming soon!!

Our trip home

It was so nice to be home and see everyone! Although, it was definitely not relaxing! :) But, I guess I should have expected that! Everyone wants a piece of Ava, and Patrick and I also try to visit some friends while we're there...we're just never there for long enough to do everything we want to. One day, we'll be back home (after 10 years of being a nomad!) and we can feel normal again! But, I love going home, and I got to show Ava off too...which is always fun! :)
Kristin and Matthew (Ava's God parents) got to hang out with Ava for a while too!
Ava did so well on the plane ride! On the way to Atlanta, it was perfect timing for me to nurse her as soon as we got on the plane...then she slept for a little while...and then was very happy. On the way back, she was awake most of the flight, but she was pretty easily entertained. She fell asleep for the last 10 mins of the flight. Oh well! She is just such a good traveler!
So, Ava got to visit with her cousin, Keegan, (who is 9 days older!) while she was home. They had so much fun playing together...and it was like prom all over again with the amount of pictures that were taken all at once! It was so fun to see them interact. I'm sad that they probably wont be able to hang out for quite some time...maybe until they're about 1 year old. :( But, we'll see!
Ha ha ha! They're gonna have so much fun when they're older!
The mommies and the babies!
Ava and Grandpa Mike....he loves to make her laugh!
Michee made sure Ava and Keegan felt just at home with lots of toys all around!
This is Ava when we got back home from our trip. She's a pretty happy girl!
Okay, so this is a little ridiculous....Aunt Sarah bought Ava this outfit! This is what I came home to see after work yesterday!!! She's the cutest kid I have EVER, EVER seen!!!Profile from the top!Here's a CUTE video of Keegan and Ava playing together at Michee and Pop's house!



Here are some more pictures from Ava's trip home!


***Disclaimer*** I posted two posts today (we've got the morning off!!), so be sure to look at the St. Patty's Day post below also!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Well, it's a little late, but HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!! I just wanted to share a few photos and a video of my little Irish baby! Hope you had a fun St. Patty's Day!

OH MY GOSH!! Could her hiney be any cuter?!?!? :)
Building muscles....doing push-ups!
Hello Mommy.She finally found her feet...and the LOVES them!
Here's a little video!

7 Months!

Hello!! Sorry for the delay! Silly me....I thought I'd actually have some extra time to make a post when I went home...but no such luck. I was reminded that going home is far from relaxing, and I definitely shouldn't plan to do anything extra! So, anyway, Happy 7 Month Birthday Ava!! Wow! It is just completely crazy that she's 7 months...I still feel like she's my little baby (I mean, she still is...), but she's just growing and changing SO FAST! So, there's a lot going on this month! She's still trying to crawl...not quite there, but oh so close!! :) She talks constantly...I just love listening to her sweet little voice! In the past few days, she's just begun to say "da da da da." It's very, very cute. She's gained a little baby fat...she now weighs 16lbs 3 oz...up one pound from one month ago!! She graduated from rice cereal to fruits and veggies! Her first food was carrots! I bought some organic carrots at the store, boiled them, blended them up, and voila! yummy, homemade food! She did great with the carrots and we most recently added bananas to her diet! She seems to like them both, and is getting so good at eating! Next up is squash! Here she is looking so sweet in her highchair!
Here she is trying out a carrot! :)

Here's the real picture! LOOK at those LIPS!!! Yummy!Okay, so Patrick and I were sitting at the kitchen table one morning, and we were having oranges. Ava was very interested, so we decided to let her have a little taste...she just kept eating and eating and eating! Well, come to find out that you're not supposed to give babies any kind of citrus (due to the acid) until they're ONE YEAR OLD!! Oooops! She really loved it though! I guess it'll be a while before she gets round two!
Here she is hanging around outside in the beautiful Florida weather. (Are y'all sick of me talking about the weather yet)?!? Check out this CUTE outfit! Well, Hello there!
Okay, so life doesn't get much better when what you wake up to is this!! I mean, come ON!!! Just look at her! This was right after the time change, so she wasn't used to getting up so early... she used to be awake when I got her in the morning...but she's still adjusting. It's really sweet, though, to watch her wake up so sweetly.
I know this one is blurry...but I couldn't resist those eyes!
Kissy, kissy, kissy!!
More push-ups....getting there, though!
I feel like I haven't had her gigantic smile on here in a while...so, here it is!
Nice and cozy after her bath!
So, that's about all for now! I'll update with pics from my trip home when I get an extra minute! I went a little crazy with the pics for 7 months...so, here's a link if you just HAVE to see more! :)