Avery says, "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." At least we got to use her rain hat for the first time.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tropical Storm Ida
We, once again, have been the victims of a torrential down pour. Tropical Storm Ida has been sitting over us for over 24 hours. She has left us with a flooded basement and leaking roof. We thought we had the basement issue fixed....apparently not!
Avery says, "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." At least we got to use her rain hat for the first time.
Avery says, "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." At least we got to use her rain hat for the first time.
29 Weeks Old!
Avery is 29 weeks old today, or roughly 6 1/2 months. I can't remember if I have blogged about this or not, but I am happy to report that we are "successfully" on new schedule. Of course, there are days when it runs smoothly and other days when it does not run so smoothly. After going to the doctor a couple weeks ago and finding out that our little runt isn't so little anymore, we (Matt and Lauren) decided to drop her early morning feeding; Avery has decided to drop the feeding about 75% of the time. When our schedule goes as planned (usually 4-5 days per week), here is what she does:
8-8:30am: wake up
10:30am: nap #1
12:30pm: wake up
3:00pm: nap #2
5:00pm: wake up
6:30pm: nap #3
7:15pm: wake up
8:30pm: bed time
The next thing that we will work on is dropping that last nap (nap #3). Sometimes she takes that nap, and sometimes she doesn't take that nap...it all depends on when she wakes up from nap #2. Over all, I LOVE this schedule!!
She eats very well these days, also. She eats 1-2 "jars" of baby food each day (along with bottles). She can drink water out of her sippy cup, and she can feed herself Puffs (no teeth yet, but a friend of ours had some the other day, and Avery really liked them; plus, they just dissolve...no chewing with teeth required).
8-8:30am: wake up
10:30am: nap #1
12:30pm: wake up
3:00pm: nap #2
5:00pm: wake up
6:30pm: nap #3
7:15pm: wake up
8:30pm: bed time
The next thing that we will work on is dropping that last nap (nap #3). Sometimes she takes that nap, and sometimes she doesn't take that nap...it all depends on when she wakes up from nap #2. Over all, I LOVE this schedule!!
She eats very well these days, also. She eats 1-2 "jars" of baby food each day (along with bottles). She can drink water out of her sippy cup, and she can feed herself Puffs (no teeth yet, but a friend of ours had some the other day, and Avery really liked them; plus, they just dissolve...no chewing with teeth required).
Monday, November 9, 2009
New Proofs
Avery's latest photo session is up if any of you are interested in looking at it. It was very windy that day and pretty frigid, but I think we got some keepers!
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Please excuse my bad hair day!!!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Happy Birthday, Papa!
The weekend started off with an Alabama win over LSU....ROLL TIDE!! We are in between sizes with our Alabama gear, so we had to improvise. Our plain tights were in the wash, so we wore our Christmas tree tights. They were really cute....thanks, Gigi!
Happy Birthday, Papa! We celebrated Papa's birthday today.
At church, Avery fell asleep while sitting up. She started to fall over, so Matt is literally holding her head up (while pretending to be asleep). It was pretty funny.
Avery is the best birthday present ever!
Watching Papa open his gift from her....Alabama gear, of course!
Photo op with Daddy. Can you tell it's Fall outside??
This is a new smirk thing she's doing...looks just like her father.
Sweet baby girl trying to get Papa's attention. I'm pretty sure it worked.
Happy Birthday, Papa! We celebrated Papa's birthday today.
At church, Avery fell asleep while sitting up. She started to fall over, so Matt is literally holding her head up (while pretending to be asleep). It was pretty funny.
Avery is the best birthday present ever!
Watching Papa open his gift from her....Alabama gear, of course!
Photo op with Daddy. Can you tell it's Fall outside??
This is a new smirk thing she's doing...looks just like her father.
Sweet baby girl trying to get Papa's attention. I'm pretty sure it worked.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Fun With "Big Girl" Toys
Avery LOVES her new toy. She has so much fun with it and really interacts with it. It is so much fun to watch. I consider this her first "big girl" toy since it requires actual interaction for it to function.
If the toy is singing a song, she opens her mouth. Practicing karaoke.
Notice her "concentration dimple" above her eyebrows. This is the face she makes when she is really studying something.
She really likes the guitar part.
Reaching for the lights at the top.
She is such a big girl now!! She is growing up way too fast...this was not part of our agreement.
If the toy is singing a song, she opens her mouth. Practicing karaoke.
Notice her "concentration dimple" above her eyebrows. This is the face she makes when she is really studying something.
She really likes the guitar part.
Reaching for the lights at the top.
She is such a big girl now!! She is growing up way too fast...this was not part of our agreement.And, yes, she is wearing Christmas clothing. Today was Christmas Village, so we had to be dressed appropriately :)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
It's time for Fall!
Happy November!
Good morning....this is my new favorite toy: my wipes box.
We love our fall colored clothing. So glad to finally be able to wear this section of her closet!
And this is how I watch Sesame Street now....on all fours while rocking back and forth and babbling. This is such a fun age!
Good morning....this is my new favorite toy: my wipes box.
We love our fall colored clothing. So glad to finally be able to wear this section of her closet!
And this is how I watch Sesame Street now....on all fours while rocking back and forth and babbling. This is such a fun age!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Halloween Weekend
We ended up spending the weekend in Nashville with family and friends. Little Avery was a duck for Halloween. She did not mind the costume at all. Actually, I think that she liked it!
I really like this picture because it shows how fat the costume was. She was a little ball of fur (I know, weird for a duck to be made of fur) and so warm. The head piece was almost too small, so we waited a little while to snap it.
She has started liking to play during bath time. She has some new little ducks from Nana that she really likes.
She also thinks it's fun to eat the washcloth and suck all the water out of it. Yuck!
She also likes to put her foot in her mouth while in the bath which makes her go under, but she doesn't seem to mind. I'm afraid she's going to be a dare devil like her father.
She also really likes to watch the puppies play. They both love her so much. Maggie is still a puppy and won't sit still long enough for a picture, but Jackson seems to be aging and loves the opportunity for a photo opp with Avery.
I really like this picture because it shows how fat the costume was. She was a little ball of fur (I know, weird for a duck to be made of fur) and so warm. The head piece was almost too small, so we waited a little while to snap it.
She has started liking to play during bath time. She has some new little ducks from Nana that she really likes.
She also thinks it's fun to eat the washcloth and suck all the water out of it. Yuck!
She also likes to put her foot in her mouth while in the bath which makes her go under, but she doesn't seem to mind. I'm afraid she's going to be a dare devil like her father.
She also really likes to watch the puppies play. They both love her so much. Maggie is still a puppy and won't sit still long enough for a picture, but Jackson seems to be aging and loves the opportunity for a photo opp with Avery. 
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