Friday, August 31, 2007

Playtime





I got my laptop back which means i can upload a few pics. Ava I think is definitely going to LOVE the tub. We start swim classes at the end of September, which we are all very excited about!! We also just purchased the excersaucer for her, which she loves. I guess most babies do......and well we do too!

It seems as though with a bottle between 11pm and 1.30 am she'll generally sleep through the night. I smell relief in the near future!!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The return of the sleepless nights!!

How did this happen? Ava was so good sleeping through the night from 10 weeks. THEN daycare started -a cold emerged and she began teething on top of it. Not one night has she slept through since. Well, there was one, but I woke up 3 times to make sure she was ok. Last night and the night before we had 4 am feedings followed up with her big cheerful wide eyes and a smile to say, "Hey guys, im so ready to hang and play!". This is not cool.

Enough of that! Her latest and greatest moments arer expanding. She is laughing much more now a days. Its SOOO cute! Ill post a vid clip if i can, or a sound clip(computer with assets is in the shop). AND last night before bedtime, she held her own bottle twice for about 5 seconds! We also 'tried' some rice cereal. SHe did not like it at ALL. I guess we will keep trying and see how it goes. Dr Spok reccomends starting with fruit if the rice creal doesnt take. I dont blame her for not liking it....it smells like paper mache.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Whats new

This past week Ava has been really reaching for everything and examining it as best as she can. The object she reaches for, if grasped and held, receives a bunch of bats and rubs which eventually results in the object tumbling to the floor, much to her amazement. She is also experimenting with making new noises with her pacifier by tugging on the paci ring!! Very entertaining for both mom and dad.

Apparently she also has a belly laugh that she does for her daycare ladies...which I have YET to see!! Although I have been subject to a few giggles. Also, she has been attempting to hold her bottle for quite some time now, which usually results in her batting it out of her mouth with MUCH frustration. Now she has moved on to sticking her fingers in her mouth along with the nipple and talking all at the same time. Its a messy venture and none of it is very ladylike. Rich will have to work on that.

She is incredibly excited by the sounds many of her toys make, as well as the ones mom and dad make. However, the daycare ladies clearly make much better ones, as they get the belly laughs. Jerks. Because of this elusive 'belly laugh', I did my darnedest this past weekend to get those results and I'm not sure if the scratchy/fuzzy throat I got after the effort was worth it. I think secretly inside Ava was laughing at me, the big dumb jerk.

One thing I can say from my own perspective is that as she becomes more interactive and 'social' is that I am so totally in love with this little girl I just want to talk to her, play with her and give her hugs and kisses all day long. She is so damn cute.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

4 month appointment


Ava had her 4 month check-up and received 4 immunization shots. Due to the fact she had her first sniffly nose from daycare, she launched into her first fever symptom that afternoon and was pretty much miserable for the next 48 hours. I cant recall her head size...its in the 50th percentile. The other stats are: 13.1lbs (50th percentile) and 26 inches(90th percentile). She has been in the 50th percentile since she was born with her head and weight. She WAS 75th with height and has obviously taken a big jump! Im working on getting some rolls on those legs, but they just go go go!!! I think she must burn more calories than me running! Check out the latest pics on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64468320@N00/sets/72157601210114082/

non-sleeper


For the past 2 weeks Ava hasn't been sleeping well due to teething, a cold(thanks daycare!!) or the lose of her pacifier. Rich and i are each playing dead to se who can wait the longest before getting up to tend to her. I mean this ultimately ends, right? If she wasn't so damn cute and silly I'm not sure what I would do. I've caught the cold twice....so has Rich. I was sick enough pregnant, she and i should both have the delux immune system treatment!!

so it goes. Bobs yer uncle.