Check Up

We finally had our 2 month check up...about two weeks late!! Oh well, we wanted to see a certain doctor and she was on vacation so we just waited. Ava is now a whopping 9 pounds 1 ounce and she is 21 inches long--holy cow! She is in the 10th percentile for both height and weight--which shows she is growing appropriately. I don't think we will ever see the 90th percentile like Ava's future boyfriend Cole, but that is fine! She will just be a petite little girl!

The immunizations were terrible, she showed off her amazing lung power for a while after the nurses gave her the shots. I now have a whole new perspective on giving babies shots!

I went back to work this weekend. It was so hard to leave her, I cried the whole way there. I decided I better pull myself together when the valet guy at the entrance to the hospital made a comment on how it didn't look like I was ready to be at work! He had no idea how right he was!! But it was good to use my brain again and see my friends. Plus, I got to show off her pictures and talk about her all night long. That made things go by much faster!

My mom retired from teaching after 36 years and has moved into her new house. We are so happy to have her close by! She watched Ava on Monday morning until I got home from work. It all worked out perfectly. We are so lucky to have her as Ava's babysitter! Plus, Ava loves being with her grandma...she is so much fun! She has so many plans for the games her and Ava will play, I am not sure Ava will ever want to stay home with her parents!!

Wedding

We recently attended a friend's wedding. We got Ava all dressed up in a beautiful outfit, and we only took one picture! We weren't thinking ahead!! But here we are, one happy family!!!

Fashion Fun

It has been so much fun to get dressed lately. For the first eight weeks of her life Ava has been limited to about six outfits because everything else was too big. For those who have seen her closet, you can imagine how bad I've wanted to change it up! We thought that now that we can fit into more clothes, we would show off her new style!

We go to the doctor on Thursday to get weighed and measured...finally! I have been so curious to know how much she has grown! I hope she does well with her immunizations, too.

I have to go back to work this weekend. I am really NOT looking forward to spending so much time away from Ava. I know I am lucky that the time I am away is at night and she will be sleeping, but it is still so hard. I am thankful I work three days a week; it would be terrible to have to leave for the majority of the day, every single day! I know I will get over it, but for now I am very sad! These past two months have gone by faster than the blink of an eye. I hope this is not how life is going to be from now on--time needs to slow down just a little bit!

Smiles!

Ava started smiling and we finally caught it on camera! Isn't she adorable? We may be just a little bias! We went on our first family walk around the neighborhood the other day. Ava loved sitting on her soft white fluffy blanket!

She is doing so well. We are anxious to see how much she has grown, but she doesn't go to the doctor for two more weeks! I guess that isn't such as bad thing as she will be getting five shots that dqy...owie! She is sleeping more and more at night and having long periods of awake time throughout the day. However, she still has those cranky times at about 9pm when all she wants to do is cry. I feel bad that Nick will have to deal with this all by himself when I go back to work! Let's hope she gets over that by then!!

One Month Old

Ava is one month old in these pictures. She just loves sitting and playing with Mom and Dad. She has so much more awake time now. We love to watch her discover new things, her face has so many funny experssions!

Our New Addition!

On April 7, 2007 we welcomed Ava Renee into our family!! She weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz and was 18 inches long! What an amazing experience. She is a great little cuddler and LOVES to lay with her Daddy. We look forward to all of the new little adventures life will bring us with her!