Hittin the Road

*WARNING*

There is an overload of pictures on this post, but i think you'll enjoy it :)

10.9.10 

Avie at 2 months and Brookie at 8 months

One day they will kill us, but until then...

Excuse my belly in this shot, but this is one of my favorite pictures of her!

Singing Moon River

She is a walking fool...well with her walker.

The only reason i have these Alabama cheerleader pictures on here is because i love my niece and i dont hold her accountable for her parents bad decisions :)

Aunt Fanchy came to visit and meet Avery

Brooklyn's dedication day!

BeBe with her grandkids...

Brooklyn's dedication was so sweet and memorable. All her friends and family came out for her big day and prayed over her and rejoiced over her presence in our lives. We love you Brooklyn and are so thankful for you!

These little dudes made it down to Alabama for her big day too!

I could not be more thankful for my neices and nephews and my sisters!

2 months!

That's right! This little monkey is 2 months old! This past month has been full of things going on and new things for Avery. We started the month off with Avie's 8 week check up, which means shot day. We had been prepared for that day by friends who have babies and we thought we were mentally prepared for what was going to happen. We figured we would get to the doctor and during the docs exam Avery would start to cry and already be crying when they stuck her with her shots...welllll we were wrong. Avery was SO happy that day. Smiling like crazy and looked like she wanted to giggle at everything we had to say, and continued to smile through the docs exam. Then the shots came...Avery was laying there on the table, looking at me and Jonas smiling her smile that melts our heart everytime we see it, and then WHAM two pops on each leg. It was the saddest thing i think we had both ever seen.

Then we went to Bham at the end of that week and hung out with cousin Brookie and got to meet Uncle Matt for the first time! We had an awesome weekend in Bham, a little stressful at times trying to go around to shop and eat with two babies, but it was still a needed trip and so fun. Me and Ash just kept looking at each other and saying "We are THOSE people that we always made fun of"...my how life has changed. We ran around and played all weekend and watched tons of football. And little miss B got dedicated at church on Sunday too! We also got to hang out with Uncle Jan and Aunt Lisa and have a wonderful meal with them. It is always so nice to see them, break bread, and talk. We miss them so much! So I will have to blog with pictures from that weekend later. Since we have been back from Bham we have been trying to recover and unpack and get back on our schedule here at home and we are excited to be starting our third month of life!

Avie in your second month of life you did the following...

-consistently sleeping through the night from 9 pm to 8 am. We LOVE this :)

-Smiling like crazy! Sometimes you look like you want to laugh out loud!

-Cooing more often

-You absolutely love Patty Griffin's version of "Moon River" and you try to sing along with Mommy.

-Starting to move more with your legs. You like to squirm and move in your crib at night!

-You have awesome neck control and you love putting pressure on your legs like your standing and holding your head up!

Avie Cakes we have loved our second month with you and you teach us more and more everyday. Just when we think we have you figured out you change with more smiles and more surprises about your little personality. We love watching you grow and seeing what you are learning from your surroundings. God shows us His love for us through our relationship with you everyday. You are a true reminder of His unwavering love for us. We love you!

Avie's First Roadtrip

Last Saturday was well first off KATER'S BIRTHDAY (and not just any bday ladies and gents..it was her golden bday! 25 on the 25th!) and secondly it was Avery's first real roadtrip! We drove up early Saturday am to Center Hill lake and hung out at Kater's lakehouse all day. It was probly our most relaxing day we have had since August 9th. We sat around and enjoyed the beautiful house, food, awesome weather, football, and more food.

This was right before we killed the Fuson's in cornhole...orrr maybe it was the other way around

Avery did great and got to meet a friend, Rucker, who is Anne and Josh's little boy. He is 4 months old and is so stinkin cute! Him and Avery got to meet and get a few pictures before Avery had a meltdown...guess she isn't ready to hang with boys yet...just her cuz Brooklyn.

This picture was taken right before Avery's big blowout...into Jonas' hand i might add. Notice the way he is holding her...perfect angle and position for what happened next.  Being the cheapo that i am nowadays...I have been putting newborn diapers on Avery for the past few days when she has clearly moved up to size 1. I had moved on from newborn diapers (sigh) and was putting 1's on her until i found a huge case of newborns that we had overlooked. So during the day i have been putting newborns on her to use them up. Well Jonas had to pay for that idea. During the 2nd overtime of the UT game (awesome timing right?) Avery decided it was time to do her business and it ended up not only in Jonas' hand but on his shorts and her onesie. AND we had already been through the 3 diapers i had brought for the day. Now why i thought Avie would only need 3 diapers for a whole day is beyond me...so thankfully Anne and Rucker stepped in and saved us with Rucker's diapers. Which we used 3 of because Avery coninued to go through them :) Hey at least her bowels work...gotta be thankful for that!

 

After a super depressing UT game, we played cornhole and layed around basically all day and had an aweosme bday dinner! Thanks to Chad and Kater for supplying our bday meal and for all the fun!

Becoming Social

So this morning i woke up to this face...

Ok, so this isnt the actual smile i saw when i woke up this is a reinactment of that smile. I have decided i need to have my camera around my neck all the time because you just never know when Avery is going to pop one of these out. She likes it when im super cheesy and in her face talking but it hurts my face to be super cheesy for very long, so i then resorted to animal noises and she loved that...

We had a great night last night! Avery slept from 8:30pm to 4:30am (ate) and then again until 8:15 this morning! We were trying a new schedule last night and Jonas and uncle Chad were in charge of implementing it. I got to have a night out with the girls at a sports bar. So yes, the women were at a sports bar and the men were stuck babysitting. I could get use to this parenthood thing. :)

Now with this picture you may be asking yourself...
1.)Why does this baby not have any clothes on?
2.) Why is she sitting on a kitchen towel in her bouncy seat?
Well this little tooter does have a diaper on but is sitting in her bouncy seat WITH a towel under her because she has decided that her bouncy seat is where she likes to get her business done. For two days in a row she pooped BIG time while sitting here. She got it all over her onesie and it went out the sides onto her lamby seat. Thankfully we can wash the lamby seat but it isnt easy to do, or is it easy to get a onesie off of her that has poop all over it. Thus the no clothes and kitchen towel.

Hope everyone is having a happy Friday! Yay for the weekend and football!

1 Month!!

Yes, this post is a few days late but little miss turned one month old on Thursday!! We have been a little distracted with cousin Brooklyn and Aunt Ash in town so that is why we are late posting.

At 1 month Avery has already changed so much! Those first couple of weeks were crazy and emotional but now i feel like we have a good handle on life with our little addition. Everyday i am with her i love her more and i see new things about her. Here are a few things she is doing/likes at one month...
-She is over 10 lbs and 22 inches long
-She loves kisses
-Has good neck control
-Starting to Coo and make noises
-LOVES her bath
-LOVES her pacifier, or anything resembling it (pinkies, her arm, her fingers, anything really)
-She really likes studying faces
-She has good awake time during the day
-She has already slept through the night!! 10:30 pm - 6 am Let's just say i felt like a new woman that morning :)

Avery had a big week to celebrate her being in the world for 1 month. We went to Murfreesboro with Brooklyn, Ash, and Mom to go shopping at the amazing new outdoor mall there. [Side note...the Boro has changed people...its got great shopping that people need to be aware of, not to mention great baby stores :)] So, we went shopping, played, took pictures, played with Jesse and Levi, and ate alot of good food. I swear i may start looking like im pregnant again if i don't get my act together. It was a great week visiting with our Bham family and here are a few pictures to prove it.

Avie Cakes we love you!