And here's one of Ava in a Halloween headband. My sister sells these on Overstock.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Halloween
Check out our costumes over at my creative blog!
And here's one of Ava in a Halloween headband. My sister sells these on Overstock.
And here's one of Ava in a Halloween headband. My sister sells these on Overstock.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Baby Girl Loves Straws and Cars
Ava love love loves drinking from straws. And she loves water. 
She also loves her singing red car, lent to us by a cousin. Hours of entertainment. Here she is pushing the radio button.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunglasses on a Baby
Seems like everyone always has to have a picture of their baby wearing oversized sunglasses. Yes, it's redundant, but somehow when it's your own baby it's just cute all over again. So here is my token photo of baby in sunglasses. 
Friday, October 15, 2010
Prudent Advice
I'm loving this sweet advice from mother to daughter, found on Babble. Head on over to check out the whole list. These are a few of my favorites.
2
Root for other people.
We all tend to envy other people's successes. It's not intentional; somewhere in our DNA it seems to be programmed that for every success for someone else, there is one less success for us. For every book published, there is one less book we will publish; for every baby had, there is one less baby for us to have. Of course, that is illogical. Fight off those thoughts; there is an unlimited amount of potential for everyone in this universe. Championing others is kind, and even more, it's a display of optimism that will seep into you and color your view of this life.
5
Live alone for a period of time.
I love living with you and your father; I also cherish the years I spent living alone. You shouldn't go from being someone's daughter to someone's wife to someone's mother without first being someone yourself. Living alone will allow you to discover who you are when no one is watching, what you need to get through a day, and ultimately that you are a capable, independent woman.
8
Be where you are.
Try not to think about where you need to go next or wherever you just came from. This is more difficult than it sounds, but work at it. It’s important for your head to be present in the place where your body is.
9
Unless you're playing a game, there’s no point in keeping score.
Running a tally of who gets what in life will only frustrate you and annoy everyone else. It serves no purpose; the way life’s benefits and hindrances are doled out will never make any sense.
13
Create a sense of family wherever you are.
Find people to love and love them unconditionally.
16
Everyone is a hypocrite.
Hypocrisy is not the blanket failure it’s made out to be; we all act in ways that conflict with the image we want to reflect or the values we want to embody. Try not to pigeonhole people with expectations; be forgiving of this inconsistency, both in yourself and in others.
23
The measure of your goodness is not the amount of love you receive.
It is the quality of the love you give to others. It takes a long time to learn this lesson, maybe more time than most of us have.
Excerpted from Prudent Advice, Lessons for My Baby Daughter (A Life List for Every Woman)
2
Root for other people.
We all tend to envy other people's successes. It's not intentional; somewhere in our DNA it seems to be programmed that for every success for someone else, there is one less success for us. For every book published, there is one less book we will publish; for every baby had, there is one less baby for us to have. Of course, that is illogical. Fight off those thoughts; there is an unlimited amount of potential for everyone in this universe. Championing others is kind, and even more, it's a display of optimism that will seep into you and color your view of this life.
5
Live alone for a period of time.
I love living with you and your father; I also cherish the years I spent living alone. You shouldn't go from being someone's daughter to someone's wife to someone's mother without first being someone yourself. Living alone will allow you to discover who you are when no one is watching, what you need to get through a day, and ultimately that you are a capable, independent woman.
8
Be where you are.
Try not to think about where you need to go next or wherever you just came from. This is more difficult than it sounds, but work at it. It’s important for your head to be present in the place where your body is.
9
Unless you're playing a game, there’s no point in keeping score.
Running a tally of who gets what in life will only frustrate you and annoy everyone else. It serves no purpose; the way life’s benefits and hindrances are doled out will never make any sense.
13
Create a sense of family wherever you are.
Find people to love and love them unconditionally.
16
Everyone is a hypocrite.
Hypocrisy is not the blanket failure it’s made out to be; we all act in ways that conflict with the image we want to reflect or the values we want to embody. Try not to pigeonhole people with expectations; be forgiving of this inconsistency, both in yourself and in others.
23
The measure of your goodness is not the amount of love you receive.
It is the quality of the love you give to others. It takes a long time to learn this lesson, maybe more time than most of us have.
Excerpted from Prudent Advice, Lessons for My Baby Daughter (A Life List for Every Woman)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Two Front Teeth
Actually she has 4, with more on the way. She was teething pretty hard on Sunday. 
She will be 14 months old this week!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Ava's 13 1/2 Month Report
Ava had another check up today, and weighed in at 18 pounds (as much as my co-worker's 4-month old). That's more than I expected since at last week's sick visit she weighed less than that with all her clothes and shoes on. But since she got over the stomach flu (and only got to eat toast and bananas and applesauce for several days, and Pedialyte, no milk), she's been eating much better. I guess it's showing! Hopefully she keeps it up. Her length was 29" (I think — I can't remember for sure), and the nurse commented that she is tall.
As far as percentiles go, weight is 5% (up from 3, yay!), height is 70% (I think), and her big ol' noggin is 90%. We have a tall, skinny, big-headed baby. And we love her to pieces! Her favorite new game is to identify our noses (and insert her fingers if we're not careful). I say "nose" and she reaches up and touches mine. She doesn't say it herself yet, but she definitely knows what it is.
I'll try to get some photos soon. I've mostly been taking videos lately. Need photos.
As far as percentiles go, weight is 5% (up from 3, yay!), height is 70% (I think), and her big ol' noggin is 90%. We have a tall, skinny, big-headed baby. And we love her to pieces! Her favorite new game is to identify our noses (and insert her fingers if we're not careful). I say "nose" and she reaches up and touches mine. She doesn't say it herself yet, but she definitely knows what it is.
I'll try to get some photos soon. I've mostly been taking videos lately. Need photos.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Sick and Sick Again
Sorry I haven't updated for a while.
Last week Ryan and I started as Nursery leaders. The next day I got the stomach flu.* Later that week Ava threw up. Then 2 days later she threw up again. Then 2 days later she threw up again. Then I took her to the doctor, because I'm a first time mom. FYI--the stomach flu is raging right now, everyone is getting it. And in kids I guess it can last up to a week (if it lasts longer than 7 days, see a doctor).
Ava's Dr. told us not to give her milk for several more days and just keep her on the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast). So my poor already skinny baby has now lost at least a pound, probably more. Tomorrow we will try reintroducing more foods, and maybe some soy milk (she seems to be a little sensitive toward regular milk). BTW, has anyone ever tried unpasturized milk for babies that are sensitive? It retains the enzymes that help the milk to digest, so I'm thinking it might be easier for her to take?
Oh yeah, so then Ryan came home from a 4-day convention with a cold, and passed it on to both Ava and I. So we're doubly sick. One of his bike reps told him that this is the first time in 10 years that he hasn't gotten sick at the convention. Seriously? Do these guys just never wash their hands or something? Time to start passing out the hand sanitizer.
In happier news, Ava is up and down the stairs all day long. And she loves bouncing on the bed and couch, and can even get off the couch by herself most of the time. Since she's been sick she's been loving bananas and Pedialite. And I've been loving NyQuil. After trying 4 different sippy cups, I finally found one that she will drink plenty from. Hopefully this means we can wean her off the bottle now (I just read that between 12-15 months is the best time to do that).
*Everyone I know says that when their kids go to nursery they get sick all the time. PLEASE do not bring sick children to nursery. And if you also work in the nursery, PLEASE clean the toys every week! The kids will even help you wipe them down. Unfortunately we have 3 nurseries, and we rotate toys every week, which means all our cleaned toys go to another class the next week and we get all the dirty toys.
Last week Ryan and I started as Nursery leaders. The next day I got the stomach flu.* Later that week Ava threw up. Then 2 days later she threw up again. Then 2 days later she threw up again. Then I took her to the doctor, because I'm a first time mom. FYI--the stomach flu is raging right now, everyone is getting it. And in kids I guess it can last up to a week (if it lasts longer than 7 days, see a doctor).
Ava's Dr. told us not to give her milk for several more days and just keep her on the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast). So my poor already skinny baby has now lost at least a pound, probably more. Tomorrow we will try reintroducing more foods, and maybe some soy milk (she seems to be a little sensitive toward regular milk). BTW, has anyone ever tried unpasturized milk for babies that are sensitive? It retains the enzymes that help the milk to digest, so I'm thinking it might be easier for her to take?
Oh yeah, so then Ryan came home from a 4-day convention with a cold, and passed it on to both Ava and I. So we're doubly sick. One of his bike reps told him that this is the first time in 10 years that he hasn't gotten sick at the convention. Seriously? Do these guys just never wash their hands or something? Time to start passing out the hand sanitizer.
In happier news, Ava is up and down the stairs all day long. And she loves bouncing on the bed and couch, and can even get off the couch by herself most of the time. Since she's been sick she's been loving bananas and Pedialite. And I've been loving NyQuil. After trying 4 different sippy cups, I finally found one that she will drink plenty from. Hopefully this means we can wean her off the bottle now (I just read that between 12-15 months is the best time to do that).
*Everyone I know says that when their kids go to nursery they get sick all the time. PLEASE do not bring sick children to nursery. And if you also work in the nursery, PLEASE clean the toys every week! The kids will even help you wipe them down. Unfortunately we have 3 nurseries, and we rotate toys every week, which means all our cleaned toys go to another class the next week and we get all the dirty toys.
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