Ava has become ATTACHED to Sophie the Giraffe. It is her favorite toy. No matter where the toy is, you ask Ava "where is Sophie?" and she starts looking all around the room for her. It is very cute:)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
meet Ava's best friend Sophie the Giraffe
Ava has become ATTACHED to Sophie the Giraffe. It is her favorite toy. No matter where the toy is, you ask Ava "where is Sophie?" and she starts looking all around the room for her. It is very cute:)
What is this thing called "Sleep?"
Ever since Ava started crawling and moving around she has had a really hard time sleeping at night. As soon as she wakes up in the night she immediately stands up in her crib. Mat and I, being the first time parents that we are, immediately would go in and lay her down. Well Ava is very very smart and as you can imagine she had Mat and I pretty much wrapped around her finger. She knew that when she got up we would come in, and it took Mat and I a few weeks of sleepless nights to realize that this isn't working. The other issue was that Ava really would only fall asleep if I was nursing her. Well, obviously Mat then couldn't put her to bed, and I realized that the more she depended on me to put her to sleep, the harder it would be to break that habit. I guess these are all things you realize and learn for the next kid? Last night we decided to remedy these sleep problems and came up with a plan. Basically Ava needs to learn to put her self to sleep. So, we kept her in her crib, let her cry, and would go up every 10 mins to tell her she was okay and we loved her. Last night this lasted for 50 minutes.... She is a stuburn little girl :) Tonight was a little easier with 18 minutes. So are we getting more sleep? Well Ava is... last night she slept from 8:30-4:40 without waking up! Am I getting more sleep? Not so much, Ava is attached to her giraffe Sophie, which is very cute, but Sophie squeaks. Does it wake Ava up? Of course not. Does it wake me up? YES! I hear this squeak on the monitor in the middle of the night. I hate to take her toy away because at this point it is her "security blanket". We will see if I can withstand the squeak, and if not we may need to buy a Sophie the giraffe specifically for the crib in which we do a little "surgery" and make the toy stop squeaking! After all that rambling, I leave you with a picture of how Ava fell asleep tonight.... we like to say that she is practicing her yoga.... if you can't see in the picture, she has one leg forwards and one leg behind her... can't be comfortable! Keep your fingers crossed for us that our sleepless nights get better! 
Detour to the Boston Aquarium!
On our way home from Cape Cod we took a pit stop in Boston last minute to visit the aquarium. We met some really nice people in line who thought Ava was soo cute that they gave us a coupon for 8.00 tickets!! Ava loved the fish....and most of all loved the Sea Lions and Seals. She would point and start talking to them. It was very cute. She also enjoyed the penguins.
Week at the Beach!
We had a great vacation in the Cape. Ava was amazing (minus the up 5 times a night routine). She is such an easy going baby. She had so much fun. She loved spending time with her grandparents, and Aunt Alyssa, Uncle Andrew and Lindsay. She had a blast at the beach and loved watching all of the dogs walking around Province Town.....she has a new found love for dogs, which includes saying "Duh Duh" and pointing. We went on many walks, and Ava enjoyed her morning walk with Daddy, Grandma Sara and Grandpa Neil ( I got to sleep in most mornings!)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Fun at the beach
We are having fun on vacation in the cape. I think its safe to say that Ava is a water baby!
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Check out my new move!
Ava has been moving EVERYWHERE! She is crawling, pulling herself up onto things, and lately has been getting on all 4's.
Fun with Food!
Ava is eating more and more finger foods lately which means more and more baths! Tonight's menu was raspberries, sweet potatoes, avocado and macaroni and cheese...
Sunday, June 12, 2011
9 Months!
Dear Ava,
It is hard to believe that you are 9 months! You are becoming your own little person, with your own beautiful personality. You will show us when you are happy by smiling, laughing and excitedly moving up and down. That being said, you have also shown us lately when you are mad....by crying, arching your back and hitting your hands on the floor....can we say temper tantrum? You have officially learned how to crawl and you are moving all over the place. You speak your own language, which lately consists of a bunch of sounds and babbles. Your new thing is pointing. You point to everything and will go "eh?" You have started to eat a lot of different foods, and love eating finger foods. You continue to amaze me each and every day. There is nothing better then snuggling with you, and giving you a million and one kisses and hugs each day. I love you so much.
Love,
Mommy
Stats:
weight- 17 lbs 14 oz
height- 26 1/4 inches.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Splish Splash!
It has been so hot here the past few days ( going to be 94 tomorrow! ) Perfect weather for the pool :) Hopefully Mat will get the "big" pool up and running soon!
Ava's first spill
As you can see from Ava's left cheek, she took a little spill, hitting her cheek against her toy boat. She is a tough girl though!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Swimming
Today my friends came over and we went swimming in my pool. I love splashing and getting wet!
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Time to lower the crib!
Ava has been moving a ton lately. She is starting to figure out crawling, and pulling herself up onto things..... as you can see by the surprise I received when I went into Ava's room during nap time.
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