ITS A....

BOY!!!!

I'm 17 weeks 1 day and we found out today that its a BOY! :)  Here is our little man's picture from today!

Now to find a name, we had a name picked out for a girl but not a boy!

We are beyond excited!!!!

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day to our friends and family!!

Avery got a huge balloon (she loves balloons) and this Spot Zoobie pet! Here she is giving Spot some love!

conversations in the tub

Avery was quite the chatterbox tonight during her bath... enjoy the cuteness overload! :)

New Wheels

We've had some beautiful days lately. The weather has been 70 degrees and sunny! Avery and I have taken full advantage of it and gotten outside for some sun. Avery also got a new set of wheels. I had debated on getting her a 2-seater wagon since she is getting a sibling but then decided that it would be awhile before the baby can ride in it and all my mommy friends have raved about this little car. They were all right, Ave loves riding in her car!! Its really easy to push around too which will be nice this summer when I'll be too tired to pull a wagon :) check her out...

The pic below is of Ave in the bathtub, she loves the overdrain, she can see herself and loves to talk and dance. She also loves to peek over to see momma and dada!!

15 months old

15 months old!!!!!! WOW!

• Avery got her first ear infection this month and also got a nasty cough! This kept her down for a few days.
• Avery will now come to you and say "UP" when she wants you to hold her!
• She also says "UM" alot, I must say um alot...
• Avery has become much better coordinated, she loves to climb the stairs on her slide by herself. She still doesn't have the best balance but she's working on it!
• Her appetite has grown like crazy this month, seems she is constantly telling me she wants to eat! She will eat almost everything I put in front of her. Her favorite veggie is carrots and her favorite fruit is strawberries but she will eat any fruit!
• We announced this month that Avery is getting a brother or sister this summer. :) she will even touch my belly when we ask her where the baby is!
• Avery isn't as interested in the TV these days, she will watch for a little while and then move on to other things. However, the other night she did start singing and dancing with American Idol.
• Its amazing how fast she picks things up, she knows to climb the stairs to her slide and wait, calling for me before she slides down!!! We were walking through the frozen food section at Walmart and she starts blowing, I asked her what she was doing and she pointed to the frozen vegetables that I buy for her, I always blow on them before giving them to her! Amazing what she puts together!
• At her 15 month check up she weighed 23.3lbs(50th percentile) and was 31 inches (70th percentile)! Her doc said she looked great!
• I'm sure every mother says this but I feel like she is too smart sometimes. I may be in for trouble. She definitely understands more than we give her credit for.
• Her favorite stuffed animal is Winnie the Pooh she got from chris' grandparents! she loves to hug him and always calls out when she sees him.
• She also loves balls, she has a soccer ball, football and basketball and she loves to throw them around.
• Avery loves the overdrain in the bathtub. She can see herself in it and loves to talk and move around. She also likes to peek to the side so she can see momma or dada!
• I'm trying very hard to feed Avery as healthy as I can. i.e. organic, non processed foods. She is great at eating lots of fruit and vegetables and I'm going to try to keep her from any fried foods or fast foods for as long as possible! She has no idea what it is so no need to introduce it yet. I only want the best for her and by feeding her healthy I feel like I am creating the best start for her in life! :)
• The only way I can get her to smile for pictures these days is to sing "If you're happy and you know it", she loves to clap and stomp her feet with the song!

too funny

So they say that kids can sleep anywhere.. well its true. This morning Avery fell asleep upright in the corner of her crib! I had to take a video or I might not have even believed it!

another slide video

I hadn't realized that the last post I put up was about Avery and her slide. This one is also, we've taught her that if she wants to slide she can climb up but has to wait for momma before she slides down!! I have many times heard her talking and saying momma thinking what is she doing, to then realize she's waiting on me to slide down. She cracks me up!

sorry its so far away, I was trying to hide so she would do her own thing and my phone doesn't zoom for videos! :)