So, I'm a little behind on Ava's monthly update. I actually took the photos and wrote the posts on her monthly birthdays, but getting them posted never happened. Here they are:
Ava's 6th month:
She is growing up so fast. Ava's currently working on sitting up, playing with her toys, and eating baby food. She's doing a little better sleeping now and I'm so thankful. This months highlights include Christmas parties, New Year's lunch at Mimi and Pawpaw's, playdates with Maren and Markus, Tracy and her 3 boys, college friend Clint, and dinner with Paige and Aunt Stephanie.
Ava's 7th month:
This month Ava made it to the ER in the middle of the night because she was having trouble breathing and had a barky cough. After 5 hours, some humidified air, and some oral steroids, they told me she had croup. All this only to find out on Tuesday at the doctor's office that she really had (and still has) RSV. She's still on the road to recovery, but she's got her smile back and for that we are thankful.
Highlights:
-She's mastered sitting and is working very hard at learning to crawl.
-Ava also said her first word this week: da-da. She's made her daddy so proud!
-weekend trip to lakehouse with family
When we went to the lakehouse with my family a few weeks ago, JG went fishing with Pawpaw and caught his first fish. It was a whopper! He was so excited that he ran all the way to the house to tell us. He wasn't afraid of the catfish at all and was touching it when he showed it to me. Thanks everyone for a fun and relaxing weekend. Here's the pics of him practicing fishing and his first real fish too.
Mischief... lots of mischief going on around here today. This morning, when Jesse went outside to work in the yard for a few minutes, I decided to take a quick shower. I did my usual bit with the kids. I put Ava in the middle of my bed with a few toys and told JG he could play in his new boots (a great garage sale deal this morning). I'm in the shower for about 3 minutes when I hear Ava shrieking with delight. I take a split second to wonder what she is laughing at before hopping out the showering (dripping wet) to peek out the bathroom door. And what to my wondering eyes should appear but JG pouring a bottle of baby powder over Ava's head and all over the bed. Both kids were laughing happily. I quickly dust off Ava and send JG to his bathroom to wash his hands and face. I dry off, then go to check on him. He decided he needed a LOT of soap to get his hands clean, so he did the natural thing, and twisted off the cap and poured it all over his hands, arms, and face. What a stinker! When I went to clean up the room, I saw that he had taken off his boots and placed them neatly by our bed before he climbed up and made a mess... funny the rules he can and can't remember.
