My Fair Lady Bugs & Eric!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Are you surprised to learn she might be a little spoiled?
Eric's mom showed me some pictures of him when he was Avery's age and they're identical!
Avery is beginning to sign; she can sign her version of eat and occasionally she'll sign more. She has repeated things we say like "no, no, no" and "uh oh" but she jabbers constantly! She is a lot of fun and I can't wait for everyone to be able to spend some time with all of us!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
She's Mobile!
Well, the time has arrived: Avery is fully mobile. She's walking and getting into everything. For a while we had the living room blocked off with various furniture pieces and baby toys. These top pictures are a result of Avery crawling through the pillows that were stuffed in the open part of the toy on the left. Once she reached her destination of the basket that holds diapers and cloths, etc. she proceded to pull them all out and and examine each one with hands and mouth. She has become a little bulldozer - using her head to push through whatever is in her way. In the morning when Eric is ready to take Avery downstairs for her breakfast she will crawl over me and push the pillows and blankets out of her way with her head! Since this adventure, we've had to re-think how supplies, furniture and decor is placed in the living room. So far we've got it under control, but I'm certain that it's only a matter of time before we have to move to the next plan. Oh well, that's life with a young un', right?!
Here are a few pictures from Labor day. This wasn't Avery's first trip into the pool but the first one when I had a camera! She loves the water and can't seem to get enough of it.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
August is Almost Over!
Well, well, well. . . I'm finally back. So much to report so I'll just jump right in. First, thank goodness school has started! Katie's in her 3rd week and Avery just started this morning. She's going to a mother's day out program at a local church on Tu and Th from 9:30 - 2:30. Our regular schedule will be Eric dropping her off in the am and Aunt Debbie picking her up in the afternoon. I decided that I needed to drop her off at least the first morning so the ladies in her class got the right information; you all know I love Eric dearly, but can men really be relied upon to give accurate and complete information? I think not. So I drop off Avery and missed her so much even before I left the premises :( I love Debbie and can't think of a better person to take care of my little baby and genuinely appreciate all the help she's been, but the thought of Avery running to some person other than me when it's time to go home made me sad. But life's not fair. So anyway, Avery had a great first day: she slept, she played and she ate. I expected her to cry a little when it was time to me to go, but I don't think she even noticed me leaving. She was so cute just playing. She's jabbering alot! Lots of Mamamamama, dadadadadada, bababababa, etc. She's on the verge of walking; it can't be long before she will be unable to be corralled. You all need to make a trip up this way and lay eyes on her - we'd all love to see y'all!
Katie has started 5th grade! Man, do I feel old! She is riding the bus to and from school and coming home to get her chores and homework before Eric and I make it in. Typically, Eric will be here a couple of days and Debbie will pick her up and take her back to her house so Katie doesn't have to be by herself. Riding the bus and coming home like a "big girl" seemed like a great idea to Katie - she's been asking for it for several years now, but the idea is a little different from reality. When she calls me after she gets home, she's so lonesome and I receive no less than 1 call every 10 min or so. School is going ok for now, and she's doing a great job on getting her work done on her own at school and at home.
Katie says: My summer was great the only thing I would change is that summer would be longer. That does not mean I wanted to spend more time with my brothers. I do not exactly not want to spend time with them but I do not want to spend time with them if that makes sense? My time at Gran and PawPaw's was really fun. Church was fun everyday you got candy. Wednesday nights were slow, very slow. I had a really good friend whose name was Kaitlyn that I met at the Bee and Butterfly. She was crazy and fun just like me. Everyday we went swimming or bowling. Kaitlyn was really good at bowling, me, not so much. One time Gran made ice cream, home made ice cream! PawPaw and I had a bunch of donuts and ice cream - chocolate with chocolate syrup. I got to meet my second cousin, Jeanette and see Max and Jack. This one night Gran and I were babysitting Jared, Russell, Max and Jack. It was quite easy and we got to see a movie.
Can't upload anymore pictures, will try to add some in the next day or so.
Love and miss everyone!
K
Monday, June 9, 2008
Summer's Here!
Well, it's hard to believe that it's already June! This weekend we grilled out a couple of days and mulched our flower beds - for the most part. Let me explain - one of our neighbors was mulching their yard and had quite a bit left over. Since I've been "nagging" Eric (my quotes, not his) about needing to mulch our beds (so we aren't the only one's in the 'hood who haven't done something to improve their yard), Eric asked the neighbor what he was going to do with the unused mulch. Our kind neighbor offered us the rest of the mulch! So we had enough to do the bed between the front door and garage and about half the bed on the other side of the porch. I'm keeping my eyes open for someone else in the neighborhood to be mulching so we can finish the rest of our beds :P
Next Wednesday Avery will be 6 months old! She's fully mobile so we purchased a kiddie corral (it sounds so much better than "the pen"). It's pretty big and allows her to pull herself up and crawl around - Yep, you read that right, the prodigy is pulling herself up already. In the mornings we hear her talking and playing in her bed and usually by the time we're ready to get up she's standing in the bed, holding on to the rail and smiling, or crying if we waited too long to get her out. It won't be long before she's taking some steps - oh my word!!! She's also eating pretty well. The pediatrician says feed her fruits and yellow & orange veggies, but I'm also feeding her any other veggies that I can; I already see there's a preference for sweets, so I'm giving the less desirable foods ASAP. Hopefully, she will enjoy them later. She eats green beans and jars of food that are labeled "country vegetables" but she is no fan of peas. When you get ready to give her a bite if you tell her "bite" or "open up" she'll open her mouth and wait (but not for too long) for you to put the spoon in - It's sooo cute!
Katie is enjoying her summer, this week she's going to the Nature Center, Splash Country, the pool and the movies with her summer camp. She really enjoys playing around the neighborhood afterwards and generally comes home soaking wet from someone's wading pool or lawn sprinkler; today it was a water balloon fight. These sunset pictures were taken by Katie.
The boys should be here in a few more weeks; we're waiting to see if they are going to come one at a time. Lucas has been chosen in the first round draft to play in an All-Star baseball league this summer, so we're waiting to hear what the game schedule will be and when he'll be able to come. Jacob just qualified for his All-Star soccer league for the fall. Both boys are excited about their sports and visiting with their Dad.
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