11 Weeks

Let's see...Avery is now 11 weeks old! I can't believe it...she is almost 3 months old....where does the time go? I am sure I will be saying this for the rest of my life...She is definitely lots of fun. She loves to read books and loves and I mean loves her mobile that sounds like the rainforest! She had her two month checkup (we were a little late...she had it when she was 2.5 months old)....she weighs 12 pounds 7 ounces and is in the 93 percentile for weight. So much for losing a lot of weight when she was born! So needless to say the Dr. told me to cut the amount she is eating by 4 ounces a day or so. Avery has been pretty good about it. She gets a little hungrier at times but we can generally keep her mind off of food by playing until it is time for a bottle! But man if you wait too long to give her that bottle then all bets are off and she will scream her head off! She really isn't a crier and can be calmed down pretty quickly unless you are late on that bottle...she will let you know!! She has really started smiling. She still hates tummy time, but tummy time is great when she is gassy and it really works it out of her in her fits of anger. She loves her walks and is so alert and taking everything in while we stroll with Lily. Sometimes when we have to wait for Lily to go to the bathroom and stop strolling she will whine until we get going it again...it is pretty funny. I love you Avery!

Fun Pics

I haven't posted any new pics in awhile, so here are a few!
This one is funny because it is the first time she has put on shoes. She didn't really know what to think!!! Pretty histerical

All smiles!

Sleeping contently.

Mobile Playtime

This is a a video of Avery playing with her mobile. The book I am reading about child development suggests tying a ribbon around her wrist and then also to the mobile so she can learn cause and effect! She LOVES it....she played this game for at least 25 minutes. Great concentration for her too!

p.s. Happy Anniversary Aunt Anna and Uncle Nick! Two whole years...

Growing up!

These pictures are Avery around 7 weeks old! Today she is 8 weeks old! She really is becoming more of a little person than an infant that sleeps all the day! She loves to "talk" to us, and she loves to be held in someone's arms. If you put her down she fusses and screams....then if you pick her up she is instantly fine! Nathan and I went to church and my mom watched her while we went. When I got home she wouldnt take her eyes off of me! It is so cute that she is starting to know who I am! She absolutely LOVES her baths. She still sits in the sling part of the baby bathtub and she dangles her feet off the side and splashes her hand in the water! She has the best time in her bathtub. I need to get her some bath toys that make noise!! The girls also made her a "senses" box. They gathered all kinds of things around the house that make noise, have different textures and that have different smells and put it all in a shoe box! She loves the I-Dog that dances and barks and she loves the sound of crinkled tissue paper! The girls also have wax for their braces that smell like cinnamon and bubble gum and she sniffs those too! it is funny to watch her sniff the wax! I just can't beleive how big she is getting and growing up! It seems like she just got here!