Oops - flew by Thanksgiving

I forgot to post for Thanksgiving! My goodness... sorry! Ava's first Turkey Day. We spent it as we have been for the past few years in Waycross, GA with my father, his wife & son, my brother & grandmother. It was nice, cool weather, sunny, perfect. Delicious, and over too quick! We had planned to do mom's family that weekend, but things just fell thru left and right. So for the most part, it was a great long weekend. Don's bro & wife, and my mom came over Saturday, and we had a little get together. Planning holiday gatherings just isn't easy when there's so much family to try to get in. Another reason we got a nice house, with an open floor plan - so we could just do holidays here. We decided that every holiday is just going to be here from now on. It'll be easier, central, and did I say easier? Yes. There you have it.

How many days until Christmas?

Seriously, I think it's less than 2 weeks. Oh my goodness. I cannot believe that it's almost time again, and I feel like I may have said the same thing last year. I'm pretty sure I did. I'm thinking it's because Thanksgiving was just a couple of weeks ago, and time has just flown by. We don't even have a tree up! I know, it's a shame. No lights outside, or inside. I've barely put any decorations up, either. I have a few things here and there, but eh... This is our first year in the house, I kinda expected that we would be more into decorating, etc. Even with the baby, it's firsts all around. Last year, at this time, we were prepping to move all of our things into storage, and to move in to my mom's downstairs apartment. I was pregnant, and not really feeling the move. Bitterness, frustration, anxiety, on top of the pregnancy was all going thru my body. Thank goodness, and God, that everything worked out. And here we are today. In the house that we could only dream would be so right, with a baby that we couldn't have imagined being so perfect, and being blessed beyond what we deserve. God has a way of pointing things out to you, pointing out how He will handle things when you truly give them over to Him. We didn't think this would work out, and I know that both of us, Don & I thought that there was still the possibility that we wouldn't close on the house, or that something would fall through again and we would have to find an apartment or stay at my mom's for longer. We had already started in the side of our minds (ya, moved up from the back to the side) how we would arrange that little apartment at mom's to fit a crib, a sofa, table. We finally, completely just asked God to take it - and help us trust that it would work out. Jan 31 rolled around and it all fell into place. Amen. So I move on to the fun part - Ava. Our little miss fancy pants is now 7 months old. She's crawling all over the place, is pulling herself up and standing, and doesn't like to stay down much. She's learning what "no" means, and is an ok listener. She's 7 months, what can we expect? She's coming out of her waking up in the middle of the night to eat or cry phase, which is lovely. The past few nights she's been much better. I don't remember if I had mentioned in her 6 mo update, but she was waking up and crying, and was hungry. Our perfect sleeper had decided to flip the script on us. We were not amused. But we got her off the food, and would just find her pacifier, give her that and it would hold her for a few more hours. Her morning schedule was different, then, she wasn't waking up at 7:30 a.m. either, but whenever. So that made mornings interesting for a while. Then she would sleep most of the day and stay up so late! Oy! So now she's getting back into her groove. This weekend she went down at maybe 11pm Friday night, which is great, and slept until 10am Saturday morning! Um, so did I. We were out and about most of the later afternoon/early evening, and she was great. Snuck a few naps in during car rides, but other than that, she was up. I put her down at 10:45 and she woke up this a.m. around 6, and I gave her her paci, and she slept until 10. So it's been nice catching up on our sleep. It took us 3 nights to watch Man of Steel, which by the way is an awesome movie. (Doesn't hurt that Superman is super hot...) No teeth yet, just the same as usual. Her eyes are still light, a hazel, like mine. :) yay! And her hair is a light, golden brown. So she looks just like her daddy, but I get the skin/hair/eyes. Not too shabby. xoxo

Sunday fun day?

If you want to call cleaning "fun," then ya, I had a super fun day.  I cleaned the bathrooms, scrubbed the tubs and even dropped the comet on the floor sending powder all over myself.  Got some vacuuming done, dusted, swiffered the floors.  I got a wild hair, decided to go with it.  If I had stopped, it would've never been done.  Baby did her napping and play time. Oh, found out she's not afraid of a running vacuum cleaner, but very intrigued.  She followed me all around the house. That was cute.
Speaking of miss Ava, we decided that after two weeks of her waking up in the middle of the night, it is time to put the rice cereal in her formula before bedtime. I need some sleep, she needs to be full.  So this is a learning experience for us. For the past oh I don't know, maybe five months, we've had the perfect sleeper.  As soon as I started saying, "I know it can change at any time...," her sleeping pattern changed.  Obviously she's growing, because when she wakes up, she'll drink 6oz of formula each time.  She still eats every four hours, even after bedtime, where she would stay asleep for 8hrs.  Selfishly I need this just as much as she does.  I may be late in the game to do this rice cereal thing, but I know I'm not alone.  Here's hoping!
Hope y'all have a great short week... gobble gobble day is nigh!!
xoxo

Monday's outfit

Hey y'all! Now that I know what "ootd" stands for, I'm trying to get into the swing of things.  So here's my outfit of the day:
Garnet boatneck 3/4 sleeve top, Target (only $12 hello!)
Star print Rockstar jeans, Old Navy (saw them on the sale table while I was in line, $17, done.)
Black suede flats with zipper details, Target a few years back, on sale
Camel bag, Forever 21, sale maybe $20 or less
And my fave piece, my statement necklace from Lily Wang, shoplately.com, $14 (Y'all seriously have to go to this site for your statement pieces - great prices, pieces, sales! It's def my go-to.)

Oh ya, and I figured I'd share the other - I waited as long as I could. Six months, and baby got a pedi. I decided to match her pedi to mine, butter London's "Yummy Mummy," a perfect light gray/taupe.  I polished my finger nails with "All hail the Queen," a slightly darker taupe. Perfect fall neutrals.  Yep, my little diva in training.

XOXO

High times

What a beautiful weekend! I hope y'all enjoyed your weekend like we did. Saturday we took it easy, did a little shopping and had some fun with friends. Sunday was church, relaxing and a lot of playing with miss Ava. This little girl has some energy!  They told us at church when we picked her up from the nursery that they didn't want her to leave! How sweet it is to hear that they love her and that she's so happy. Such a relief, too!
Don set up Ava's high chair this afternoon. Since she's eating now, that bumbo chair isn't cutting it.  She wiggles and squirms all around. So the big girl is sitting... big!

My little ghosty ghost

Happy Halloweenie!!  Miss Ava was a ghost for her 1st Halloween! Don and I browsed through pinterest to find a cute costume for her. Oh wait, who am I kidding, I browsed, he picked. ;)  It was so fun making this, too! Omg and so easy.  And inexpensive.  I probably spent $10 on it. I had her onesie & capri pants already, so I bought ribbon, tulle and hair bows.  (Knowing how easy tutus are to make, I see many, many more in Ava's future - and Coco's!)  I must say, she was the cutest little ghost around! (Until she pooped and got it on her outfit after our first stop, so I had to pull the back up pants out... back up pants, good call mama.)  We stopped by Ava's "god parents'" house, my grandma's and my mama's.  This little ghost sure brightened some spirits! No tricks, only treats.
On our way home, Coco climbed in Ava's car seat to snuggle. They were two tired little girls.

XOXO

I blinked & it's been 6 months!

Hey there loves! I feel like I've just blinked, turned around and Miss Ava is now 6 months old. Let it sink in. It's gone by way too quickly, but we've totally enjoyed the ride. We are so in love with our little bunny-boo and having the best time watching her grow, learn new things and have a blast doing it. She's now eating foods - the baby food version of course, as well as applesauce, which is her absolute fave food. How do I know? Oh because after her grammy got her hooked on it, she lunges for the spoon when it comes close (and she realizes it's on there)! It's so cute to watch. I'll mix a banana in with it, and she likes that, too. Of course, right? So sweet! Ava is totally in love with her daddy & doggie, Coco. When daddy walks in the room, she immediately turns to look at him and smiles that oh-so-cute smile. I would say, "one that only a father would love," but come on, let's be real. After you see this smile, you'll melt. Or crack up because of the way that little button nose crinkles up. Coco has been an amazing big sister, letting Ava grab at her, pull her hair, try to eat her tail, pull on her feet, etc... Coco just sits there & takes it. Funny thing is, when we tell Ava to be gentle, and tell Coco to move, Coco will come right back to be close by. It's to die for. I have about 8 cavities now because it's too sweet. We also have a crawler on our hands. Forward motion has begun! On Sunday 11/3, Ava started moving forward, scooting. She's been up on all fours now for a few weeks or more, but no movement. Then Sunday night, she started. All this week, she's on the move! She sat upright on her own at 5 1/2 mos, and then boom, crawling. She's trying to pull herself up now and I am NOT ready for that mess. Baby-proofing has begun; we took the coffee table out of the living room and I'm already in the market for a new living room rug. (The one we have now sheds and gets all in Ava's sweaty little hands and toes - and in her eyes.) Babies are not that expensive, it's the baby-proofing that is! Ava's finally growing into her 3-6 month clothes. She's petite, and has been in 3 month clothes since maybe 4 months. So I'm excited to see her grow into the bigger things. I have pulled all the newborn clothing out of her dresser & closet, and moved the 3mo things in, and will be getting the 6mo clothes ready to put in the dresser/closet. Shoes are fun now, so we have some cute ones in the mix! Ugg boots for winter - yay! I finally started making her some headbands, and that was fun. I like being crafty! I picked up the little notebook I had while I was pregnant with little fancy pants, and looked back at this week a year ago. I was 14 weeks pregnant, and hadn't found out what the sex was. I noted that I was feeling good, had a fun birthday and that I had my first baby dream. I dreamed that my baby was a girl, I was nursing her and remembered looking down at her and her reddish-brown hair. Guess what color hair Ava's was as a newborn? Reddish-brown. I know, I can't believe it. And a girl! I thought that was so sweet. I like looking back at that little notebook, where I wrote hilites of that particular week, kept track of my weight, etc. I will definitely do it the next time around, and I recommend y'all doing that, too. A fun pregnancy tracker, and I kept it with me in my purse. In mommy news, I'll be 35 next week. 35. Let THAT sink in. Wowzers... xoxo

Milestones

This week, at 5 1/2 months, miss fancy pants is hitting some more milestones. Not only is she eating more food like oatmeal, banana and applesauce (which she loves btw), she's sitting up on her own! I had to sit her up, but she's staying up for a good bit. She'll topple over a few times, but she's pretty much strong enough to hang for a while. It's hilarious watching Ava get on her hands and knees too, and rock back and forth.  Don calls her "bronco billy" when she does that. I'm afraid crawling will soon follow... time to baby proof the house! (Which means I can shop for an ottoman and side table & get rid of the coffee table!)

At the pumpkin patch

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch with miss Ava. I was not sure how to do this pumpkin patch thing, obviously since we've not been with a baby before... but it was so fun. A local church had an amazing patch and we got some great pics. And pumpkins! Five to be exact, two big'ins and three perfect little ones. Oh and a crazy gourd.
It was a sweltering 89 degrees and we were sweating! Ava was so good though, didn't fuss at all. I'm telling y'all, she's a keeper!
Happy Fall Y'all!!

So this is 5 months....

I can hardly believe that our little snookerdoodle (as her pop calls her) is 5 months old. Not a day goes by that I'm not thanking God for giving her to us; I truly believe that she is a gift. An undeserved but totally appreciated gift. Ava is now sleeping through the night, about 8hrs. Yes, you read that right, 8 hours. I know, I know, soak it up while we can - we are! I am still quick to follow that statement with, "I know it could change tonight!" I sure hope it doesn't. You know what's so weird? Coming home exhausted after working a full day. Normally that was nothing, exhaustion-wise. I would be fine. My job isn't physically laboring, just mentally. Even so, I've been there 9 years, so it's not some new thing. I come home, and my attention is usually shared with Ava, the Don and Coco - and making dinner, playing, snuggling, bathing and playing some more. I'm just pooped by the time I drive home from work, so that's an adjustment. I am drinking coffee a lot - bc I love it and am totally into the pumpkin craze! Starbucks: venti iced coffee w/pumpkin & cream. Dunkin: large iced pumpkin coffee w/cream & sugar. I even got our manager at work to buy some pumpkin syrup from the Starbucks store online! Yes, I'm hooked. I don't care. My husband calls this a "white person thing," or "white people problems" when I can't find pumpkin creamer. Ha... Soooo anyway, back to the babe. She's really starting to get quite the personality. She is grunting a lot, and babbling "mamamama" all the time. Just yesterday, after spending 12 hrs with daddy, I heard her babble "dada" a few times. I say "babble" b/c she doesn't know what she's saying right now. She wakes up and is saying "mama" but she doesn't look at me and say it. So I can't claim it, but I'm pretty sure her first word won't be "dada." Yessssssss ;) Also what's new is her whimpering. She sounds like a little puppy - she'll whimper a short, high-pitched little noise and get a little fussy, like if she wants to move to a different view when we're holding her. It's pretty cute! Ava and Coco are totally in love with each other, besties. That right there is enough to give you a toothache, it's so dang sweet. Today I had to take off work b/c my mom has been sick & our nanny wasn't available - let me tell you I don't really mind. I love being with Ava. Not being at work while not sick is new to me, so that kinda stresses me out, but fortunately, my manager and everyone else there has children and they understand. Phew. It's just all this new stuff. It's not easy "employing" people and being employed, too. But hey, life happens. We went to the Dr. (for me - all clear after my tearing during childbirth & the stitching - fun!) and then ran a quick errand. Now we've been home, enjoyed being outside a bit and she's back down for a nap. I could get used to this. Could... ;) Now to go get her - she just woke, and find a Halloween costume! Let's try this diy fun! xoxo

i told y'all i had an obsession...

ava & her beautiful cousin ashley

just to be clear...

On my last post, I had mentioned something about not breastfeeding or pumping anymore, that it wasn't convenient for me. I want to be clear, the pumping is not convenient, and I know moms will agree with me. Breastfeeding wasn't the issue, I enjoyed doing that. It bonded me and Ava, and it was our moment. So to not be able to do that anymore just was emotionally painful. However, I am extremely appreciative that I was able to do that. I have to follow up with that because someone close to me was not able to. I cannot imagine the pain that she went through not being able to nurse her baby. She's a pumping fool, so diligent and scheduled with her pumping - I'm amazed. At 5 months, she's still pumping every 4 hours! But she had to become like that. I know it wasn't easy on her to do that, either. What I meant by "inconvenient" was just that. As a working mom, remembering to go back to the storage closet two or more times a day, for either 10, 15 or 20 min (sometimes it was longer), missing the work I was trying to do, trying to only focus on my baby, not my work, getting distracted looking at her sweet face on my phone, and then cleaning myself up afterwards, returning to my desk & getting back to what I was doing... well that's not convenient - for me. I'm just being honest. I miss breastfeeding, but one day it just seemed to stop. I'm so thankful that Ava has taken to the formula without a hitch. I started her on the enfamil newborn blend and worked her into the "purple one" for fussiness & gas because my girl has the toots! I actually tried to breastfeed her the other night, and it was so weird, it felt unnatural. Imagine that! So I wanted to clear that up because it was on my mind, eating at me. I didn't want anyone reading this to think I was a bad mom, I love my daughter and wouldn't want anything less than the best for her. I just have to be honest - that's me! xoxo

Football, fall & someone is now four months old

It's that time of year - FINALLY. Football is officially back y'all! Another season of some SEC football & NFL football too. Yes! I love it. It feels like it's been forever, so it's nice to have it again. Something to watch Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays & sometimes Thursdays. We're looking forward to the days when it's cool outside, we can open up the windows & sliding doors and enjoy the whole day.  Something about that, the cheering of the crowds, whistles blowing & the horns and drums playing fight songs that just complete my weekend.  Throw in some snacks, a drink of choice and your team colors and it's now perfect. Our friends all get along despite the rivalries, so that makes it easier.  It's FOOTBALL!!!
Another love: Fall.  That means pumpkin drinks, candles, lotions even hand sani. On the agenda this weekend: go to bath & body and stock up on the scents. I've seen a lot of posts about the drinks from Starbucks and they're looking tasty! Mmm maybe I'll get one on my way to bath & body! Ya that sounds good.
So on to the best part, our little miss.  So much had happened this week!  Little miss Ava has moved to her crib, it's official, she's in it to win it. I put her in this week or last week and she was so good, sleeping through the night. We're ALL sleeping better, so it's amazing. She's rolling over back to front, too. She had done dint to back last month, and now she's doing the opposite. I've also stopped breast feeding her. Ya it was extremely difficult, but I guess worse things have been known to happen, so I'm super grateful and thankful that I could breast feed her for so long. I've stopped pumping at work, too.  That's been difficult, too, but it's just not convenient for me. Ava got all her nutrients from me and my milk for the first three months. It's just hard coming to terms with her not drinking mommy's milk. *sigh* I keep telling myself or could be worse. All in all, its been a pretty big week here.  So as I lay here, finishing this up, I'll be staring at Ava on the baby monitor.  Coco has been watching over Ava while she sleeps, it's adorable. What's adorbs is how Ava's recognized Coco now and wants to grab her.  Coco just sits there and takes it. Such a good big sister!
Well I'm about to fall asleep. Y'all have a great weekend & Go Jaguars! Go Steelers!

xoxo

loving on sweet coco

lounging with daddy

lounging with daddy, in my cute giraffe shorts

Go Gators!!

Guess who's 3 months old!

Yes, it's already been three months and the time seems to have flown by! I can't believe my little bunny is now 3 months old. I still can't hardly believe I'm a mama, either. This new chapter in my life has been amazing.  We are so blessed with this little happy girl! I've had my ups and downs, worrying about running out of breast milk, not being able to provide that for her, but it all works out.  God knows what we need and He provides for us.  Ava is a wonderful little baby. Each day is a gift and she's grown so expressive. I love showing her off,I won't lie, because she's so darn cute! Her eyes are still light, her hair is a light, golden brown, and her skin is creamy smooth.  An absolutely beautiful baby. Oh daddy has his hands full!
I'm still pumping twice a day at work, and breast feeding at home. I'm coming to grips with the possibility of giving Ava more formula during the day, or at night too, in case I don't have enough milk for her. I'm okay with this, but it's not been easy to come to terms with. I provide her with her nourishment, and to think that I may be running low on that, or not be able to, that's heart breaking. But again, it'll all work out in the end. 
Nanny is working out very well, so that's a huge blessing. D and I are enjoying this parenthood gig, loving pretty much every moment, aside from the occasional middle of the night waking up's Ava surprises us with. But she's otherwise still sleeping thru the night - yippee.  Coco loves her little sister too, it's adorable. Has already barked at a person and another dog to back up! Never biting, just hollering at them. And I've still not sampled my breast milk... can't bring myself to do it!
All in all, life is great, not that I expected anything less!

She's a 10

Little miss has finally reached 10 lbs! We are so blessed, she's such an amazing little bunny. She sleeps through the night, smiles a ton & is overall perfect. Her Dr said so! Every day I just love her more, and our family is so complete. I almost hate to say it, because I want more children, but Ava's been so perfect, I don't want to risk it. But the next little one will be good and perfect inn their own way. 

"Every good and perfect gift is from above."   James 1:17

2 months // Happy 4th of July!

Look who's already 2 months old! Little miss has been growing on along, getting a little chunk on her body, being a little sweetie.  Her sleeping pattern had been great for us, every three hours, and after midnight she would sleep until 5/6 a.m.  That was going to be great for my mornings back at work. However, this week, hitting her two month mark, she flipped the script on us. A few days she was waking up every three hours after midnight, but thank goodness that only lasted a few nights.  Then she decided to fall asleep around 10:30 p.m., and wakeup at 4 a.m.  Now don't get me wrong, I am super thankful for the long stretch of sleep, but dang, 4:00?!  Why not 5:00?  So that's been different. Needless to say, there have been a couple of mornings we've woken up in the recliner...  

July 4th! We had a fun-filled day of relaxing,  enjoying not going to work,  and a trip to Kmart. (Yes, they're still around.)  We got Ava an activity mat, and she really likes it.  Also got some more formula since she's been doing well with one formula bottle a day.  Today it's been a week of trying  it out.  Thanks to a suggestion from my bf, I went with Enfamil, for newborns. No bad gas or fussiness.  Insert sigh of relief here. And of course we had to get some little fireworks.  We played with them while Ava was napping on her new activity mat (ironic much?), and Coco watched over.  Or Coco was hiding bc she doesn't like the fireworks, but either way when I looked at the monitor from the driveway, Coco was laying right next to Ava. It was precious!  Ava didn't seem to mind the noise, she still slept.  So we made it through our first fourth, in our new house, with our new baby.  I hope everyone had a great holiday!

xoxo

Full time...

Today was the day I'd been dreading for the past two months - my official full day back at work.  I had been doing just fine with my half days but this day brought back all of my new mommy insecurities; will Ava make it without me? Will I manage without her for 10 hours? Omg 10 hours?!?! What was I thinking? There's no way she or I will make it that long without each other!  Obviously we did, though.  Don was off work today, so he got to play Mr. Mom and he loved it.  I got some adorable picture texts & updates on her eating times. He's her father, of course she was in good hands.  But that was not a worry for me.  I just didn't want to be without my favorite little accessory. I mean, this little chunker is adorable!
So there was nothing to worry about, all went well. What will be hard though, is when she starts crawling, talking, waking... I've got some time before that though, phew!  So for now, I'll hold her little body and listen to her breathe as heavy as a. little baby can do. I thought she was crying to nurse, but when I changed her wet diaper, out she went! Gosh, I love this baby.

Back to work!

So far so good. My first week back to work is coming to an end, and I must admit that it wasn't as difficult as I had anticipated. I will have one more week of these glorious half days before I come in full time. They are great! Too bad I can't continue, but there's nowhere near enough time in a half day to do the work we need to do that's for sure. I've been able to come back to a storage room here in the office to pump, so that's been convenient. (I had written "nice," but let's be honest, pumping your breasts for milk at work doesn't really qualify as "nice.") I'm actually back here now, pumping away. I clock out to do it and spend about 20min. All for the cause, ya?
In a nutshell, what we've been going through during my time out, and while I was preparing to return to work has been nothing short of interesting.  Primarily in regards to child care.  My mom is set to take care of Ava only 2 days a week - Mon & Tues.  Originally we had found a nanny months ago, but due to some family complications, she had to back out. I was devastated, because I really liked her, and because I was to return to work in 2 weeks, but completely understood. Family comes first. That's what my concern was for - my family.  After speaking to my work, mother, father, husband, trying to have everyone on the same page, I had a decision to make. Do I find another nanny, or do I look for a part time job? It's this a sign? Surely it couldn't be, how could I make a decision in a week, that would affect our family for some time to come? We prayed about it a lot. I couldn't walk away from a job I'd been at for 9 years. Not that easily, and not after the way they'd been to me during this maternity leave (so good!). Plus who leaves a secure job after 9 yrs, having just had a baby, and just bought a house, with no job to go to? Um... not I!  I went in the hunt quickly for another nanny. My mom put her feelers put at her church, I went to my church, facebook, friends. My church didn't really have a network, but fortunately, mom's did. Almost immediately, within a day or two of mom contacting someone, we had a response. Amen! I met with our prospective nanny, and immediately had a good feeling. Not one of desperation, but one of comfort. At least ease. After she came to our house and Don got to meet with her both of us said a prayer of thanks. And I realized that this was my sign. That God will provide where there's a need. Not always in our time, but in His. So ultimately, my place is here, at my job, doing what I do. He will provide what we need to live day by day, to support our family, to afford a nanny, too make it.  Over and over my husband told me, "it'll be okay," but sometimes that's hard to believe. One evening he cut me off from my fretful rant, took my hands in his, and started praying.  When I let myself just stop and notice what is going on, get focused on the issue and realize that I cannot control everything, a great sense of relief comes. I felt better, feel in love a little more with my husband for paying with me, and put my energy where it mattered most - in our family and baby. It will work out, and it is. My husband, my baby, my God - they are my focus. As long as I remember this, and keep doing this, things will always be okay.

xoxo

1 month... where did the days go?

Where, oh where did the last 6 weeks go?  I feel like they have zoomed by so quickly, and you know what?  They have!  And in exchange for the time having flown by, I am left with the most precious little being named Ava.  Each day is something new and it has been such a joy.  I still can't believe that I'm now a mother.  Wow, I have a daughter. I'm part of the club.  I said over and over how surreal it was to be pregnant, but that has nothing on being a parent.  

My body has healed, my emotions are still wonky at times, but my love for this little person grows with each passing moment.  

I took this picture at one month, but it's been sitting on my computer, saved on this blog. I have been so lazy to get this posted.  I've had plenty of time to do this on my phone, since it's by my side at all times, but apparently I am more in tune with twitter & facebook - as sad as that is to admit.  And then the other time is spent staring at Ava & taking pictures of her, posting them to instagram or sending them to my family. So, my apologies. Y'all understand!  

I'll do better.....

2 weeks! 

5 weeks - first family shot! 

Ava's first smile  (no gas!)