Flat Stanley/Round Avery

Well, I have survived another week of work. This week my Mom, Lou Lou, played with Avery. He was again in the best hands possible and had so much fun! I also really had fun because I got play by play pictures e-mailed to me all day Monday and Tuesday to keep me informed, so Flat Stanley style I saw what my little round Avery was doing. I also had a to the minute schedule to look at when I got home. That way I could know when he ate and slept, because my mother knows her OCD girl so well. For example, he finished his bottle at 5:07pm Tuesday... I LOVE IT!!!
Here are just a few of round Avery's Adventures...
He played so hard on his playmat he fell asleep right there, please excuse the pink lovey, it is our back up from the days of Wee not He.
Then, he woke up!
I got to guess where he and Lou Lou were playing, maybe World Market!!
He also tried out his new excersaucer that our sweet neighbors handed down to us. Lou Lou says he's a fan.
And finally he got a yummy treat for Momma, Daddy, Aunt Linde, and Uncle Jeff.
Thanks for all your hard work and fabulous fun with Avery, he loved it and so did I. Thanks for thinking of ways to make me feel connected while I was away.

The 4th and 7th

We had a wonderful 4th of July at the lake this year. This picture is at the end of the day so it is a little rough, but I am so proud of my patriotic family dressed in theme. I absolutely love the 4th of July and every year just keeps getting better. We had so much fun celebrating at the lake with all of my family, even Aunt Susan Jo, Uncle Mark, Meme and the boys.
We look tired, because we had such a hard day. The adults had so much fun lounging on mom and dad's new megastation. It is the coolest thing, a ginormous float for 4 people complete with an area to cool of your body (the mesh in the middle lets you dip in as needed) and coolers and cup holders for your beverage of choice.
Avery chilled in his bouncy seat in the shade on the dock while we were in the megastation. I am telling you it was a busy, stressful day!


July 7th also marked a big day in our family, I am no longer a stay at home mom. Hi ho Hi ho it was back to work I go. While I did have a melt down on Sunday because Avery had a very runny nose and was feeling quite pitiful. I managed to pull it back together and I can honestly say it wasn't so bad going back to work. I think I did okay at work, all the babies were still alive when I left, and I know Avery had a great day.

Sweet Aunt Linde came by and took some pictures to e-mail me to ensure that I knew Avery was having a good day. Uncle Blake also came by to check on Avery boy and give him a bottle, too.
But the number one reason Avery had a great 2 days is Honey. She has been counting down the days to July 7th, since this day 15 weeks ago, so she could have her QT with our boy. I was so comfortable going back to work knowing Avery was in the hands of Michael's mom. She raised my favorite person, how could she not do a great job with Avery, too. A huge thanks to Linde, Blake and Rhonda for making sure Avery had a great first day with no mamma at home. I also have to say a big thanks to Amie, Melanie and the other girls at work for making my first day back go quickly and smoothly for all the right reasons.

Now we are headed back to the lake for more summer fun! Man I am glad Mom and Dad moved.

Water Baby

Avery has had so much fun swimming the past few weeks. He had a blast swimming with friends in the pool and all the other kids were so sweet to him. He kicked his legs and looked around and had the best time! He even did great when he got splashed in the face he just gave Sarah a big hug and looked around to see who was jumping. I am hoping he is going to be a big fan of the water, which would be good since he has no choice.
He is also really enjoying swimming at the lake with Lou Lou and Papa in his sassy new crab that Daddy got him.
However, he only likes to lean forward and kick his legs, NOT lean back.
Happy Monday!

Look Who's 3 months old!

Wow, I can't believe our little prince is 3 months old. We are still working on the whole smile at the camera thing but I think we are getting better.
Here are 3 great things our little one has learned to do in the last month!

1-Sleep ALL night!!! He goes to bed between 9:30 and 10:30, so my child, and gets up for a quick snack at 6, then he goes back to sleep until 9 or 9:30 I LOVE OUR SCHEDULE!!!
2-Smile and talk. We are having so much fun working the smiling and talking out of him. Especially in the past 2 weeks he is getting so interactive and we have the best time.
3-Roll over. Last Sunday Avery rolled from his tummy to his back, he was shocked and so were we. We have not had any repeat performances but I am sure there are more to come. To bad he HATES his tummy time.

Have a great day!

So Much Fun

Here's a happy face Aunt Linde!

We are continuing to have so much fun this summer. Tuesday Avery met Adelaide and Casen 2 of his future BFF's, and their mommies Leah and Annalee. We also really enjoyed Camry and Pow, and their Mommies Maddie and Tiffany, but our pictures of them didn't turn out. We had a blast catching up with my college roommates, my how times flies when you are having fun. Some days I feel like it was yesterday and others, that it was a lifetime ago. I am so thankful for the sweet girls that helped me have so much fun at 802 Washington!
Last night we all got a little culture courtesy of our friend Abby Leonard. Abby has been one of my best friends since high school. We are having so much fun since she is spending the summer with us. She has been so fun to watch the Bachelorette and explore Marshall's with and is also reminding us to enjoy all the fun our city has to offer. So, we met her and our friend Kim, also from high school, Kim's friend Slim Jim and Abby's friend Daniel for an outdoor concert. It was great!
As I type this I am again reminded of how much I have enjoyed all of the different stages of life, once I got past middle school of course. I am so thankful for the great friends I made and continue to enjoy in high school and college, and I continue to enjoy making friends here in this stage of our life.

Thank Goodness

If you know me well, you know about Popples. Saturday Avery was having a moment. I had tried all the usual entertainment and he wasn't interested. So I decided to be the bigger person and let him cry on one of my favorite shoulders to cry on. THANK goodness he didn't like it, I really didn't want to share! And yes, I did rescue him after I found the camera and took his picture. :)
Have a great day!

Summer is Here!

It is very late, but here is Avery's 2 month picture. He weighed in at 9lb. 9 ounces and was 23 inches long. The Dr. reassured me he wasn't too small and would catch up, but I told him we were impressed this was big progress for our early start.
Avery and Aunt Linde has a hot date at the pool. He looked super cute in his swimming suit, sun hat and shades. We even had a matching passy to ensure a fun time at the pool. Nothing says summer to our family like fun in the water and baseball!!! We got to go see Katie play and she did so great! She had 2 hits and her coach said she has the most natural swing on the whole team, we were so proud of her.
David was a rockstar blast ball player, too. We are hoping he will show Avery the ropes in a few years.
I went to the movies on Saturday and Avery and Michael had male bonding. It was so cute to come home and see them playing on a blanket outside. It is a good thing you have 2 parents, I never would have thought to do that.