Here are some new pictures, taken today.  Ava will be 6 weeks old on Sunday... unbelievable!  Click on the newest picture to the left for the full album.  She is starting to lift her head a lot more, especially when we have her up on a shoulder.  She wants to look at everything around her and is a lot more alert these days.  She is also starting to smile at us!  Still not consistently, but she just melts our hearts every time.

Great news for us-- last night Ava only woke up once to eat!  She did two 5 1/2 hour "shifts".  We are thrilled and hoping that she'll sleep through the night here soon!  I've (Kathryn) been working really hard to keep her on a schedule and it has really helped her sleep better at night.  For all those other new moms out there-- it really works!

Not so great news (for those who like details)-- she's spitting up quite a bit these days so we're heading to the doctor next Wednesday.  Hopefully she can get some medicine for acid reflux to help with the spitting.  It's now waking her up and keeping her awake (and ruining numerous outfits a day), so hopefully she'll outgrow this soon!

Ava has also started making some new noises and her voice is getting louder.  We LOVE listening to her talk to herself when she's trying to fall asleep.  What a cutie!  We've been able to go on lots of walks in this great weather and she loves getting fresh air.  Well really she just loves movement so as long as we keep her rolling, she's happy!  I am very much looking forward to garage sale season.. I'm in the market for a baby swing:)

We took a couple videos of Ava a little while ago that we'll post one of these days so stay tuned!