Ava is growing before our very eyes-- literally! About two weeks ago I saw her in the morning and when I got her up in the afternoon her clothes were too tight, her cheeks were chubbier... she's now delightfully known as our little meatball. She is doing wonderfully, sleeping most of the day still and teething away. No actual teeth yet but we expect to see one popping through every morning when we go get her up. She is also able to roll over now both back to front and front to back, though she doesn't like to! She is either content or lazy, or both, but she will occasionally roll over to remind us that she still knows how.
We spent a week in Cape May this August and Ava had such a fun time playing with the Drake family and seeing the ocean for the first time! We have a video of her little toes in the water that eventually we'll get on the computer and post. She wasn't thrilled about the beach but I attribute that to the fact that by the time we fed her, got her suit on, got her lotioned up and on the beach, she was ready to nap again! She did very well though with the perpetual missing of naps and new surroundings. She LOVED playing with her Nana & Grandpa, took a bottle from Nana and Aunt Emily and affectionately spit-up on everyone who held her. Never have I done so much laundry on vacation! Blair and I were blessed with numerous babysitters so we enjoyed time alone almost every day. It was a wonderful time for us to relax and celebrate our anniversary in the place where we got married.
Just a couple of days ago Ava started imitating us and is just beginning to do a little babbling. She loves studying our mouths as we make kissy faces or say "Ma ma ma ma" and will put her lips together or stick her tongue out to imitate. It is so sweet! It's such a thrill to see the little cogs in her brain turning and then see her get it! She's making all kinds of new noises like saying "ma ma ma" and "mmmm" with her bottom lip tucked in under her gums. I can't wait until those sounds turn into a real "mama!"!
Caught in a rainstorm on the beach... Ava loved it!
Sleeping soundly after a night out on the town in Cape May
Laughing with Grammy last week!
