8 months old

Ava loves to make silly faces



YUMMY!!

Ava's trip to Ohio

Ava & Mommy



Ava, Mommy, Grammy, and Grandma

7 months old

Big girl Ava standing up



Ava's ready for spring!!

6 months old

Our first Christmas as a family


Beautiful Ava at Christmas

5 Months old

Ava had her 5 month portraits taken on November 6, 2006. She took some of the best pictures she has ever done.

4 months old

A few pics from Ava's 4 month portraits on October 7, 2006. Again, Daddy will add the link to the rest later.

3 months old

Some pics from Ava's 3 month portraits on September 4, 2006.

3 Month Photos

Trip to Brownwood

Friday September 8th Ava made her first trip to Brownwood. Mommy's hometown. Besides this being her first trip there, this was also Ava's first overnight trip. Ava had a great time. She got to see Grammy, Grampa, and Uncle David. Ava also got to meet some of her Great Aunts and Uncles, along with some cousins. During our time in Brownwood, Ava, Mommy, and Grammy went to a wedding. Daddy, Grampa, and Uncle David stayed at home to watch the UT vs OU football game.Ava got all dressed up and looked so pretty. Ava also went to church on sunday morning. She stayed in the nursery and played while mommy went to sunday school. When I went to get her, Ms. Martha said she had taken a little nap, played in the bouncer and did alot of talking. Before making the long drive back home to Round Rock, we had to stay awhile longer so daddy could watch the Dallas Cowboys game. It was a great trip but we were all glad to be back home in our own beds.

Back up....

Make sure you look further back in the blog. We've added a few posts before the Bumbo post, and will be adding more soon. Thanks for your patients.

My Bumbo...

Ava has become such a big girl. She is now able to hold her head up all by herself. Here she is showing off for mommy and daddy. She is sitting in her bumbo, which she couldn't do untill she could hold her head up.

I wonder what Ava thinks now that she has her glasses and can see better...

We tried putting Ava in her Bumbo back at the end of July but as you can see... she was not a happy girl. You can also see how much she has grown since then.

I can see clearly now....

Ava has been doing so many new things since she got her glasses. The majority of the time, Ava wears her contacts and her glasses together. When we put her glasses on her for the first time, she started looking around and smiling and talking. The other day we had taken Ava's contacts out for a few hours and just had her glasses on. She started looking around and got a little upset. It was obvious that she couldn't see as well, and it upset her. Everytime she has her glasses and contacts on she is very happy and just talks and talks. I think she's telling us about everything she can see. It is just so wonderful knowing that she can finally see, and knowing how happy it makes her. Ava's world has completely changed.

Ava's New Glasses

Ava got her glasses on Thursday, and she couldn't be happier. It is so obvious to Mommy and Daddy how much more Ava can see. She's doing a great job keeping them on also. When we talk to Ava, she looks at us and smiles and jabbers away. She can't wait till she can really see the rest of her family.

Roll Over, Roll Over....

"There were 2 in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, Roll over."

That's what our little princess did the other day. Ava rolled over for the first time!!! It was so exciting... I tried to get her to do it again, but she just got mad at me. She even did it the next morning to show daddy. Ava is becoming such a big girl, and doing so many new things every day.

Update 9/26/06: Ava is getting to be a pro at rolling over. Sometimes she has to get mad to do it, but it's official... Ava is rolling over!!!

I Miss My Daddy

Daddy's not here right now. I asked mommy where he was. Mommy told me that daddy is at "Sid Car" working late. I told mommy to make him come home, but mommy said that he is only working late tonight so he can spend more time with me later. Mommy also said to make sure I have a big smile and a hug waiting for daddy when he gets home. So I'm waiting daddy... Hurry home!!

I Love You

Comment Spam

Ava has been very busy moderating all the comments she gets on her blog. Mainly because alot of it is spam... Random links to random sites from anonymous people. So Ava told me that we need to turn on word verification. Anyone can still comment, but now you have to type the letters/numbers you see before it will let you post. It will look similar to the example below. It's not hard, but it will save Mommy and Ava from doing a bunch of deleting.