10 Months Old! Milestones!

Ava turned 10 months old yesterday.  We celebrated by making music with our pots and pans!  She loved it!

Milestones:
* She is really starting to cruise around the furniture.  She has no fear moving from chair to chair to table.
* She can really get around on the floor by rolling and scooting. 
* She waves "hello" and "bye-bye".
* She is getting really good at feeding herself baby crackers and fruit.
* She is becoming really aware of strangers and can get shy around folks she doesn't know.
* She loves to babble and talk reallllly loud.  We laugh because her voice can get soooo LOUD! :)

Dancer!

Ava and Barkley!

Daddy and his girl!

My 2 favorite people!

They love to play!

Curls!

Ava's hair is quite curly when it's wet.  I used to have ring curls in my hair when I was younger.  Todd also has some curl in his hair.  She's so pretty.

Standing!

Ava loves to stand up and play!

Kissing the mirror

Ava loves to look at herself in the mirror.  She gives herself kisses...it's really sweet.

Playing

Ava got some great toys for Christmas.  She loves to play.  We have been introducing a new toy every week or so....to keep the fun going...and to not overwhelm her with so many new toys at the same time.  I love this face she makes when she sucks in her top lip, makes me laugh. 

Trip to see Bob and Rebecca

This past weekend Ava and I flew to Salt Lake City to see Uncle Bob and Aunt Rebecca.  It was a fun weekend and very relaxing.  Their dogs Zachary and Matilda were very interested in their sweet guest.

Ava and Barkley

Barkley is never far from Ava...especially when she is eating.  Ha.  They love to play.  I am sure he will be so happy when she is big enough to throw the ball for him...his favorite thing. 

Christmas Day

We spent Christmas Day with my family.  My brother Bob and sister in law Rebecca drove in from Salt Lake City.  It was so wonderful for all of us to be together.  We all met at my parent's house in the morning and exchanged gifts.  Then we went to my aunt's house for Christmas dinner.  What an amazing day full of love and laughter.

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Todd's family.  What a glorious day.  Ava even got to meet Santa Claus for the first time.  How nice of Santa to take a break from his busy night delivering toys to all the children in the world for a few minutes with our sweet girl. 



I reeeeaaaalllly want to touch the tree!!!



Success!  I got the ornament!

Opening presents with Grandma, Grandpa Kyle, Lindsey and Aaron

Kisses from Katelyn

Ava's First Christmas

The second we set up the Christmas Tree, Ava was very interested in touching the lights and the ornaments.  (I am not sure where she gets that from) :)  Our first Christmas with Ava was a blessed time.  These pictures were taken about 2 weeks before Christmas.

Milestones Moment

As of today, Ava is 8 1/2 months old. Here are a few of her milestones.

• She is saying Da-Da, Daddy, Da-Da all the time especially when Todd gets home from work.  She laughs and squeals when he gets home.  Makes my heart soar. 
• She looks at Todd and smiles when I ask her "Ava, where's your daddy"? 
• She says Ma-Ma but only when she is crying and wants me.  She throws her arms out and says, "Ohhhh Mammmmmmmma!"  I pick her up of course.  :) 
• She is drooling like mad, so we think that she will be getting her first tooth soon. 
• She has been sleeping on her belly for a couple weeks now. 
• She is getting so strong and is doing much better on Tummy Time.  I believe that since she has been choosing to sleep on her belly that must be helping.  My parents gave her a Crawling Mat to help her learn to crawl...she loves it.  I am determined to make sure she crawls before walking. 
• She tried ground-up chicken the other night for dinner.  I would say she was not a super fan of the new texture and taste...but it grew on her. 
• We gave her one of our old remotes and she LOVES it.  It's her favorite toy. 

She is one amazing little girl.  We are truly blessed!

Ava - Christmas 2010