6 Months

On July 15th Ava turned 6 months. She is cute, chubby, and oh so happy. Ava enjoys her jumperoo, grabbing at anything & everything, trying new foods, and books. Most of all Ava enjoys and loves her Luca. If she is grumpy all we have to do is get Luca to come near her and she smiles.

Ava has been sleeping through the night for the past 3 months and usually takes good naps during the day. She enjoys her sleep and is very GRUMPY if she misses a nap or gets too tired. She will often scream and turn bright tomato red when she has passed the point of exhaustion. Ava is able to put herself to sleep within 5-10 minutes. We lay her down, she cries for a few minutes, she finds her thumb, and then she drifts off to sleep...it is wonderful!

Ava is a beautiful, sweet, little girl and I love her so much. I am grateful to be her mom and she makes each day a joy. Even during the grumpy times I am happy to be a mom. I love my daughter!

BFF's

Ava is trying to grab Luca's crazy wagging tail.

We have been teaching Ava a few signs. She loves to watch us sign and recently she has started to try to sign daddy. I know she doesn't know what it means yet and it isn't exactly right, but it is exciting to watch her imitate us. When she tries to imitate the sign for mommy she ends up sticking her thumb in her mouth instead on her chin.