When we got home from vacation we decided to buy Ava a potty chair. We have been talking about using the potty and thanks to an Elmo video she was showing more interest in the idea. At first we bought a seat cover because the idea of cleaning a potty chair grosses me out (it reminds me of a bed pan). Ava did not like the seat cover! It seemed to scare her. At the store she showed interest in the chair and was excited about it when we got home. She played with it for a few days and even went pee-pee in it before bath one night. We were so excited, but then she stopped showing interest in it. I wonder if it was because the Elmo Potty Time video was due back at the library...Hmmm? Anyway we aren't too worried because she still isn't even 2 and we know it will all happen when she is ready.
When we flew home the Jensen's kindly picked us up at the airport. We were happy to see them especially Nathan. He is such a sweet cousin and so good to Ava. He shares a love of Buzz with Ava (or at least he use to) and decided to give her one of his old toys. Ava loves her new Buzz Lightyear and plays with it often. She loves that it has lights that spin around really fast.
We bought this easel at IKEA several months ago. At the time Ava was still too small to use it, but now she is just right. Ava loves to color and loves to tell us what to draw for her. For a while all she wanted us to draw was Luca, but she has moved on to other things. When Rich is at work she tells me what to draw in this order: Luca, Daddy, butterfly, & flower. Sometimes I get bored and try to throw other animals or rainbows in there, but she likes to keep it simple. Recently, she has started to color more on her own and it has turned into a great activity for church.
A couple weeks ago we had a interim meeting with our social worker at LDS Family Services. He was just checking in with us and making sure we are okay....By the way we are okay. We have not been contacted by any birthmoms yet and hope someday Ava will have a sibling, but we are not dwelling on it. We have Ava to keep us busy and make us laugh.
These next two photos are good examples of Ava making us laugh. After our meeting we went next door to D.I. (like Salvation Army) to check out the books and toys. Every once in a while we can find something good. On this day we were lucky. We found an electronic piano. Ava loves to play pianos when she gets the chance and we have been discussing buying an electronic piano. She is still too young for lessons and we aren't sure if we wanted to invest in a nice keyboard until we know how Ava really feels about playing the piano. When we found this kid keyboard for a cheap price we couldn't pass it up. It doesn't make the greatest sounds and isn't like a real piano, but Ava loves it. She played with it in the car all the way home and sang too. This seems like a great start and if Ava continues to show a love for music we might have to make room for an electronic piano or maybe even a real piano.
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This post made me think of Zoie a lot. She loves art and music and I hope that it is something that they both continue to enjoy so that they can do it together as they get older. It is so fun seeing the little girl that Ava is now that she's not a baby anymore.
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