Go Packers!!

We are having a great time in Wisconsin! We have been super busy visiting with family and friends. Ava has been a good little girl and has adjusted well to the different surroundings and time change. I had to post this picture as we are currently watching the Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'm cheering for the Bucs but Ava will be a Packer fan. Isn't she adorable in her cheerleading outfit?!?! I'll post more pictures later on in the week.

4 Month Appointment

On Wednesday, Ava had her 4 month doctor's appointment. Dr. Burzynski was very excited to see how big Ava has gotten since our last visit. She weighed 11 lbs. 14 oz. and was 23 1/2 inches long. She has grown quite a bit since our last visit 2 months ago. Dr. Burzynski said that she is doing great developmentally and couldn't believe how alert she was. Ava has started noticing more and more things that are around her. She has noticed Shadow and will just watch her closely to see what she is going to do. She thinks it is funny when Shadow licks her hands and feet. Ava did get 3 shots while we at the doctors and once again, she didn't react very good. She got another fever and was very cranky for about 36 hours. About 2 weeks ago, Ava was on a feeding schedule of about every 3-4 hours but now she wants to eat at least every 2 sometimes every hour. Because of this, Dr. Burzynski advised us to start her on a "very" little cereal every other day. So, we started some cereal last night and she only had a few bites but seemed to really like it. Shadow wanted to have some too but knew she would get yelled at if she got too close. As you can see in the picture, Shadow tried to take a lick but wasn't close enough to Ava to actually get any. :-) We'll try some more cereal tomorrow night.

Ava's teething has seemed to stop for the time being. Very good timing considering we leave for WI on Tuesday. :-) I am very excited for our trip and can't wait for everyone to see Ava. It will be a very busy 10 days as we have 2 families to see in that time. Luckily, they live in the same town! :-) I will try to upload some more pictures before we leave for WI and then maybe some while we are there as well.

Teething

Ava has officially started teething! She has been drooling like crazy for the past few weeks but until now, she has never been fussy because of her teeth. It all started yesterday after we got home from church. She would not go to sleep for her normal nap time and just could not be consoled. We seemed to try almost everything (including studying with Daddy!) until finally resorting to tylenol and ora-gel. Unfortunately, neither of those seemed to work. She managed to sleep through the night but I was awake every few hours expecting her to wake up in pain. Today she woke up okay but quickly decided that her gums still hurt and she wasn't going to tolerate it today. She threw several fits and all she wanted to do was eat, eat and eat! Lucky me!!! The good thing is that we made it through the day and I got a break when Curt got home from work. A friend of mine recommended teething tables so I ran to CVS and bought a box. They work wonders!!! About 10 minutes after I gave them to Ava, she was back to her normal self and happy as can be. She is now asleep for the night and will most likely sleep until the morning.

Here are just a few pictures from the past week. As you can see in the picture, Ava loves bathtime and is always smiling of laughing. She could stay in there forever! :-) She is continuing to roll over all of the time. She is really good at lifting up her head. She moves her legs like she's going to start crawling but hasn't figured out how to move her arms yet. She likes laying on her belly more and more and has even figured out how to roll from her belly to her back (but not very often). We think she has started teething because she is constantly drooling and needs something (hands, fist, fingers, paci, blanket, shirt, toy, etc.) in her mouth at all times. I got the chance to weigh her yesterday at our Mommy and Me class. She weighs 11 lbs. 10 oz. She's getting bigger and bigger every day but is still our little peanut. :-)

Here is a picture of Ava with her best friend Bre. They are actually holding hands here and we did not stage this picture. It was so cute but it didn't last too long. Bre wanted to play with Ava but Ava just sat there and smiled.


Ava and Daddy!