Mother Goose Storytime at the Library

We went to our first Mother Goose Storytime at the library today and Ava really enjoyed it! There were lots of babies her same age that were crawling all around. Maybe they will show Ava how to get the crawling thing down!

Clean Bill of Health!

Ava's pediatrician noticed something possibly wrong with Ava's hip and referred us to an orthopaedic specialist. After several weeks of me freaking out, we finally made it to our appointment. After several x-rays (Ava wouldn't sit still) the Dr. did not see anything to be concerned about. Just to err on the extremely cautious side, he does want to see us back in 6 months for a re-check. Both Ava (and I) were very pleased with the outcome.

Ava and Sasha

If anything gets Ava to crawl - it will be Sasha. Ava loves looking for Sasha, petting Sasha, "chasing" after Sasha a.k.a. Mommy holding Ava low to the ground while chasing after Sasha. Sasha is such a good sport and tolerates all of Ava's shenanigans for a few minutes before scurrying away.

Michigan!

Ava and I went to Michigan at the end of July with my Mom for a family reunion. This was Ava's first plane ride and she surprisingly did really well. Then, it was time for the 6 hour car ride up to the UP. That turned into probably a 9 hour car ride. But, all things considered, she did really well!

Here is a pic of Ava meeting her cousins Mara and Ella. So cute!

With her Auntie Beanie.

With Mom.

Feeding the Ducks at Bond Lake.

At Bond Falls.

At Copper Harbor @ Lake Superior.

More Lake Superior.

I love this shot!

Ava's Trip to the Zoo

Okay, well Blogger is stupid because you have to upload the picture you want last, first. So, we start with Ava pooped out after her first trip to the zoo. We tried to keep the trip short and only go around to the exhibits where we thought she would really be interested. When we first got to the reptile area we kept pointing at the animals but she didn't really see them. Finally we got to an exhibit where there was this brown rodent running across the bottom back and forth. Finally I pointed and said "Look at Sasha (our cat)." She immediately zeroed in on it and she watched it enthralled for several minutes. I wonder if she was thinking to herself "that isn't Sasha!"