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!"

Helping Daddy with yardwork.

6 months old!

Well, our little girl is really growing up. Since hitting the 6 month mark, we have seen a lot of changes in our little girl. She is more tolerable of a lot of situations and strangers. She is more content (at times) to play by herself. She is loving eating solid foods and likes trying new combinations. She has a very obvious attachment to Mom & Dad. She will tolerate going to the grocery store in the baby carrier for an hour (this used to be tough). She is really starting to be very interested in her toys and will cry if you take one away that she is engrossed in playing with. She LOVES our cats - especially Sasha. Sasha has always been a finicky cat who really wouldn't let you pet her unless she wanted you to. Now she comes around and hangs out with Ava (but arms length away). When I hold Ava near Sasha, at time she will let Ava pet her. Ava loves it when she can stroke Sasha's fur. She will squeal and start babbling to Sasha. Every morning when Ava gets up we have to go and "find Sasha." She instantly perks up and starts looking around for Sasha. It is awesome! Perhaps we have a little veterinarian or animal advocate in the making?

Below are a couple of her 6 month pictures I took. For those of you who don't know the story behind Arnold, he was my teddy bear while growing up. Santa brough him for me when I was maybe 4 or 5? You can see in some of the pictures he is a little worn. He has been sewed up numerous times. He also has an orange burn mark on his butt from when I left him on the stove. He also used to have little crusties on his back from when I sat him on top of peanut butter toast. Let's just say that he is a little worn and is an old man. He is currently enjoying his retirement!


I love this pic. It's like she is thinking "Hey, who is this sitting beside me?"
Let's play! Hey, what's this on your butt?