Wordless Wednesday

Busy Weekend

If you've ever met my parents, you know that they have a disease. It's called gardening. And I caught it several years ago. Every year, they take a trip with the Dunkerton Garden Club up to the the Mennonite greenhouses near Alta Vista. I always go with them, because you can get plants for so much cheaper up there than you can here in town! The only difference this year is that I had to take Avery, since I'm still nursing and we've never given her a bottle. Anyway, I didn't know what to expect, but she did amazing. (As long as Mommy was within sight. :)) I just wore her in my sling, and she loved it! I was pretty excited about that, and about all the great flowers I got. Now I just need to find time to plant them...

I also discovered that I was almost out of baby food, so I spent the rest of my weekend trying to get some more food made and frozen. I've really been enjoying making Avery's food. It's a lot of fun! (And so much cheaper. And better tasting. :)) So far, she's tried bananas, avocados, peas, apples (not a huge fan!), sweet potatoes (her favorite), green beans (make her want to puke, literally), pears, and carrots. Some new things I made this time are mangoes, peaches, pumpkin, prunes, and I want to try some chicken soon. :)

Avery is still not rolling over, but I have noticed her rolling up onto her side several times in the past few days. She hasn't really done that before. Except maybe a couple times when she was really itty bitty. Maybe the first step in getting her to roll? She's also been sliding backward on her belly quite a bit. I know I should just enjoy this time now when she can't move very far, because before long, she'll be all over the place!

I don't have any pictures this post, mostly because I'm too lazy to get up and get my memory card. Next time. I promise. :)

Warmer Days

With the nice weather this week, I've been taking the babies outside more. On Tuesday, I took all three babies out on a walk. The girls rode in the wagon and I put Lelan in my sling. They all really like being outside. There is so much more to look at out there! I took Avery and Lelan out this afternoon, and we sat on a blanket. I gave Avery some dead leaves to play with. She had a lot of fun crinkling them all up. But boy did she get angry when Mommy took them away! It wore them out too; they both took awesome naps after that. :)

We're still working on solid foods with Avery. So far she just doesn't really care for them, and will only eat maybe a tablespoon or so at a time. She really like rice cereal. She's tried oatmeal, and will eat it, but prefers the rice. She will usually eat sweet potatoes and green beans, but apples are disgusting. They get spit out. A lot. And she makes awful faces. I've said that before, but these are extra awful faces.

This picture doesn't really have to do with anything, but she's just too stinkin' cute to not include it somewhere in here. :)

Happy Resurrection Day!

Today is the day our Savior rose from the grave! I am so thankful that He died for me; He paid the price for my sins. Thank you Jesus. If you don't know Jesus in a personal way, find a bible-believing church and find out more!


We went to the Easter service at church this morning. (Which I only got to hear about half of, thanks to a certain pretty little girl.) We then went to my Grandma & Grandpa's house for lunch with the Platte side. I think Avery enjoyed seeing everyone (even if not everyone could touch her :)). She especially likes seeing my Grandma. She always smiles at her when Great-Grandma smiles and makes faces and laughs in front of her. :)

This is what she really thought of us trying to take her picture in her Easter dress.

Nope, Dad. I'm not going to cooperate.

Well, okay. But only one good one.

On the Move

As I mentioned before, Avery has figured out how to move herself around by pushing herself backwards on her tummy. She's been doing it more the last few days. And these are the kinds of places she ends up, now that she's mobile:

She kept lifting her head up to peek out the window. :)

There's another baby in there I think...

What Mom? You can't believe I can move around already? You just wait...

She usually starts out in the middle of the room, and has made it to both ends so far! She also pushes herself up every once in a while, you know, in a semi-crawling position. Yikes! Before I know it this baby will be everywhere!

One last picture...
Avery loves it when her Grandma comes to visit her. :)

Avery likes her some avocado

So we've been toying a little the last few weeks with solid foods for Avery. She likes her rice cereal, and will eat bananas (while making awful "Mom this stuff is disgusting!" faces). But what does she like, almost right away, and keeps grunting for more? Avocados. Yep. She's one silly girl. :)

That is one cute baby girl. :)

Catching up... again

What?! I seriously haven't blogged since the beginning of January?!?! Slacker. Okay. Maybe not. I'm just a busy momma and daycare provider to two other needy babies. So let's see...

The beginning of January Avery had her 4 month appointment (seems kind of like a moot point now that's she's 6.5 months old, but hey. I want to remember this stuff. :)) She was 15 lbs., 6 oz. (90%), and 25 3/4 inches (95%) long. I remember being quite surprised that she was that big already! She had to get two shots, and didn't even let out a cry until they did the second one! A couple days after she marked her 4 month birthday, she rolled over from her tummy to her back! (Don't get too excited, though. That's the only time she's ever done it.) January held lots of snow, and enjoying our last few weeks with just Avery and Elise during the day.

At the beginning of February, I started watching a little boy, Lelan, who was just 3 months old. The answer is yes. I am crazy. Possibly even certifiable. After a few rough days, we started getting into a routine, and Avery really seems to like her little "boyfriend" that comes to play every day. (Although Daddy says she's too young to have a boyfriend.) During the middle of February, I made a discovery-my baby girl had her first tooth coming through! I was very happy to have found it with my finger, and not on some other body part. Ahem.... The next day I peeked to see how that tooth was doing, and lo and behold it had a little neighbor. Her two bottom teeth were working their way in. :)

She went in for her 6 month checkup at the beginning of March. She weighed 17 lbs, 4 oz (75%), and was 26.5 inches (75%) long. That's the first time since she was born that she wasn't in the 90-something percentile! But don't worry, she's got plenty of baby rolls to go around. :) She had to get three shots this time, and was none too happy about it either.

This is fair warning. Read the next part at your own risk. ;)
So, remember those little, white, jagged, baby teeth? A couple weeks ago, Avery figured out something "fun" to do while I was nursing her. Biting. Mommy did not think that was funny. At all. This lasted on and off for the better part of a week, and included a day of Avery being on a nursing strike. (That was the longest day of my life. Ever. Pretty sure.) Apparently me gasping in pain every time she bit me finally took it's toll, and that's what the lactation consultant told me probably sent her on that strike. So after that, I just ignored the biting. (Which is really hard, by the way.) And now she's been pretty good about just eating normally. Hooray!

The next week, Avery caught a nasty cold, which kept her up for an hour and a half one night. I've never been up with her for that long at night. Ever. Even when she was itty bitty. She would always eat and go back to sleep. (I know I shouldn't complain, but, well, I can if I want to! :)) The week continued with her waking up and coughing for around an hour every night. She's finally back to sleeping through the night this week, although that cough is still sticking around. I think she's on the upward swing though, so hopefully she'll be feeling back to her old self soon.

And one last thing that she figured out the other day. She can scoot backward when she's on her belly. She's only done it a few times, but her Momma was pretty proud. :)

Cutest baby ever. :)

She was exhausted.

Are you looking at me?

Just doing a little light reading.

Daycare Buddies

Elise, almost 1 (her birthday is on Sunday!), Avery, 6.5 months, Lelan 4 months

Just hanging out in the laundry basket.

She likes riding in her wagon. :)

Isn't she the cutest? We sure think so. :)

Until next time. Whenever that may be.... :)