Daddy and Me

I know Father's Day was a couple of weeks ago, but Avery wanted to post how much she loves her daddy.

He was the first one to hold me when I was born. He was the one to give me my first bath! He was so nervous, and I screamed the whole time and got him all wet. But after it was over he bundled me up in a warm towel and cuddled with me on the chair. This was our routine every night afterward.
He loves taking naps with me

He would always hurry home from the clinic to hold me and love on me.
He loves taking naps with me.

We do fun stuff together like play on the computer and eat candy.

He loves taking naps with me!

He even became a doctor so he could support mommy and me. He also said he would buy me ponies and barbies and dollhouses!

Now that he is working, I don't see him quite as much. But I love it when he puts me to bed at night and plays with me in the mornings before work.

We still like to play on the computer together.

He always sings silly songs to me and dances with me. We like making funny faces too!

He knows all my tickle spots and can always make me smile and laugh.
I am lucky to have a daddy like him. I will always be his little girl, and I love him soo much. Mommy does too :)

Settling in!

We are getting settled into our new Louisiana lives, and absolutely love it! Josh started work last Thursday. Here is getting ready to leave.

Welcome to the real world Dr. LeBlanc :)

That morning before he went to work I made him breakfast. Well they are freezer waffles but I put the fresh fruit and whip cream on them.

Josh added a little more whip cream to his!

I have been working on Avery's nap schedule during the day. She now stays awake for about two hours then takes a nap for about 1-1 1/2 hours. It is working out well and it is helping with her end of the day fussiness. When she gets fussy that means its time to go to sleep!

While Josh was at work Thursday Avery and I decided to bake him a "happy first day of work" cake.

Avery was very helpful!

TaDa!

What do you mean I don't get a piece!!!!!

She was so sleepy on Friday when Josh got home from work. She passed out on him in seconds!

We brought her pack N play to Derek and Kristen's house, and she slept while we enjoyed a BBQ with them. It is so nice to be able to visit and spend time with our friends!

On Saturday Chelsea and Jarrod came up to see the new house and visit a little bit. I didn't get any pictures of them, but here is Avery before we went Mexican.

We had a great time visiting and relaxing with them too!

On Sunday we got up and got ready to go visit Josh's family at his grandma and grandpa's. Josh got Avery ready this morning and this is what he picked out! Cute girl!

Avery was so sweet, she went from person to person and was just as happy as can be. Here she is loving on her great grandpa. This was right after she woke up from her nap. She was so glad to see her Mimi too! She was eating her face!

Josh's grandma made a gumbo and we got to see most of his family. We are so happy to be home and so much closer to all of our family and friends. I am also thankful for the time I get to spend at home with my baby girl. She is such a good, happy baby. Here is a video of her laughing at her Mimi and Papa.

4 months old!

Avery Yvonne you are 4 months old!

You weigh 15 pounds 11 ounces

and are 25 inches long!You are wearing 3-6 months clothes and they fit you perfectly.

Your diapers are a size 2...we like Huggies the best right now.
You have rolled over a couple of times from back to belly
and belly to back.
But you HATE being on your belly so you end up fussing once you rollover!
You can also sit up for a little while if we hold your back.

Our days are a little more scheduled now.
You wake up around 7 am. You eat breakfast and play then take a nap.
You do this 2-3 times a day.
In the evenings are your bath time. That is your favorite time of the day.
You play in the bathtub, we put your lotion and pajamas on,
then you nurse or get a bottle and go to bed without a fuss!
During the night you only wake up once or twice to eat!

You have discovered TV this month!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is your favorite!

You will even laugh at us if we do the voices and sing the songs from the show.

You laugh a lot now! We get lots of giggles when we tickle your neck and belly.

You have definitely discovered your voice this month!

You make "RAWR" sounds a lot. It sounds like you are a growling at us!

We love hearing you talk and sing songs with you to get you talking more!

This was a busy month for us!

Your daddy graduated chiropractic school and mommy went back to work!

Daddy got to stay home with you all this month!

You sure do love him!

Right after your 4 month birthday we moved back home to Louisiana!

You are getting perfectly settled into our new life.

You love visiting our family and having people visit you!

Sorry I didn't do a 3 month post, I was back at work then.

But since I am home with you right now, I will try to keep this updated!

We love you so much! It is so fun, now that you are more responsive to us.

We live to make you smile and giggle and laugh.

You bring sunshine to everyone lives, and are such a calm and happy baby.

We love watching you grow!

Moving and Memorial Day

Whew...we have been busy this last week! It all started on Tuesday with Avery's 4 month check-up.



























She was such a big girl!

She now weighs 15 pound 11 ounces (90%) and is 25 inches long (70%).

She also got her 4 month shots :( The first one just kind of aggravated her, but the second one made her mad! She fussed for a few minutes, but once we got her dressed and cuddled with her a little bit, she was fine. She is such a tough girl!

After her pediatrician appointment we went to the cardiologist. He said her can just BARELY hear her murmur, and it is only intermittent . We don't have to follow up again until she is 1 year old!

After her Dr.'s appointments we got into major moving mode. I don't think there is any organized way to pack up and move your entire house! We got a 17 foot Uhaul half way packed, when we realized that all of our stuff wouldn't fit! Josh had to go back out and get a trailer to pull behind the Uhaul. We filled that up to the top too! Who knew we had some much stuff! Poor Avery did not enjoy moving! She was hot and didn't have any of her normal places to lay and play.

It was kind of bittersweet moving out of our little condo. It was the first house we bought, we had our first child there, and many many memories of fun, parties, friends and crawfish boils. The good thing is that we are renting it out to a really nice family so it technically is still ours.

Thursday was the big move day! We headed out about 8am and had smooth sailing all the way to Mandeville. Once we got to our new house, Jeff, Jon, Corey and my mom came over to help unload and start putting things away. I have so much more room!!!! We absolutely love the house too! We rented it sight unseen, Ms. Aleta and Corey did a walk through for us. They did a great job because we love it! We got a few things put away Thursday and Friday morning, then on Friday afternoon we headed out to Baton Rouge for Ben and Elissa's rehearsal dinner and wedding on Saturday. I am so mad, I didn't have my camera because Avery came to the wedding with us and looked ADORABLE! I had her in her little Sailor suit that Ms. Aleta got for her. She cuddled on Josh's grandma for most of the reception, we all had a great time!

Sunday was back to unpacking. My mom came over to watch the baby and I dug in! I got the kitchen, dining area and pantry all unloaded and put away. Then I made our first meal in our new house. BBQ shrimp, french bread and salad. It was so good! Then we celebrated our new life with some champagne!

Monday morning we got up and Avery played in her new jumper.

Poor baby's feet didnt' touch the ground.

So we had to put a box underneath her to push off of. I think she likes it!

That afternoon we had a little Memorial Day BBQ. Avery was dressed up so cute in her Red, White and Blue.

She was so happy too!

We grilled some corn and hamburgers...yum!

And my mom made Strawberry Shortcake!

It was such a nice, relaxing day. The house is ALMOST unpacked and organized. And Josh and I are just so happy to be back in Louisiana, close to our family. Avery too!