Independence day!

On Saturday the 4th of July. We headed into Luling for the day. When we got to Josh's parents house. Jody, Jen and their kids came over to visit. It is so cute because their little girl Audrey is about a week younger than Avery. Here they are playing together. Audrey is so petite and Avery is a little chunky monkey so it is so funny seeing them together.

Hopefully they grow up to be best friends :)

Mitchell and Jenna came with them.

Everyone was ready for the 4th of July!

After they left. Everyone just kind of hung out and visited while Josh's mom made his favorite dish; pepper steak. Avery took a nap on her PaPa

After dinner we celebrated Josh's birthday. He wanted a cookie cake that said something silly on it. This is what he got.

Sneezing on the cake to blow out the candles :)

Happy 27th birthday! There are those guns!

Avery was in the BEST mood this evening. She was sitting on her Great Grandpa Obray just laughing and "talking" away.

She is so sweet!

Ready for the fireworks mom!

We went out to the bridge park for the fireworks show. It was way past Avery's bedtime and I was afraid she would be fussy. But she had a great time! She got to love on her Aunt Bridgette. The guys got to hang out a little bit.

I was worried Avery would be scared of the loud noises of the fireworks. But she LOVED them. She was so mesmerized by the colors and lights. She didn't flinch or anything when they "boomed"

Josh got artistic taking pictures of the fireworks with the new camera.

Jamie and me, Avery is still watching the fireworks

Our Family...

Avery Eats!

On July 17th Avery finally got to start eating solid foods! We waited till she was almost 6 months old because 2 of her first cousins have Type I Diabetes. I did some research and it said delaying solids is one way you can try to prevent it. Her first meal was rice cereal! First Bite...

She loved it! One good thing about us waiting is that she was definitely ready for it. She didn't spit or push any of it out with her tongue.

My turn to feed her!

She thinks she can do it herself! That was good!

A few days later, she got oatmeal. She loved that too!

On the 25th we gave her avocados. It was so funny, she was acting like she hated them!

So nasty!

But Miss Piggy kept opening her mouth for more.

Once she got another bite though she was gagging on it and wouldn't swallow!

We gave her more avocados that evening and she ate the whole bowl! I think she just freaked out a little because it was something new. She ate them all week with no problems. I also gave her green beans yesterday and she loved them. So far so good with feeding her solids. I hope she continues to be a good eater. Soon we will start introducing tastier stuff like sweet potatoes and fruit. Josh wanted to get her eating all the "yucky" green veggies first.

5 Months old!

Avery Yvonne you are 5 months old!!!You are growing so fast.

You cut your first tooth this month!

You have been drooling and chewing on stuff for the past 2 months and your front little bottom tooth finally popped out!

You now weigh 16.5 pounds (according to our bathroom scale)

The 3-6 month clothes are starting to get snug!

You roll over like a champ, but then get stuck on your tummy.

You are starting to reach for things, and get a good grip on all of your toys now.

You are such a happy baby!

You smile at everyone and love to be held and played with.

You are a little high maintenance...

you fuss at me if I leave you on the floor to play by yourself too long

You are getting so good at bedtime and nap time!

All we have to do is lay you in your crib, and kiss and rub your face for a few minutes.

You cuddle with your lovey bear and go right to sleep.

You are still exclusively breastfed, this means sometimes you don't poop for awhile.

The doctor says this is normal, and you only rarely get crampy,

but this picture is after one of your blow outs!

I had to wash you off in the sink!

You can sit up for a few seconds now before tipping over.

You love to sit up to, no more laying down baby stuff!

You like playing in your bumbo chair and excersaucer.

In the mornings you will also lay in your bouncy chair and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

We love you so much!

It seems like you grow and change everyday!

Next month you get to start eating food!

You will love that, because you are very interested

when we eat in front of you now.

I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with you right now.

Like I said you grow and change everyday, and I am so lucky to be home with you for all these changes.

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 :)