Monday, August 29, 2016

the one where Ava is 9 months old

Ava Estelle

Nine Months

 

Size:

Ava is about 20 lbs give or take (her dr check up isn't until next week). She is wearing 9 months clothing and I'm sure just a couple more weeks until shes in 12 months.
 

Health:
The cough that never fades FINALLY WENT AWAY!!! Thank God!
 
Feeding:
9 months of breastfeeding this little boobie lover. I'm going to be honest, I was really expecting that breastfeeding would have slowed down by now. She is still regularly nursing every 3-3.5 hours. We have added solid foods to her diet, shes getting it about twice a day but it hasn't seemed to stop her from wanting to nurse. She has also been taking water from a bottle but will not take milk. It is like she realizes its breastmilk and then freaks because she knows it is not coming from her preferred source.
 
Sleep:
Ava is waking up once a night but doing well other than that & gives me a full night of sleep every now and then. Her napping schedule varies. She takes a morning nap around 9:30 but then doesn't nap again until 2ish... and sometimes needs a cat nap around 5 to make it to bedtime. She doesn't take long naps, usually a half hour to an hour. They really just happen as big sisters schedule allows.
 
Extras:
-She is sitting up longer
-Loves shared bath time with her sister
-Loves fruit
-Still isn't crawling but can roll to wherever she wants to go
-Now screams as her way of communicating to others (its a happy and loud scream)
-Hates getting dressed
-Pinches Mommy and tries to put her hands in my mouth while nursing
-Does this very cute "shy" act when someone talks to her and shes in my arms where she rubs her head on my shoulder & covers her little face.
-Everything goes in her mouth.
-She is a total Mommas girl
-Her favorite thing to do is pull big sisters hair
-Pulls anything and everything off of the tv stand
-Loves to people watch.



 

Saturday, August 13, 2016

the one with my Fall to-do list 2016 edition

Its 90+ degrees out today with a heat index of over 100.
In honor of the sweat dripping down my face, the fact that my glasses slide off my face, the fact that I will probably take two or three showers today.. I decided to put together a list of my fall to-dos. Some of these are traditions that we do every year so of course I wouldn't miss doing them this year since we can add our little Ava girl to the mix :) It is only fair that she get to participate in the memory making fun.

-Apple picking with my SIL and niece, Izzy.
-Making apple butter with said apples that are picked.
-Attempting to make my very first pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling.
-Hosting Thanksgiving at our house.
-Dressing in a family theme for Halloween.
-Going trick or treating with the neighbors, spiced rum in hand.
-Picking pumpkins.
-Carving pumpkins.
-Painting pumpkins.
-Ava's 1st birthday (that is going to creep up so fast!)
-Dans birthday.
-Barnyard kingdom/Take a hayride
-Leave and acorn scavenger hunts.
-Leaf crafts.
-Jump in leaf piles
-Go through a corn maze.
-PSL... because I'm basic like that.
-Go to a haunted house.
-Have bonfires.
-Eat smores.
-Drink hot chocolate.
-Watch football.
-Go to the York/New Holland fair(s)
-Go hiking.
-Wearing boots.
-Wearing flannel.
-A family of four photoshoot (finally).
 
Have I ever mentioned that fall is my most favorite season ever?!
 
 

 
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