Another month already?!

Ava, you are now 6 months and two days. I don't EVEN believe it. It astounds me how fast time flies by.
You are wearing #3 diapers.(The same as your cousin Hazel, who just happens to be twice your age)
You are eating solid foods now. You seem to favor squash, sweet potatoes and peaches. You hold the spoon and manage to get the right end of the spoon into your mouth. Some days you gobble down the solid food, other days it just sort of oozes out of your mouth becoming a liquid art media.
You are still eating 6 oz of formula every 2-3 hours.

You still don't nap very often or for very long during the day. You seem to be a power napper. I'm not going to complain because you are sleeping through the night. I'm very lucky and thankful for that!

A couple of weeks ago you had your first major Boo-Boo. You fell off the couch and got hit your lip on the floor. And YES I was sitting right there! Gaads! Talk about a heart attack. One of your toys fell over your boppy and away you went- right over the boppy and onto the floor. Your poor little lip swelled to about 5 times it's size. If I wasn't feeling so guilty and panic stricken, I would have taken a picture. I did take you to the doctor since I was CERTAIN that something had happened. Fortunately Dr. Shultz did not laugh at me, she politely told me that "yes the first fall is always scary but she is fine and it certainly isn't going to be the last of her falls" Thanks. Your lip looked perfectly normal by the end of the night.

What else? When we are in the car you sit up in your car seat so you can look out the window. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

You have the sweetest little mouth and heart shaped lips.

You are going "bald" on the sides of your head. You are giving yourself a Mohawk. It's pretty funny looking.

You are DAYS away from crawling. You get right up on your hands and knees and rock back and forth with a look of serious concentration on your face. It's so crazy. I'm not ready for you to be mobile yet. I like the fact that you are still reliant on me.

You are getting more and more vocal. You like to sing opera ...or at least that is what Grandma calls it. It is at such a high octave it's hysterical.

I can't believe how much you change every day. I am SO thankful that I am able to be with you every day to watch you grow and learn. I love you Ava Virginia.

5 months

Oh Ava, I can't even believe it but you are 5 months. You are getting so big and changing so much. I am having the best time watching you grow.

You weigh 13 lbs 12oz and are 26 inches tall.

You are wearing #2 diapers and some of your 6 month p.j.'s are too short.

You rode in the "big girl" part of your stroller the other day, meaning no car seat. It was a big moment for your mamma, and a happy day for you. You loved your new found freedom. You could stretch your legs out and could see the world coming at you instead of trying to peer around at it in your car seat.

We are trying you on baby food everyday. You are kind of getting the hang of it. You do open your mouth for the spoon but only really "eat" every other bite or so, otherwise you just push it out. You don't crinkle up your nose anymore though so that is a good thing.

You are starting to roll over onto your belly when you are sleeping. Since you are able to roll over on your own "they" say that it is ok that you do this. I just need to keep an eye on you and make sure you haven't scooted your face into the bumpers.

You don't talk much but when you do it is loud. You still don't make any noise when you laugh....well I guess it isn't laughing yet, just a HUGE smile that looks like it should have sound to it.

You have VERY little patience with books. I hope this changes as you get older. If it has lights and noise on it then you are all over it. Otherwise....don't even bother.

You are putting anything and everything in your mouth. Everyone says "oh she's teething" but how do they really know. Did you tell them? Did you whisper it to them when I wasn't looking. "Psst, hey, don't tell my mom but I can feel my teeth coming in. That's why I'm drooling all over myself."
I don't feel anything on your gums and don't see anything.
Speaking of teeth, your cousin now has 4!!!! on the top and 2 on the bottom. It is soooooooo crazy. Ava, your mouth is so teeny tiny I can't picture it full of teeth.

Your mamma's hair is still falling out at a ridiculous amount. How I even have any hair left on my head is a mystery to me. I hope my hair follicles get back into their regular routine. The novelty of it wore off weeks ago, now it is just down right annoying.

You smile so big at everyone. I love it. Your whole face smiles. you get this little wrinkle on the right side of your nose when ever you smile.

You love love your jumperoo.....THANK THE LORD!!!! That is life saver....I can shower, do dishes, laundry.... it's fabulous. You are as happy as you can be in that thing and chat up a storm! You want your mamma to know all the cool things you are playing with.

I'm having so much fun with you Ava. Everyday is amazing. An absolute gift!