Eight Months Old

At eight months old Avery:


-is wearing 6-12 month size clothing & size 1 or 2 shoes

-wears size 3 diapers

-eats 6 oz. formula every three hours & three meals of food a day

-has eaten butternut squash, peas, green beans, apples, bananas, rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, yogurt melts, puffs, & rice rusks

-can hold her sippy cup on her own

-says "mamamama" when she's upset

-is CRAWLING!

-is pulling halfway up to her knees on things & pulling up to stand in her bassinet

-is still sleeping in her bassinet (travel lite pack n' play) in our room...BUT we're making the transition to her crib in her nursery THIS WEEK...I know, I know!

-loves to blow raspberries & mimic people

-has one tooth and the second one is coming in





First time she held her sippy cup by herself

Avery's first Christmas

We had an awesome Christmas! We went to my parent's house on Christmas Eve for a party and it was so much fun. Christmas morning was very special to me because not only was it Avery's first Christmas, but it was my husband and I's first Christmas at our own place! Last year we went to Massachusetts for Christmas and the year before that (when we were living in MA) we spent Christmas here in Pennsylvania. Here are some pictures from Avery's first Christmas (and a few weeks leading up to it):



Taking some picures in front of my parent's Christmas tree

Christmas card picture

My husband's work Christmas party

Playing with daddy on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve party at my parent's house

Cutie patootie

Christmas morning at home

Opening gifts at her Grandma & Papa's house (my parents)

Playing in her new ball pit

Giving her new doll baby some love

Our family

Merry Christmas Baby!

Sittin' on a random old man's lap

I was so proud of her that she didn't cry! She's such a happy girl :)

The tooth about it is...

Avery is getting her first tooth! She's growing up so fast!

Seven Months Old

At 7 months Avery:

-is wearing size 6-12 month clothing & size 1 shoes

-wears size 3 diapers

-eats 6 oz. formula every three hours & has eaten (reluctantly) rice cereal, peas, butternut squash, apples, & bananas. She also enjoys puffs & yogurt melts.

-weighs 16.2 lbs

-has fallen in love with her jumperoo all over again

-loves looking at her self in the mirror

-says "dadadadadadada"

-enjoys mama singing to her (she's the only one that would enjoy it haha)

-has mastered sitting up by herself (occasionally tumbles over)

-rocks back and forth on all fours & scoots backwards & pivots

-has taken a few naps in her crib & slept in it a few nights. Since she got sick however, she is sleeping in her bassinet again because she gets more sleep in it. As soon as she's back to 100% it's back to her crib in her room!

-got sick for the first time

-loves to be bounced up and down

-belly laughs all.the.time.

It's ridiculous that my little baby is not such a little baby anymore! She's developed quite the personality and we can't picture our lives when we didn't have her. I love my Avery Grace! Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure :)

(This is when she was sick)

Avery's first time being sick :(

When we went to visit family for Thanksgiving, Avery's cousin had a cough. Well, the day after we got home Avery started having a cough. The day after that she was full blown sick :( She had a cough, sneeze, runny eyes/nose. My poor baby! I took her to the doctor on Thursday and they said she probably has bronchialitis. She was prescribed two medications and we scheduled a follow up appointment on Monday. We went to the doctor Monday and she was a little better, but still sick. She got a chest x-ray done and a small amount of pneumonia was found in one of her lungs so they prescribed her a stronger antibiotic. Today is the second day of taking the medication and she is doing MUCH better. Her sleeping at night hasn't been that great though. She wakes up randomly and screams because she can't breathe out of her nose. I just can't wait for her to feel normal again!

Thanksgiving, Early Christmas, Dedication (picture heavy!)

We went to Massachusetts to visit my husband's family for Thanksgiving. We also celebrated an early Christmas with them! Here is our visit in pictures:

Avery & her auntie (my sil)

Avery & her grammy (my mil)

Avery & her pepere (my fil)

Avery's cousins (my sil's kids)


Opening presents

We had Avery dedicated by her pepere, who is a pastor.

Dedication day

We went to a place called La Salette and there is a big Christmas light display

It was so cold, so we had to bundle Avery up!

myself, sil, Avery, & mil