Happy Halloween

We celebrated our first Halloween yesterday and Avery loved it!! We lucked out that she's a pretty great kid and loves clothes and hats and whatever else I put on her. We had another costume from a friend of our but that bulky head piece was too much and kept dropping in her eyes so we had to switch it up. 

All in all it was a great evening and we're already looking forward to next year.

At the Fair

Grandpa took myself and Avery to the fair this afternoon and we had a blast! She loved looking at all the people and the giant stuffed animal prizes. She even tried her very first ice cream! 

This week in micro fashion

Pumpkin picking

Yesterday was such an unbelievably beautiful day that we had to get out and enjoy it. So the three of us took a drive out to Hill Ridge Farms and had an amazing time. There's not a whole lot Avery can do just yet but I think it's safe to say she had a good time. She made a friend in the little hay maze and LOVED the pumpkin patch! All she wanted to do was crawl around and play with them. I only wish I had taken some video but I was having too much fun playing with her. 

Lots of love

Meaghan, Andrew and Avery 

I wanna be a fashion muse!

Just some of our morning photo shoots.

6 Months and Beyond

We celebrated our 6 month birthday at the end of June with much fanfare......well, from me at least.  In addition to sleeping in her own room and her own crib, Avery is now rolling over completely on her own.  From back to front and front to back.  This has made a WORLD of difference in our sleep.  We've gone from getting up three to four times a night to getting up once, or not at all! But it's the cutest thing - I lay her down on her back to sleep and the second she's free of my hands she immediately rolls to her side.  Everyone kept telling us that once she's able to roll over on her stomach by herself that she'd start sleeping through the night and it was true. Huge milestone reached for us.

Today we went for our six month check up and she's doing wonderfully.  Weighing in at 16.25 lbs and grew another 1.5 inches in the last six weeks.  Trust me, she looks every bit of that 16 lbs.  But there's nothing better than a cute little chunky baby.  It does make dressing a bit harder since her middle area fits great in 6 months clothes but those fat lil thighs are pushing it!

This past holiday weekend Avery and I rode down to Winterville with my parents to visit a friend of theirs that they used to bowl with when we lived in Florida.  Scott's lab had puppies and us being us just had to go see them.  I climbed into the cage with all eight puppies and sat with Avery in my lap and she was in HEAVEN!! She plays with our dogs but they're full grown and can easily pull away from her when they're done but these puppies had no idea what hit them.

On Saturday for July Fourth we went over to the Lee's house for the annual cook-out and fireworks.  Avery was a big hit and stayed happy despite the heat.  She ended up spending the night at my parents so she missed the actual fireworks - I think it's a bit too soon for that kind of loud and it was way past her bedtime when we set them off.

Over the last few days Avery's really found her voice.  She spends about 90% of her awake time yelling and talking and letting us all know she's here.  I'll admit, it's very, very cute but some times.... after a long day at work and long car ride home the last thing I want to hear is her yelling for four hours non-stop. But when she smiles.....you just forget all the crappy things and can't help but be happy.

In the coming weeks we've got lots going on - Andrew's going to the beach for the week and then I'm going to visit some family in Connecticut and taking Avery with me.  So there'll be tons and tons of pictures and video from that visit.

Until next time.....

Love,
Meaghan, Andrew and Avery

The Walking Dead

Ugh, it's been such a busy few weeks for us.  Between our ever day life and Andrew's new job and then all of us getting sick, I feel like I need a vacation just to recover.

Mary's graduation was a few weeks ago (YAAAAY!! So beyond proud) on Saturday and I noticed that Avery was a bit sniffly and had a cough.  Thankfully it didn't turn into anything....just teething!! She's got one tooth coming in at the bottom but it doesn't seem to be bothering her at all so that's a huge relief for me.  Teething was the one thing I was really scared about. You hear so many horror stories about it that I just kept thinking the worst.  But so far, so good. *fingers crossed*  So she might not have got sick but I was on my deathbed.  Whatever virus thing is going around is a killer.  I was completely useless for almost a week.  But I'm feeling a million times better, still have that lingering cough but that's doable.

Just last week we moved from the baby food/ rice cereal mix to full baby food from the jar.  It might not seem like much to other people but it's super exciting for me.  A lot messier but so much fun.  The fact that she's loving it makes it all the more exciting.  Hopefully she won't have my eating issues though.

This past weekend for Memorial Day, the three of us went over to Jon and Lori's for a cook out and play date.  It was the most beautiful day to be outside - no clouds, sunny, slight breeze. We had the best afternoon just hanging out and talking.  The girls had all sort of fun together, holding hands and giggling.  At one point, Avery had her toe in Jordan's mouth! I just wish I had taken a picture of it.

Then on Monday we went over to Mimi and Pop-pops to grill out.  It was another great afternoon AND we got to wear a new outfit Gramma bought a few weeks ago for us! The sunglasses are a bit big still but we had to wear them to complete the look.  Mimi did Andrew and I the biggest favor and had a sleepover with Avery last night so we could get some sleep.  We've basically been the walking dead for the last week as we finally started crib training.

I never ever thought getting a kid to sleep in a crib would be so hard.  It's not the waking up that's the problem, it's just staying in the crib.  Ever since we brought her home she's been sleeping in the rock n' play or the bouncy chair or on me for a while there.  But she's getting to be too big for the rock n' play and she really needs to be in the crib.  So last week we put her in there last Monday night.  That last all of three hours, which I was happy to take.  It was three hours longer than she'd stayed in there before.  I personally feel like every night it's getting a little better but Andrew doesn't seem to think so.  She's still getting up four or five times a night which is beyond me.  She eats a whole jar of food and then a bottle all before bed so she should, theoretically, sleep though most of the night.  But we're still having to give her a bottle when she wakes up at night.  I can only hope that lessens over the next few weeks.  But at least she's sleeping in her room all night and no longer in my room.

There's nothing really new to report so until next time....

Love,
Meaghan, Andrew and Avery