Cha ... Cha ... Cha .... Changes

Sorry it's been forever and three days since the last post but things have been a bit crazy around here.  As you know, I've gone back to work full time and Andrew actually starts a brand new job tomorrow! He'll still be doing the same thing, sprinkler design but it'll be for a new company with all the benefits that he's been missing from this last job. We're very, very excited about this and finally feel like things are starting to turn around for us.


Avery is doing wonderfully.  We actually spent three days last week in an at -home child care and it's been working out really well.  Lisa, the child care lady, lives in the same neighborhood as one of the girls I work with - it's the same place she takes both her boys.  She keeps a handful of kids and it's really been working out great for us.  She's ten minutes from my office and really good with Avery. As much as I know Theresa loves to have Avery during the day, I'm sure there will come a day when she says 'ok, no more five days a week'.  And that's ok.  We wanted a baby and it's our job as parents to find appropriate child care for her.  But we are beyond grateful and thankful for all that Theresa has done for us.  All our of parents in fact.  I could go on and on about everything the four of them have done over the last several months but there are no words to adequately describe what they've done and how much it truly means to us.  I can only hope that one day, Andrew and I will be the same type of parents to Avery.

A couple of weekends ago I took Avery out shopping with me and we stopped by Jon and Lori's house (those are our best friends from high school) for a visit.  Lori had her little girl, Jordan, a few weeks before I had Avery and we've decided that they have no choice but to be best friends also.  It's so crazy to me that Jordan is only about 5 weeks older and already so much different from Avery.  It just makes me that much more excited to see what we have to look forward to soon.  So we took a couple pictures and they  make me chuckle cause in some of them it looks like they're punching each other.  Ah, those developing motor skills.

Now here's a very true and completely wild story.  Lori got pregnant, I got pregnant, Hannah (a girl I work with got pregnant), Stephannie (one of the PA's I work with got pregnant) and then Elisa (another one of the girls I work with) found out that her second adoption had gone through.  We all have babies under the age of six months right now! It actually is really nice because I don't feel like one of those new moms that can only talk about her baby (I mean, I am but that's besides the point). I love knowing that I have four other people going through the same things we are that I can talk about baby stuff with them.  

Two Friday's ago, we had a baby shower for Elisa and her newest addition, Blake.  We just had it at the office and it was extra special because three of us brought our tiny people with us to work and ha them there all day.  Avery looooved being there! I just threw her in the baby carrier and she just smiled and talked to all our patients as they came up.  She loved being there with all the new people she can make friends with.  And she was so good! No tears, no fussing.  In fact, she fell asleep in the carrier and I didn't even notice it.  So of course, we had to put all the babies together and take pictures.

Blake and Avery

Ezra, Blake and Avery

This weekend my aunt Robin and Aunt Pat were in tow visiting and it was the first time they got to see Avery and I'm sure it's safe to say they're in love.  So much so that yesterday during the get together at Aunt Linda's it was a game of Musical Avery.  Girlfriend never got put down, someone always had her.  And she was loving it.  We had all kinds of smiles and giggles.  I love knowing that she's loved by so many people.  

We hit another milestone this week.  We are now eating solid foods at dinner time.  We're mixing her cereal with a good spoonful of baby food and formula every night.  It took some getting used to but she's now got the idea and seems to be enjoying it.  It's a lot of shove and scrape but she's getting it down and opens her mouth for it without any issues.  It hasn't really helped with the sleeping but I'm sure that'll come with time.  On top of that, we are now in size two diapers.  They're just a bit big on her but the size ones just were too small.  And of course the change would come the week after the diapers.com delivery of 252 count size ones! She couldn't wait until those were gone. Oh well, I've got a few people who I can pass them on to.

Here's a few of her sleeping in the most random ways. Bless this little weirdo.

I don't know if these videos work for not, they play for me when I'm updating so I'm hoping they're coming through for you guys.  I found some video of the first time we tried solid foods.  And then at Red Robin where myself, Avery and Grandpa ran into Aunt Robin, Aunt Stacy, Aunt Pat and my Nanna.  Avery tried lemon....it did not go over well.

   

That's about all I've got for now.  Avery has the big four month birthday coming up in three days! So that means she's also got another check up at the pediatrician along with more shots. We're already not looking forward to that.

Until next time....

Love

Meaghan, Andrew and Avery 

Time for a change

We made the decision to change the blog host because we were having so many problems with our previous one.  I had a hard time actually posting and I know some of you had a hard time getting it to load, when it did load. So, I went back to a place where I know everything works and there's no issues.  I'll link the old blog in here somewhere so that you can always access it.  http://adorableavery.weebly.com/

We had a very busy three day weekend.  The three of us took a drive out to Wilmington on Friday.  The weather was too beautiful to stay indoors.  And if there's one way to guarantee Andrew will go out, it's the beach.  We stopped at the Wilmington Zoo, which too be honest wasn't much of a zoo.  It was ten acres with some animals but we had fun.  Really.  But it was a little sad because the animals were in smaller cages so that wasn't really cool.  But it was still good times.  And they had goats!!!  If you know me, you know I love goats.  I'd have 50 of them if Andrew would let me.

After that we went to visit our friend from high school, Brent and then grabbed some lunch on the beach.  It was really the most perfect day to be outside.  We really wanted to drive the truck out onto the beach but the winds were so rough that taking Avery out there wouldn't have been fun for her.  So we'll try that again later in the year.

On Saturday we headed over to my Aunt Linda and Uncle Todd's for a holiday BBQ.  I always look forward to going over there cause they're always good for a laugh.  It was the first chance for Avery to experience a family gathering of sorts and she was so amazing.  We didn't have any meltdowns or tears - the same for Friday in Wilmington.  We always say we're so lucky cause she's such a great baby.  We hardly ever have any issues with her and I don't think we've ever had an honest to God meltdown, at home or out in public.

Today we drove out to Pine Hurst to visit Andrew's Grandma Flo for Easter.  She lives in a retirement community on the golf course there and they do a big lunch every Easter Sunday that we go out for.  It was a nice way for us to get all dressed up and show Avery off.  All the old ladies there just loved her! She and Caiden (our nephew) were big hits.  Caiden actually spent a lot of time there while he was younger with Mimi so he's already pretty popular with the residents.

 Tomorrow is my first day back at work and I'm not happy.  I'm glad to be making money again finally but like I've said before, leaving Avery is going to be a killer.  It's especially going to be tougher cause she's been extra clingy to me the last few days.  Not that I'm complaining but I know it upsets Andrew when she won't calm down for him but instantly does when he hands her over to me.  And it breaks my heart for him cause he's so freaking amazing with her.  He's everything I want in a parenting partner and more.  He's so hands on and ready for whatever with her that I know it's only going to get better going forward.

No video posts of Avery this week.  We wanted to get some while at the beach but with the wind being the way it was it never happened.

Until next week....

Love
Meaghan, Andrew and Avery