7 months old -Lacey

February does not seem that long ago but when I look at how big Lacey is it seems like forever ago. She is sitting on her own and has been for a while now! She is eating solids and likes carrots, oatmeal and avocado. She is getting really clingy and does not even like it when I leave the room. She is only waking up once at night usually around 4:00am or 5:00am, which is very nice for me!! Lacey bobs and bounces to music and sometimes tries to sing along. She's so funny and is always surprising me.

Preschool for Ava

Ava started preschool on the 6th. Her teachers are Miss Bobbi, Miss Kathy and Miss Jen. I'd been talking it up for about a week before in hopes that she'd forget that I was leaving her there...it didn't work. It was sad dropping her off because she cried but it made it all worth it when I went to pick her up and I saw that cute smiling face. She had an accident it gym but besides that she did great. On the way home she asked if she could go back again and I said "for sure, how about next Tues?". Then at lunch she was talking about Miss Bobbi. I'm so excited for her and can't wait for all that she's going to learn.

Lacey Ann

She does have hair! Is it funny that I'm so proud of this little patch of hair? I guess that's what happens when you are used to no hair at all. Here's also some funny pictures of the cute face that's attached to that head of hair!

Lacey at 6 months olds

When I think about how big my tinny baby is I almost want to cry. Here she is sitting up almost by herself.
Lacey has started eating solids. She is so good at eating her oatmeal cereal and loves eating fruit in her mesh snack sack. She is giggling all the time now which is just so adorable. Little Lacey is getting better at sleeping through the night and now has her own room upstairs. She has started to turn her head in shyness when people say hi to her, it's pretty funny seeing someone so small doing this. Lace loves her immediate family members but has a hard time being held by any other friends or family. Lacey gives the best hugs but because I'm holding her the most I'm probably the only person she's given them too. She went on her first run in the stroller and did great keeping herself occupied with a nice nap. Lacey has a great sense of humor and is very fun to play peek a boo with (she's very good a reaching up and pulling burp rags off her face and laughing when you say boo). We love you Lace!

Ava at 34 months old

Ava is almost 3 and boy is she getting sassy! She can be so kind and sweet to Lacey, Mom and Dad but "can" is the key word here. It does not mean that she is always kind and sweet. We all love her just the same. She has an amazing memory and is so good at singing songs and playing pretend. She calls everyone her friend and is getting better at eating all her meals. Ava is good at helping mom with Lacey and has recently really gotten into movies. Her favorites right now are Tangled and Despicable Me. She has enjoyed playing with almost all of her cousins this past July and still talks about them. All in all, we will keep her and are excited about what the age of 3 holds for us. Love you Ava!

5 Months old

My little sweet heart Lacey is one month older. She is still as smiley as ever. She loves doing horizontal running and putting anything in her mouth. If she can't get it in her mouth she results in licking it. We are still working on sleeping through the night and are not really sure what to try next. She is getting closer and closer to sitting up by herself and is not hating tummy time as much as she was last month. I always find Lacey blowing air raspberries and talking up a storm. Lacey you are a blessing and we love you!

Potty training cont.

Ava has been doing so well at potty training. She went to bed tonight wearing the same diaper she woke up in AND took a nap in. Aka: she's not peeing in her sleep. She had no accidents today and she even went #2 in the toilet and got a watch (Ava calls is a clock) dad picked up in China. I'm a very proud mommy today but I don't think it's anything I'm doing, I believe she's learning to listen to her body and lucky for me her body is talking. I'm trying to not get too excited because she has only told me a few times that she has to go and it's actually been me telling her to sit on the potty at regular intervals that has eliminated the accidents. What I'm trying to say is she's not fully trained but I'm VERY excited about her progress.
Here's a picture just for fun!