Lets start with Thankful Thursdays!
1. I am thankful for a short work week! We only had three days with students this week, a teacher duty day today and the day off tomorrow! Woo hoo long weekend!
2. I am thankful for my awesome baby food maker. That little thing is just so slick! It makes making baby food fun! Thanks to it Ava has pears, apples and carrots ready to eat!
3. We are thankful for the past 6 months. They have been the best 6 months of our lives. Ava never stops amazing us!
4. We are thankful for the farmers market getting back in full swing. Fresh, local produce…doesn’t get much better than that.
5. We are thankful for time to get caught up on laundry!
Okay, now on to the really good stuff!
The past 6 months have been the coolest yet. We have watched this little human being grow and learn so quickly. Ava has lots of favorite things right now. She LOVES her Curious George stuffed monkey. She sits and plays with him and tries to eat his face. She is getting to be a real pro at sitting up all on her own. She sits and plays with whatever toy she can reach. We have learned that she is a VERY determined baby. If something is just out of reach she will stretch and strain to get it. I think this means she could be mobile soon. Or, this means she won’t be mobile soon at all…what do I know? She is really in to eating her toes, her hands, her toys, our faces, mommy’s hair, the blanket…well, you get the point. If she can fit it in her mouth she wants to give it a taste. Ava is still our little snuggle bug. She loves to cuddle with mommy and daddy. We recently purchased Ava a Baby Einstein baby sign language video and she thinks it is HILARIOUS! She laughs at it constantly. Her giggles are getting so much more frequent, such a sweet sound. She is also SO happy to see us when we walk in the room. It doesn’t matter if we have been gone for five minutes or 5 hours she is just as happy as can be when she sees us return. She has also started to show interest in our dogs. As a result they have started to show interest in her. Whitley, in particular, is really curious about this little baby that has invaded her house!
Here are her pictures! She was such a ham for the photos today!

She wants her age to be a secret! I asked her how old she was and her response was “Don’t you know you never has a lady how old she is?? Seesh, people these days. Rude!”

After I told her how cute she was “for her age” she finally agreed to show the sign.

Getting those toes!

Laughing at me. Because, well, I’m funny. Funny looking!

Proving that she will put anything in her mouth! She wanted to eat the evidence!

Delicious!

Okay Mom, I am ready for my close up!