6 MONTHS!!!

s0o0o0o0o, it's been a long time since i've been on here. much needed updates...

ava marie has gone through so many stages...

held her head alone at 1-2 months

rolled over at 2 months

she smiled at 2-3 months old

laughed at 3 months

grabbed for things around 5 months

crawled at 5 months

peek-a-boo at 5 months

started reaching up when she wanted to be held

started pulling herself up at 5-6 months

sat up alone at 6 months

had her first taste of apple juice at 6 months

first taste of baby food at 6 months

we also think she's picked up the word "heeeeyyyy", due to daddy and grandpa both saying that as soon as they walk in. she has gotten SUCH a personality as the time goes by.

i've also been blessed with friends and family passing down clothing. i think i can count on two hands the number of outfits i've actually bought so far.. which is AMAZING!!! i still have huge boxes to go through that shes not able to fit into yet.

i'm super excited for my sister-in-law, who's about to have her first and i cant wait to meet him! (or her, being as we havent actually met in person yet :0) !!! ) i'll be visiting her along with my mama-in-law in april. stooked!!

andrew has been working 10/7's and just moved up to 12/7's, but he tries his hardest to spend time with us when he gets home without passing out. we miss him, but it wont be those hours much longer and i'm sure we'll love the paycheck.

well, hopefully i'll be writing more often now... i'll keep ya posted!!

8 weeks to go!

so we're all moved in... finally!! i absolutely love the new house. everything has a place, fits perfectly. the only thing i really have left to do is hang pictures up and get the rest of ava's stuff. i need to get her a dresser and a crib. all the other things can wait. i cant believe how quickly time is going by these last weeks. it's good and bad. good because i cant wait to hold her and see her, bad because i feel like we need more time to get things ready. even if i had everything in the world for a baby, i probably would still feel the same way, though.

i had a 32 week check up tuesday. same thing i always do, get weighed, check blood pressure, measure the tummy, and listen to her little heartbeat. doc says the test results for gestational diabetes and anemia couldn't have been more perfect... that made me feel good. i dont know how i passed considering i cheat real bad on the caffinee drinks (shhhh!!). it's really hard when what you crave is sweet tea! i cant help it! haha. the doctor also said that because everything is going so well for me, i didnt need to come back until four weeks which is when they bring out the ultrasound machine and check her position... making sure she's head down and ready to go within the following four weeks. so i'm glad everything is going well, but i wish i could hear that little heartbeat more often... cant have it all, i reckon.

so far i've only gained about 22lbs. apparently (according to the internet), i'm supposed to gain around a pound a week from now until she gets here. that's awesome. just when i thought i couldnt possibly stretch anymore. haha. if she's 4lbs now, that means she'll be 8lbs if she's on time.... that's a big girl. i dont know if i'm ready for that. haha. i say i'm nervous about labor, but i'm really actually excited. andrew and i start the child birth classes next week (along with the day long baby basics class which includes daddy boot camp... cant wait to see that!!). we have them every wednesday night for the month of july. so i'm hopeing we get a lot out of it. i know andy will be a good coach, i'm not worried about him. i just cant wait to be able to breath again! :0)

well.. i'll have more news soon. i think i'll be driving down to target soon to get some more baby things with our gift cards. try to get something going in the nursery to show you all! until then...