Ava's Pink and Gold First Birthday Party

12 Months - Ava

This little beauty is one year old today!  The saying that "The days are long but the years are short" is becoming so true to me.  This year has flown by and I cannot believe how much my Baby Girl has grown and learned in that time.

Ava is now an official walker!  She has the cutest little "wiggle walk" with both hands up for balance.  She can stand up (without holding on to anything) when she falls and keep walking along.  She loves swings and slides and water and dancing and basically anything that involves movement.  Baby Girl is an ACTIVE little girl.  She does not like to sit still and is definitely not a cuddler...she would much rather be moving.

Sweet Girl is still sleeping well at night.  She usually goes down around 8:00 and wakes at 5:00 to nurse but will then go back to sleep for another hour or so.  I have been so blessed to be able to breast feed Ava (Noah never did) and it continues to go very well.  I am sure we will think about weaning in the next few months, but for now I am savoring every moment.

Ava's hair and eyebrows continue to be red and her eyes are a brown/hazel color (depending on the light). She definitely has the beautiful pale skin to match her beautiful red hair.  She continues to love a variety of different meats, vegetables, and berries but ALWAYS wants to feed herself.  She will knock food out of your hand so it falls onto the highchair tray and then pick it up to eat it.  I think we have a very opinionated little girl on our hands.

Ava's current stats are:

Weight: 22 pounds 12 ounces

Height: 30 inches

We had a hard time getting a good picture of both kiddos.  For whatever reason, Ava was not terribly excited to sit next to Noah....well...I think it was less about sitting next to Noah and more about the sitting in general.

Ava finally took her finger out of her mouth but refused to smile.

This one just makes me giggle...they are definitely siblings!!!

Almost a walker

Ava has the best coach around!  Its only a matter of time before this girl is walking.

Eleven Months - Ava

My Sweet Baby Girl is just getting so big!  Can you believe that she is almost a year old?!?  This past year has just flown by!

Ava has recently discovered berries and has fallen in LOVE!  Previously, my Little Miss took a dim view towards any fruit we put in front of her.  Peaches...NO! Bananas...NO! Pears...NO! Cooked Apples...NO! Pineapple...NO! Grapes...well...maybe. Raspberries...YES!!! Blueberries...YES!!!  She is becoming quite the foodie at such an early age.

Ava's fourth tooth recently broke through and I just love her toothy grin.  She is starting to take a few steps on her own and really wants to walk but doesn't quite have the confidence or coordination yet.  She is crawling up onto anything she can, loves to dance, and has learned how to stick her tongue out and make funny faces {thanks Papa for teaching her that}.

Ava's current stats are:

Weight:  22 pounds 10 ounces
Height: 29 inches

I think Ava looks a lot like her brother in this picture.

Ava is quite the mover and shaker.  She is always on the go and does not sit still for very long.  

This reminds me so much of Noah at about the same age.

My three babies!

  

After taking pictures, Noah suggested that they take a silly picture.  I just love these silly faces!

Ava Loves Her Walker

Ava just loves to travel all around the house with Noah's old walker.  She is pretty proud of herself when she can go from the living room all the way down the hall into her room.  She has also learned how to wave "Hi" and "Bye-bye".  She's just so stinking cute!!!