Ava is 10 months old today! Can it really be that she is going to be a year old in 2 more months?! This is what Ava has been up to this past month:
*She is constantly on the move! The girl can crawl with the best of em and is very active! Her favorite thing to do is crawl as fast she can down the hall. She stops midway to make sure we are following behind her. Most of the house is baby proofed but she always manages to venture to the places that are not. She keeps her mommy busy!
*She can now pull herself up to standing without holding on to anything and stay there for a few seconds.
Standing on her own!
*She is starting to take steps using her walker and when she is holding on to our hands. My prediction is she will be walking in a month. We'll see if I am right!
*She is eating just about anything we give her. I reserve a little of whatever we make for dinner and she eats it the next day for lunch or dinner. Most of the stuff we give her she can pick up on her own and she seems to like feeding herself. She is loving clementines, bananas, macaroni & cheese, and black beans right now. Her and Macy are starting to team up at feeding time. Macy is always close by when food is around so when Ava's hands get dirty she hangs them over the side of her highchair so Macy can lick them. It always makes Ava giggle.
*She waves all the time, even to the babies on the TV.
*She no longer likes to lay down in her tub in the sling for bath time. She outgrew it a long time ago but up until this month she still liked to lay down, with her legs scrunched, and have us bathe her. Now she prefers to just sit up and play with her bath toys.
*She likes to give kisses. She gives us a kiss every night before we put her down and I have seen her give Macy and animals in her books kisses as well.
*She loves to watch her Praise Baby DVD's. When we turn them on she wants to be right up close to the screen, bad I know. I love watching her get so excited about something.
*She likes to pick up the remotes and point them at the TV. She obviously knows what they are used for so she is already trying to change mommy's channel.
Pointing the remote to the TV. Precious!
*She knows lots of words and I get the sense that she understands so much of what I tell her. She picks up things so quickly and is becoming such a smart little girl. Words that I am sure she knows are Mama, Dada, Macy, no,milk, more, all done, kiss, diaper, hi, bye bye, Kay Kay, Bri, and Deshka. (she just picked up the last three when my mom and Bri were visiting for 4 days and we were watching Deshka for my sister). I have been using the word "no" a lot lately and she responds very well to it (at least for now). I tell her no in a low tone and so far she has stopped whatever it was that she was doing and looks at me with big eyes. I know there will be a time when she tests me and tells me no but for now I am happy that she is understanding it.
*She is back to sleeping through the night after the holidays threw her off for a little bit. Over the last two weeks her naps have started to get better. Her first nap is usually between 1-2 hours and her second is much shorter, between 30-45 minutes. For awhile she wasn't napping hardly at all for her second nap and only 30 minutes for her 1st so we are making steps in the right direction. I am trying my best to stay positive, be encouraging, and more prayerful. God has reminded me this month that when I put my trust in Him and allow Him to be in control that He will pull through and good things will happen. Praise God for better naps!
*The older Ava gets the tighter she gets wrapped around her daddy's finger. She loves him so much and the highlight of our day is watching him walk through the door and wave hello to him.
*Have I mentioned that fuzzy head of hair?! Her hair is getting longer and more out of control! It is baby fine, like her Daddy's was, and never lays down flat. She refuses to let me put headbands on her anymore so most days her hair is lookin a little crazy! I do love it though. Makes her unique!
Ava, I tell you this every month but I dont want you to ever forget just how much I love you. I promise to always love you with everything that I have. You fill my heart with so much joy and I thank God each and every day for bringing you into my life. Happy 10 months old sweet girl!
Love, Your Momma
4 comments:
okay I need to stop watching these with my crazy hormones- tearing up yet again! haha I seiously need to hire you to do montages for me every month! :) What a big big girl!!
She is absolutely precious!She and Sally sound like they are right on track with each other. I so wish they could be together more often! You do such a fabulous job of documenting Ava's growth, progress and stages. I LOVE the picture of Ava and Macy looking back over their shoulders at you. Priceless! Happy 10 Months Sweet Ava!
what an awesome update!i don't know what to comment on first, the standing up, the word knowledge, the way her napping is better???? it's all so wonderful, I am so happy for you vaughanie! way to go miss ava! you are such a BIG girl! : ) and thanks for that inspirational bit at the end about being more prayerful. : ) oh, but i couldn't see the video montage, maybe something is wrong with my computer??? i am so sad! i will try again tomorrow!
What a big girl! She is growing soooo fast. Don't you wish you could pause time for a while :(
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