Yep, our little stinker is very persistent. She insists on practicing her footwork throughout the day, and it has paid off with a day like today. This clip shows what Ava has accomplished. She walked a few times before this clip of the same length (if not a a wee bit longer), as well as numerous shorter ventures of no less excitement and anticipation!
GO AVA!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The other day Chris took Ava outside with her walker and she was everywhere! Some pics to capture the moment.
We went to the Portland Saturday Market and rode the MAX, which was fun (although we lost a shoe bustling from train to train--poor right brown shoe with pink flowers...). Here's a pic of Ava walkin' away. Below is a video of the park experience.
Dada and Ava in the pool. If you look closely you'll see a bikini on Ava. haha! When I put it on Ava she looked down and grabbed the frillies on her top. LOL
The routine in the morning now is, wake up when Ava wakes up (because she pokes at my face, grabs my nose, and squeals as high-pitched as possible), put Ava in her crib with toys and the music on, and take a shower (quickly). This morning I came back to find her the opposite way I turned her and reading her rainbow book. Sooo cute!
And you asked for it! Ava crawling!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Ava's CRAWLING!
She can officially take 5 crawl-steps before collapsing tummy-first to the floor. :) However, she still heavily prefers to walk. :P Stinker. :)
Ava with her Leap Frog table. It is her ultimate favorite toy.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Seems like with every day, Ava is doing something new now. She's on this kick where she LOVES to walk, even though she can only balance while standing for a maximum of 5.6 seconds. :)
Currently, Chris and I are working on the sleep routine. Ava wakes probably around 10 times during the night (between 8p-7a) so we need to make some changes. Mama is getting tired of getting up so often still. So, we are on a strict bedtime routine regiment consisting of bathtime, massage, and books. I'm also trying to wean her night time feedings. Hopefully, this will work and we can then work on not having to rock her to sleep. *sigh* It seems like a lot of work, but something needs to change.
Oh, and hopefully the sleep will just naturally get better considering she's teething (she now has 6! teeth) and she's hit some developmental milestones--clapping, feeding self, seperation anxiety, pulls to standing, took first crawl-steps, and is "walking". I'd want my mama too at night if I were going through all this!
