Arielle is graduating from Kindergarten in two weeks...I can hardly believe it!
Showing posts with label Averi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Averi. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Princess in Training
The very first princess dress-up that we bought for Arielle has been handed down to her baby sister, Averi. When we bought this Mermaid costume for Arielle she was two and half and it was a little big on her. Averi is 19 months and it fits her very well. She is ALL belly!
Arielle is graduating from Kindergarten in two weeks...I can hardly believe it!
Arielle is graduating from Kindergarten in two weeks...I can hardly believe it!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Averi ~ 18 months
In the past six months Averi has changed...a lot! She is still so cheerful and easy-going but very fiesty. One of her favorite things is getting her shoes and coat on to go places. She picks her own shoes out and insists on zipping her coat up every time. Averi started walking at 15 months but before that she was climbing up stairs. Now that she is walking she doesn't like to climb up stairs...go figure. She has learned how to do several picture puzzles, knows lots of animals, parts of the body and some colors. Averi is definitely behind her sister in the speech department but she still manages to communicate really well with signs and pointing. Some new words that she has learned are no, yes, eyes, milk, socks (pronounced ox), please (pronounced eezsh), down and Dora (all because of Dora's Halloween Adventure book). We read stories every night while Averi sits on her froggy chair then we turn out the lights, turn on the Cloud B ladybug nightlight and say goodnight to everything in her room. When I say, "I love you" she thinks that means that she needs to kiss me so she puts her cheek up to my lips. Averi prefers walking over being carried practically everywhere we go and she doesn't want you to hold her hand. This is especially difficult when we are crossing the street. I just love her independant spirit and mild-mannered attitude! One thing you can count on is that she always wants what her sister has but Arielle usually doesn't mind. She is a kind and helpful big sister and I can tell they love each other so much. It makes my heart melt.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Averi ~ 12 months (ONE YEAR)!
***This post is long overdue but things have been crazy lately between a new project at work that I am managing and a ten day vacation to Florida***
Averi turned one year old on October 2, 2010!
We took her in for her checkup just a few days later and she weighed 23 lbs, 10 ozs. Her first birthday party was a very fun for her, especially the cake eating part! A couple of days after that we jetted off to Florida for our annual Siesta Key Beach vacation at Gaby and Tee's. I can't wait to post pics of both events...
Here are some of her milestones at 12 months:
-Averi is crawling around like crazy and pulling herself up very easily. She is not showing any signs of walking yet but that is okay by me because I love how she is all baby!
-Still wearing size 18-24 month clothes and size 4 diapers but she has thinned out a lot in the past month.
-She has five teeth and we started brushing them before bed every night. She loves the toothbrush but I can't get her to close her teeth so I can clean the front of them well enough.
-Averi doesn't say much other than MAMA, DADA and DOG-DOG (I don't know why she says it twice but she always does). I think she says SISTER too but it's very hard to tell. She is lot further behind in the language department than Arielle was at this age.
-She shakes her head YES and NO and points to things she wants all the time and says "EH" or "DAT" or "DIS". She also waves hi and bye and waves at herself with both hands when she wants you to give her something.
-She is off the bottle and only drinks from sippy cups. She drinks well from open cups at school which is a requirement to move into the one year room (so is walking). She tolerates cows milk well and loves to drink it!
-Averi got her first ear infection this month probably due to the same crud that she and I have been fighting off for the past couple of months :-( We found this out the day before Arielle's ear tube and adenoid removal surgery.
-Averi sleeps well at night usually between 7:30 pm to 6:00 am. She naps once a day for 1.5 to 2 hours, sometimes more if she is at home and the house is quiet.
-Her hair is getting so long and staying so blonde! She gets a lot of compliments on her beautiful, big, blue eyes.
-She knows how to kiss now but still most often with her mouth open a little bit. She gives high fives too! Another way she likes to show affection is to head-butt!
-Her and Arielle enjoy taking baths together regularly which is great because it saves us a lot of time in the evenings. Averi is getting used to her sister's ways which most of the time are very sweet and thoughtful but sometimes Arielle gets a little jealous and possessive of her things (naturally) and isn't afraid to let Averi know. Averi hardly cries when Arielle takes stuff away from her...she just gives her a look like "Whatever crazy girl"!
-Some of her favorite things to do are look at and touch dogs, play with the dishes in the cupboards, empty containers and put everything away, play with her stacking cups, crawl through stuff like tunnels, open and close doors (she'll even close the baby gate whenever someone leaves it open-thank goodness!), crawl as fast as she can into the bathroom so she can stand up at the toilet and tub because she is fascinated by water.
-Some of her dislikes are waiting for her food, when mommy leaves the room and sitting still or sleeping on airplanes (she cried for the entire last hour of the flight home which in retrospect might have been because she has an ear infection but we thought it was because she didn't take a nap-maybe it was both.
-Speaking of water, Averi did have an incident with the bathtub which thankfully did not have water in it. She leaned over to get a toy out and fell in when mommy wasn't looking. She cried and had a bump on her forehead but was fine. Our tub is plastic, not porcelain so it wasn't as bad as it sounds.
-Lastly, Averi had her first trip to the ER while we were in Florida. The chair that she was strapped into tipped backwards and we thought there was a chance she hit her head on the tile floor (even though there was no physical evidence that she had). We didn't want to chance it so they did a cat scan and fortunately everything was fine!
Averi turned one year old on October 2, 2010!
We took her in for her checkup just a few days later and she weighed 23 lbs, 10 ozs. Her first birthday party was a very fun for her, especially the cake eating part! A couple of days after that we jetted off to Florida for our annual Siesta Key Beach vacation at Gaby and Tee's. I can't wait to post pics of both events...
Here are some of her milestones at 12 months:
-Averi is crawling around like crazy and pulling herself up very easily. She is not showing any signs of walking yet but that is okay by me because I love how she is all baby!
-Still wearing size 18-24 month clothes and size 4 diapers but she has thinned out a lot in the past month.
-She has five teeth and we started brushing them before bed every night. She loves the toothbrush but I can't get her to close her teeth so I can clean the front of them well enough.
-Averi doesn't say much other than MAMA, DADA and DOG-DOG (I don't know why she says it twice but she always does). I think she says SISTER too but it's very hard to tell. She is lot further behind in the language department than Arielle was at this age.
-She shakes her head YES and NO and points to things she wants all the time and says "EH" or "DAT" or "DIS". She also waves hi and bye and waves at herself with both hands when she wants you to give her something.
-She is off the bottle and only drinks from sippy cups. She drinks well from open cups at school which is a requirement to move into the one year room (so is walking). She tolerates cows milk well and loves to drink it!
-Averi got her first ear infection this month probably due to the same crud that she and I have been fighting off for the past couple of months :-( We found this out the day before Arielle's ear tube and adenoid removal surgery.
-Averi sleeps well at night usually between 7:30 pm to 6:00 am. She naps once a day for 1.5 to 2 hours, sometimes more if she is at home and the house is quiet.
-Her hair is getting so long and staying so blonde! She gets a lot of compliments on her beautiful, big, blue eyes.
-She knows how to kiss now but still most often with her mouth open a little bit. She gives high fives too! Another way she likes to show affection is to head-butt!
-Her and Arielle enjoy taking baths together regularly which is great because it saves us a lot of time in the evenings. Averi is getting used to her sister's ways which most of the time are very sweet and thoughtful but sometimes Arielle gets a little jealous and possessive of her things (naturally) and isn't afraid to let Averi know. Averi hardly cries when Arielle takes stuff away from her...she just gives her a look like "Whatever crazy girl"!
-Some of her favorite things to do are look at and touch dogs, play with the dishes in the cupboards, empty containers and put everything away, play with her stacking cups, crawl through stuff like tunnels, open and close doors (she'll even close the baby gate whenever someone leaves it open-thank goodness!), crawl as fast as she can into the bathroom so she can stand up at the toilet and tub because she is fascinated by water.
-Some of her dislikes are waiting for her food, when mommy leaves the room and sitting still or sleeping on airplanes (she cried for the entire last hour of the flight home which in retrospect might have been because she has an ear infection but we thought it was because she didn't take a nap-maybe it was both.
-Speaking of water, Averi did have an incident with the bathtub which thankfully did not have water in it. She leaned over to get a toy out and fell in when mommy wasn't looking. She cried and had a bump on her forehead but was fine. Our tub is plastic, not porcelain so it wasn't as bad as it sounds.
-Lastly, Averi had her first trip to the ER while we were in Florida. The chair that she was strapped into tipped backwards and we thought there was a chance she hit her head on the tile floor (even though there was no physical evidence that she had). We didn't want to chance it so they did a cat scan and fortunately everything was fine!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Averi ~ 11 months & Arielle ~ First Day of Kindergarten
Averi is 11 months old!
Here are some updates:
-Her scooting turned into actual CRAWLING on her hands and knees on the day she turned 11 months old and she is getting quicker as the days go by! We installed a gate on the main level that blocks her from the basement and upper level stairs. We still need to install one upstairs but for now we just constantly watch her when we are up there.
-She is still drinking about 22 ounces of formula a day (2 bottles and 2 sippy cups). She doesn't like to finish her sippy cups at home for some reason but I'm told that at school she drinks it all up! She is starting to drink small amounts from an open cup at school as well and doing a very good job of it. The ladies at school even took a picture of her doing it for me.
-Averi is still eating practically everything in sight but now she is doing some funny stuff when she eats! She likes to sort out her food, especially if I mix veggies with it. She'll pick them up one by one and put them in her cupholder or drop them on the floor. She'll eventually eat them (if she hasn't thrown them on the floor) if they are the only thing left on her plate. She really doesn't like it when I try to feed her because she wants to do it herself but sometimes she'll let me feed her yogurt.
-Still taking one 2 hour nap at school but taking two naps at home on the weekends. This allows us more flexibility for getting stuff done on the weekends. She definitely sleeps better at home than she does at school.
-Bedtime is still between 7-7:30. She is now sleeping with a receiving blanket AND her froggy stuffed blanket. She gets a 6 ounce bottle at bedtime and doesn't cry at all when I put her down if she is tired. I'm going to cut that bottle out when she starts drinking real milk and there will be no more bottles for Averi. She almost always wakes up at 6 am and talks to herself in her crib until I get her out at 6:15.
-She is wearing 18 to 24 month clothes but since she started crawling in the past week she has started noticeably slimming down. She no longer has "knee rolls" and her "back rolls" are starting to dissapear also.
-She is starting to try to pull herself up onto things but is not very steady at all and always has one of her feet turned sideways when she is standing.
-Averi loves holding stuff in her hands, especially bouncy balls and plastic eggs! She is very good at playing ball too. Some other things she loves are splashing in the bath (a lot), playing peek-a-boo, swinging on the playground, chasing the dogs, BITING (trying to nip this one in the bud but she thinks it's hilarious when she bites and I say "no"), kissing with her mouth wide open which usually turns into biting.
-Averi doesn't like having stuff taken away from her at all! Or waiting for her food while she sits in her high chair. These two things make her cry...a lot. She also gets pretty fussy when she is tired at which point she tosses her head back and if she is sitting on the floor she'll bring her forehead to the ground and cry.
-Funniest thing she does is say "DOG DOG" whenever she hears someone calling for the dogs (which means she knows their names) or when she sees one of them. She isn't really saying any other words at this point other than Mama, Dada and Ball. I thought for a while she was saying Sister but I'm not certain of it now. She sure does like to babble a lot though especially in the car!
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Arielle started Kindergarten!
-Her scooting turned into actual CRAWLING on her hands and knees on the day she turned 11 months old and she is getting quicker as the days go by! We installed a gate on the main level that blocks her from the basement and upper level stairs. We still need to install one upstairs but for now we just constantly watch her when we are up there.
-She is still drinking about 22 ounces of formula a day (2 bottles and 2 sippy cups). She doesn't like to finish her sippy cups at home for some reason but I'm told that at school she drinks it all up! She is starting to drink small amounts from an open cup at school as well and doing a very good job of it. The ladies at school even took a picture of her doing it for me.
-Averi is still eating practically everything in sight but now she is doing some funny stuff when she eats! She likes to sort out her food, especially if I mix veggies with it. She'll pick them up one by one and put them in her cupholder or drop them on the floor. She'll eventually eat them (if she hasn't thrown them on the floor) if they are the only thing left on her plate. She really doesn't like it when I try to feed her because she wants to do it herself but sometimes she'll let me feed her yogurt.
-Still taking one 2 hour nap at school but taking two naps at home on the weekends. This allows us more flexibility for getting stuff done on the weekends. She definitely sleeps better at home than she does at school.
-Bedtime is still between 7-7:30. She is now sleeping with a receiving blanket AND her froggy stuffed blanket. She gets a 6 ounce bottle at bedtime and doesn't cry at all when I put her down if she is tired. I'm going to cut that bottle out when she starts drinking real milk and there will be no more bottles for Averi. She almost always wakes up at 6 am and talks to herself in her crib until I get her out at 6:15.
-She is wearing 18 to 24 month clothes but since she started crawling in the past week she has started noticeably slimming down. She no longer has "knee rolls" and her "back rolls" are starting to dissapear also.
-She is starting to try to pull herself up onto things but is not very steady at all and always has one of her feet turned sideways when she is standing.
-Averi loves holding stuff in her hands, especially bouncy balls and plastic eggs! She is very good at playing ball too. Some other things she loves are splashing in the bath (a lot), playing peek-a-boo, swinging on the playground, chasing the dogs, BITING (trying to nip this one in the bud but she thinks it's hilarious when she bites and I say "no"), kissing with her mouth wide open which usually turns into biting.
-Averi doesn't like having stuff taken away from her at all! Or waiting for her food while she sits in her high chair. These two things make her cry...a lot. She also gets pretty fussy when she is tired at which point she tosses her head back and if she is sitting on the floor she'll bring her forehead to the ground and cry.
-Funniest thing she does is say "DOG DOG" whenever she hears someone calling for the dogs (which means she knows their names) or when she sees one of them. She isn't really saying any other words at this point other than Mama, Dada and Ball. I thought for a while she was saying Sister but I'm not certain of it now. She sure does like to babble a lot though especially in the car!
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Arielle started Kindergarten!
-She hurt her big toe the first day of school, on the second day she fell on the rocks and got a big bruise on her thigh and a cut on her elbow and on the third day she bumped her head and got a big bump and bruise. Other than that things are going well and she is really enjoying it! Tonight she did her first "Grouch" homework page.
-Arielle has been writing her own stories lately and she LOVES to read books. We have been going to the new library down the road so she can get a variety of books to read.
-Her "boy" friend Levi from Pre-K didn't move up to Kindergarten but she still gets to see him when they are playing outside. I wonder how long it will be before she gets a new crush in the Kindergarten class!
Time seems to be flying by soooo fast...
~Desiree~
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Averi ~ 10 months
Averi turned 10 months this week. It's really hard to believe that she will be one year old in less than two months. She is still such a happy, content baby and we love her so much! Her personality is a mix of serious, funny, sweet and quick tempered. She has a lot of patience but when she doesn't like something she's not afraid to let you know. Sometimes she is so serious and doesn't show any emotion but other times she is very silly and knows how to make you laugh! Averi is becoming just as much of a talker as her big sister. She babbles on and on most of the time and has added a couple of words to her vocabulary. Of course only we know what she is saying but I'm certain that she says, "DOG", "BALL" and "SISTER". Of course she says "MAMA" and "DADA" much more frequently and usually Mama is associated with when she wants something and Dada is when she is playing around. Averi has been pulling herself up to a sitting position for the past month and she enjoys rolling all around the floor. In the past week she has really started getting up on her hands and knees and rocking but she is not truly crawling yet.
Here are a few more milestones:
-4 teeth (two middle teeth on top and bottom)
-Size 4 diapers
-Size 12 to 18 month clothes
-Bedtime between 7-7:30 pm (she is very good at letting us know when she is ready for bed and also very good at going to sleep right away)
-Wake up at 6 am usually on the dot! There have been a couple of nights that she has woken up in the middle of the night and turned on her fish aquarium but she doesn't cry.
-Sleeps with a receiving blanket
-One of the things she loves the most is to kick and splash at bathtime! One of the things she likes the least is being on the changing table after bathtime.
-Eats almost anything you put in front of her but recently she has decreased her intake and decided that she doesn't like apples.
-Cries whenever Momma is in the same room but not holding her
-Taking one nap a day at school (12-2 pm) but still taking two naps a day on the weekends at home
-Drinking 22 ounces of formula a day (4 bottles)
-We have been supplimenting Iron drops in her bottles for the past month because her levels were low at 9 month check-up
-She loves to snack on Cheerios while we she is sitting in the shopping cart while we are out and about!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Averi ~ 8 months
In the past month Averi has started doing so much and she has settled into a great routine!
-Rolling from her tummy to her back
-Rolling across the floor to get to something
-Getting down on the floor from a sitting position (more like falling down but intentionally)
-Sleeping through the night
-Weaned off nursing
-Eating solid foods (by far her favorite thing to do)
-Three meals a day plus afternoon snack
-Four 6 ounce bottles a day; 6am, 12pm, 4pm, 7:30pm (bedtime)
-Drinking from a sippy cup
-First tooth
-Size 3 diaper
-Practically outgrown size 9 month clothing
-Out of infant carrier into rear-facing car seat
-Lots of laughing, babbling and smiling!
I have had so many people tell me what a Happy and Pleasant baby she is and I couldn't agree more! We are so blessed to have her in our family.
Here is a video of Averi that I took one day when she was eating mac n' cheese. She is just too cute for words!
-Rolling from her tummy to her back
-Rolling across the floor to get to something
-Getting down on the floor from a sitting position (more like falling down but intentionally)
-Sleeping through the night
-Weaned off nursing
-Eating solid foods (by far her favorite thing to do)
-Three meals a day plus afternoon snack
-Four 6 ounce bottles a day; 6am, 12pm, 4pm, 7:30pm (bedtime)
-Drinking from a sippy cup
-First tooth
-Size 3 diaper
-Practically outgrown size 9 month clothing
-Out of infant carrier into rear-facing car seat
-Lots of laughing, babbling and smiling!
I have had so many people tell me what a Happy and Pleasant baby she is and I couldn't agree more! We are so blessed to have her in our family.
Here is a video of Averi that I took one day when she was eating mac n' cheese. She is just too cute for words!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
One thing left to do
I can't believe that May is almost over. Time flies but nothing ever changes! That is how I have been feeling a lot lately. I don't think this is a bad thing at all. I like to count my blessings because I have so much to be thankful for...a loving family, my health, a beautiful home and a job that is probably as good as it gets. Wait a minute. Did I say my health? I forgot about these hives that popped up last week and have invaded practically my entire body. I am waiting for the doctors office to open as we speak so I can make an appointment. I really think that the pregnancy hormones have left my body for good and now I am allergic to something that I have always been around because I have not started using anything different at all.
Anyway, back to the real reason for this post. I have accomplished three out of four things on my to do list for May. The only one that remains is to paint the nightstand in Averi's room...something that is not a high priority but would be nice. Currently the nightstand is rustic wood and totally clashes with the crib and white bookshelf so it would be nice to paint it. I'll get around to it soon enough.
For now I am going to enjoy the projects that I have recently completed and am still in the process of completing. The front porch improvements were nearly complete last weekend but I had a minor set back. I'll be posting about that very soon with any luck.
What's a post without cute baby pictures? Here is Averi holding her own bottle...she is getting so big!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Reflections
Last night Averi slept for 9.5 hours without eating. She only woke up once and cried but it didn't last long and she put herself back to sleep. She is on such a great schedule right now:
6-6:45 am: Wake up and nurse
8:15 am: Eat breakfast (cereal and fruit)
9-9:30: Nap 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
11:00 am: Eat lunch (cereal and fruit or vegetable)
12:15 pm: Bottle (6 oz. formula)
12:30-1 pm: Nap 1.5 to 2.5 hours
4-4:30 pm: Bottle (6 oz. formula)
6:00 pm: Dinner (cereal and vegetable)
7:30-8 pm: Bed time
9-10:00 pm: Nurse and go back to sleep
In between all of this Averi is very content sitting around playing with toys, babbling and interacting with others. When I think back to her first few weeks I never imagined she would settle into such a predictable routine because of her colic. Now I am so thankful that we had a lot of patience and I feel like we did everything right. She is such a HaPPy baby!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Friday, April 9, 2010
Averi ~ 6 Months Old
Last Friday Averi turned half a year old! She started the week off with {another} cold but despite that she has been so happy. She also appeared to be cutting a tooth because she kept sticking her toungue out to feel her gums all day but so far nothing has popped through.
Averi has started following the same schedule every day for about the past month and things are getting easier for us as far as adjusting to life with a new baby. The only bump in the road has been her night waking which always gets worse when she is sick. I decided that something needs to be done to get her to sleep through the night now that she is six months old. So for the past week, when she wakes up at 1:30 am every morning like a little alarm clock, I have not fed her. Of course she cries but she doesn't act hungry so I don't feel too bad about my decision. Her crying increments have decreased from 1.5 hours to 40 minutes in the past week...that is progress even if it is still a long period of time. The crazy thing is that she has been so good at falling asleep on her own for the past several months so I don't understand why she cries when she wakes up in the middle of the night. I think it might be a habit for her since just until a week ago I was still feeding her through the night and she may be wanting to be close to me since I work and we are apart during the day. Averi is very good at taking 2-3 naps a day as well. Overall she is a really good sleeper.
Another big accomplishment that Averi has made since she turned six months old is sitting up, quite well, on her own. She still falls over from time to time but at least she has gotten the hang up sitting straight up instead of her back leaning completely horizontally like she was doing before.
The best milestone so far has to be her first words! She says Mama & Dada often now and seems very proud of herself when she does. I swear she has been saying Mama when she cries since she was about two months old. Dada is a new one though and she definitely says it more often than Mama.
Things Averi enjoys doing to pass the time are the Jumparoo, sitting in her high chair playing with toys and eating of course, bath time with lots of kicking and nursing! She hasn't met a food she hasn't like yet...she gobbles it all up as fast as she can. Things she has eaten so far are green beans, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, squash and bananas. This next week she'll try peas, carrots and peaches. We have been giving her a sippy cup with water at mealtimes too. A funny {but annoying for me} thing that she does when she is eating is tries to suck on the bib. As of yet I haven't been able to feed her a complete meal with a bib on because it distracts her from eating.
So far we have yet to witness Averi rolling from her belly to her back. Arielle said she saw her do it one time in the crib but there has been no sign that she has done this any other time. Averi still gets a little aggrevated with playtime on her tummy but she is getting more and more used to it. I have a feeling that once she starts being able to roll from her belly to her back she will stop the night waking for good. She is doing a very good job at "standing" and has tremendous leg strength although there has been no sign of her starting to crawl or even scoot. I'm really not in a rush for this to happen anyway because we still need to baby-proof two sets of steps.
So far we have yet to witness Averi rolling from her belly to her back. Arielle said she saw her do it one time in the crib but there has been no sign that she has done this any other time. Averi still gets a little aggrevated with playtime on her tummy but she is getting more and more used to it. I have a feeling that once she starts being able to roll from her belly to her back she will stop the night waking for good. She is doing a very good job at "standing" and has tremendous leg strength although there has been no sign of her starting to crawl or even scoot. I'm really not in a rush for this to happen anyway because we still need to baby-proof two sets of steps.
Way to go, Bear! We are all looking forward to what the next six months will bring!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday Pics
Averi is getting so big and really starting to interact a whole lot more with us. She has been holding herself up much better in the high chair and the bath tub but still falls over when sitting on the floor. She has started blowing raspberries, or at least trying, and one of her favorite things to do is kick a lot in the tub! She is slowly beginning to enjoy tummy time a little more and pretty much sleeps on her tummy every time she goes to bed. She has gotten down to waking up to eat only once a night and has been going between 5-6 hours between feedings. We have been letting her "cry it out" if she wakes up less than 5 hours from a feeding and that is working out as well as can be. I can't believe she will be six months one week from today!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Thursday, March 18, 2010
7.5 hours
Averi slept through the night again...she went 7.5 hours without eating! She did wake up crying one time and went back to sleep in about half the amount of time compared to the night before. I am so proud of her! She is still rolling over onto her belly about half the time to sleep but she is not enjoying tummy time at all. The second we put her down on her back to play she'll roll right over then start to fuss, a lot! At this point it is hard to imagine her starting to crawl anytime soon. Arielle was just starting to scoot around at this age and she was completely crawling right after she turned six months. Averi is also starting to spread out her feedings during the day to between four and five hours most of the time, especially when she is not around me. Her naps are starting to fall into a pattern as well, although I can say that I haven't done anything as far as putting her on a schedule. She is just such a good baby that I don't have to worry about that with her! We're all enjoying Averi more and more every day. She loves to play with her toys now and bounce on the Jumparoo. She even makes a lot of cute baby noises in the car and hardly ever cries when we are driving anymore. She is still working on sitting up on her own but we have moved her from the Bumbo to a highchair for her cereal feedings.
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Why yesterday was a good day
Yesterday was a good day! It all started when I got home from work and almost immediately after I walked through the door Averi started to cry. Why is this a good thing? Because it means that she missed me and she was happy to see me and wanted me to give her attention. I held her tight and felt all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that she feels this way about me.
The very best part about yesterday was that Averi {sort of} slept through the night! I had fed her before she went to bed and three hours later just as I was going to bed because she woke up again. This was around 10:30. At about 12:30 she woke up again and I knew she couldn't possibly be hungry so I decided to let her "cry it out" and see what happens. Zak decided to get up and see if she would fall back asleep for him but as usual, this only made her cry harder and the whole time he was holding her she looked around for me. Since holding her didn't make her stop crying he put her back in the crib after a while. She only cried for about five more minutes and then she went back to sleep. Next thing I know I'm waking up to the sound of her crying and I look at the clock to see that it's 5:30 am. She went 7 hours without eating! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this wasn't a one time thing and she'll start sleeping through the night from now on. If not, I think adding baby food to her diet in a couple of weeks when she turns 6 months old will help do the trick.
After that Arielle came out of hiding from her bedroom {which is unusual for her to be alone in there during the day in the first place} and told me to close my eyes because she had a surprise. When I got up to her bedroom door I closed my eyes so she could open it to reveal the surprise. It was a "hair accessory shop" that she set up! She had neatly placed her pretend makeup, hair clips, brushes, mirrors, lip gloss and cell phones around the perimeter of her bench. She also put her "jewel" treasures on it and told me they were different colored hair dyes and asked me if I wanted her to dye my hair. The dye stick was the end of a very large fake flower that she likes to play with. It was too cute and I now wish I had taken a picture of it.
The very best part about yesterday was that Averi {sort of} slept through the night! I had fed her before she went to bed and three hours later just as I was going to bed because she woke up again. This was around 10:30. At about 12:30 she woke up again and I knew she couldn't possibly be hungry so I decided to let her "cry it out" and see what happens. Zak decided to get up and see if she would fall back asleep for him but as usual, this only made her cry harder and the whole time he was holding her she looked around for me. Since holding her didn't make her stop crying he put her back in the crib after a while. She only cried for about five more minutes and then she went back to sleep. Next thing I know I'm waking up to the sound of her crying and I look at the clock to see that it's 5:30 am. She went 7 hours without eating! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this wasn't a one time thing and she'll start sleeping through the night from now on. If not, I think adding baby food to her diet in a couple of weeks when she turns 6 months old will help do the trick.~Momma to Bug~
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Averi ~ 5 Months Old
Here is Averi on the day she turned 5 months old...she is just as smiley as ever! The day after this Averi rolled over on her tummy in her crib and slept that way for most of the night. She doesn't like being on her tummy so much so there was one time that I had to go in her room and roll her onto her back to stop her from crying. Averi is now eating rice cereal twice a day but despite that she is still waking up every 3-5 hours to eat throughout the night. Most of the time Averi is a very happy baby, especially when her older sister is around to entertain her. At home when Averi is not napping spends time in her exersaucer, jumparoo and on her playmats. We try to get her to do tummy time but it never lasts longer than a few minutes and always ends with her soaking the floor from face-planting! Averi is very good about going to sleep on her own and only cries for a few minutes when we put her down unless she is really tired than she doesn't cry at all. She does have a little temper to speak of though and it really shows when you are holding her and she doesn't feel like being held. When this happens she arches her back and grunts and her face turns red. Averi really enjoys getting up on her feet and practicing her stands. When she is laying down and she hears the word "up" she gets a very big smile on her face and knows exactly what is coming next! I just love the pouty face that Averi makes and I can't help but laugh whenever she makes it. One of these days I'll try to get a picture of her making it because it is so cute. We're hoping Averi will be able to sit up on her own in the next few weeks so we can start feeding her in a high chair instead of the Bumbo seat. Zak, Arielle and I are so much in love with this little girl!
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
Monday, March 1, 2010
A Weekend Full of Firsts
Averi had a lot of Firsts this weekend...
The weather got into the fifties and the sun was out so Averi enjoyed some time on the baby swing in our backyard while Arielle had a playdate with her friend from school.
Averi has rolled onto her tummy from her back a couple of times in the past week but once she gets on her tummy she just gets frustrated and fusses. I don't think she enjoys being on her tummy which is why she isn't rolling more. This is completely opposite from Arielle when she was a baby because Arielle started sleeping on her tummy {rolling over on her own will} when she was three months old.
After making a few prior attempts at getting her to eat rice cereal {this time we added some breast milk} she finally took a liking to it and gobbled every last bite and then some. I can't wait to start feeding her baby food in a few weeks. That was one of my favorite things to do with Arielle when she was a baby.
The weather got into the fifties and the sun was out so Averi enjoyed some time on the baby swing in our backyard while Arielle had a playdate with her friend from school.We also put up the Jumparoo for Averi this weekend {we officially look like we set up a baby store in our living room}. She didn't do any bouncing but she did enoy the activities with lights and sounds that are on it. This was one of Arielle's favorite things to do when she was Averi's age. I think Averi is just more cautious than her older sister but I have no doubt once she discovers bouncing she will love it!
Averi has rolled onto her tummy from her back a couple of times in the past week but once she gets on her tummy she just gets frustrated and fusses. I don't think she enjoys being on her tummy which is why she isn't rolling more. This is completely opposite from Arielle when she was a baby because Arielle started sleeping on her tummy {rolling over on her own will} when she was three months old.
~Momma to Bug n' Bear~
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