Make me an offer!

I don't mean on my baby! A couple of weekends ago we had a garage sale and Avery was very helpful. Check out the fun we had!

  

She started the day with a quick nap in her Pack N' Play right on the front lawn.

 

Once she woke up, she held on to our keys so we wouldn't find lose them.

She even helped Uncle Trevor pick out some books.

 Avery all that exhausting work she fell right to sleep. 

With all the money we raised we bought the most awesome, must-have gadget for any parent: A video monitor. It is an absolutely lifesaver. It is so much nicer when I want to check on her and I can just click the button and see her peacefully sleeping. It is so much easier to go back to sleep when I don't have to actually get out of bed!

All wrapped up.

Every day I spend with Avery I am reminded how lucky I am. I get to be her mama forever and always. She is my girl and I am responsible for making sure she is happy, healthy and safe.

On occasion she is a little difficult. Sometimes she doesn't want to eat, sometimes she doesn't want me to play with her toys, sometimes she doesn't want to sleep and sometimes all she wants is to be held. The latter is my favorite. I understand for others like grandma wanting to be held all.the.time can get old real quick. For me? I don't mind one bit.

On this day Avery did not want to be put down, even to sleep. So what's a busy mama to do? Wrap that baby up!

I snapped this picture just before I sat down and rocked her to sleep. After she was asleep and I got a little rest in the glider I continued on with what I had to do and she got a great nap.

It's days like these I am ever grateful that I am a mama. I am her mama.

Chicka Chicka What?! What?!

A has been such an amazing eater and now that she is a little more experienced of an eater I felt more comfortable giving her chicken. Last night J and I were having grilled chicken and mozzarella ravioli for dinner. We decided to give her one and see how she did.

After being out of the water for a while on her tray the noodle part of the ravioli was sort of tough for her to chew, so I opened it up and took out all the filling. Once she was able to get to it she went to town. She absolutely loved the chicken and cheese and devoured four large raviolis-worth of filling.

Happy Mother's Day!

This Sunday was my very first Mother's Day with a baby on the outside. After all we've been through to get where we are and to have Avery there are so many things I feel about this special day. Throughout the day I was thinking about what the day really meant to me. Here's what I came up with:

I am so blessed. I mean blessed beyond words. When asked if I wanted something for Mother's Day several things came to mind. I would really like some help around the house. I would really like a new camera.

All of the things I thought about were all things I could use to better the time I spend with A. After pondering that for a while I realized that I already had everything I wanted. The best gift I could possibly receive I already had. The number one gift to get for Mother's Day is the gift of motherhood.

Here's a cute picture of A
while we were shopping!

I know it seems sort of like a given, but in my experience I've learned that just because you celebrate Mother's Day doesn't necessarily mean you are able to be a mother to an earthly child.

But me? I do. And that makes me blessed.

On this day that is set aside to celebrate moms everywhere, my wonderful husband made sure to make me feel appreciated. He knows how hard I've been working on losing weight and how dissatisfied I've been with the way my clothes fit, so he took me shopping. We went to Walnut Creek and after browsing in Crate and Barrel, Barnes and Noble and a few other stores we ended up at H&M.

H&M is my absolute favorite store. I love how cute the clothes are and the prices are perfect. I got a couple of cute pieces and got to spend a great day with my amazing husband and adorable baby girl. It was absolutely perfect.

39 Weeks!

MONTH: 10
WEEK: 39
WEIGHT: 20 lbs
LENGTH: 29 in.
HEAD: 18 in.
MILESTONES: Avery has been standing unassisted for up to 3 seconds at a time since last week! We are going to have a walker very soon!
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: Taken today at 39 weeks 3 days since we apparently can't seem to get photos during the week.
EATING: Avery is an eating machine! So far we have a long list of foods including bananas, toast, yogurt, mangoes, apples, carrots, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, cucumbers, green beans, cantaloupe, raspberries, blackberries, and tons more!
SLEEPING: Avery has been sleeping the majority of the night in her crib in her room and when she wakes in the early morning we bring her in bed with us. I love the extra snuggles and waking up to her smiling face. 
VISITS/OUTINGS: Avery went with Ma'am and Gigi to take Aunt Stacy to the airport on Thursday. Aunt Stacy went to Idaho to surprise cousin Kayla for her 8th birthday. 
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Avery is still on her scream-like-I'm-being-skinned-alive kick, At this point we are just ignoring it and hoping she loses interest... soon.
MOMMY FEELS: So blessed. We have decided that i will be a stay at home mom. We were presented with a choice when our nanny gave us two week's notice. After a lot of conversations and calculations we figured out a way we can swing it. I am so excited to start this new chapter and can't wait until May 20th. 
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO: May 20th! I already have so many big plans.