Daddy's girl

One of my favorite things about being able to stay home with Avery is that most days Justin can work from home. He is able to take off with us to the park and on Monday's that's just what we did.

I love the way Justin can make her laugh like no one else and how much fun they have together.

Curtain bling.

In our new apartment Avery's room faces East and in the morning it is very bright. It's especially bright right around the time of her morning nap. A couple of weeks ago I bought some blackout curtains that do a great job of darkening the room. Unfortunately once she is up I had been having a hard time finding a way to keep them open so she didn't continuously think it was naptime.

I decided I would make some curtain ties. I printed out a flower shape in four different sizes, pinned the patterns to felt in fuchsia, light pink and white. Once I cut out all eight -- two in each of the four sizes -- I put them together with a dab of hot glue between each layer. Then I took some embroidery floss and stitched a spiral in the center.

Once the flowers were done I stitched a piece of hook & loop to opposite sides of a piece of 1/2" grosgrain ribbon on either end. Then I hot glued the finished flower to one end of the ribbon on the opposite side as the hook & loop.

I love how it dresses up her otherwise blase curtains.

So big!

Avery has mastered a new trick.

When asked, "How big are you?" she lifts both arms over her head to which we respond by saying, "So big!" in a sing-songy tone.

I cannot justify it's cuteness in words, so here is a video taken this morning to show you.

46 weeks!

MONTH: 11
WEEK: 46
WEIGHT: 21 lbs +
LENGTH: 30 IN +
HEAD: 17 in +
MILESTONES: Avery has learned a new trick. If asked, "How big are you?" she will now raise both hands over her head and we say, "So big!"
OBLIGATORY ADORABLE PICTURE: This one was quite a challenge. She did not want to sit still and it was definitely bedtime once we got the shot.
EATING: Avery continues to master the culinary spectrum like a champion. We've even introduced eggs this week. She has had no adverse reactions so onward jeeves with the new foods!
SLEEPING: It's has been hit or miss with good sleep. Luckily for Justin Father's day was a good sleep night. What a great gift for Justin!
VISITS/OUTINGS: Today we tried out a new activity: gymnastics. Avery seemed to have fun, but I think she will enjoy it more when she is a little bit older.
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: She is a huge fan of biting as of late. We are trying to get that under control. Instead we are suggesting practicing blowing kisses. redirecting her need to do something with her mouth into something less painful and more... cute.
MOMMY FEELS: So loved. Avery has been giving lots of hugs and kisses lately and it is so amazing. 
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO: We have been planning Avery's first birthday party and I have been working on designing a super cute outfit for the event. I can't wait to see how it turns out!