Over the Moon

I was watching a commercial for a new product by Playdough....MOON DOUGH. The commercial made it look so fun, lots of shapes etc., and the best part...it won't dry out! Great, I thought, we'll try it! The container is moon-shaped, fun enough. And, when you open it the moon dough is in a bag. First warning! So, I open the bag and the dough feels like a mixture of foam and space ice cream (you all know it and love it). Well, immediately it starts crumbling everywhere, and it flattens like a pancake when you go to pick it up. Anyway, needless to say I am so over the moon dough. Kameen likes it though, and it does make excellent pretend scoops of ice cream. But, our rule is that whatever falls on the floor, goes in the trash. This way, I know it will someday be gone completely!

Five...5...

Ava is 5 months old today! She's getting to be such fun. She can roll over both ways now, although she is still sort of working on the tummy to back. She can sit up somewhat unassisted, and she laughs and giggles with a big ol' gummy grin. She's such a sweet girl! She's a good nurser, and has one more month until we try out some solids. She sleeps well. So far she is still sleeping with Mama, but she is taking naps in her crib most days. Some weeks she takes a long morning nap and one short afternoon nap, and other weeks it's the opposite. I just roll with the flow. Something I can't say I ever did with Kameen. She goes to bed pretty well at night. She is definitely our little early bird, sometimes waking us up at 6:30 or 7 (that's early around here, folks!). But, eventually we hope to get her on her brother's night schedule of sleeping until 8 or 8:30. One day at a time I guess.

4 Months

 

Yep, Mom, I'm 4 months today! Now, can you please take this thing off my head?!

 

Hey, this is MY photo shoot!...You are captivating though.

Angelic - My sweet girl is just that, a sweetie. She has perfect dimples and a perfect smile. She's just a happy girl, and that makes me happy too.

Vivacious - Ava is full of life. She loves to watch her brother, play in the excersaucer, roll over (back to tummy), and hang out in the Moby to observe what Mama is doing. Her eyes sparkle and light up when you talk to her, and she loves to talk back.

Accommodating - like the definition says, Ava is "easy to deal with, eager to help or please, obliging." She sleeps pretty consistently everyday, and although we still wake up a few times a night to eat, I rarely notice because she gets down to business and then goes back to sleep. And so do I! I think she's going to be my little helper.

End of an Era

My baby is no longer a baby. In the past two months, Kameen has reached two milestones that make him an official big boy. Can you guess what they are?  (hint: those are underwear in the bottom picture)

It's a little sad, but also a lot of fun. It just means I have to keep having babies until I no longer need one. :)

Summer, summer, summertime

Ah summer. My least favorite season. Give me a cool, crisp fall breeze any day over a sultry, humid, hot Texas summer. BUT, kids love summer, and I can see why. We have been trying to get out and enjoy the sunshine and stay cool in the pool...er, sprinkler park. So far, it's been a great summer. Here's a run-down of the things we've been doing.

Pool Time...

Family Time...

We've also celebrated two birthdays, Cousin Aiden and Daddy. And, we've enjoyed lots of homemade desserts using the fruits of summer (one thing I do like about the season). I can't wait to see what the rest of the summer will hold.

Three Months

Ava is three months old, and I can't imagine what it was like before she came. Here's a few things she has been working on in recent days.

Expanding her playtime activities, including rolling over!

Talking

Staying awake (Mommy doesn't seem to like this one)

Being a Texas girl

Hands! Toys! Dresses! Oh my!

Ava has reached some new milestones recently. It's all going by so fast, and makes my heart happy and sad all at the same time. If anyone could have told me how much I'd love having two (despite the utter angst and stress I feel many days) I wouldn't have believed them. But, I truly am enjoying my kiddos even more now that there's two.

First, Ava has found her hands, and realizes how fascinating they are. She loves sucking and chewing on the them, and especially both hands at one time!

Secondly, she has discovered toys and how to hold them, talk to them, and hit at them! I am so proud of her!

Thirdly, I have discovered how much fun it is to have a little girl! DRESSES!!!