Bedtime Blunders

Avery lately has been stressing me out at night while sleeping. Thankfully we have a video monitor and I can see everything she does. She sometimes rolls over but never when she's sound asleep. I go in there roll her back over and give her paci and that is usually the end of it for the night.
However that's not the end of our bedtime blunders. She's been scooting right up to the bumper pad and smooshing her nose against it. This happens at least 3 times every night. So those times I go in her room move her back to the middle and try to go back to sleep. It stresses me out! She still wears Snuza (the device that clips on her diaper and if she were to stop breathing it alarms). She'll probably wear Snuza til she's 4..not really but for a long time at least.
One night she done it so many times I got on the computer at 3 am to look for a mesh bumper. I had no idea they existed I just wanted something she could be up against and not suffocate. Thankfully a mesh bumper does exist. I ordered one and got it the next day. Now I'm fine with her sleeping right next to it.

Pretty bumper that came with her bedding
Plain white mesh bumper that gives me piece of mind

Hoarder: Buried Alive

It's official my child is a hoarder. She collects toys on her belly, arms, hands wherever she can. The more toys she has at one time the better :) I wonder if they have hoarder interventions for babies?

Surpise Pics

Josh and I went out for a couple of hours while my Mom stayed with Avery. These are the pictures that were on my camera from when we were gone. I mean is she not the cutest thing ever :~)

9 Months

Today Avery is 9 months old :) It was so beautiful outside we went for a stroll. Thankfully she loves it. I can't wait until we can do it more often.
Time is just flying by. It seems like just yesterday I was posting she was 8 months old. She is getting so big and doing so much. She's not far from crawling! This child is the greatest blessing. She makes my days so much brighter and happier by just being here! I love her more than words can say. Happy 9 months beautiful Princess. Your Mommy and Daddy love you all the way to the moon and back.



look at those chubby cheeks, arms and legs!

Yes MOM we put cotton in her ears! lol No ear infections for this girl :)

Checking out her feet :)

Easter Bunny Came Early

The Easter bunny came early. My Mom just couldn't wait to give Avery her gift :) She spoils her rotten. I really believe she won't be able to wear all the new clothes she has for Spring and Summer. Avery's closest can't hold 1 more article of clothing. Pretty sure we'll have to do mid-day wardrobe changes just so she can wear all of her outfits at least once. Little girls are so much fun! Here's the awesome swag...


7 outfits, 2 sleepers, 8 books, 2 duckies (She just bought her 18 outfits 2 weeks ago)
Some pics of the cuteness being well cute ;)

My Very First...

Barrette!!! She actually has enough hair to wear a barrette :) So stinkin' cute!

Cuddle Worm

This is why there's nothing in Avery's crib! Everything she can get her hands on she puts up to her face when she's sleepy. She likes to cuddle, especially her glow worm! I let her nap on the couch sometimes when I'm going to stay in the living room. She was sound asleep and I went in the kitchen to put a glass in the sink. I was gone for 2.5 seconds and this is what she done.

Smart girl! She left her nose uncovered!

Very First Bow

WOW! How my baby is growing. This was her very first bow, Laura (one of her primary nurses) made it for her. She was 1 month and 5 days old.

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Sweet Little Beautiful

He's wrapped around her finger

She's the center of his whole world

And his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfect

All American girl...

Hurry Up Spring

The last warm day we had Avery was hot in her pants and long sleeves so I put a warmer weather outfit on her. She loved looking at her feet and legs. She was so cute (as she always is). We can't wait until Spring and Summer so she can wear all her new cute clothes and we can get her out some.

Standing up is her new favorite thing to do

hello feet

Activity Center

After much deliberation I finally decided to get Avery an activity center that also has a jumper. I wasn't going to get her one because I was afraid it would promote toe walking. Toe walking is very common in preemies who spend lots of time in walkers, and things like this. It takes lots of physical therapy and sometimes special shoes to get them to stop, so I thought I just won't get her anything like that and won't have to worry about it.
I talked to her Dr. and EI teacher about it and they both say she can have one. Walkers are a huge no no but these are fine. Still I wasn't going to get her one because I was afraid it would slow her down developmentally. She's doing so well and right on track I don't want to throw her off with a toy.
Babies develop naturally from head to toe on the floor. Activity centers, jumperoos and things that get babies off the floor tend to delay development because it develops leg muscles instead of trunk and head muscles.
I've done my research and decided that as long as I limit her time in her activity center she'll be fine. I chose to get this particular one for 2 reasons. The first being it doesn't bounce a whole lot. It has a hard plastic jumper at the bottom and it only bounces a little. I like that because she won't burn a lot of calories jumping like crazy. Secondly I chose this one because she can stand flat footed on the jumper and not just on her toes.
Having said all that she loves it and I'm glad I got it for her. She only gets in it twice a day for about 10 minutes each time. I still want the floor to be her primary play time but I felt like she needed something else to stimulate her.

This is her favorite toy on the thing. She is teething like crazy!



This is her second favorite
Looking up at her Daddy
The plastic jumper I was talking about