Life Lately

A little update on our little family and our life lately. First of all we finally moved to our new house. We painted every room and it took forever! I'm so glad that's over and we're somewhat settled. We still have tons of stuff to unpack but we're in and that's all that matters. Avery has adjusted extremely well with the move which is a relief. I was worried about it but she doesn't mind one bit. She does get up once during the night now, she didn't do that at our other house. I just give her paci and she goes right back to sleep, so it's not a big deal.
Since my last post Avery has crawled! She's not a crawler, but she crawls on occasion and that is such a blessing. She does army crawl and roll everywhere. Milestones for any baby are exciting but for my little 25 week preemie to crawl at 8 months adjusted is amazing! God has blessed me not only with Avery but also for her to be doing so well. I'm so thankful for her and for her health. God is great!!
In other news, look at Avery's little ticker right above this post. (It shows her actual and adjusted age). Now that you've found that, look how close she is to 12 months! That's right folks, in 11 days I will have a 1 year old :) Ahhh it seems so crazy to type that. I really just can't believe it.
I'm a little ashamed to say I've not been planning her party like I should be. Not because I don't want to it's because we've been so busy moving. Now it's crunch time and I have SO much to do. The only things I've done is order her outfit, made a picture appointment, and made a list of everything I need. I guess that's a start but now I need to put my plans into motion.
Between now and then we go to Nashville for her follow up cardio appointment. Her stubborn PDA is still open a tiny bit. It's not causing her any problems whatsoever, but the Dr. says if it's not closed at this appointment then she'll have to have surgery. I pray it's closed! I'm super nervous about her appointment, if she tells me Avery has to have surgery I just might lose it :( She has been through so much, I just can't stand the thought of her having to go through surgery. Please keep her in your prayers. I know whatever happens God will get us through.
That's just a little rundown of what's been going on lately. I can't find the cord for my camera right now to upload pictures. As soon as I find it I will put a ton some on here ;)

Nosy Rosy

Here's Nosy Rosy setting up in her swing not wanting to miss anything. She does this now and it cracks me up. Rarely does she ever lean back and relax, she has to know what's going on. She got quiet and this is what we found...

A perfect sleeping baby :)

Newest Trick

As cliche as it sounds, and as many times as I've said it I must say it again...My baby is growing up so fast! This is her newest trick :) She pulls up on the couch. I really think her goal is not to just purely stand up it's to chew on the couch! lol

Case in point

She sure was proud of herself :) Look at that slobber mark above her head

She was licking the couch here. That's another one of her new things. She licks and chews everything! There is never a dull moment that's for sure!

 On a side note here's what I've been up to. Painting! I mean who knew choosing the perfect non-blue gray could be so hard. Five samples later I chose the second one :) For the record the other room colors weren't as difficult.

Teething

 Avery is in full teething mode. She doesn't have any through yet but she's working hard on them that's for sure. I can feel two just right there ready to come in. I feel like one morning we'll wake up and there will be both teeth. She does really well with teething, she just wants to chew on everything. When I say everything that's exactly what I mean! She likes to find power cords to roll to and chew on. The air purifier cord seems to be her favorite! lol (Having said that it's not like I let her set around and chew on power cords. When I'm out of the room for 2.5 seconds to take her bottle in the kitchen or to grab a diaper, she rolls and grabs one. She's done it 3 times. As soon as I see her I take it away and move her.) She even tries to chew our faces. When I give her a bath she tries to chew on my arm and the wash cloth. Anything she can get her hands immediately goes in her mouth.
She doesn't get a fever with teething, and she doesn't get real moody. She gets frustrated though, she'll bite something so hard it makes her shake and sometimes she'll let out this loud scream when she does it. Then she's her happy self :)
Here are some examples of her chewing on non teething objects