Bumpers

Mom took my bumpers off my crib because she was nervous I wouldn't be able to breath well with them on. Now I get to stick my arms and legs out of the slats and let Vinny lick me. Oh and I get to suck on the crib as well. She says it's not a good idea, so we had to put some new breathable bumpers on. And I was just getting used to all the freedom...

Hi!

Aaahh, feels nice!

I think Vinny was more interested in my stuffed dog, than he was me.

Me and the new bumpers!

End of summer fun!

Well, we are definitely trying to take advantage of the warm weather by getting out there and doing some fun activities. A trip to the zoo, Colorado Springs and Red Butte Gardens just to name a few!

Grandma Young and Ava at Red Butte.

Mommy and Ava.

The beautiful koi pond.

Grammy McPherson and Ava (sleeping under the blanket) in Old downtown Colorado Springs.

Daddy and the Giraffes at the Hogle Zoo.

Found some shade on a hot summer day.

Ava's first trip to the zoo! She pretty much slept the whole time... ;)

Testing

Well, I got a new phone, and I'm trying to figure out how to download the videos. I sort of figured it out, but I can't figure out how to rotate them! Anyway, turn your head to the side for now and enjoy a short video of Ava laughing!

Old school

We drove to California a couple of weeks ago, and wasn't able to take Ava's swing with us. Angi to the resuce! She happened to have a swing from when her oldest Sierra, was a baby (she's now 15!) No batteries required, it's the old fashioned wind up! And Ava loved it. It gave us 40 minutes of swinging each time, and worked perfectly for her naps. Thanks Angi! :)

4 months!

Actually, I'm a little behind on the 4 month update, but better late than never! Anyway, I can't believe how fast Ava is growing. Everyday, it seems like she is doing something new. She has been rolling over both ways like crazy, "talking" up a storm, smiling, laughing, playing with toys, grabbing everything in site (especially mommys hair!) and just making us smile every time we look at her! In fact, right now she is playing in her crib with her toys and doing this really funny growl that she just started, she sounds like a little baby lion, it's so cute! And now for the pictures of this last month.....

Our little princess :)

It's so hard to capture pictures of her on her tummy anymore, becuase she rolls over so fast. You can tell here that she's already on her way over!

Grandpa Bagley visits.

Mommy got sick, so Grandma Young came and bundled me all up and took me out to lunch with Aunt Lyla so Mommy could get some well needed rest!

I love my toys!

Uncle Aaron comes for a visit.

Daddy had to put me in the baby bjorn so Mommy could get ready for a BBQ.

I love my Daddy!

Little ballerina

Ava has recently found her feet, and has been totally obsessed with them! She has also started fitting into some of her shoes that we have for her, and I put on her little ballerina slippers and it really looked like she was doing some ballet moves, it was so cute!

So flexible! I remember when I could touch my feet, not so much anymore! ;)

3 months

Well another month has gone by since baby Ava has arrived! This last month has been very eventful, filled with lots of trips to Colorado, Idaho, the lake and even a trip to the ER :( Ava got sick last week with a stomach virus and because she had a fever and she was so young, we had to take her in to get her checked out. She is all better now thank goodness, or else Mommy would have probably ended up in the hospital worrying herself to death! Anyway, Ava is getting so big every day and has been accomplishing a lot of new things, like rolling over (both ways), holding her head up, laughing out loud (which we love!), and she's becoming so much more aware of everything around her and has been reaching out for objects. She is so much fun, we can't get enough of her! Here are some pictures taken of this last month.

Daddy's favorite outfit of course! "Daddy loves dirt!"

This was at one of Ian's downhill mountain bike races in Idaho. We took Sophia, and what a great little helper she was! Oh, and Daddy took 2nd place!

Mom on the wakeboard! She actually did pretty good considering she hadn't been in almost 10 years!

At Tony and Kate's wedding in Colorado. Ava's first time outside of Utah!

She loves taking a bath! We finally took the little newborn hammock out of the tub, so she could be more submerged in the water, and she loved it! Kicking and splashing the whole time!

Such a big girl, holding her head up so high!

All smiles!!