Avery and Josey

About a week ago while we were in Dallas visiting my parents, we were able to get some pictures of Avery and our 4 yr old lab Josey together. The past couple of weeks Avery has been noticing Josey more and they even interact a little bit. Josey has always been the kind of dog that likes to be right by "her people", and now that includes Avery. I always tell Avery that she will have so much fun with Josey when she gets older and that they will be best friends.
It will definately be fun to see their little "friendship" develop.

Avery is now almost 4 months old. She likes baths, taking walks, listening to music, reading books,"talking", playing with her toes, and playing on her floor gym. (sounds like a baby resume doesn't it?) She sleeps through the night, eats well, and smiles a lot. The only thing she doesn't do enough of lately is nap during the day-- but I try to think of it as just more quality time with her.

Tonight will be her first time to stay with a babysitter other than one of her grandmas. Scott and I are looking forward to going out to dinner alone to celebrate our 7th anniversary. And to think that one year ago today we found out that Little Miss Avery was on the way!

3 months old

Well, here are the 3 month portraits I promised. They turned out pretty good. We had them taken at JC Penney, but I think I liked the photographer and the set-up better at Sears. I still haven't tried Picture People at Quail Springs Mall, so we might have to do that next time. I don't really have anything new about Avery to report since last time other than that we are finally getting her in bed a little earlier. It seems like she definately goes to bed easier now and Scott and I are enjoying having a little bit of time to spend together at the end of the day.

My only other news is that I have decided to just work part-time and so i resigned from my job with Mid-Del Schools yesterday. It was a tough decision becasue I really liked my job, but we were having a really hard time finding a full-time babysitter we liked and we just were not willing to put her in day care. I don't think I could leave her with someone else all day every day anyhow. I love being with her to watch her grow and learn and discover new things. Now I just have to get everything set up for my new job. More on that later.

Toe-touches

Avery in her "Bumbo" seat
Toe-touches under her floor gym

I guess I've been a bad blogger since I have posted anything in several weeks, but it's hard to find the time. Avery is growing fast and it seems like she does new things almost every day. Her most recent accomplishments are grabbing her feet, rolling over from front to back, and reaching and grabbing for toys. I love being here with her to see her learn and grow. For any of you with infants who haven't heard of a "Bumbo" seat, it's really neat. Once the baby can hold their head up well, you can put them in it and it wedges them in so they can sit up unassisted. I just think it's funny to see such a small baby sitting up in a little chair-- it cracks me up!

This past weekend my parents came to visit and we had a great time, of course. They even babysat Avery Saturday night and Scott and I went to a movie. We hadn't done that since before Avery was born. We saw Superman Returns, which we really enjoyed. We also went to Penney's and had some 3 month portraits done. Once they post them online I'll have to put them on here. Until then. . .