ava loves her daddy... and well he loves her a lot too

ava is loving the whole upside down trick that Keegan has been doing with her .... I normally stand in the back ground and say no..... she just ate or no dont do that now her tummy is funny

and as this picture shows....i am clearly worried for no reason and she is bored without some action.....

so here are a few pics from the weekend while Grannie was here. Now we are working really hard on getting Ava back on the bottle. She was taking it fine for weeks 3-6 and then we kinda stopped giving them to her. I would pump and make them for Keegan to give to her while I was at the gym or something and for one reason or another he never needed them and they were happy. I did not realize this would mean she would now be very against bottles. So for the past 3 weeks we have been working on this a lot but now it is crunch time as I am leaving a week from tomorrow for New Mexico to be a maid of honor in one of my best friends weddings. With the advice from our pediatrician we decided Ava was a little young to fly so Keegan planned on having a weekend with Ava. He was excited and planning all sorts of fun activities for the two of them ( i know what can you do with a 11 week old.... but Keegan was brainstorming) and I was thinking I would be a much better bridesmaid with Ava not there ... so for the past month I have been waking up extra in the night to pump and freezing the milk for daddy and little a's big weekend...... however now we have to get it so she drinks from a bottle or this plan we devised will not be a successful one.

Ava got her first pair of sunglasses. Thought you all needed to see.
This weekend Grannie came (my mom) to visit and see Ava. The last time she was here we went to the doctor for Ava's two week old check up and now Ava is over two months. I now feel like I know what people say when time goes by so fast or kids grow up quickly it makes me sad and excited. We had a great time with my mom and took her to play Lazer tag for the first time.... so she would understand what Keegan meant when he was going over building plans and Shenaniganz references. We also relaxed, walked, watched movies, cooked, went into Dallas and she enjoyed playing with Ava. The other thing that is new in Ava's world is that she is sleeping in her bassinet (NO we have not moved to the crib yet but it is a big improvement from in our bed or on me) and the past two nights she has slept over 8 hours without waking up. I have been waiting for this moment for a while... now I just have to sleep through the night too and we will be a more rested family. Well truth is Keegan sleeps through it all so when he is not well rested he is staying up too late;)

ava loves her daddy

so this morning as Ava and I were headed over to Keegan's work so that I could leave her while I went back to the gym to get my cardio in (I did wieghts with the trainer at 5:45 --- trying to get back in to shape) I loaded her in the car seat which normally is not her favorite trick but loves her toys ...

and I asked her if she wanted to go see daddy and this was her response...

sunday things

ava and Pop Pops (Keegan's dad)

i am a happy baby

getting oh so big

my little baby is growing up... she is no longer a newborn she is a baby. and well.... balding.... thought we got out of that one but those baby hairs are just too thin to hang in there all over her head.

Shenanaganz

(for any of you blog readers who did not know...... besides to be close to family we moved to Rockwall for Keegan to be a part of an exciting project with his family. They are opening up a family entertainment center called Shenanaganz here in Rockwall. It will have bowling, lazer tag gokarts, huge arcade, restaurant and bar.They bought a 75,000 square foot building and will do a lot of remodeling) Construction is beginning on the Family Entertainment Center .... exciting exciting exciting. Keep your fingers crossed for a December Opening and know that little ava will have the bowling shoes before she can walk probably.