Ava Two Months

Our little princess is two months old! We had her check-up on the 13th and I can't believe how much she is growing.

Weight:  9 lbs 14 oz    14th percentile

Height:  23 in    74th percentile

Head Circumference:  37.2 cm    16th percentile 

She has what we call the "Diamond" double chin -and rocks it well.

Her strength is amazing. She has been holding her head up since she was just a few weeks old. 

She has amazing eye control.

The doctor can't imagine where got her genes -tall and skinny ;)

She will turn at the sound of our voices. If we are behind her she will nearly roll over.

She can roll over but we have never actual seen it. We just know she can because I will put her to sleep on her tummy and when I go in to check on her she is laying on her back or vice versa.

She no longer fits in newborn clothing as of this week :( 

She has started smiling and trying to make noises

She still has awful relfux and lets you know when she is uncomfortable. She is on the maximum dose of prevacid morning and night. It helps a little...but just a little.

She had her first fever when she got her immunization shots. It got a little high but she enjoyed a lukewarm shower and relaxing in her diaper (and socks because she hates to be naked).

We have been loving spending time in Logan with my family this summer. It seems like if we are not in Logan they come down here. It has made for one enjoyable summer- and helped me to keep somewhat sane during Tim's long work weeks. Hunter, McKenna and the boys are the best at getting her to smile :) She has so many facial expression. 

The look she is giving hunter here is priceless. I will be sure to upload so more smiling pictures this week! She is a cutie!

Stitches

I suppose it has been a long time coming with two very active and rambunctious boys but I did not think Aaron would be the first one to have stitches. Poor Boy :( When daddy heads to work we always climb up in the window and wave good-bye. The boys have been doing this since we moved into this house two years ago. They climb up, we wave good-bye, then I throw them onto the bed and we head back to the kitchen to finish dinner. This particular evening I was running behind and just finishing up dinner so I told the boys to head in without me. They waved good-bye and then Ian came running into the kitchen in a panic about Aaron. The boys decided to jump onto the bed themselves after waving to daddy. Ian made it and Aaron managed to hit the metal bed frame on the side. I knew right away he would need stitches it was quite deep. So we called our neighbors they call themselves the "stand by grandparents" to see if they would mind watching over Ava while the boys and I headed to the doctors office. A couple hours later we were back home with a few stitches. Aaron did so well and was so brave he would look at me and say"right here hurts." He loved rocking the superhero bandaids and would tell everyone about his stitches. The cut has healed well and thankfully you can barely see it.

Hopefully we do not have too many accidents like this in the future. Something is telling me that this is the first of many more to come :/

Lazy summer days

With summer in full swing most of our outdoor activities involve water and shade. The slip n' slide has been a blast as usual this summer. Ava is ok outside in the shade, pike enjoys it as well. 

We have also enjoyed getting out the pool. I bought this pool when we moved here and I am not sure why I do not get it out more often. The kids had a blast and to them it is like a giant swimming pool. I also purchased a cover for it so we can have it out all week long :) 

Thanks to Tim's work and a mistake at the doctors office we all enjoyed free movies tickets last week. Tim and Ian went on Wednesday night and saw Despicable Me 2. Aaron and I headed out Thursday afternoon and saw Turbo. It was so fun having our own night with each of the kids. Although I am pretty positive Tim got the more relaxing part of the deal. Aaron did enjoy going up and down the isles putting the arm rests all up. I can't blame him the movie was good but crazy slow. Ian even found a snail in one of our flower beds that week...ewww. 

One afternoon while daddy was at work I took the kids park hopping. It worked out great! We would stop at the first park we saw and the kids would play until Ava got upset. Then we would hop in the car and drive to the next park to play. She would get upset then we would head to another one.  I think you get the picture. We went to four parks no more than 5 minutes from our home and it was a blast!

Ian drew pictures of cars for everyone last week. I thought he did a great job! Can you tell he got tired after the first two.

Aaron is getting really fast on his strider bike. This is actually him finally slowing down but as you can tell his balance is excellent. Next summer big boy bike :)

Daddy has been working a lot lately and crazy hours. So when he is finally home the boys have been enjoying some playtime. 

I can't believe that summer is almost over. A lady stopped me at the grocery store last week. I had all three children and the boys were not following the rules (one hand on the cart at all times). The lady smiled and said "Aww...enjoy it because before you know it -it will be over." I smiled and acknowledged her while trying to get Ava to settle down. But it is so true. I can remember just this summer thinking what on earth will we do. Now I am wondering where did summer go? They grow up too fast.