Thursdays with Avery

Avery absolutely loves her Baby Einstein Jumper!  She may not jump in it much but the toys keep her entertained for long periods of time = )

Avery's headband kept falling down b/c she was moving her head so much while playing.  The headband is super cute when worn correctly...and super hilarious when worn like a sweatband!  I had to capture some embarrassing pictures = )

She also struggles to keep both socks on...this is a normal look at the Steele house!

Avery and Remi helped while I worked on the yard = )

Who you lookin at?!

My First Mother's Day!

Travis and Avery did an amazing job making this an incredibly special First Mother's Day!  We started the day of with a happy baby, followed by a napping baby (picture below) and then we headed out for a family walk along the Rio Grande.  I of course had my camera on me at all times yet failed to take a single picture of the adventure.  Avery and I also got in a Mommy / Daughter outting to watch some sand volleyball with friends!  It was a gorgeous day and and we spent as much of it outside as possible.  Travis and Avery had a few Mother's Day surprises for me also...Travis made us a delicous steak dinner to commemorate the special day and Avery bought me a pair of earrings so that I can have her birthstone on me at all times!  She's already a fabulous shopper = )

The usual position...

Happy Baby!

And Avery's first purchase ever - to be cherished always!

Baby Stats!

Avery had her 4 Month Check-up today!  I can't believe how much has changed since her last Dr. Appt!  This visit she was smiling non-stop, showed her cool new foot in mouth trick to Dr. Crocetti, and even showed him how she can roll over (and almost off the exam table!).  Nothing like a good roll to get Mom and Dad running to stop her.

Here are Avery's new Stats:

4 Months:

Height - 25 1/2 inches (81st percentile)

Weight - 13.2 pounds (28th percentile)

Previous 2 Month Stats:

Height - 23 3/4 inches (81st percentile)

Weight - 11 pounds (36th percentile)

That's our little String Bean!!  I'll try to get some more weight on her by eating a birthday cupcake or two tonight = )

Happy Birthday to Me!

Since I don't celebrate my monthly birthdays like Avery does...I figured I at least had to post about turning the big 2-9!  That's right...this is officially my last year in my 20's - SCARY!  Avery made today extra special with yet another milestone = )  On my 29th birthday Avery introduced her foot to her mouth!  It was magical...okay...more like hilarious and I ran to grab our camera to capture the moment.  Little did I know that this was not a sporadic occurrence.  Nope - every time I turn around now there is a big toe in the mouth! 

And for my birthday I get to throw in some pictures of Avery's tummy time yesterday = )

Ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Some More Cuteness

Okay...one more picture...

I said only one more!

My new favorite toy!

Where's Baby Avery?

The Worst Weekend Ever...

Wow...lets just begin with Food Poisoning is no fun!  Travis and I both went down for the count Saturday night which led to possibly the worst 24 hours we have ever endured together!  There was absolutely no way we could take care of Avery in that condition so we are incredibly blessed that we had friends who were willing to pick up our little love bug and take care of her for the day!  A huge thank you to Eileen and Dan who sent me pictures of Avery playing, napping, and even video from Bri of Dan and Johnson changing a poopy (I mean very poopy) diaper!  Things we learned this weekend -

1.  Pack more than one back up outfit if Avery will be gone for several hours!  Avery spit up or pooped on them enough that Eileen washed two outfits!

2.  Avery LOVES Similac!  I didn't have enough breast milk to send with them so we packed Similac and wished them luck.  This was Avery's first sample of anything not made by Mommy and she scarfed it down!  I guess we don't have to worry too much about her being a picky eater = )

3.  Never eat suspect eggs or turkey bacon.  I blame one of these as the culprit!

Honorable mentions go out to my Mom and Grandy Goodwin!  Mom was willing to catch a flight to ABQ if we couldn't find someone to help us out with Av, and Grandy Goodwin (technically Liesl's 'Grandy') was ready to take her if our babysitters needed a break.  Thank you so much!

I'll download some new pics of the fabulous four month old tonight! 

Avery is 4 Months Old Today!

First we started the day by showing off our super cute Froggy Pajamas!

Really could these feet get any cuter?

And then we celebrated in our big bow and brand new Padres jacket!

Avery and Grammy discussed which Hairston brother is their favorite...

But no matter how much baseball we talked we couldn't coax a smile out of this little girl!

But when you're this adorable in your pink Padres gear you don't have to smile to get ooh'd and aah'd all over = )

Avery celebrated the big 4 month mark with a milkshake while the adults celebrated with delicious mini-cupcakes!

These 4 months have been amazing and we are blessed with one adorable little angel!

Getting In Some Cuddle Time

On Grammy's lap...

And then on Daddy's lap...

Its tough but someone has to provide a lap for some cuddling!

Welcome Baby Cassidy!

I gave Siera 2 weeks before I made sure I got my hands on Baby Cassidy = )  And it was torture waiting that long!  She is super sweet and adorable!  It has only been 4 months but I can't believe Avery was ever that small!

I can't wait to go shopping for some sweet little baby clothes for Cassidy!

Your Daily Dose of Avery

 my heart belongs to daddy...

Its true!

Legs in the air...

And then you do the splits...

Mommy forgot to rotate these pictures before they were downloaded...sorry!

 The best napping spot in town!

That's all she wrote!