Some extra photos from Cleveland

Here is Avery playing with toys with a very intense look of concentration on her face.
And here she is in pink! and a skirt! Her dad was appalled but I love the 'sassy' outfit that aunt Brianna bought her. 

Home from Cleveland

Well, Avery in now an international traveller. She headed down to Cleveland to visit her great grandparents and great aunts and uncle and her cousins. She was accompanied by Aunt Brianna, Uncle Graham and Callum. She was a big hit and had a good time visiting everyone. Both the babies did well on the long car ride. Avery was boring and slept most of the way but Callum was entertaining. Craig and Graham spent the entire time renovating Aunt Julie's kitchen and Brianna and I visited and did some shopping. Our favourite shopping was at Aunt Laurie's house where Brianna and I each walked away with a huge bag of clothes for the kids, and you just can't beat her prices. We also managed to stuff a couple of toys that Laurie was giving away in the van to take home. Avery is starting to have fun batting at objects with her hands and to grab onto things. So we took home a cart that she lies under and plays with hanging objects and depending on what one she hits it will play music. She will lie there for up to an hour batting away. Thanks Laurie!
So now we are home and trying to find space for all the clothes we brought home and starting to make a new list for what to pack to take to Whitehorse to visit with Auntie Meghan and Uncle Mark. I am hoping she travels well on the plane because she can be pretty noisy when she is crying. Craig and I are doing well. Craig has had a few opportunites to 'parent' independently while I have been at a cake decorating class or playing in a fun indoor beach volleyball tournament and he has managed with flying colours. He is not looking forward to being on his own for 2 weeks while we are up north but we have the webcams and Skype set up so he can keep tabs on how she is doing.
I hope you enjoy the blog and all the photos. Let me know in your comments if there is anything you want to know.



 

Here is a photo of Avery taken today. As you can see her face is filling out at a rapid pace. The smile only makes her cheeks look even bigger. I also like that this photo shows the twinkle in her eyes.

 

Hi Everyone,
Well there are so many great photos of Avery we thought the best way to share them would be a blog. So this is my first attempt at the new fangled, high tech world of blogging.
Everything is going well with Avery. She is now 2 months and one day old. We took a trip to the pediatrician today and she is now 10 lbs and 9 oz. According to him she is well ahead of the game. She had to go to the doctor so he could remove a granuloma on her belly button. Now she will have an 'innie' and will be ready for her bikini when the weather warms up.
Avery is getting more fun and brighter every day. She is generous with her smiles and has recently started doing some cardiovascular exercise. Basically, she lies on her back and pretends she is running while maniacally waving her arms. It is pretty hysterical. She is desperately trying to be like her cousin Callum in the barfing department and she does a pretty good job. She likes to mix it up though and she will throw up undigested breast milk (usually in a projectile fashion) or a lovely cottage cheese mixture (I assume this is partially digested). I have admitted defeat and been to the store twice to purchase more bibs.
That is all for my first attempt but I will keep you posted.
Shannon