Since turning 1, Ava has decided she's a big girl. She took her first steps on Friday, April 17 at Cousin Ellen's house. Second Cousin Emily and her son Ben were visiting from Truckee, so we all had dinner together.
(Funny story: Andy and I were on vacation only a couple of weeks into my pregnancy with Ava when we visited Emily, Tim and Ben in Truckee. Emily asked us about our plans for having kids and we had to skirt the question carefully because it was way too soon to tell anyone were we expecting. She was pretty much the first person we had to "lie to" about it.)
Last week was spent bent over, holding Ava's hands, while she walked everywhere. The most steps she's taken in a row is still about 6, but it increases almost everyday. Of course, she wants to walk the most when she's tired, which causes her to fall over and hit things. It's a learning period, for sure. (The dress was a gift from Auntie Britt, thank you!!)
Ava visited me at work on Tuesday evening. (We wear Hawaiian shirts in Production to lighten the mood on our most hectic day of the week.) She had a great time, I think.
Today, we went to Owen's 6th birthday party! It was held at a gymnastics facility just around the corner from our house. Ava got to walk, crawl, climb, fall down and it was all good. Except when she was frightened by the rambunctious older kids...
...or got brain freeze from sticking a tennis ball-sized glob of ice cream in her mouth. Now that she tasted ice cream on her own birthday, she can't get enough of it. So, we don't eat it around her, we wait until she's asleep. :)
All in all, it was a great time.
Zeke, Owen's dad, took this one with his nice big camera. I like it a lot. Thanks for inviting us, Smiths!
(Funny story: Andy and I were on vacation only a couple of weeks into my pregnancy with Ava when we visited Emily, Tim and Ben in Truckee. Emily asked us about our plans for having kids and we had to skirt the question carefully because it was way too soon to tell anyone were we expecting. She was pretty much the first person we had to "lie to" about it.)
Last week was spent bent over, holding Ava's hands, while she walked everywhere. The most steps she's taken in a row is still about 6, but it increases almost everyday. Of course, she wants to walk the most when she's tired, which causes her to fall over and hit things. It's a learning period, for sure. (The dress was a gift from Auntie Britt, thank you!!)
Ava visited me at work on Tuesday evening. (We wear Hawaiian shirts in Production to lighten the mood on our most hectic day of the week.) She had a great time, I think.
Today, we went to Owen's 6th birthday party! It was held at a gymnastics facility just around the corner from our house. Ava got to walk, crawl, climb, fall down and it was all good. Except when she was frightened by the rambunctious older kids...
...or got brain freeze from sticking a tennis ball-sized glob of ice cream in her mouth. Now that she tasted ice cream on her own birthday, she can't get enough of it. So, we don't eat it around her, we wait until she's asleep. :)
All in all, it was a great time.
Zeke, Owen's dad, took this one with his nice big camera. I like it a lot. Thanks for inviting us, Smiths!
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