Self-Portrait Challenge: April

Self-Portrait Challenge for April:

Friday Favs

Friday Favs - Favorite Things From the Past Week...


- Ava's shots going really well - she was way happier than I would be if someone stabbed me with three needles. They weighed her and she's 18 lbs at almost 6 months - pretty much at the top of the charts. Her little friend next door is a month older and they weigh about the same. She just keeps growing!
 

- The response to the Mother's Day giveaway - wow! So many people who I've never heard of or met are entering. Can't wait to see who wins! :)

- Walks - this warm weather is my favorite thing every week!

- Colorful pants. I think these were cool when I was in like grade 5 but I now have turquoise and purple. They're not denim and they are so comfortable!! Yes I look like a rainbow but I don't care :)

- Chocolate. I've eaten many chocolate chips this week.

- Nephews. My nephew says the funniest things and I just love that kid.

- Sisters. Best friends forever. For real.

- Ava. She is the smiliest kid. She wacked herself in the face with the remote and then 2 seconds later she was laughing at me. She is so big and getting so chubby and I just kiss her cheeks all day long.

Sticky business

Ava went from sleeping for 7 hours a night for a few weeks to getting up 2-3 times so I started feeding her rice cereal. The first night she slept 7 hours and I was ecstatic - the kid was just hungry!

The next night she was up at 3 and the next night she was up at 2:30 and wouldn't go back to sleep after I fed her. So, I don't know what the deal is! :) But she loves eating her cereal. And getting it everywhere. Wow that stuff is sticky!

I took her for her shots yesterday morning and when we got there she still had some crusty cereal on her face from the night before. Best mom award - right here. I thought I scrubbed her face so good! Tonight we did the bath, and then I still washed her face after. Fun! :)

So many of you have entered my Mother's Day giveaway - thank you! It's always scary putting things out there but I'm very happily surprised at the response! There are so many giveaways now, but who doesn't like free stuff?  After entering one where I had to "like" 25 pages and they just filled up my newsfeed and I didn't really care about them, I tried to make it local and useful with just a few really good vendors. Something I'd really want to win. Which I do - too bad for me! :) My friend Rhonda is having a giveaway too - I had no idea when I was planning this that she was planning one too. Crazy - we only live a couple of houses apart!



This was an Instagram pic I posted - I just love the chub. The health nurse had no problem giving her needles - she told me she had good legs for it. Haha

 

 We went for a nice long walk outside on a really warm day (she wasn't actually red - all of these pics are from my iPhone) - she loves being outside! I rolled up her pants so she'd have capris - I gotta get her some summer clothes! This weather just puts me in such a good mood! Love it.

   

She also loves the remote. She loves to change the channel when daddy is watching sports. And mom doesn't even mind!

 

 

  

Ava holding hands - her first little boyfriend. Haha

 

  

See that hair on top?! It's coming!

 

Just love this kid. :)

 

   

 

Friday Favs

Friday Favs: Favorites From the Past Week...


- My canvases arrived! The middle one is 24"x30" and the two smaller ones are 16"x20". I wanted a nice big one and I am so excited. Our first family pictures! :)

- Ava is liking her jolly jumper a little more and will stay in it a little longer, which means I have a few more minutes hands-free!

- Instead of being frustrated over yet another blow out and more laundry, we decided to take pics at bath time. Nothing puts me in a better mood than taking pictures!

- Ava still loves her toes and it doesn't really gross me out that she sucks on them.

 - Little wrinkly feet after a bath!

 - Getting in a picture with my baby girl!

 - Taking pictures of Ava. I take a ton, but I just can't help it.

- Doing a mini photo shoot of my sister Kelsey when she came to visit. It was fun to play stylist and makeup artist. And it was her idea!

- Ava started rice cereal! She's been waking up so much at night lately, and shes' almost 6 months so we decided it was time and we're hoping that helps her sleep longer.


Waiting for mom to mix it up... her facial expressions make me laugh.

Big yawns...almost bed time...

 Big smiles! I love her big toothless smile.

 It's ready!

Ava wasn't so sure about it...at first.

Then she was trying to grab the spoon out of my hands and she ate the whole bowl!

All over her face. We'll get better at this. :)

Mmmm...

Ava - 5 months

Ava is 5 months old! 

Here's what little miss Ava has been up to over the last month:

 Here's a comparison from 1 month to 5 months:

- Sound asleep... I wish she did this all night long... she now wakes up at least once a night, if not twice. She hasn't been going to bed until at least 11 so it makes for a tired mama!

 

But then I see this in the morning and I almost forget how tired I am. :)

I randomly shot these one day and I just love these sleepers!

 Sleep... ah....

 Me and my baby girl!

 

- She is always chewing or sucking on something...

Another mini shoot for fun!

And she just wants this shoot to  be over so she can go take a nap... :)

- Loving her new Usborne books from the trade show (super nice iPhone pic - those things are just so handy!) ...

- I just love baby skin... we hang out in mom's (my) bed every morning for a bit. Here I was sick and she had a blowout so I got her cleaned up and went back to bed. With crackers. :)

- Always trying to sit up... she can only do it for a few seconds still.

But she's pretty proud of herself!

- Growing some hair! It's finally starting to grow! It's not quite as blonde as I thought.

- She always has her tongue out now...

- LOVES her daddy!

- Loves her grandma too!

 - She loves playing the glasses game. Her dad taught her to pull off his glasses and now she does it to mom, too. That's her foot. ??

Chillin' on the floor...

 I love her little tummy!

She was laughing at me and Clark grabbed the camera and snapped this on Easter morning. I love him for taking it! I didn't even ask him to. She laughs all the time and it makes me laugh so hard sometimes because it's the funniest thing to hear.

She wants to be my running partner.

- Loves her Exersaucer! She wasn't sure about it at first but now she likes it.

The many faces of Ava...

And that's Ava at 5 months!