Ava's 1 year checkout

Today we went and saw Ava's wonderful Doctor. Ava did great as always. She cries when she gets her shots but she stops almost immediately after I cuddle with her a little bit. She did experience a little stranger anxiety towards him this visit. She is starting that more towards men. She only weighs 18 lbs and 1 oz. I think that is a one pound gain since her last visit. She measured 30 inches long. She is tall and skinny. He said she is doing better than most babies her age. I really don't know what that means but I was glad to hear it. I got the green light to stop her soy milk and start whole. He wants her to weigh 20 lbs before I turn her car seat around, but he said if she is requiring attention so that I have to reach in the back seat I could go ahead. YEAH!!!!!! We even stopped in Target and got her a DVD player for the car to celebrate the transition.

On another note we are still waiting for our bedroom suite to come in. It was suppose to be 3-4 weeks but today marks 4 weeks. I called and it isn't suppose to even get to ATL till Thursday. Oh well a few more nights sleeping in the guest room with all our stuff in boxes.

Ava's 1st Birthday Party

Adam's side of the fam

Loving her cabbage patch kid

Her cousins

Bday outfit

letting balloons go

All her kid guests

Playing with toys

4 generations

YUM

Dig in

Blowing out candle

She got scared when we sung to her

Its all for me??

Favor bags

Ava's pics

The yummy cake

Her 1st Birthday party was great! Just a note to myself that I don't think we will be doing this big of a party every year. It was great but overwhelming...LOL. Also getting 46 balloons into a vehicle is not fun. I am sure people at Wal-Mart were laughing at me. I almost knocked a lady out that was walking in. Then I get them all out and the HUGE number 1 balloon that I paid $10 for busts. Yeah, I was disappointed! It all turned out great though. The cake was AWESOME. Rachel Hill made it and I have to say it was one of the best cakes I have ever had. Plus she made it without seeing what I wanted. I just described it over the phone...I couldn't have asked for anything better. Everyone loved it. We grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Ava had such a blast playing with all the kids and getting all the attention. I might add the weather was great. I prayed for sunshine so the kids could play outside on the playground. Thank you Lord! She loved the cake....as expected. It wasn't as messy as the one on her birthday. She got a lot of cute toys, outfits, and of course money. The money will be put in her savings account....or put towards her DVD player for the car.

It was a GREAT Birthday party!!!!!

Ava's 1 year pics

Check out Ava's 1 year pictures. Go to ajpbaby.com. Click on proofs, find photos, then click on Ava and the password is Estes. Enjoy!!!!!
The hard part is choosing which ones to order. Me and Adam stared at the computer till our eyes crossed. LOL
We still can't believe she is 1.
Last night she walked about 10 steps. Of course I wasn't fast enough to get the camcorder. :(

Ava's 1st Birthday

Her mini bday cake

I am "ONE" today!

Eating with some freinds on her bday

I can't believe my baby is 1 today!!!!! She was born at 5:30pm and weighed in at 7lbs and 2 oz. and 20 inches long. I was in labor from Saturday night at 10:57pm till Monday night. I still remember exact times and everything. LOL! This past year has been so life altering. She changed our lives in so many ways. She is such a blessing from God! There are days I still can't believe I am a Mom.

She took a few steps yesterday by herself. I screamed and it scared her so she fell down. She did it again last night for Adam. It won't be long and she will be taking off. I will so post a video I am sure. :)

We have already said she is going to be a social butterfly. She loves attention and talking! Her facial expressions will crack you up. Sometimes I am trying to discipline her and I have to just laugh. She is hilarious! She loves her juice, anything crunchy, and french fries.....I know such a nutritious item. I fear she is going to have her daddy's eating habits. He is a meat and taters man. In the beginning she loved all the vegges and no fruits....my oh my she has changed. She says dada and momma a lot. I have heard other words mixed in there too like "bye" and "nana". She is sleeping SO much better now too. There are nights she sleeps solid the whole night or some nights she gets up early in the morning. She sleeps GREAT in her crib!! As far as her weight and height I am not sure. We will get accurate numbers next week at her 1 year appointment.

Today I bought her a little cake to get into. Her big Birthday party is Saturday and she will get her own cake again. She loved the cake and cried when I took it away. I was afraid she would eat too much and we would all not sleep tonight :) It was messy to say the least. I am washing her whole highchair basically. I will have plenty of pictures to post on Saturday so beware!

A pleasant surprise

So yesterday I am having a good day at work and when I return from lunch I find these. They were from my wonderful husband. I was like oh goodness what is he up to? I don't recall him ever sending me flowers. He corrected that last night saying he did when we were dating. Well it made my day and made me smile even when nobody was looking. He knows my favorite color is purple so he requested a variety of purple flowers....So sweet. He said he just wanted to do something nice for me.

Wow, I am super busy today. I am still in the mix of planning Ava's party. Today I hope to start cleaning my walls and preparing to paint the bedroom. Plus I have loads of laundry and of course a kid to take care of :) Ava's 1 year pictures were Wednesday. I hope to get an email tonight so I can begin the grueling process of choosing which ones to buy.

The Park

Do you want your camera case mom??

Playing with Kyndalls sweater

Today was suppose to be the prettiest and sunniest day of the week so we seized the day!! We went to the park and met some of our Friends. It was so gorgeous outside. I think every stay at home mom had the same idea. The park was the happening place to be today. I really enjoyed it despite the fact that the old man next to us was smoking and my child was just a few feet away from him. OR the fact that these young boys brought dogs inside the park where NO dogs are allowed. My friend and her boy are SCARED to death of dogs.....so he was clung to her the whole time. It felt great to feel the sun on my face. I was beginning to forget what it felt like.....then of course I am the one who would get burned from those 2-3 hours in the shade/sun. Ava is exhausted and napping. I plan to walk in a while. I can't wait to get back on a walking routing. It makes me feel so much better!!!

I added some pics. Pawpaw couldn't resist stopping in.

Stupid Virus

Or I think it was a virus. I didn't really feel great over the weekend but it wasn't that bad. Monday night after dinner I felt really sick. Tuesday I was fine during the day I just was careful about what I ate. I even made myself go to church. I should have stayed home. I was sick to my stomach and just wanted to lay down. Tuesday night I came home and felt horrible. My stomach was cramping up every little bit during the night. So that makes for some restless sleep. I was suppose to work yesterday but I woke up feeling tired and sick to my stomach. My wonderful dad came over and stayed with me practically all day long helping me with Ava. By helping I mean playing with her. He isn't too keen on feeding or changing diapers but he has playing down. I was so weak I lounged on the couch and in bed all day. I didn't eat enough to keep me sustained but I felt so bad the thought of food was repulsing. I had a good nights rest and I feel so much better today. I just ate some bland cereal so we will see if I get the green light.
Adam is off work today so I wanted him to have a good day with us. I guess I will work tomorrow if I am not sick. I am just thankful it wasn't as bad as the horror stories I have been hearing about the dreaded virus!! Now I am crossing my fingers my baby doesn't get it.