2 Year checkup

Well my baby is just going to be small. She only weighs 23 lbs and is 30 something inches long. She is growing and progressing well. She had a Hepatitis B shot and did pretty good with it. She also had to have some blood drawn :( She has another ear infection.....if the last one ever really went away. She is getting in her 2 year molars. The DR. prescribed her some Zantac for her acid reflux issue. I hope it helps. So to reward her for being such a big girl I got her a cookie from the Cookie Co. I also rewarded myself for having to deal with my baby in distress. I got a preztel with cheese and a double doozie I just enjoyed at work :)

Ava's 2 Year Pictures

Check them out!
Go to Ajpbaby.com, click on baby website , then proofing, Estes, and the password is nestes2.

Can you tell the difference in her facial expressions inside verses outside?? :) She so wasn't feeling like being inside that day!!!

I really do despise throw up

I heard Ava at 4:30 this morning gagging and coughing loud. The mom instinct kicked in and I jumped out of bed and ran to her bedroom. Bless her heart...she gets so scared when she is sick. She threw up a little and then seemed fine. I took her to bed with me where she quietly feel back asleep. Then I think I was asleep.....or was in a stage of going to sleep when I heard her coughing and gagging again at 5:30. So I cleaned that up and we laid back down. I don't think she has got sick since, but she doesn't feel good. I hope my baby feels better soon!!!!!!

The fear in me (which I know where that comes from) is that she has acid reflux or some of my awful stomach issues. I would gladly endure all I do and more if I knew she would never feel sickness like I do at times! What makes me think she has acid reflux is that she coughs and gags a lot. We thought she was "fake" coughing because she gets attention. The more I think about it, I am worried she really might have acid reflux and that coughing is her way of dealing with it. She has her 2 year checkup next week. I will be sure to bring up the issue.

Ava's Party

singing happy bday

opening gifts

all her jewelry on

her buddies

her awesome cake!!!!!!

Chuck E Cheese

Vanity from nana and Pawpaw

Bday shirt

We had a great small party at the house. The weather was so awesome and the kids played outside a lot. Ava was so exhausted after everyone left. She fell asleep eating a cupcake :)

My Not So Lucky ST. Patricks Day

I am starting to think a little rain cloud is hovering over my head. My computer at work is going nuts and it needs some serious TLC. So the IT guy is taking it over the weekend to clean it out. I feel like its a child or something. I am so nervous. I am so scared come Monday I am going to have even more problems. OH well nothing I can help right?

Then I go to the eye doctor yesterday. Let me rewind...I woke up about a month ago with a pink irritated eye. I thought I just had something in it because in a couple days it was clear again. This has went on since. Some days it was red and then it would clear up. So yesterday my "Oh so dramatic" eye doctor says there is a problem. He said well its one of three things....cornea something, diabetes, or cataracts. UGH....yeah, I am going to freak out when you tell me I might have diabetes or cataracts. Well after much investigation it was the first.....cornea something. Basically I got a virus in my eye or a chemical toxin. There is no way to determine what caused it or anything. I had to take out my contacts and wear glasses. I have to wear them for 3 WEEKS!!!! I am a little embarrassed to say I cried :) ....well not there but last night. I have never step foot out of my house in my glasses. I bought these glasses in the 90s and they aren't something I want to be seen in every day for 3 weeks. Oh well roll with the punches right? I know this is not a big deal to anyone but me, but its my life. Adam said I was over reacting...and I probably am.

Ava's little party is tomorrow!! I am excited.

Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!

Happy 2ND Birthday to my precious baby! Wow, I know its cliche but I can't believe time has went by this quick. In some ways those first few months creeped by. Probably because I was getting next to no sleep. :(
She is so full of energy, hyper, loving, mischievous, stubborn, hilarious. I could go on and on. This kid makes me laugh every day. Then I turn around and want to scream because she refuses to mind. She sleeps all night in her crib. Other than those nights when she is sick....then she sleeps with me. Her favorite foods are mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, fries, yogurt, popcorn, and of course candy of any sort!!!!!!!!! She loves to dance and sing! Her favorite thing is for you to chase her. She could do this for hours!!!!! She will run and hide in the smallest little nook or area....lately that has been beside the pantry door. She gives the sweetest hugs and kisses!!! I love that little girl.

Mom and dad have her today, and they took her to Chuck E Cheese! She has never been so I am anxious to hear about it. Her party is this Saturday, so she will get more presents and cake!!!

Pictures to come soon!

2 years ago

2 Years ago today I was in some serious labor pain. I had been having contractions since 11pm the night before. We went to the hospital that first night, but my contractions weren't consistent. They sent me home so right about now I was rolling around in bed trying to get some relief. They say you forget and I can see how you can forget with time.....but I still vividly remember :) I remember sitting in Ava's bedroom rocking and timing my contractions!!! I heard the motion of rocking helped with labor....not sure it helped but you are willing to try anything.

So after 30 hours of labor until I got my epidural, and a total of 41 hours of labor she was born!!! March 16th, 2009 5:30pm.

I can't believe my baby will be 2 years old tomorrow!