Happy Birthday!!

What a difference a year makes!! For the doctors who think Avery has a long way to go.. I just think of how far she has come. 

The first pic ever taken of me! Right after I was born and  intubated. My right eye was fused shut for another week.

One of the awesome pictures taken of me yesterday by Kathryn Barnett Photography! Http://www.kathrynbarnettphotography.com

A few more days...

Just a few more days until Avery is one. It's crazy. I still can't believe I will be the mother of a one year old. It hasn't sunk in yet.

Last week Avery got to go to the mall with her cousin, Eddie. Today we got her pictures taken. I am so excited to see how they turned out. We took a few with her as well so hopefully we got a good family shot. She wasn't a very happy camper today. She didn't cry or scream but she didn't smile a lot either so I am interested to see how the pics turned out.

We are still trying to get ready for Avery's party on Sunday. Whose great idea was it to invite so many people and to have it at my house?!?! lol  I am excited to see everyone but I will definitely be less stressed once it is over.

Tomorrow we go see a new ENT doctor. It's not that the other doctor was horrible, we just initially wanted to establish with this one but there was a long wait. We are excited because they are at Independence and we don't have to drive down to main campus and waste a whole day there. I would assume the new doctor will order a hearing test since it has been awhile since she had the last one. I think she can hear pretty well.

Thank you Uncle Andy and Aunt Cari for my birthday gift!

I like to put everything in my mouth, including this box for the toys

Scarlett likes to give me kisses

Yep, more things in the mouth

Who says I am not chunky enough?  Have you seen my thighs?

Lily loves me

So does Chewie....

 ...and Scarlett!

 Eddie and I hanging out at the mall

Mommy thought I lost one of my socks..Nope, I just fell asleep with it in my hand

I like pacifiers but I don't suck on them the correct way

Tummy time....on Daddy's tummy

I like to play with my toys in the bathtub

Lions, and Tigers and Bears, oh my

Sorry again for the late post. Avery, her cousins, Aunt and their friends went to the zoo last week. She loved looking at the fish the most. She would look at the fish with her eyes big and wide, then she would turn back to me and smile. It was so cute. 

We finally found some solid food that she doesn't hate. She seems to like Gerber peach yogurt. She still doesn't eat a ton of it but she didn't seem to mind it. 

I really enjoyed looking at the back of my eye lids while everyone else looked at the elephants.

I loved looking at the fish. They were so neat!

Mommy and I at the aquarium part of the zoo

Looking at the monkeys

Eddie wanted to hold me while looking at the monkeys so I sat next to him and Kaitlin

 Hanging out with Mommy

Oh my gosh, why is Scarlett in this picture!? It was supposed to be a picture of just me and my best buddy, Chewie.

Chewie made faces, so I made faces....

I liked eating the paper towel as much as I liked eating the yogurt.

Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding and I got to hang out with Grandma & Grandpa S!

Mommy, is this a good coupon??

Avery is one popular lady!

Avery's blog has reached 42,000 page views! Thank you all for your continued support and prayers!!

Sorry I haven't updated in over a week. I guess I feel like there is not much to update when nothing is going wrong. (Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself). Avery had a pretty good week. One day last week at daycare she ate half a jar of bananas! That is great for Avery because she is not a fan of solid foods. There is no way she is eating cake on her birthday. We will try but I don't think it's going to happen.

Avery had a pretty fun week. She got to go to the Cuyahoga County Fair for the first time! She liked seeing all the animals. The goats really seemed to like her :-) Tim took her to the park a few times as well.

I started planning Avery's birthday party. Who knew planning a party for a one year old would be so difficult!

Mommy and I went to Target one day and it was pouring outside so I was all bundled up.

My first fair!! I liked looking at all the animals that I have never seen before...though in this pic I was looking and Mommy and I have seen her plenty of times.

What are you looking at??

This guy wanted to eat my piggies, I mean toes.

This guy acted like he was too cool to look at me.

Hey buddy, I know my thighs are chubby but you don't have to stare.

Mommy made this cow stand by me to take a pic

Me and Daddy having some fun!

Me and my buddy Chewie having some fun. Mommy is sad her finger got in the way when taking the picture.

Daddy took me to play on the swings!

Mommy said she can't believe her little lady is turning one...I can't wait for my party!

Chew on everything...

There isn't much to update. Avery still has her cough and congestion, though it doesn't seem as bad. We finished the 2 weeks of antibiotics yesterday. This week she likes to put everything, I mean everything, in her mouth. You will see in the pictures below.

We started planning for Avery's party. It's hard to believe that she will be a year old. It's funny because Tim asked me if I feel like a mom and I said not really and he said he didn't really feel like a dad either. It just seems...normal. Like this is how it has always been. I don't remember what we did with our time BA (before Aves). I think I slept a lot :-)

My cousin Kaitlin and I

I was sad when I went shopping with Mommy because someone asked if I was a boy or girl

Mommy bought me this fun hat when I was sleeping

Look how curly my hair is right after my bath. It looks like I have a perm

So tired...

Mommy doesn't know how to put these headbands on me..she makes me look like Rambo

My feet are tasty

MMMMmmm, so is this giraffe

This barn tastes great too!