Ava is doing wonderfully and is still as sweet as ever. Those top teeth are really showing now but Ava has not acted like they bother her at all. They are cute, let me tell ya. Looks like they are big 'ens and they will have a good space between them...oh, just too cute. I was thinking today that now I understand why SOME parents keep the baby teeth when they fall out...they are just too precious. I'll probably be one of those parents. Sounds gross I know. I never thought I'd be the one to do that but....
Ava has taken a couple of steps here and there. Her balance is not great yet, but she keeps tryin'. Crawling gets the job done so what's the rush?! Everytime I let her crawl around freely she heads straight for the kitchen. She loves to open the cabinet doors now and peek inside. She especially loves the cabinet with the snacks in it---Just like her mama! And she still loves the dog dishes. One afternoon I put up the usual blockade to the kitchen and I stepped into the garage for a moment to look for something. I heard a peculiar sound and I peeked in only to see that she had crawled over the baracade and made her way to the dog dishes and had splashed all the water out!! She was sitting in a pool of water. Soaked. But it was so cute I had to grab the camera and snap a few. And don't worry, she didn't actually drink out of the bowl--I grabbed it before she had the chance. That would have been quite disgusting!
One thing I always am telling Brian: "she is tenacious!" She wants to get to something and she makes a way. I've got to get some gates up. That's probably the only way to keep her out of the kitchen unless she is in the playpen. Thankfully she doesn't mind the playpen.
She has been the biggest joy of our lives and we realize just how blessed we are to have her with us. A day hasn't gone by that she hasn't made us smile and laugh.
More pics from September:
This is how I found her watching Sesame Street:
She likes for the hardware on this particular piece of furniture to be "up" so she takes the time to flip them!
Those amazing cheeks
Her favorite room in the house--the kitchen!
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I love the one with "the cheeks." When we had her last weekend I realized how much I had forgotten - my, how they do love to get into stuff. :) Jack was SO bad about that, too - how did I do it???
Courtney found a little blip in World Magazine yesterday about Vietnam closing its doors this month... it was a great time to have a short discussion about how God works all things for the good - and how He is in every detail. :) Courtney was very thankful to have Ava safely with us. Amazing.
Kisses to the girl,
Jen
I'm so glad you posted those pictures, helps keep us up to date.
She's such a cutie, she's very interested in all the new things to learn.
I saw Holly at Sam's yesterday. She asked about y'all and said to be sure and say hello, and she hopes to see you soon. She said they hope next year they can slow down some.
Oh how Jeff and I chuckled when we saw the picture of Ava watching Sesame Street. One month away from her first birthday! The little peanut of the group is growing too fast. I still remember, tiny quiet Ava strolling along the streets of Hanoi with her proud mommy and daddy!
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