Wow, what a month... what to report first? Ava got her first tooth two days ago! The bottom right one. Nana was so excited! She's been looking for that tooth for months. It finally came through. I guess it was waiting for her to turn one.
We've been very busy lately. Ava is an on-the-go sort of kid and I try to keep up with her. Unkie Dave Ring came to visit around the middle of the month and we had a blast! We went to the zoo with him. Ava learned a few new signs there and she loved trying to figure out what all those animals were. She mostly thought they were all dogs, cats, birds, or ducks. She did learn what an elephant was and that was so cute! (See picture below!) While he was here we also had Ava's birthday party a week early. She got some awesome toys for her birthday including some clothes and a bunch of wooden food toys, which is what I had asked people to get her. Nana got her the fruit set and Mike and I found her a used lot of sushi, sandwiches, and pizza on Ebay. She loves them. Fake food was one of my favorite things to play with when I was little so I wanted to pass that on to Ava.
On May 17th, Mike and I have been married for two years!
Ava started walking on her own two weeks before she turned one! I thought she was ready to walk but she always wanted to hold my hand so I went out and got her some used push toys. A ball popper and a car that turns into a pusher. The ball popper was so exciting she forgot I wasn't there and just walked away with it! So the first time she walked on her own was April 30th. But she was holding the popper. Two weeks later she tried walking without the push toys and just took off! She's so smart!
She got her own cake on her birthday. I put whipped cream on it so she wasn't getting a ton of sugar and nasty stuff and she loved it! Her personality, careful and calculating, shined through as she ate the cake. She just played in the whipped cream until the cousins showed her how to really dig in. She's a lot like me.
We went to Six Flags for the first time this summer, Ava's second time. She liked it so much more this time - she was only a couple months old last time. Even though we were there all day from open to close, she stayed happy and we all had lots of fun. She only nursed once but we all made sure she was getting lots of food and drinks and she stayed content all day except for when she got tired. Only one nap that day though because she was so excited and there was so much to look at!I haven't been feeling well lately. Really nauseous, headaches, cramping, nipple pain. I though I was pregnant. It was really disappointing to find out I'm not. I think with the nursing my hormones are all out of whack. Maybe I'm ovulating. I'm ready for the next baby. Ava would make a great big sister! Hopefully I feel better soon.
In sad news... Aunt Patti passed away suddenly while having a gallbladder surgery on May 13th. I am going to miss that woman more than anything. She had a heart bigger than anyone. It was really hard on Robin. I'm glad we're going to Gatlinburg on Sunday, that way we can help her get her mind off of it a little bit. Aunt Patti, you will be missed. I just wish you could have met Ava and Mike.
I can't wait to go to Gatlinburg on Sunday. I miss my family being here in the middle of nowhere. It will be so good to have 9 days with Robin and Dad.
Once again, I'll try to update more often.
