Happy 1 month Ava!

Happy 1 month Ava! (I know, couple days late;) I didn't feel it was official until she had her one month check up with the pediatrician:) She's growing like a weed!! She is now 9 lbs 13 oz and is 22 inches long!! You go girl! Looks like she was getting somewhere with all that nursing she was demanding... :) Anyway, we are all still doing great... we're falling into somewhat of a routine which makes things a little easier! Ava has been sleeping through the night for quite awhile now so there's no complaining here about no sleep;) She's obviously been a good eater as well! She's a happy baby girl...she loves to be held:) And who doesn't love holding and snuggling with sweet smelling cuddly babies, hehe. I love having the time off to be with her. I learn something new about her everyday;) Here are some photos from Ava's first month...I did a little photo editing and had to throw some of those pics on here as well :)

Oh, & I have to post a few milestones that I think are worth mentioning :)
~She's losing her baby hair:( My baby's goin' bald..hehe. You can't really see it in the pictures b/c she still has a lot of hair, but she's starting to get a receding hairline..haha
~She has grown out of her newborn clothes... ALREADY! She's so long that her NB onesies barely snap anymore and her NB pants are high-waters...hehe
~She's wearing size 1 diapers ;) By the way, Huggies have really been letting me down lately. Pampers have won that battle!
~She eats about every 2 to 2 &1/2 hours (that's a big one;)
~She can follow objects with her eyes & focus! She loves staring at my hair--if I get close to her face she just stares at my hair! It's so funny--must be b/c it's bright?



1 month old

1 week old

1 day old



Tuckered out after a long Thanksgiving day with family!

1 month picture with daddy!


Ava with cousin Allie!


3 peas in a pod :) Cute as can be!


I looove her cute little baby feet!


Have a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving week!! Good luck to all the black Friday shoppers!!

Your weekly dose of Ava :)

I guess it's time for a weekly update on our lives:) We've all been doing great!! Ava & I have gotten out of the house a few times... we've made trips to Granny's, Target, Starbucks:), Christy & Kurtis', we even got to go out to eat with her TWICE!! She did AwEsOme!! I was pretty nervous...since she's been nursing so frequently I thought I would never be able to make it out of the house with her for longer than 1/2 but she falls right to sleep riding in the car and usually takes a realllly good nap, like a 2 hr nap:) So, getting out of the house has been refreshing for both of us... well, at least for me:) She was 3 weeks old yesterday... time is really flying by! The days go so fast when all I get done doing is nursing and trying to squeeze in a minute for myself... I'm pretty proud of the fact that I've managed to squeeze in a shower everyday..hehe:) Okay, it's about feeding time & this lil girl gets demanding so I have to quick post some pics of our munchkin:) Enjoy!!



* Milestone!! She lost her cord stump...haha, I know only a mother would care so much:)


*Fresh outta the tub :) She's taking "real" baths now!

*Look at those lil curls! When her hair is wet it gets all curly... I love it!


*She looks a little unsure here, but really she loves taking a bath:)

*OuT CoLd! Don't you wish you could sleep that good:)

*She's like a lil monkey! Clinging to her mommy ;)

*She's got momma's lips ;)

*Getting some play time on her activity mat :)

*Notice she's wide awake in her swing... yea, this baby does not fall asleep in her swing -- unfortunely:)

*She even gets a little fussy sometimes:) It was probably time to eat!!

More pictures :o)

We love her many goofy faces :)


I was taking her clothes off before her bath... she was sound asleep before I started messing with her:)


hehe...what a face...


Giving us a lil smile...probably making a mess in her diaper:)


"Why on earth are you trying so hard to wake me, can't you see I'm really, really relaxed here"


A little cross-eyed here:)


Ruffle-bum :)


I love waking up next to this lil sweetie... except now she's been sleeping in her bassinet, like such a good girl, but sometimes I miss her in our bed:(


Our lil mummy :)


Daddy's first bottle... I worked very hard to get those 3 little ounces of milk out for her:) And what do ya know half of the milk poured out around her mouth and she hated the bottle! We'll keep practicing:)


First time in her bouncy seat:0)

Update on the Williams Household... ;o)

Well.... I know it looks like I've been slacking on the blog updating but our desktop has been out of order while Eric finished up our spare bedroom:( So I have 122 precious pictures of Ava just waiting to be shared!!! :) We have had a blast with her lately... she is such a good baby. Those first 4 days or so were pretty rocky, but now Eric & I are getting into the swing of things with this parenting business :) It has been AWESOME having Eric home to help with everything... especially since I've been nursing Ava every 1-2 hours! I feel like that's all I get done doing... just call me mama-milk-machine...hehe. She has picked up nursing like a charm, and it's finally becoming enjoyable for me too! For a few days there I didn't think I would make it long enough to keep breastfeeding, but I'm glad I stuck it out... the hard work, tears, pain, & frustration have paid off :) The one thing I'm really surprised by is how well she sleeps at night! (*oh boy, knock on wood*) I feed her before putting her to bed and she usually sleeps for 4-5 hrs straight before waking up! I can't complain about that:) Basically, Ava's daily life right now consists of sleeping, eating, and pooping :) Oh & my favorite, cuddling! She loves to cuddle:) Okay, well let me get to some pictures...


















*I LOVE baby toes ...