An Ava-cakes Update ...

Ava just turned 13 months!

I decided that I won't continue doing the official "Happy __ Months Ava" thing that I have done all along, instead I will just post a few pictures and update on her most exciting changes. :)

This month she started walking...cutest thing ever. Thought my head was going to explode with how excited I got when she took her first 8 or so steps in a row! She's so wobbly and concentrated...I just love it. I've never had so much joy in my life :) She has also sprouted a couple more teeth!

Two peas ...

Daddy's newest purchase for Ava ... {sigh} leave it to daddy ... ;o)

Oooh this is her ravioli face!! Ravioli is probably her most favorite food right now ... she gobbles it right up!

Uh, Portia ... Portia ... your head ... is kinda ... heavy ........

Myy, what big paws you have Portia ...

And big teeth!

Dumping her toys out ... that's one way to get her to play with all her toys ... put them away. Works. every. time.

Upset that daddy won't put her up on the couch... sad, sad girl.

Big smiles!! Super happy now because she's sitting on the couch. She looves sitting and playing on the couch!

Her 2nd favorite thing to do...tear apart her diaper bag. Go for it girl...I keep those papers in there just for your enjoyment!! :)

I have no idea what this goofy girl is doing here ... this is the bitter beer face if you ask me! :)

This walking business is hard work! It's a balancing act with all limbs!

Ava looooves brushing her 3 1/2 little teeth!

She still loves her baths too! This picture showcases her newest chompers very well!

She sleeps like this sometimes!?! It looks so uncomfortable, but more often than not we will peek in on her during her naps and she will be laying this way. Ouch! She loves her blankie, too. Notice the tag on the blanket kinda under her right arm...well, it's very worn & dirty looking because she sucks on it all the time!! I sewed about 10 other tags on this blankie but she chooses that tag everytime! She loves sucking on tags...strangest thing to me, but it sure soothes her to sleep!

In her favorite spot, drinking her morning bottle...propped up on her boppy, legs crossed, watching Mickey's Clubhouse...or Handy Manny :)

I had to throw her hair up with a hair-tie...just like Pebbles :)

Biter Biscuits, Mango Pops, and a Mischevious Baby!

I bought these vanilla flavored teething biscuits this week, and since Ava has been gnawing away on everything from her spoon to her bottle nipple I thought she might like these little treats. I gave her one the other night while I was making dinner. She was totally silent, just gumming away on the biscuits...then I turned around and saw what a lovely mess these things make! I completely forgot that they would be messy--hence, no bib on the baby:) She loved the biscuit and I loved looking at her messy little face and hands. Who gets joy out of a messy baby--that would be me! :) However, next time I will remove her clothing!

She's also really been into these mesh fruit feeder thingamajigs lately. We've been putting ice cubes in them and she just goes to town! I put a piece of frozen pureed mango in it this time. She thought she liked it at first ....

Still liking it...the mango hasn't quite melted enough to get the full effect yet ...

...and then BAM! Looks like mangoes are a little sour ... :)

Okay, this little girl finds the strangest places to "shimmy" into. The other day she shimmied herself under her crib while I was hanging her clothes up in her closet. I turn around and she's gone. I thought,"Now where in the world did she go!?" Then I see one of her blankets being pulled under the crib...I crouch down on the floor and peak under the crib to see her bright smiley face looking back at me. Goofball. So today, I sat her down in the living room to play while I unloaded the dishwasher. I come in the room and again she's nowhere to be found. "Aaava, where are you my little munchkin?" She hears my voice, gets excited, and starts slapping the hardwood floor like she loves to do. Sure enough, I peak over behind the couch and there she is. Now honestly, you choose the strangest places to explore! What a little monkey!! Gonna have to keep a close eye on this one ;) Good thing she's not crawling yet...although one would think by the way she gets around that she must be!! The funny thing is, she goes backwards everywhere!