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 ...

Just some cutie-pie pictures!

*Ava's first buckeyes football game...had to put the gear on her ;) Even though it was a little big...


*At the hospital...with that big ole classic hospital binky in her mouth....it smells good but looks awful in a baby's mouth!



* Ava's first bath :)

**Stay Tuned...We're finishing up our spare bedroom, which is where our desktop computer is located (and disconnected at the moment) so as soon as its finished I can upload lots & lots more pictures!!! **

Sleepless in Columbus...

Wow... what a wonderful baby Ava is! We absolutely love her to pieces!! We've just been adjusting to life with a little one these past few days. It's been a little rough I will admit...recovering from labor & delivery is tough enough! Then you throw in the breastfeeding woes, roller coaster emotions, and lack of sleep.....oh, just talking about it exhausts me;) Those of you who said it were right...now the fun really begins!! hehe. But I will say that even though it's only been 4 days, things get easier and are more enjoyable with each passing day. I know this awful breast engorgement is only temporary...THANKFULLY!!! I didn't even know it was possible for breasts to be this hard & uncomfortable!!!! Ava nurses about every 2 hrs, sometimes once an hour....which is nice for the engorgement, but doesn't give me much time to do anything! But she's getting the hang of it...her favorite place to be is lying on her boppy & nursing...makes her all relaxed & comfy:) So precious....

Here are a few pictures since we've been home...

**Snuggling with Mommy

**Snuggling with Daddy

** Going home!

**Going home!!


**Lil buckeyes girl

She's Finally HERE!!!

Introducing...


Ava Gabrielle Williams
7 lbs 15 oz
21 inches
October 22, 2008
9:31 AM




** I'll post more later...we're at the hospital now & our laptop takes forever to upload;) **

Well, after 19+ LONG hours of labor here is the result....the most precious gift in the world!!! And I survived...WE survived!!

My contractions started at 2:40pm on Tuesday and were pretty quick to pick up to once every 4-6 minutes, so I gave Eric a call around 4:00 and we were at the hospital by 5:15ish. After sticking me on a monitor for a couple hours they decided to admit me.....thank goodness because I told them I was not leaving without a baby:) hehe. By 11:00pm they started me on pitocin to move things along a little quicker because my contractions had slowed down a little bit. Let me tell ya, pitocin=evil ;) That stuff causes some mighty severe contractions!! So, needless to say I was in much need of the epidural by 2am. Those things are AMAZING.....at first:) I was so thankful that I could rest a little bit....and rest was all I could do, there was no sleeping through the night for any of us really. By 5am they broke my water and I was 6 cm dilated. And the epidural began to wear off :( 7:30am I was 8 cm so I figured I wouldn't actually deliver until closer to noon...nope! 8:30 rolled around & I was nearly 9 cm, with a WHOLE LOTTA pain from the contractions!!! Soon enough it was 9:00 & time to push!!! The rest is history....! We are sooooo blessed to have such a sweet little bundle of love!!!! Cutest darn baby we've ever laid eyes on... hehe

The wait continues...

Well, unless I go into labor right now :) it looks like all those October 18th guesses have no promise either:( Sooooo....we'll see what tomorrow brings.....nobody guessed the 19th ;) maybe that'll be the day!!!

Either way, we'll have this baby by next Thurs. Oct 23....that's my induction date if she doesn't come sooner ;) So this time next week our lives will have changed forever and we will be parents!! It's more reassuring to think of it like that....I have to remind myself that I WON'T be pregnant forever ;) hehe

Due date has come & gone... :o(

Still pregnant... boooooooooooo! Just wanted you all to know ;) We get so many phone calls and emails asking the big question and I know everyone's curious if it happened yesterday :) Nope!

Oh by the way, Eric is SOOO not blog-savvy but I will do my best to teach him so he can be the official updater while I'm a little preoccupied :) We'll definitely take our laptop to the hospital...someone will be able to do some updating!!

OH Karina, have I ever been trying to sleep!! Even that's not going so well anymore... I lied awake from 2:30-4:15ish last night after my nightly trip to the bathroom:( This is getting old..... ;o/

We're going mattress shopping today (gotta get that spare bedroom squared away!) .... and maybe to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. I'm over trying to relax and take it easy... this is getting just plain boring!! I need to get this labor moving!!! I am off work now ... with no baby to occupy my time ... I NEED to go in labor. OKay, enough with my rantings.... hope you all have a wonderful day!!

No baby yet ...

Still patiently awaiting our little ones arrival.... where's the jeopardy theme song :) Hope that full moon last night created some good gravitational pull that will help move things along! hehe :)

Thanks for all the guesses by the way :) This has been a fun & cute way to make the waiting game a little more bearable....Eric & I's guesses (as well as a few others':) have now come & gone...will I be pregnant forever? :)

Taking Bets :o)

So, just for fun..... let us know your guesses on when Baby Ava will grace us with her glorious presence!! Throw in your best weight & length bets too!!

Here's a start...

My Guess: October 15th.... 6 lbs 10 oz, 20 1/2 inches
Eric's Guess: October 14th... 7lbs 3 oz, 22 inches