5 Months Old

Such a big girl! Time continues to fly. Today Ava rolled from her back to her stomach (we still have to catch it on tape) and she also starting cutting her first tooth on Friday!

Santa Gifts

Ava opened her Santa gifts on Saturday. Like every other day this week opening gifts, she would much rather eat the paper than see the gift. Mama had to have some quick hands in the past few days to make sure we didn't get too many extra paper calories.

Christmas Day

We spent Christmas Day with my dad. Ava got this adorable chair from her Auntie Randi. It is just the right size for her!

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve at my mom's. Ava decided she was too excited for Christmas and did not take a nap for very long that day, hence the no smiles in her Christmas dress. Here she is also the next morning in her Christmas pj's.

Bath Time

Swimming!

We attended the Kraemer Christmas yesterday at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud. Ava was able to try out swimming for the first time and since she loves taking baths, the pool was a great success!

Wiggle Worm!

As many of you know, Ava is quite the mover. Well lately at night she feels the need to not stay in one place and here are a couple of positions I found her in last week when I went to get her ready for daycare. And yes, she is sound asleep in both of these pictures! What a silly girl. Jon and I decided she needs a bigger crib because she's been waking up in the middle of the night from hitting her head against the railing. Anyone know of any gigantic cribs we could purchase?

Holiday Photo Shoot

Happy Thanksgiving!

4 Months Old

Ava had her 4 month check up today. She weighs 13 lbs. 15 oz. and is 26 inches long! She continues to amaze us with the things she can do. The time is going way to fast! We are looking forward to her first Thanksgiving this week and while she won't be enjoying any turkey, we think she might get to try a little cereal.

Sittin' In My Bumbo

Halloween

Ava wore her "My First Halloween" shirt to daycare today and then tonight she visited the neighbors as Supergirl! We think she could save anyone's day with her smile :)

Rolling Over!

Ava rolled over from her stomach to her back tonight for the first time. We caught it on video the second time she did it and then everytime we placed her on her tummy she kept doing it. She's a rolling machine!

3 Months Old

Baptism

Ava was baptized today and was a very good girl for the day! She only cried when they poured the water on her head. My sister Randi and Jon's brother Jake are the Godparents (the pic above).

2 Months Old

Here are Ava's 2 month onesie pics (only 2 weeks late) along with a pic of her all grown up in her new cardigan. She had her check up last month and weighed 10 lbs. 14 oz. and was 22 inches long. She started cooing in the past few weeks and loves to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with mama!

Such A Big Girl

Ava is a big girl now. She FINALLY found her thumb which is an answer to our prayers since she hates her nuk. Monday night she missed one of her usual feedings so I went to check on her and there she was sucking away. So now she is only getting up once in the middle of the night. Let's hope this is the new normal ;)

1 Month Old

Ava turned 1 month old this week. Time is flying and she is growing like a weed. Here are a couple pictures from the past week to show you how big she is getting. She learned how to smile at us this past week and this weekend she decided to be a ham for the camera so I got some pretty fun pictures of her. The pictures of her in her white onesie I am going to take each month. It's actually a 12 month onesie so everyone can see how she continues to grow throughout her first year.

2 Weeks Old

Ava is a little over 2 weeks old now. She is growing fast and we know time will only go faster as she continues to grow. Here are a couple pictures of her sleeping in her favorite spot, her swing. For those of you wondering, her head support are bear ears so she looks like a little cub when she is sleeping. We love the swing and would be lost without it. Ava also enjoys sleeping on Jon's lap, he is just the right length for her to sleep. She definitely has him wrapped around her finger already. Today we tried the bouncy chair and found that we enjoyed it so much we didn't take an afternoon nap ;)

Ava Elizabeth Pumper has arrived

Ava Elizabeth Pumper was born July 19th at 11:45 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 21 in long.