More Surgery

Ava had surgery again last Friday to get her ear tubes put back in and also get her hernia repaired again. About eight weeks after the first surgery part of it did not hold and on New Year's Day the tubes started falling out. We had already scheduled the belly surgery about a month ago, for the same reasons as before, less memory of it and better recovery time and our ear surgeon was able to coordinate and come in for us last Friday to put the tubes in. We have had a long couple of days as Ava is handling this surgery a little worse than last time, but they are accounting that to the two surgeries at once and also the hernia repair about six months after the last one. Let's hope she continues to get better soon and start sleeping more so she can get back to herself.

Presents!

Christmas was a lot more exciting for Ava this year. She really enjoyed opening presents. Once she saw part of the gift she really started tearing away. I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked but here are a few. Santa brought Ava a kitchen set this year so she got a lot of items to help her cook and bake.

Christmas Eve Snow!!!!

We woke up to a LOT of snow on Christmas Eve morning so we decided it was time for Ava to join us outside for the first time while Jon and I shoveled. She lasted longer than we expected. We also gave her new sled a try. The first sledding picture is in the yard (which did not work very well) so we moved to the road where she enjoyed the ride a bit more.

Christmas Photo Shoot

Trying to get the perfect Christmas card photo. Like her fake smile in the bottom one?

Love My Books

Ava LOVES reading! One night she decided she wanted to read on the couch with me and Jon caught this picture. Looks like she will be taking after Mommy :)

We're Back ...

So after a 2 month hiatus, part my fault, part our computer that died, we are finally up and running with a new computer (thanks to lots of convincing from Jon). To catch you up to speed on things, we made it through the holidays and enjoyed time with both of our families and even some of our extended. It was a busy time but we enjoyed seeing everyone! Ava continues to keep us on our toes so there is never a dull moment in our house. She has really come out of her shell this fall and is quite the social butterfly after warming up to people. She continues to amaze us with her verbal skills and is learning a lot at daycare. She loves singing and at this time the most popular on her play list are the ABC's, Happy Birthday and I Love You (Barney Song). Also, as some of you know, her hernia surgery which we had done in August did not take. As of last week, we had rescheduled for January 22nd that was until our trip to Urgent Care on New Years Day. We were informed that her left ear tube has fallen out and she has an ear infection. So an appointment with the ear surgeon was made for next Monday and we will know more then which surgery will be occurring first. We tell ourselves Ava likes to let us know she is here and kicking and has let us know since the day she arrived but we love her all the same. So enjoy the next few posts and we will keep you updated on the next steps with her ears and belly.