Laughing...

AH-Boo from Beth Bruce on Vimeo.

Almost Rolling...

On the Way to Rolling Over from Beth Bruce on Vimeo.

We've been out of town for the past week, visiting my grandparents in Tucson.  We had a great time, but are very glad to be back home again.

If I ever get caught up on cleaning up the amount of dog hair that is all over the house from Riley ruling the roost for a week, I'll post some pictures from our fun week and tell you what we did!

Meanwhile, I can't believe how much Avery is changing each day.  Just yesterday, she was showing us that she will be rolling over soon!

Raspberries...

I love her face!

Girls' Day...

It has been 100 days since Avery joined our family!  Can you believe it???  Yeah, me neither.

And, it just so happens that on this same day, March 3, it is Japanese Girls' Day, "Hinamatsuri".  We celebrate this because Avery is part (1/4) Japanese.  Girls' Day is an occasion to pray for a young girl's growth and happiness.

Avery is growing like a weed and is very happy, so God is answering our prayers.

The kimono that Avery is wearing was given to her by her Grammy and Paw Paw!

AND, today is Avery's cousin's birthday!  She is the big TWO!  Happy Birthday, Hannah!  We love you!

Time flies when you're having fun, folks!

Oh, Man...

I decided I needed to blog tonight because it's been forever and a day since I last posted.  I'm sorry.  I just have a few things that keep me occupied during the day.

But when I sat down to do it, I didn't know what to write about.

So, as I was uploading a bunch of photos to show off to you, I had this overwhelming sense of how in love with my baby I am. 

So, I'm going to talk about that.

Holy Moly.  Those two, right there...  They are my world.

Striped baby legs!  Look at her thighs...yummy.  So cute.

The feet.  They kill me.

They are just so plump and soft and adorable and if my feet looked like that, it wouldn't be cute.  I should know because they did when I was ten months pregnant.  It was not cute.  But these little baby feet are. so. cute.

Sometimes, I look at her and she looks so big!  Look at her sitting on her daddy's lap ~ all grown-up-like.  With the feet.

For heaven's sake, she's grabbing and holding onto things now.

But it's only been three months!  Time, please stop.

What, Bear???  What are you singing at?  You freak me out, with the way you start singing when I wave my arms at you.

Look at all the different shades of pink in this picture!  You may think it's ugly.  I think it's part of the beauty of having a little girl.  PINK.  When I got her dressed, I basically pulled all the pink out of her drawers that I could find.  Mission accomplished.

See, this is what makes my heart stop.

She takes my breath away.

All day.  Every day.

Mmmm, Bumbo Seat.  Yum.

Grunt.  Grunt.  ...Trying to sit back up...

 The tray helps me sit up!  I love my Sophie le girafe.

But what the heck is this?  A caterpillar, you say?  Hmmmm....

Oh, hi Mom!

Be still my heart.

Whatchu lookin' at, Caterpillar?

You know you're a Mommy when drool doesn't gross you out.  Even when you wipe it away with your bare hand.  Even when you kiss your baby on the lips that are covered in drool.

Yes, I do that.  What?

Must. Touch. Gramma's. Face.

Spider-Baby!  

If you are a parent, you know exactly where I'm coming from. It's just that every part of me loves her just the way she is.  We'll see how I feel in about 21 months.  Ha!