My dearest Avery,
My how you've grown! Here's your official 3 month old photo, although I must admit it is getting harder and harder to capture you, as you're moving a lot more lately...surely a sign of things to come!
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| Hard to get my busy little girl to stay still... |
There were a lot of firsts during this month, as I'm sure there will be with many months to come. But this was really a cool time for you. I went back to work (boooooo) and daddy took care of you for three weeks! It was definitely an eye opening experience for him, for sure. Here are some highlights:
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| One happy girl with her daddy! |
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| Waking up in the morning with daddy - a perfect fit! |
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| The whole family, making dinner for when mommy gets home! |
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| Uh oh - this is trouble - dad of the year! |
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Another dad of the year moment - dad was working on his thesis -
you were dangling over the fire pit while watching the rain! |
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| Clothing optional....apparently! |
I think you and dad had a really great time getting to know each other a little better. And even with that, you keep changing every day so there's always something new to learn about you. Here are some more firsts from this month:
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| First time in a sling...so tiny! |
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| First time sucking your thumb - not quite an expert yet! |
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| There it is! |
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First day of daycare. You didn't miss a beat going to daycare -
part of me loves that and part of me hates that. |
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Also the first day of daycare - dad and I both took you and you gave dad this present
(now I bring you in your carseat so this doesn't happen to me)! |
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And this is what dad found when he came to pick you up that day! Already making friends with the boys!
Daddy said he kindly informed the little man about his gun collection :) |
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| First baseball game! I know, you don't look thrilled - it was the Pirates versus the Diamondbacks. Unfortunately, we couldn't make the Royals game because it was in the middle of the week. You had just been changed because you blew out your diaper (again). |
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| Here's what you were wearing - so cute! |
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| First time sitting (with support) |
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| First time in the bumbo chair - you have gotten the hang of it better now. |
Another first that we weren't too happy about is you had your first cold. We honestly thought we'd ruined our perfect baby by taking you to daycare to get sick. BUT, you got through it like a champ and we're seeing how much you enjoy looking at the other babies at daycare that we decided to keep you there for now. You didn't let it get away without giving it to daddy, though, who then got bronchitis! You're already so good at sharing ;)
Some other highlights along the way:
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You love bath time and daddy is now in charge of giving you baths.
You've moved from the kitchen counter to the bathtub already!
You also started peeing in the bath, making it lots more fun for dad! |
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| Sleeping beauty! |
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| You're grabbing things now - lots of things. Your toys or your blanket are always in your hand (you also like putting your toy rings on your arms like bracelets! |
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| Such a ham! |
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| Peekaboo is one of our favorite games right now |
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| Not so sure about the lights on your bouncer but you do really enjoy looking at things that light up, especially some light up books we got you. You also really like looking at yourself in the mirror :) |
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| At Chipotle - overall you've been a very good baby to take out in public |
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| Daddy bought you an Olaf stuffed animal - not sure if you or mommy likes it better! |
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| One of several onesie choices by your dad (I'm sorry) |
It is definitely hard working a new job and trying to spend a lot of time with you, but I SO enjoy spending time with you. You smile all the time and I love seeing your reaction to things. You're so much more interactive now and we're really enjoying it. I never thought I'd say this but having you has made me want more kids!
I love you more and more each day, Avery.
All my love,
Mom
