My dearest Avery,
My Aunt Amy said I'd love every phase you go through and so far, she's right. At five months, you've become much more interactive and you're definitely starting to show your desire to be a baby on the move! Here's your official 5 month old photo:
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| And this is basically representative of your demeanor right now too - you're always so happy! |
And since you're moving a lot more, I have to post some of the outtakes from your 5 month old photo - now I understand what people say about trying to get a good photo of their kids!
Lots of things have happened this month - you're always smiling and happy. Even your daycare (which has changed in the last month) says you're the happiest baby they've ever had! We certainly love having a happy Avery around...
Although you're normally very happy, you've shown us a bit of a serious side this past month too...
Even your serious side is cute, though, so we can't complain! Some other things of note from this month: you love blowing raspberries, you've started to really laugh (which is the best thing in the world to hear), and you really like to stand up on our laps! Here are photos of your progress this month...
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| You're wearing more bibs because you're drooling a lot (a sign of teeth coming)! I feel like every time I put a bib on you, you turn it around - you must be saying "mom, you put my cape on backwards again!" It's because of this that your dad bought you a girl's batman outfit, complete with removable cape! |
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| Sitting up and playing with dad! |
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| You LOVE to squeal with excitement as you jump up and down in your exersaucer - you can stay in this thing for up to 90 minutes! It's a lifesaver - we call it "going to work" because when you first started in it, you were so serious but you loved it! |
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| Because you're sitting so well and when you're reclined, you always try to sit up, we went ahead and got you a high chair. You have mixed feelings about it right now but at least it gets you sitting up (the dogs ate the bumpo)! |
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| Skyping with Grandma Gail in your new high chair! |
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| This is what dad calls "sleeping like a boss" - you have slept in this position since birth. We thought it would go away but you're still content sleeping this way! |
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| And this was you waking up one morning - such a happy baby! |
You also got to meet a few special people this month...
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| Lindsay and Jason came to visit on their way to a wedding in Phoenix - you loved playing with your Aunt Lindsay! |
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| And while mom was out on an overnight business trip, dad took you to watch the football game and meet Todd! |
We also attempted to embrace fall, although it was too hot to stay to get pumpkins so we'll have to go back later. We went to the Marana Harvest Festival where you got to go to your first petting zoo and corn maze!
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| On our way in to the festival! |
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| In the corn maze! Thank you for helping us find our way out! |
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| Farmer Avery has a ring to it! |
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| Your first petting zoo! |
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| No picking his nose please! You like to put your fingers in your mouth all the time! |
You've also helped us cheer on our favorite teams lately. The Royals are in the playoffs for the first time since 1985 (and mom's so happy)! And, of course, you're a Pats fan!
Some other happenings from this month: you are getting more and more interested in the dogs, especially Baxter. You actually reach out to pet him whenever he's near. He is still a little hesitant with you but he's very patient! You are squealing like a champ - dad says that's the Wadsworth side in you coming out, since we're all big talkers :) You are rolling both ways now - you started rolling pretty regularly from your back to your tummy but you can now go both ways and even do a 360 roll! I'm so proud - you're such a big girl! You like your tummy a lot more now and you're even rolling to it in your sleep sometimes (not to our excitement but I am glad that you like your tummy). You're also ALMOST fully sitting on your own - you still eventually fall over so we've been giving you some support but you're definitely advanced for your age!
And your hair has come in much lighter than it was when you were born. It's beautiful but doesn't show up in pictures very well. It's also a variety of different lengths so daddy mentioned cutting it but I put a stop to that - crazy man!
We're so in love with you, Avery - you just make everything so much better! I love you and can't wait to see what the next month has in store!
All my love,
Mom
