Child of God

Sunday was a very special day for our family. Zach and Avery were baptized at St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem. This church is very special to my me, as my mother grew up going there, my grandfather, and great grandparents. My parents were married there and so were Zach and I. I just love going back and attending church service. It brings back so many wonderful memories of my childhood, so when we started planning Avery's baptism, what better place. More pictures to come of the special day but here is a sneek peek.....

5 Months Old!

Dear Avery,

Today, you are 5 months old. My has time passed quickly. You are growing like a weed and discovering new things everyday. Your newest discovery is your voice. You have started to squeal really loud. It is so adorable to see your face after you make a loud noise. You also love playing with your feet and sticking all of your toes in your mouth. So flexible! It is hard to explain how happy I am when you smile at me. You love to cuddle in the morning and when you are getting sleepy. I just love snuggling with your head on my shoulder. You love being on your tummy and pushing up to look around. Your Daddy and I swear you will be crawling soon, you just need to figure out what to do with your hands since you definitely know how to kick, kick, kick those feet. You may take after your Daddy and one day become a soccer star.

We love you sweet baby girl! Happy 5 months!

Love,

Mommy

So, I was thinking we could be friends...

A few weeks ago, I laid Avery in her crib with her musical seahorse so I could start a load of laundry. She is really starting to grab for things and explore lately. As I was getting things done, I could hear her cooing and playing. I went in to check on her and it looked like she was talking to her new friend, seahorse. She was grabbing for it and just staring at it.


Also, it does not take long for her to roll over. Nana & Popo were here this weekend and they were amazed how much she had grown just in a couple of weeks. We are really enjoying watching her grow and figure out new things. The newest thing is her feet. She loves to grab them, pull on her socks and pull her foot all the way to her face. I wish I were that flexible! She is changing so much. Yesterday, I got to daycare and she was belly laughing. So cute and her laugh is priceless.

"How about we be friends?"

"I can scratch your nose for you"

"What Mom, Seahorse and I are playing"

Ummm Ummm Good!!

We started rice cereal and I have to say that it isn't going as well as I thought it would. She liked it the first few times but trying to figure out a good schedule has been kind of difficult. We will continue to try until we get into a good routine.

Our Little Munchkin is 4 Months Old!

Avery's Accomplishments at 4 Months:

• Rolled over from back to stomach


• Ate rice cereal


• Discovered her toys, grabs them and tries to put them in her mouth


• First fever (poor baby)


• Holds pacifier


• Discovered she can kick her legs while taking a bath and water goes everywhere


• Laughs


• Smiles

Our Little Lobster

Several weeks ago Zach threw out the idea of a lobster for Avery's first Halloween costume. We both thought about our memories of Halloween growing up and the fact that our Mom's made all of the costumes. So, Zach insisted that we try from now on to always make our childrens costumes. He found pictures online of a lobster costume and how it should be constructed. Zach's grandparents gave him a sewing machine for Christmas when we were in college but I think I am the only one who has really used it. He decided that he was going to try his hand at sewing and make a lobster. We went to the fabric store to look for a pattern and material but had no luck finding a pattern, so I gave Zach some tissue paper and he started making his own pattern...he said, "I mean, how hard could it be?" After several nights of him sewing...and wahlah! He made the best looking hand-made lobster costume, I had ever seen and without a pattern! I had no idea I had married a seamstress. I guess all those episodes of Project Runway has paid off. So now I can officially add that to my husbands duties...cook, maid, handy-man, interior decorator & seamstress!!! Take a look at our little Avery's first Halloween as a LOBSTER! She was so adorable! Thank you Daddy for making me my first Halloween costume!

PuMpKiN PaTcH

The Methodist church near our house has a pumpkin patch every year as a fundraiser for their church. I have always wanted to go and now that we have a little munchkin we have a good reason to check it out. I thought it was great! They had pumpkins of all sizes laid out in an open area next to the church with scarecrows and fall decorations. They even had an area with hay bales stacked to get some great family pictures (which will come in handy when she is older and can sit up on her own). Despite the weather getting cooler, Avery was as happy as can be and we got some great pictures of her amongst the pumpkins. We even made it home with a few pumpkins.