Half a year has passed...

I'm 6 months old! I'm growing and developing more every day. I can't wait to see what I am like 6 months from now, but I am having a great time as it is.

Here's some recent photos of me. Check out my new tattoo!! Okay, its not real. Like anyone would tattoo me when I'm this young!

Talk to you soon.
Love and kisses,
Avery

Adventures in Learning

Hello there! I have had an exciting week! Monday was my first day at daycare. I am now a Firefly at Adventures in Learning daycare center. That is what they call babies in the infant room. I LOVE it there!! The teachers are so nice and take good care of me. They are definitely keeping me active and stimulated all day. I am so exhausted at night that I am now going to bed between 8:30 and 9:00 and sleeping all night long! Mommy and Daddy have to wake me in the morning. I'm pretty groggy, but I'm still a happy baby! There are 5 other babies in the same room as me and I am making fast friends with all of them. Alyssa, who is a week younger than me, is my closest friend. We play together a lot. She is very cute and smiley. My mommy and her mommy seem to really like each other, too. They talk a lot in the morning and evening during dropoff and pickup times.

I went swimming for the first time last weekend! It was only 72 degrees out, so the water was a little chilly. I was crabby at first, but quickly got used to the water and had lots of fun splashing about. I also played with a little girl named Yoshita. She was a lot of fun!

This weekend we get to go to a picnic for my Mommy's company. I hope there are lots of kids to play with!

Hope to talk with you all soon!
Love and kisses,
Avery

I'm Getting Good at this Sitting Thing

I've been practicing everyday and am getting really good at sitting! Mommy and Daddy are so proud.

Mommy says we only have a few days left together before she goes back to work and I go to daycare, so we are taking advantage and spending lots of bonding time together. I'll keep you updated on how I like daycare.

In other news, Mommy's friend, Nilda, had her baby this week! Scarlett Giovanna Cates was born August 5th. I hope to meet her soon, even though she lives in LA.

Hugs and kisses,
Avery

Visitors and New Things

My Grandma and Aunt Greta visited last weekend. We had a lot of fun! Greta's favorite past time is shopping, so we went to the outlet mall! I have to admit, I am not a fan of shopping, so I took a long nap while Mommy bought me lots of new clothes! I have grown out of a lot of my clothes, so I needed new ones. I am growing so fast, its hard to keep up! We also went to the Weber Grill for dinner, where I helped Daddy with his BBQ dinner. I love messes! The next morning we went to our "new favorite breakfast place" according to Mommy. It is downtown Naperville and very yummy according to Grandma and Auntie Greta. They left after breakfast, which was sad, but I will see them again over Labor Day weekend.

I have been working on my sitting and am getting much better at it. I can sit all by myself for a few seconds. I lose my balance after that, but its a big improvement. I also started sucking my lower lip. My parents don't understand why, but they think its cute. And I am now drinking out of a glass! I was grabbing for my Daddy's water glass, so he let me drink out of it. I love it now! Water is so refreshing. Mommy bought me some sippy cups, so that will be a fun way to drink my milk now....

That's all for now.
Love,
Avery

Grandpa's Rule!

Here I am with Grandpa Mark.... we had so much fun last weekend! I was a little tired come Monday, but it was soooooo worth it. We went and walked around the Riverwalk in Naperville. It is so beautiful there. This weekend my Grandma and Aunt Greta are coming to visit. I cannot wait to see them. I'll let you know how our adventures this weekend turn out....

In other news, Mommy got a job! She says I will have to start daycare when she goes to work. I don't know if I'm going to like it, but Mommy and Daddy tell me I will be well taken care of and will have lots of fun. We'll see about that. Until then....

Love,
Avery