Nashville Baby!

Tubby time!

Watching Cars on tv

Berlin can sleep anywhere!

Future prom dates

Roly poly

We made it to Nashville!! It was a bit of a ride, but we're here and getting settled into our new place. We arrived almost 2 weeks ago, but our belongings did not arrive until a few days ago because of the flooding in Nashville. The good news is, our stuff was safe and sound. and we missed most of the devastation. We spent what was supposed to be the first few days with our friends, the Webers. They were so kind as to let us stay with them for so long! Berlin got to bond with her future prom date, Dashton Bleu, while Avery picked up right where he left off with Camden. We're very close to the same ages, so it works out well. We're excited to be so close with our good friends again.

So far, we are loving Franklin! It's a beautiful suburb of Nashville and the Southern hospitality is amazing! And it's nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of a large city, but still have a city close by. We are really looking forward to planting our roots here. Our apartment is nice. A bit smaller than our townhome, but a nice place to call home until Mama and Deedah can buy a house. Deedah started his job last week and likes it already. He is digging in and will be working overtime in the coming weeks, so he is happy to be keeping busy. Mama is looking for a job and has a couple of leads. She hopes to find something soon, and has found a great daycare for us to go to once she gets back to working.

We miss our family and friends in Chicago, but we think this is the place for us. Can't wait for ya'll to visit!

Love,
Avery and Berlin

New Developments

I'm sitting!

We love to hang out :)

Avery loves chocolate!

Still cute as a button

Hello everyone! Hope ya'll are good. We have so much going on here, it's crazy! Berlin is sitting! Mama and Deedah have been working with her for awhile and just in the last day or so, she has gotten it! She loves to play with anything she can get her hands on, so toys go down in front of her and she sits and plays. She is loving the upright world. She also is having a love affair with her feet. She can play with them for hours! I get it, I still love my big ole feet. They're so interesting, who wouldn't want to play with them? What else is Berlin doing? Oh, babbling up a storm. She talks as much as I do, although I don't understand what she's saying. I love to cuddle up with her and give her lots of love, and she gives it right back. We're going to be the best of friends (although I love to pick on her, too).

I'm doing well, too. I'm a little confused about all this moving business, but I'm still my happy, funny, active, running self! I've lost my focus on potty training a bit, but my parents are trying to get me back on schedule. I got used to just going in my pull ups during our move, so I got a little too comfortable with that. I'll be back on track in no time! I've also been a little bit of a pill since we moved. This transition is a little hard on me, but my parents are giving me a lot of love and understanding and told me I am going to love living in Franklin, so I'm doing much better. My room is now in place and I'm loving being back in my own little comfortable space. I'll be staying home with Mama while she looks for a job, which I am looking forward to that. I love my Mama time!

Well, that's all for now! Talk to ya soon.
Love,
Avery

Big News

Hey everyone! Lots going on here.... I think you've all heard we are moving to Nashville! We are very excited for this new adventure in our lives. There's lots to do before we leave, but it will all get done. We are officially making the trek south on May 3. The moving truck is picking up all our stuff and we are driving with Mama and Deedah. Hope there are lots of movies to watch b/c it is an 8 hr drive!

In other news, Berlin is growing like a weed! She's still not sleeping through the night, so Mama started her on rice cereal. It was going over well, but she had an allergic reaction to oatmeal, so Mama took her off cereal for now. We'll try it again at 6 months. Grandma thinks she's lactose intolerant just like me, so Mama is now on a dairy free diet. It is going over very well! Berlin has stopped spitting up so much and seems more content at night. Hopefully she will start sleeping through the night again soon.

I am still a big boy. I'm growing much more independent, doing everything and anything all by myself (except my parents keep trying to supervise me... so annoying!) I'm also very bossy. I like to tell my parents to "Get out!" when I go potty and to "come on" when I want to go somewhere. I dictate what my parents listen to in the car. My fav's right now are Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas. But I don't like it when Mama or Deedah dances. I get very upset and yell at them. They find it amusing. I also like to do my own dishes, dress myself, and put on my own shoes, and I get no complaints there.

That's all for now! We'll keep you updated on our move. Hope to see you soon.
Love,

Avery

This is How I Roll...

As promised, here are some photos of me rolling over!!! Pretty cute, huh? In other news, I had my 4 month wellness check today. I'm still a growing, healthy, little, er I mean, big girl! I'm up to 14-1/2 lbs already. I've almost doubled my birth weight. The doctor thought he felt some buds in my mouth, so I may be sprouting teeth soon. My parents are not surprised by this, Avery got teeth at 4 months, too. I'm also getting a little bit of a cold, but all my friends at daycare have it, too. Must be all this crazy weather we've been having! I'm enjoying Spring, so I hope it sticks around.

Talk to you soon!
Love,
Berlin

Hanging at Home

Hi! I'm holding an egg.

Still holding an egg. I am really into these lately.

Having fun with Mama.

So sleepy!

Getting stronger everyday!

Sharing my raisins with Beebin.

Happy boy!

Hanging out in the Bumbo.

Grandpa and I watching tv.

Having fun with my sister

Hi everyone! We've just been hanging out at home lately. It's been fun! The weather is getting nicer, so I hope Spring is here and we can go outside! Exciting, breaking news... Beebin rolled over today! She's going front to back, and almost has back to front mastered. I helped out a lot, cheering her on! She's such a strong little girl! Mama will post pictures soon. I'm still working on potty training and love being in the 2 year old room at school!! Mama is getting back into the swing of things being back at work, but swears it takes forever to get out of the house in the morning with the two of us. I help out a lot by running away when it's time to put my shoes and coat on and I like to roll out of my car seat and bring all my toys in the car with me. See, so much fun!

Talk to you soon.
Love,
Avery

Berlin's Baptism

I look pretty!

Aunt Katie got me a pink bow for my hair and pink chucks. I'm stylin' now!

Doesn't Avery look handsome?

Cuddling with Grandma

Avery was wrestling with cousin Taylor

Very sleepy after a long weekend of fun!

I got God a couple of weeks ago. Yep, that's right, I was baptized. It was pretty cool. Pastor Doug poured water on my head, sang to me, and showed how pretty I was to the whole congregation. I think I won their hearts! The party I had afterwards was fun, too. I hung out with my entire family and loved how pretty I looked all dolled up. I was pretty tired afterwards and slept a lot, which was fine because we had to drive home to Chicago. It was the same weekend as Avery's birthday party, so I was happy to get home and get some rest.

Gotta go find my bow!
Berlin

My Birthday Party!!

I love to tear open wrapping paper! Oh yeah, and gifts are cool, too. Did I mention I love Thomas?

I had 3 pieces of cake! It was GOOD!!

I got shy when everyone sang Happy Birthday.

Kung Fu Panda! Also a fav.

No party is complete without balloons.

Ah ha! I love Chocolate!!

Kisses from Dee dah.

I love balloons!

Beebin got in on the balloon action, too!

I want to thank everyone for coming to my birthday party! I had a really good time, and it was so nice to see all of you. For those of you who couldn't come, here are some pictures from the party. Sugar and balloons.... all a 2 year old boy needs! That and to tear into some pretty paper.

Hope you enjoy!
Love,
Aves