April Cell Phone Pics and Videos

I know a lot of these show up in other posts, so I'm sorry for the duplication!! Also, some of these are not cell phone pics, but I didn't know where else to post them!!

We had our traditional strawberry waffles on General Conference weekend. They were delicious!

When Caitlin came to visit we went to the Arcadia mall for a fun afternoon. Gavin convinced her to go on a train ride!

She also took him on the carousel. We told him that he was riding a "monster" so that made him happy.

I love checking in on Gavin after he has gone to sleep. Sometimes I find him in weird positions. I like to think he fell asleep while saying his prayers.

We have these cup holders from Annette's work. Gavin found them to be very useful.

I love when Avery falls asleep and her binky slowly falls out of her mouth.

Like many people, I love cadbury mini eggs!! But I was particularly excited to find the dark chocolate ones. I don't think we found any last year. I think I ended up buying about 10 bags!!

I love Avery's face in this picture. She is probably grumpy because I keep taking her picture in the mother's room at church!

Gavin was excited to help us do some grocery shopping.

He is a very serious shopper.

Avery was looking extra cute so we had to snap this pic.

Avery trying on the cute headband that a friend gave her.

Love this face!

There is the most delicious donut shop a couple blocks from our house. Gavin loves to walk there and pick out his favorite donut with sprinkles. He is pointing and saying "THIS ONE!"

Love this girl!

So uncomfortable!

Avery's mohawk!

Annette knitted this adorable sleeper gown. It is so soft.

I have so many pictures of Avery in this position. I seem to take a lot of pictures of her in the boppy pillow.

Storytime with Dad!

Gavin found the Toy Story underwear and really wanted to wear it. We just put it over his diaper and he was happy as could be!

At the zoo.

Bath time!

Gavin, Avery and I went with Brittany and Betsy to Disneyland. Brittany took Gavin and Betsy on the carousel at California Adventure.

I thought Gavin was having a fun time, until you look closer at his grumpy face. They didn't have any trunks (elephants) or monsters for him to ride on. Apparently everything else is just not as fun.

Here are a couple videos of Avery. The first two are kind of boring, so if you are only going to watch one, then the last one is the best!

Zoo Revisited

Our zoo passes were expiring so we decided to take Gavin one more time. We invited Betsy to come along and we had a great time!

The snakes were the big hit of the day.

On the way out we passed the carousel and Gavin convinced us that he needed to go for a ride. Luckily they had snakes to ride on. He loved it!

We will miss having passes to the zoo!!

Siblings

Do they look alike?

Avery's Adventures: Month 3

3 months!! Really??!! I can't believe she is already 3 months old!

Avery is becoming such a sweet and happy girl. We love every minute we have with her.

This month was a great one, with a few new adventures for Avery. 

She started making new funny faces.

She sleeps in really weird positions. I don't know how she keeps her neck up like that!

We love all of the chubbiness.

More funny faces.

She loves hanging out with Dad and Gavin!

Getting so big!!

More uncomfortable sleeping positions!

She loves bath time! She loves just relaxing in the water and watching Gavin. He is really sweet with her and wants to help give her baths by pouring water on her. He also likes to use her as a prop and put whatever he can on her head as her hat.

Avery chose her school of choice ...

She met her Aunt Peej!!

Other things about month 3:

• She is sleeping about the same as before. She doesn't sleep any longer at night or even during naps. She wakes up twice a night to eat and goes right back to sleep. Not bad. Her naps are all over the place, but I haven't really tried to put her on a schedule at all. Maybe in a month or so.

• She still loves to be held all of the time. She will occasionally sit in her swing, chair or on her playmat. But it doesn't last long.

• Her eating is a lot better. She had a few rough days there when I posted last month. After a few suggestions from friends, I looked in to her possibly having a dairy allergy. I was going to try to limit dairy from my diet to see if it got better, but then she started acting fine and the screaming/fussing during and after eating stopped. I was so happy!! I love my dairy!  It is still frustrating sometimes though because just when I feel like we get in to a routine she changes things up. She was only eating one side each feeding, then a week ago she started wanting both at each feeding. And now she will barely eat on the right side. Oh well. I have just realized that she will do whatever she wants and I have to go along with it!! 

• She is getting stronger every day. She loves to stand on her feet. She has really good control of her head and neck.

• She had her first trip to Disneyland! 

• She now hates being in her carseat. As soon as we put her in she starts fussing. While driving in the car she just screams and screams. It doesn't matter what we do, she just keeps screaming. It's really frustrating and makes us not want to go anywhere! By the time we get to where we are going she is so worked up and is all sweaty. 

• She drools a lot! 

• She has so much personality! She laughs, smiles, coos, and is starting to babble a little bit. She really responds to facial expressions and when you talk to her. It is so much fun when they start to react to you!

• She loves Gavin. She will watch him and smile at him. He is also starting to like her more too. 

• She has discovered her feet and loves to grab on to them when she can.

Here is the 3 month collage. I was actually late at getting this post done because I didn't know how to do the collage. The program I used before (Picnik) closed and I don't know where or how to do it now. This is one I found but I don't like it because I can't put the text on the pictures or anything. If you know of something better, let me know!

Anyway, I don't really feel like she looks that much bigger from month 2 to 3. Maybe more round in the face?