Avery's Stats

Avery went to the doctor today for her 6 month well baby visit. She is doing just fine. She weighs 14 lbs. 14 oz. and is 24 1/4" long. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and 5th for height. In other words, she is still short and her weight is becoming more proportionate to her height which apparently is a good thing.

We went to Olney over the weekend. You can see from the picture what kept Mason (and Papaw) busy. He has so much fun riding his tractor. Papaw Sanders came over on Sunday and Mason had so much fun showing off on his tractor. I think he thought it was really cool to have both Papaws together.

Avery and I went with Mamaw to the Fall Festival on Saturday. We had a good time even though the Fall Festival was kind of dull. Avery was such a little angel. She stayed in the stroller the entire time and never cried. She just watched the people and napped.

Sunday Fun

Today was Hope and Alden Huber's baptism. I am honored to be Alden's godmother. Unfortunately, I took no pictures of the baptism, so you'll have to look at The Huber's blog to see those pics. I did take a few pictures of Dustin and Avery at the lunch following the service.

Avery was pretty in pink. She was such a good girl this morning. She slept through most of the church service.

Both kids really enjoy the aquarium. Mason really loves the frogs. He was trying to show Avery where they were.

Looks like Daddy has his hands full, huh?

Mason's Baby

Mason was watching me feed Avery cereal this morning and kept wanting to put his baby in her Bumbo seat. I finished feeding Avery, and Mason immediately put his baby in her seat. He went into the kitchen and wanted me to make his baby cereal. Eventually, he settled for an empty bowl and spoon. He proceeded to "feed" his baby. When he was finished, he went into the bathroom and got a washcloth for the baby's face because that's what I always do for Avery. He is such a good "daddy" to his baby!!

Avery and the Sippy Cup

Avery drank from a sippy cup for the first time yesterday. She did surprisingly well. She had a little trouble holding it but no problems drinking.

Mason wanted Avery to lay next to him. He really wants to try to hold her but you can see that she is just too big for him now. They are so cute together. She watches him so intently and just smiles and laughs when he talks to her.

It was a day of firsts for Avery. She gummed her first apple last night. She is just like her daddy and brother--she loved it.

I don't have a picture to prove it, but Mason pooped on the potty all by himself tonight! He is such a big boy! It sure would be nice to not have to change two kids' diapers :).

Bath Time!

So these were taken the other night during bath time. It was the first time Mason and Avery took a bath together. Mason did very well with her in the tub. He didn't splash or anything. Avery was difficult to bathe though because she kept trying to roll over and watch Mason. It will be so nice when she can sit up. Bath time will really be fun then!

Kids being cute

Avery got her ears pierced yesterday. Although you can't really see her ears that well in these pictures, they are so cute. She is doing fine with them. She lets me clean them and doesn't seem to mind them at all. Her earrings are her birthstone, aquamarine, so of course I dressed her in blue to go to daycare today. Grandma got her some pretty bows to go in her hair but I couldn't get one to stay in this morning and I was in a hurry; so we had to forgo the bow.

Mason is such a ham. He now says "cheese" when you want him smile for the camera. Hope Huber taught him that!!

We have the cutest kids, huh?

Mason's Sick

So, Mason is not feeling well today. Can you tell? I don't think he has let me hold him like this in over a year. He is running a fever and generally just feels icky. I wish he could tell me what hurts!

These pictures were taken on Monday evening. Obviously he felt fine then. He thought that he could give Avery a ride on his back. They were so cute. Avery kept laughing and smiling while taking her ride.