7 Months {12.16.13}

Little girl you are growing up so fast! I remember when you were born how excited I was to celebrate the holidays with you and I cannot believe it is here. Here is what you have been up to during your 7 months of life.

 Height: 28 inches

Weight: 20 pounds

 ZzzzZzzz: You’re still sleeping great! You get about 11-12 hours a night depending on when you go to bed. You usually take your last bottle between 6:30-7:30 and don’t usually cry very much when we put you to bed. There were a couple nights where you cried a lot when I put you down. I let you play in your bouncer for half an hour and that was just enough activity to get you tired and ready for bed. We are so thankful that you sleep great other places and you sleep through the night.

Happy Thanksgiving: You had your first thanksgiving little one. Though you didn’t get to try any of the delicious food Grandma made you still enjoyed your first thanksgiving. Next year you will be able to feast and enjoy Daddy’s favorite holiday J

Over the river and through the Woods: Ava you experienced your first tree cutting experience. It is one of Daddy’s favorite traditions to cut down a real Christmas tree so we travel about an hour away to cut it down. The weather was great for cutting down the tree, I actually got warm carrying you around. We had to walk pretty far to get our tree but you never once fussed about being carried for so long. You got hungry towards the end so I gave you a bottle and the snow suit you were in wouldn’t let you bend your arms. It was so sad/funny to see you trying to bend your arms to hold the bottle. I actually enjoyed holding the bottle for you since I rarely get to do it anymore.

  

Tree Decorating: You “helped” us decorate our Christmas tree after we cut it down. You stayed up long enough for us to get some cute picture of you and then you were ready for bed. Next year you might be able to “help” more J

Teeth: You have two teeth now! One night you were really fussy and we think that is when your teeth came through. You look so cute with two little teeth on the bottom.

Starting Traditions: We now started the tradition where we go somewhere with Mamaw and Papaw Jackson around Christmas. We had a great time at the Duke Train Display at the museum center.

Bouncer: You LOVE your bouncer. Your face lights up when you’re in it and you bounce like a crazy when you are in it. Sometimes you bounce so high and so much that I think you could just bounce right out of it ;)

Eating: You are still taking 6 ounces every 2-3 hours during the day. You have tried a few new foods like carrots, green beans, bananas, and puffs. You are starting to like the spoon more now. You usually give a funny face when we feed you but you seem to try everything so far. You still like to feed yourself a bottle are starting to learn how to put puffs in your mouth.

Ava every day you are changing and becoming a beautiful little girl inside and out. Your laid back personality and go with the flow attitude has been great with all the traveling from house to house we do this time of year. Mommy and Daddy love you more than we could ever describe!