Good Eater

 

Our little peanut seems to be growing everyday.  She loves her Enfamil Premium and inhales 3 ounces every 3 hours.  (Except during the night –she seems to be able to go 4-5 hours, fortunately for mom and dad.) 

Today she had a little outing to Babies R Us.  This was the first time she has gotten to go into anywhere except the pediatrician’s office.  Of course, she had no clue, because she ended up falling asleep and didn’t wake up until we were almost home.  That’s ok, hopefully mom and dad picked out enough good stuff for her.

Laying around with mom and Chase 7/29/09

 

Weekly photo next to golden retriever stuffed animal 7/29/09

Compared to 2 weeks ago 7/15/09

Week 2: Getting Bigger

Ava continues to grow (all that formula has to go somewhere!) and get more active. By the end of the week at her next pediatrician appointment, she is up to 6 lbs 2 oz!

Grandma and Grandpa Ameduri get to meet Ava in the second week…

Highlights from the first week

Ava’s first week included meeting Grandma and Grandpa Dwyer, being licked (a few times) by Chase, and her first pediatrician appointment. Busy week!

 

Oh, and Grandma and Grandpa Dwyer finished Ava’s room with lavendar paint and a custom shelf for her books and toys.

And finally, one of Ava and Chase chilling on the floor….

Day #3 – Welcome Home Ava!

Wednesday July 15th and we get to bring Ava home. But first, the hospital professional photographer needs to snap a few photos.

     

And the car ride home…..

Meeting Chase….

And getting some rest time….

Day #2

Day #2 and we’re still in the hospital. Ava had a good night, but they want to keep us here one more night to make sure she keeps feeding well. Today is all about relaxing and more bonding with Ava.

 

The Family Expansion

Today we welcomed our new little one into this world. We have been blessed with a precious little girl through adoption. Baby Ava Shea was born on July 13th 2009 at 1:26 PM. Both Mo and I were there in the delivery room, and Mo was lucky enough to cut her umbilical cord.  Ava weighed in a 5 pounds 11 ounces and 19 inches long….she is a beautiful little angel!

So without further ado, here are some photos of baby Ava.

Baby Ava at about 20 minutes old

We’ll be with Ava in the hospital for a few nights…