Last Week in October

Another month has flown by.  Since Ava was born, I think time has sped up three fold.  The last week of October was also my last week of work.  I received this as a text message on my phone on one of my last days…

I am now a full time stay at home mommy.  Here are a few more adorable pictures of Ava from this past week.   Apparently she is already hooked on the ‘crackberry.’

I especially like this one.  One of the cooler evenings last week, we put on one of the vintage looking onesies my mom had sent.  I asked her where she got it, and it turns out it was mine!  There was something so sweet about dressing her in something I once wore…

And finally, our Sweetpea on Halloween.

Baths, Bands, and Buddies

This week’s big milestone – rolling over. Ava likes her tummy time now, lifting her head to see what is out there. She even manages to roll over onto her back every once in a while…

Ava is definitely a water baby – in addition to having fun swimming, she lover her bath time.

Our neighborhood did a fall festival on Saturday, which was a great chance to dress up Ava in her Halloween costume. The yellow and blue M&M’s in the background are our friends, Max and Mason.

 

We also got out to see some jazz bands on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. Here’s Ava clapping along (or maybe just happy with her outfit).

 

Chase and Ava are definitely buddies, as the following demonstrate…

More Weekend Fun

For the weekend, Ava had her second swim (we had to cool off when it is 102 – yes 102 – degrees here in AZ in October). She definitely is a water baby – she loves kicking in the water, and just laying back and chilling!

Ava also had her first baby & books event at our library. She definitely had fun watching other babies, and with the activities!

 

 

Ava is 3 months old today!

As of 1:26 pm Arizona time, Ava is now officially 3 months old! Amazing how time flies….

We’ll leave you with today’s video…

More Milestones

Ava continues to make great strides in her development. This week she’s added grasping at the toys on her activity mat (and at Scott’s sunglasses) to her repertoire.

 

Learning to fly on Mo…. 

Learning how to sit in her bumbo chair.

Enjoying the grass between her toes….

And learning how to use the camera to take a picture of Chase….

Just Add Water

Since Ava loves her bath time, we decided it was time to let her experience the pool. A sunny day with “moderate” temperatures (90s here in AZ) was a perfect day to let her enjoy the pool, but stay in the shade.

Getting ready to go in the pool….

Ahh…that feels good….

We’re not sure if she’s destined for synchronized swimming or doing the freestyle, but needless to say she had fun!

Flying in Style

We managed to snag a late-booked flight to Minneapolis using some frequent flyer miles, so we decided to let Ava have her first flight. Hopefully she doesn’t expect all her flights to be like this one, as she was able to fly first class!

A little “cake” at the Dwyer household for Ava’s use. Oh, and that monkey was actually Mo’s from when she was little.

 

Uncle John looks comfortable holding her. 

In her ducky pjs…

With some of Mo’s MN friends…

Enjoying some tummy time….

Pretty in (what else) pink

Helping Pops figure out his new cell phone

And with Nene

 

And getting her first taste of fall…our pumpkin with some real pumpkins!