Ameduri Family
Ava continues to be a good eater. In the last few weeks she’s expanded her range of foods to include green beans, avocado, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and oatmeal. And yet she shows even more interest in seeing what we are eating. Scott made waffles (with Ava’s waffle maker courtesy of great aunt Judy) this morning, we decided to let her have one….her review: excellent!
The waffles….
The tasting….
And earlier this morning with one of her favorite toys….
For those of you counting at home….today Ava is officially 6 months old. And what an amazing 6 months it has been…in those 6 months she has gone from a 5 lb 11 oz skinny little newborn to a 13 lb 9 oz happy interactive baby. Ava is such a little “foodie” – she loves her squash and cereal. She’s developing more – today she was really good at balancing herself while sitting.
And now the star of the show….
Ava at 2 days old.
And with the same stuffed toy at 182 days old.
Here she is hanging with her pal Chase….both of them still in bed of course.
Ava has set only a few resolutions for the new year: to continue her development, help keep us on our toes, and be fun and cute. She’s off to a good start already…
Lounging around with Chase
Trying to feed herself (or chew on the spoon…or both)
Helping Mom do some crunches 
Whew…all that work makes you tired….time for a little rest!
Ava’s first visit from Santa was definitely good. Although this year her favorite tended to be wrapping paper and tissue paper (aka anything colorful and noisy when she slaps at it), it was definitely a treat to watch her open gifts!
On Christmas eve she was definitely dressed for the part, with her Christmas pjs on and with her “Santa’s little helper” hat on.
She was also interested in Dad’s Santa hat as well….
Christmas morning the tree looked like this….
With her new sippy cup…
With her Pops and Neenee showing off her laptop (Chase of course wanted to be in the photo).
Since Ava has been showing more interest in food (or at least in putting more things in her mouth), we decided to try some rice cereal today. So what’s the verdict? Let’s just say that not only did she love it, but she kept trying to feed herself by grabbing the spoon!
When we were out doing a little shopping last weekend, Ava wanted to play a little dress up. Here she is hoping to go to the beach…
And since this is Christmas eve, we had to post Ava’s first photo with Santa. Our gym had a fun event for the kids (and adults) on Monday with a really good Santa there….Ava was happy to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas!
Til tomorrow…..Merry Christmas Eve!
Happy Saturday before Christmas!! Is everybody ready for the BIG day?
Last night Ava was able to experience snow for the first time. The Borgata of Scottsdale hosted a live band and snow making event. Ava had a ton of fun watching all the children dancing with the band and was in awe of the snow. Here are a few pictures…
After all that fun, she had to come home and get her Christmas jammies on. I love the back of them…
More fun to come this week when she sees Santa and the Phoenix Suns Dance Team at the gym on Monday night, and then the arrival of Nene and Pops on Tuesday. Stay tuned!
Ava had a fun weekend that included turning 5 months yesterday. She is progressing nicely, and is definitely a little crowd pleaser, with her constant smiles.
Saturday she came out and supported mom at the “12K’s of Christmas” race to benefit the Maricopa County Animal Control Center. While all participants received a Santa hat, Ava came decked out in her own.
After the race we hit up “The Good Egg” for a carb-a-rific breakfast of pancakes. Ava had fun sitting on our laps playing with the single serving jam and jelly condiments. She may have also knocked a few spoons on the floor.
We chilled out at home the rest of the afternoon and wrapped presents and listened to Christmas carols. We discovered Ava is obsessed with the wrapping paper. Here she is “helping…”
Finally, a birthday bath. I thought it was cute how she has her washcloth. I guess she heard about the bath tub shots that parents bring out to embarass their kids at graduation and other big events. 
Ava 5 months; 12/13/09
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