Ava is 9 months old

Wow, Ava is 9 months old already. Time is flying by, i am so lucky to have such a good little baby, she is truly perfect and often think she is truly a miracle. Everytime we reach a milstone i wonder if she knows she is a twin and does she know that there is something missing in her life. I also dont know how this will affect her as she gets older. I find myself having a harder and harder time knowing Ella is not here, how much different my life would be with her here. Ella is in a better place and will always be with us forever. Geoff and I are looking for something to put in a yard as a memorial for Ella, since she is up in portland we want a piece of her closer to all of us. Ava and daddy did swim lessions yesterday and Ava went under water (like a big girl). She was swimming with Jack and Tatum and all the other babies. Her 1st time under water Ava's 1st time at the Carousel for Laruen's 5th Birthday. We went on the carousel once but i started to get sick so i couldnt take her anymore. Daddy didnt want to go on either (chicken). Ava 9 months old and Joseph 6 months old

Last week of being 8 months old

Well Ava is only going to be 8 months old for a few more days, and i think i finally have this blog thing figured out. Friday Ava got a cold and was sick all weekend, which meant no sleep for Geoff and Ava never cries and all she did was cry, scream and throw a fit. As of yesterday she is doing much better, back to sleeping through the night, laughing, smiling and eating. See she is playing and feeling much better.

Taylor playing with Ava

April Snow (too crazy)

Yesterday Ava and I hung out with Grandma Mimi (my mom) and did wedding stuff, invitations in the mail. Picked out stuff for the centerpieces and order more things to rent. Its all coming together, i think one of the last important things that need to be done is find a cake.

She never sucks her fingers

What a perfect Angel

What we have been up to.

It's been awhile since I last posted, being a stay at home mom is a lot of work.

Ava is changing everyday, she rolls over, eating more and more solid foods, she is starting to sit up. We have started taking Gymboree classes with some friends Amber and Jack who is 3 days younger than Ava. Ava seems to really like the class as she gets to interact with other babies her age. The teacher is great we sings songs and play with all the neat toys.

We also had our 1st swim class last saturday, Ava did really good (better than I thought). We are also taking that class with Amber and Jack (Ava loves him). So this Saturday I am going to let Geoff get in the water with her.