8 months

It seems like such a short time since I wrote last. The past 2 months have flown by! We welcomed in the new year by celebrating Jason's birthday and visiting friends in Laguna Beach for a spectacular meal. We also had a visitor to Avery...her first cold. That nasty bugger came on New Years Day and we're still trying to fight it off. Meanwhile both Jason and I have been sick 2x's since New Years and Avery has been through 3 rounds of antibiotics. She had a diagnosis of "para-pertussis" which is a grade lower than pertussis/whooping cough. With the recent epidemic of WC going around, I was a worried mama. Then she got an ear infection, and pink eye. Poor thing can't catch a break. She's still battling this nasty cough. Doctor said that while she is wheezing, to keep her out of daycare. This week, with my own illness and Avery's illness I worked a total of 2 days. It was nice having the time off and spending it with her, but I'd much rather do it while all of us feel well.

The past 2 months have also brought a plethora of milestones. She started sitting up on her 6 month birthday. She celebrated her first Christmas. She learned how to army crawl. She learned how to crawl! And she learned how to pull herself to standing! While this makes for a much busier mommy, I am so proud of how quickly she is learning and practicing her new skills. She's mastered solid foods. Dinnertime is not as much of a battle as it used to be. She's starting to take on puffs, mum mums and yogurt melts. Anything else solid she thinks she's going to choke on. Hasn't mastered the sippy cup and still NO teeth to speak of! Mommy was a late bloomer too, but her gums are swelling up. I'm thinking by the next blog we'll have some teefers. Hopefully it'll build a dam for all this drool!! The girl is drenched all the time!!

She still loves going to daycare and playing with her friends. The ladies at daycare are very sweet and love her to death. They sent us a video of Avery talking to herself in a mirror. For the next week Jason and I watched it every night before we went to bed.

Things to look forward to:
- Trip to Vegas to see Vovo and Otto (Jason's grandma)
- Visit her new friend Liam in LA.
- 9 month appointment and shots.
- Her first Easter.
- Attempts at cloth diapering!