"Nigh, Nigh"

I couldn't resist getting a video of Ava going down for a nap. She just finished saying "Night, Night"(without the "t" at the end) to me so I ran and got the camera for her to do it again. As you can see, she said it again but I got her all riled up when I left....Ooops!

Not sure what I was thinking....

...doing a DAILY countdown? Between all 3 of us being sick and Ava walking everywhere, I don't have time to update a DAILY picture. So, I'll just have to sporadically add a fave picture here and there.

Today's pic (11 days??? til her birthday)

23 days and a favorite photo

Where's Ava?

There she is!! Being her usual silly self. She crawled into the exersaucer and stood up.

24 more days until she's one

One of my favorite pics from this past year.....

I walked into her room expecting to find her laying down and saw this! She was sitting up all on her own before she was even 6 months old. In hindsight, that is incredible! She has always been so strong.

The countdown continues....25 days

Here is today's favorite pic of my twins! Ava was about 3 months old here.

Time for a video

Ava is obsessed with animals and their sounds. She mostly picks them up when we are reading and is such a fast learner, that it only takes one or two times to hear what an animal does or says and she starts showing us. It's hilarious! She is a true genious, people.

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i146/mnallen79/?action=view&current=Videoanimalsounds.flv

26 days til the BIG ONE!

I had just fed her a 3rd bite of pears and after trying to tell me she was not a fan of them, she finally got the point across!

27 days (A little behind)

I love, love, love those little thighs! They're still there at 11 months, but not nearly as chubby and scrumptious!

28 Days and counting....

My favorite pic for today is.....

She was almost 8 months old in this pic and working on those fine motor skills. Obviously, she got them down pretty early!

The countdown begins....29 days!

Ava has officially hit her last and final month before turning ONE YEAR OLD!! I can't even believe it you guys!

So, to borrow an idea from our good friends Paisley and Melissa (http://www.paisleypigpress.blogspot.com/) I am going to try to post a favorite picture from this whirlwind of a year everyday up until Ava's one year birthday, March 4!

Here is my first favorite: There's no explanation needed for this one. This is the day our we met our beautiful baby girl.

This one's for the girls...

This post is gonna be all about Mama!

Stop reading now if you are looking for an Ava update.....this is not the post for you.

Last night I went to Mommy Monday (a.k.a. girls night) w/ our playgroup, minus the babies. We had such a great time just chatting about everything from tantrums to thai food. I managed to drink A. Whole. Beer. Woohoo! That has happened in a very long time.

Here is a picture of the 6 of us!

From left to right:

Keri the "Creative Confidante"

Melissa the "Confident Fashionista"

Sherrill the "Spanish Vixon"

Nikki the "Rockstar SuperMama"

Carissa the "Brave Heart, Gentle Spirit"

And Moi! Below is a very important picture because.....

Are you ready?

I'm sporting my favorite PRE-pregnancy jeans! Man, I feel like a whole new woman!