Going to the Doctor

I had to go to the doctor for my annual the other day and was telling Ava that while I was gone, she would stay over with Aunt Jill, Abigail and Emery. Here is our conversation:

Mommy: "Mommy has to go to the doctor today and you are going to stay with Aunt Jill for a few hours."

Ava: "Are you sick?"

Mommy: "No, I'm not sick, it's just so the doctor can check me out and make sure that everything is fine with my body."

Ava: "What are you going to take?"

Mommy: "Hmmm, I don't know. What should I take?"

Ava: "Your blood pressure and your heart beat."

First Baseball Game

For Father's Day 2009, we hung out, went swimming and went to Ava's first AAA Baseball game. She had such a great time running around, riding the pony, playing on the playscape, jumping in the bounce house, eating all the junk food, and cheering for the team. She would yell, "Everybody stand up!", and when mommy didn't stand, she said, "I need you to be a good listener to Ava, please".

Oh, and a scary story. Ava and daddy went to go walk around for a bit. Mommy was sitting and people watching on our blanket in the shade, not really paying attention to the game, when someone shouted, "HEAD'S UP!". I look up and see the game ball coming RIGHT towards me. I dive to the other side of the blanket and cover my head. The ball ends up hitting the guy behind me in the leg. Good thing Ava wasn't around and good thing my head didn't get between the ball the the guys leg, which it would have if I hadn't of moved. Yikes!

We had such a great evening and have decided that we definitely need to frequent more games.

So much to love about DADDY!

Happy belated Father's Day Daddy!

We are so lucky to have YOU!

Here's why....

1. It is YOU that reminds mommy to put Ava's toothpaste on her grocery list.

2. It is YOU that plays hide and seek time after time after time and evokes a true, deep, laughter from Ava that is rarely heard.

3. It is YOU that prepares for an outing by making sure Ava has her water and other needed items.

4. It is YOU that makes up silly words, stories and songs that captures and develops Ava's imagination.

5. It is YOU that knows Ava's schedule so well that if mommy is running late, she is sure to get a call.

6. It is YOU that wants the best for Ava in everything.

7. It is YOU that always goes back in to give Ava that extra hug and kiss she requests before going night night.

8. It is YOU that will sit and draw with Ava while she "does her business".

9. It is YOU that goes with mommy to take Ava to dance class and grins ear to ear watching her on the screen.

10. It is YOU that gives her so much love that she will always, always know how much she is loved and adored.

Thank you for being such a GREAT daddy!

We love you!

So much to love at 2 years, 3 months

1. I love hearing words like "privacy", "coopepate" (cooperate), and "observation" come out of your mouth.

2. I love how far you can remember things and how you are able to recall past events with specifics such as what we ate, what we talked about, or who was there. You'll say "You 'member when ......".

3. I LOVE your imagination. It blows us away. Whether you are pretending to hatch out of an egg, eating cupcakes, or swimming like a sea turtle, you keep us astonished at what you'll pretend next.

4. I love your love/hate relationship with Boo (the cat). You two mostly love one another, Boo having to be in your room every morning when you wake up and every afternoon when you wake from nap, but sometimes you two are on each other's last nerve.

5. I love when you find something interesting and you insist that you "need to talk about it". For example, you like hearing the story of Josh's laptop being stolen by someone it didn't belong to, or how our hearts beat and pump blood throughout our bodies, or when someone is sick or sad or happy, you always want to know more.

6. I love what a big girl you are and just go potty all by yourself. I'll say "Ava, where are you?" and you'll say "I just goin' pee-pee, mommy" whilst sitting on the potty. You wear big girl panties during the day, even when we go out and about. Pull-ups are still on at nap and night.

7. I love little word quirks that you have and will soon outgrow, I'm sure. When saying words with blends (sm, tr, sk, st, etc.), you say "I mell (smell) somepin" or "I just pretendin' I aseep (asleep)"

8. I love how you want to rescue a roly-poly who is turned upside down on the ground. "Mommy! The roly-poly needs help!"

9. I love when you dance. We went to your first dance class this week and daddy and I sat in the waiting room watching you on the tv and you did so well with listening to Miss Yolanda and following directions. We were so proud! Also, when you hear any music, your little hips start to move or your feet start to get happy.

10. I love how daddy is "MY daddy" and mommy is "MY mommy". There is no one else's mommy I'd rather be!

A Stalling Secret

She's come up with a new stall tactic when it comes to going night-night. The list already included, rubbing her back, a family hug, another kiss, some water, and some more water. So last night she thought of a new one and knew mommy was a sucker for secrets.

Ava: "I have to tell you a secret!" she yells as mommy is leaving her bedroom.

Mommy: "Okay. ONE secret"

Ava: gently whispers in mommy's ear, "Iiiiiii love youuuuuu sooooooo much!"

Mommy: pushes her heart back into her chest and tells Ava, "I love you so much too." And left her bedroom with a smile.

It's a Pull-up Hat!

What's THAT you say?

An invented term created by Ava when she decided that she didn't want to sleep one afternoon. Hmmm, this seems to be the case A LOT lately in my posts.

I heard her talking and listened to her sing "Happy Birthday" on the monitor and thought I better go in there just to make sure IT didn't happen again. You loyal blog readers know exactly what I'm talking about.

When I walked in, I saw something on her head. It took me a few seconds for my eyes to adjust and she said, "It's a pull up hat, mommy!" She was so proud of herself and it was all I could do to maintain my composure. "bwahahahaha!" I literally laughed out loud.

This is the funniest thing she has done so far. It was just the innocence of it and how much of her personality showed.

Singing "Happy Birthday" again for me.

The Next American Idol?

She loves to sing.

Not only does she love to sing, but she loves to pretend she is singing into a microphone.

Or in this case, a plastic baseball bat.

She gets points for her creativity though.

Note: The one-arm shirt was created by Ava herself. Jewelry provided by mommy and daddy on a recent trip to NYC.

She's not TECHNICALLY Sooner born

But, she sure is Sooner bred! When I told her that we haven't started saving for OUT of state tuition yet...

A Video of Ava with the Giggles!

She gets a case of the giggles when she tells daddy about everything she is going to eat. It's a little hard to hear, but you get the idea from her laughing. She says she is going to eat things like the camera, the sky, the books, the floor, etc.