Our child is a GOOF!

Sorry for the lack of blogging. I've been in the dumps lately and have been trying to focus more attention on my daughter rather than the internet. Ha! Who am I kidding? I check Facebook from my phone like it is going out of style. I think I do this to see what other's in the world are doing and to have "pretend" grown up conversations. Being a stay-at-home mom enables me to raise my baby the way I want to, but it also defers me from relating to the grown up world. I am not complaining (most days).

Anywho, things have been relatively quiet in our household. (Except for the rash of temper tantrums Avery has discovered to throw.) Seriously, she has found a new octave in her vocal chords I never knew or ever wanted to exist. It is scary!!! She is such a handful and wants to explore and discover everything around her. (All while making sure I am right next to her. Sigh!) OH!!!!! And Avery has TWO teeth now! So this has made our household not so quiet as well. It has made nursing and sleeping a little tricky!

I have been having a hard time, but today Avery did something that made me smile and laugh so hard! We were walking from TJ Maxx to Kohls through the parking lot at Brickyard Plaza. I was carrying Ave in my arms and all of a sudden she started screaming and whailing like you wouldn't believe. I kept walking and she got louder and louder. I looked behind me to try and figure out why she was screaming (or to see who was watching this manic episode go down) when I saw her pink woobie 20 feet behind me. That little stinker was trying to tell me I had dropped her precious blanket! What a SMARTY PANTS!!! Seriously, it made me giggle because I knew she KNEW what was going on and she was trying to tell me in her own language. Usually she just screams at me for no apparent reason, but this time she had all the right in the world to scream at me!

Avery also likes to intimidate the dogs. Monte and Grace love to give your feet kisses and now so does AVERY! It is yucky but SOOOO funny! I promise I won't post a video of this, but believe me...it is hilarious.

I will try to be more upbeat and keep blogging, but in the mean time, Ave and I are trying to do the "Your Baby Can Read" program. The only problem, Avery does not pay attention to the TV. She heard the DVD say wave and she started waving, but I had taught her this about a month ago. SO, wish me luck!

Also, I need some fingers crossed this week. Nick is off to California for a week for a conference. I had the opportunity to join him with Avery, but I would be alone from 7am-9pm. In a hotel. Alone. So, I decided to stay behind this time. Next year I will join him, sans baby, in sunny Palm Springs! That's something to look forward to. I am trying ever so diligently to wean Avery to formula. We got the thumbs down to start whole milk due to Nick's allergies & I am starting to produce close to nothing. Avery WILL NOT drink formula. So to those mothers who read my blog (which is maybe 5, including myself) if you have ANY advice on weaning....I need all you got!

We are off to The Little Gym this week to see of this will help socialize Ave & mommy! We will report back later with the results! Hope y'all have a great week!