Ava June

We're going to just start blogging all the funny things you say. In other news, potty training stalled a bit after we got new carpet, but we're working on it. You had your first successful poop in the potty in February. You also peed in the potty at school and spend some time in panties now and then. You're figuring it all out slowly, but it will happen this summer! You're going to be moving to Carol's House in August and we hope to have you out of diapers for their sake.

XOXO

Famous Ava Quotes:

Feb 3, 2009 "I listen to music at school, mama."
"I need sugar!"
"I Mama's baby."
"The teeny puppy's sad." (Tia's dog was crying.)
"Thank you Mama for dinner."
"I scared from Dan Boone." (The Santaphobia transferred to Dan.)

March 6th - I put one cheeto in your bowl. You looked at it for a minute then held it back up and said "I want some bunch!"

Mon, Mar 9, 2009 - "The monser is coming, you have to get in my pocket!" - Watching Harry Potter in the recliner. (The pocket is the warm, safe space in our laps or next to us.)

Tue, Mar 10, 2009 "I had a ganola bar lass time." - Asked if you were hungry for a granola bar.

Mon, Feb 23, 2009 - You had a nightmare and were crying. Daddy went in to tell you you were okay and you kept crying. He said "Daddy's here - I won't let anything get you." You said, "Okay," and went back to sleep.

Tue, Mar 10, 2009 - "I have a good day, too." - asked how her day was.

Thu, Mar 12, 2009 - "Somebody pooped in the sandbox. Tammy covered it up." - describing a naughty cat at school.

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - "Go in the kitchen and find me a snack!" - bossing Soren around.

Fri, Apr 3, 2009 - Ava's first night in big girl bed (We took the side rail off your crib the night after the carpet install)

Mon, Apr 20, 2009 - "I dont do that on pupiss" - dropped cup

Mon, Apr 20, 2009 - "Go away hair! I don wanna eat you! I'm eating crackers." - in windy car.

May 12 - "Scooze me. You're in this way!" (to Daddy who needed to move his arm.)

Sat, May 16, 2009 - 1st 3D movie (2nd movie ever) Monsters vs. Aliens at Warren in Moore. You sat through the whole movie and held your glasses on.

Wed, May 20, 2009 - Playing flight simulator with Daddy

Thurs May 28, 2009 - Struggling to take off your shirt, it got stuck on your head. You gave up and said "it's a hat."

"You're my shmoopsiepoo!" - Calling people shmoopsiepoo after watching Monsters Inc.

"Meemo" is Finding Nemo

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Baby Ava, Big Girl Ava June,

November and December were busy. They were so busy that we finally gave up on the monthly website updates and decided to post smaller, less frequent news bites. But we can’t stop at Month Twenty-Three because we almost made it two years! And it’s such a prime number…

November flew by! You became obsessed with the Outback blimp that parked up at the airport for a while. You started yelling “I need mints!” every time an ambulance drove past us in the car. (I need mints = ambulance) You started asking the same question over and over again so many times that we started making things up. “Where the ducks?” “They flew south for the winter.” “Where the ducks?” “They flew south for the winter.” “Where the ducks?” “In your pants.”

December was so exciting! You had a Totoro birthday party with pumpkin cupcakes! You had a couple of very fun Christmas parties. You developed Santaphobia. You took a car trip to Arkansas to visit Granny Kay and Grandpa Johnny and all your favorite Arkies. You moved to Tot 2 (new class at day care) and threw away your pacifiers. You learned how to say the ABCs “a b c b mama mama p”. Our most favorite phrases include, “how you doing?”, “gum find some?”, “I want some yater”, "baby yater" (maybe later), and “I need sumsing”. The latter involved Daddy mentioning chocolate. You wandered into the kitchen and said, “I need…….. sumsing.” Eventually you remembered what you needed and let us all know.

The Santaphobia is pretty funny. You’re still talking about him now in February. We’ve determined that it’s more of a long-beard-related fear because you’ve transferred it to Dan Boone and Jahruba, both extremely nice people with long beards who you can’t stand to be near.

You are hilarious! You make everybody laugh and your smiles are infectious. We love you so much! Here’s to another 2 years times infinity.

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