Misc.

I know I've been a little M.I.A. I had 800+ grades and report cards due last week, not to mention I was sick with strep throat Monday and gone Wednesday on a field trip with the 3rd graders to the art museum at U of I = 2 days of sub plans to write!

I will post some cute pics and videos of Ava soon!

She has now mastered the sticking her tongue out thing and SPITTING all over. She thinks it is pretty funny, too! Her favorite time is when you start to give her the bottle! :)

She has also experimented with almost all 1st baby foods. She loves most of them! She is even eating peas now. Usually I pair it with a fruit.

On Friday her sitter gave her some of those little Gerber 'puffs' that dissolve in their mouth and she reeeeeeallly likes those too!

She finally rolled over from her back to belly!! Travis put her on her mat one morning this past week and I was uptairs getting ready. When he went back in the room, she was on her belly. :) Little stinker! Neither one of us got to see it...but she's been so close for a while now.

I've been putting her to bed later since I bought Dr. Ferber's book about sleep. In it, it says that a 6 month old should get 9 1/4 hours of nighttime sleep. With Ava going to bed at 8pm, she was pretty much getting her 9 hours (occasionally waking up after around 8...). Anyway, I figure if she goes to bed at 9 or 10, and sleeps 8 or 9 hours, at least then she isn't up til 6 and lately even if she wakes up then, she'll go back to sleep for another hour or so while I'm getting ready. She still takes her evening nap, which is helping her to stay up until 9 or 10 and this is seeming to work well for us! I know that might sound crazy to some, but it works for us. Last night she slept from about 9:45 until 7:45!!!!!!!! With NO interruptions! Whohoo! I, of course, woke up at 7am and freaked out!

Check back soon for updated pics. :)