Career Day

Anna the kindergarten teacher.

Maddie at the Pumpkin Patch

Maddie's preschool class went to Vollmer Farms last week, so Ava and I tagged along. There were chickens and sunflowers, corn mazes and corn to play in, hay rides and giant jumpy pillows.

At One Month...

I am eating well.
I weigh 9 lbs 3 oz and catapulted into the 50 percentile.
I am a petite 20.5 inches.
My head is a cute 35.5 centimeters, much smaller than my sisters' at this age but perfectly proportioned to my little body.
I still wear my newborn clothes though not for long.
I am starting to sleep more.
I especially like to curl up on someone's chest.
I make lots of grunting noises while I sleep.
My eyes are still blue and Dr. H thinks they will stay that way.

And this sticker is bigger than my belly!!

My 3 Girls

Who does she look like?

When Anna and Maddie were born, the question of who does she look like always pointed to Erik or I, but since the day Ava was born the question now is whether she looks more like Anna or Maddie. From day 1 I have thought Ava looks more like Maddie but it is always fun to go back and look at the pictures. Here are my beautiful girls...

1 week old:



2 1/2 to 4 weeks old:





Who's Who...
1 weeks old - Anna, Ava, Maddie
2 1/2 weeks old - Ava, Maddie, Anna

Soccer

This fall we started doing soccer through Kickin' for the Cross at Bayleaf Baptist. The girls have done soccer at the Factory which is mainly a skills session rather than scrimmage and so we thought we would try "outdoor soccer". Coming the week of Ava's birth, I was not able to make the first session but loved hearing the stories and seeing the pictures from their first time.

Anna was a blueberry:


Maddie was a strawberry and apparently very aggressive out on the field. She scored 3 goals including one where 2 girls were standing in the net :).




Water break with friends:

Ava's first week

We have been so blessed by friends this past week with visits, meals and help with the girls which have all made our first week with Ava go fairly smoothly. At her doctor visit she was back up to her birth weight of 6 lbs 5 ounces which was an impressive gain of 7 ounces in 5 days. She is a good baby that eats well and sleeps great... as long as you are holding her :). I am loving my nighttime cuddles so it's hard to complain.

Anna and Maddie are adjusting well. I love how they come home from school and immediately want to know where Ava is so they can give her a kiss. Anna enjoys holding her, until she cries.


It has been a wonderful first week home with Ava.