So, lately I've realized that Ava gets upstaged and overshadowed by her big sister. Emma is spunky, charismatic, and darn funny. But our little Ava is just as special. All of my kids have their own personalities with their own unique qualities, but they are all equally special to me. So today I am dedicating this blog to Ava!



This is Ava's "I'm starving and malnourished stage" due to her mother's unknown lactation deficiency. But did she cry or complain? No she did not. She slept 12 hours a night and rarely cried. What a sweet, sweet baby! What a sad, guilt ridden mother! Apparently she decided to eat her own hand since no one cared to feed her empty tummy.




Ava is my go with the flow child. She just kinda rolls with it. Hey, you wanna dress me up in a big giant M&M costume? No problem. You want me to lay on this furry rug in a fluffy pink tutu? Why not. ....... How can you not LOVE her?!!!



I love that she can soothe herself. Unfortunately I get preoccupied or am needed to unexpectedly clean up vomit or poop. This particular night she was waiting ever so patiently for me to feed her a bottle and put her to bed. I think Emma was having a meltdown or something, so Ava had to wait. When I came back 10 minutes later, this is what I found. Amid the chaos she had sucked her two fingers and fallen asleep. What can I say? We are so blessed to have her!



Ava, you are Mommy's precious girl! I love you sooooo much! How did I get so lucky? You are such a happy baby. You love to laugh and smile. You love to be talked to. You love to eat. You love to sleep. You love to snuggle me. I couldn't ask for anything better. What a privilege it is to be your Mommy! I LOVE YOU!!!

Yup...we are officially living the ghetto life! We know it's a little trashy, but we could not take this heat anymore. We're the proud new owners of an above ground pool, and truth be told, we are absolutely thrilled about it! This picture documents my handy husband and his ingenuity. Having only one waterhose filling up the pool would have taken two days. So we pulled our front yard hose to the back. It was about a foot short, so David rigged the ladder and a piece of p.v.c. pipe to run the hose through. It was pure genius...and it worked beautifully. The setup was alot of work, but well worth it. I think David might be the most excited of us all. He was bound and determined that the pool WOULD be finshed and that he would swimm in it before he went to bed. At 11 p.m. last night he said to me, "Hey you ready to go for a swim?". I took a raincheck out of sheer exhaustion, but I plan to go with him tonight! He cracks me up. I think he finally came inside around midnight...too funny! The pool is officially open for business and this is a standing invitation for ya'll to come join us over in ghetto-town!