4 months old!

Our little Ava is 4 months old today! She is such a joy! The last 4 months have been the happiest ever and have really flown by. Here's an update on how our little one has changed:

-She has finally laughed! She hasn't done it very much, but it is laughing more and more. It is the sweetest sound in the world.
-She can roll over from her front to her back very well. She is a pro.
-She loves her jumperoo and has mastered jumping and turning to the other toys.
-She still sleeps very well, but is starting to wake up more due to rolling over.
-She looks at us and talks all the time now.
-She "sings" herself to sleep while I'm rocking her and singing to her. We love this.
-She has started eating a little cereal off a spoon. She doesn't really know what to think about it yet, but it is slowly going better.
-She reaches for everything including toys, hands, faces, glasses, etc.
-She loves to chew on anything she can get into her mouth! I think she may be teething a little.
-She loves to sit up and stand up on us while we hold her.
She is really developing, and her sweet personality is showing more and more!



This is the best smiling picture anyone has been able to get yet! She will be really smiling until she sees the camera!

This is her 4th of July outfit! We didn't do fireworks this year but are looking forward to them next summer.

Ava has been swimming a couple of times now. She is unsure at first, but once she gets used to the water she kicks and kicks.

We have been really busy this summer with visiting Grammy and Pawpaw, playing with Landon and Jackson when they were here for a week, going to Jonesboro a couple of times, and Ava spent a whole weekend with her Granna and Pops.

I have been to 2 showers for Miss Mollie (Ava went to 1). We loved seeing all of her goodies and are so excited to have Ava and Mollie so close in age. They are going to love that! We are anxiously awaiting her arrival in September! YAY! Not too much time left...

Matt and I also went to Tunnica, Mississippi for almost a week to celebrate our anniversary. It was a lot of fun, minus the car breaking down, getting it fixed, and missing Ava. We were so ready to get home to see her, but she had a good time at Grammy and Pawpaw's. She was happy to see, though! Maybe next summer she will be big enough to enjoy a vacation with us!

I guess that pretty much sums up what we have been up to this summer. Everyday is so much fun with Ava. She is growing up so fast, and we are so blessed to have her and watch her grow! Life is good!