Seven!

I can't say that number without thinking about a very funny, yet highly inappropriate episode of Friends. If you are a true fan, you know which one I am talking about. In this case, however, I am talking about the number of months my sweet baby is. I can't believe how fast she is growing. I know every mother says that, but it really is true. The last month has brought about many new things in our life.

She is eating (and enjoying) food. We had a little hitch for a while because of teething (by the way - we have 2 teeth now!!), but we are now eating 2-3 times a day which is where our doctor said we should be at this point. I am still making all of her food, so I am trying to keep up! When she eats, she likes to really experience her food. I cannot say with certainty that this particular time she actually got any in her mouth, but how cute is she!?!?



She can now sit up by herself. It is like a whole new world for her. She can see tho whole room instead of the ceiling and loves it! She has started lunging forward and tries to pull herself up. She is not strong enough to crawl or pull herself up, but that does not stop her from trying!



She took her first swim. I was so excited about this very cute swimsuit I bought her, but the top was cutting off her circulation, so she went in just the bottoms over a swimmie diaper. Also, please note that her daddy is right next to her in the pool. We did not just throw her in there to go at it alone. She enjoyed being pulled around by daddy for about 5 minutes, then decided that was enough. Perhaps next time we will be able to stay a bit longer.



I put her in a basket. This has no real meaning, but I thought it was a cute picture.



We attempted a family picture while we were playing one afternoon.



Oh how we love this sweet girl. She is really developing her own little personality. She loves to laugh and entertain us. She has just started reaching for us when she wants to get up. She puts her hands in the air which signals that she wants to be held or just to stand up if you are holding her. I think she is going to have her daddy's determination because if she wants someone or something, there is no changing her mind! She is going to get what she wants, and usually she does.

I could talk about her all day, but I won't. She is a little angel and makes our family so fun. I don't think we could have imagined the joy she would bring to us seven months ago.

Family Reunion 2010

Over Memorial Day weekend, we had our second annual Cook family reunion. It was a blast. We had it in Garland this year, so we didn't have to pay for hotels and everyone was able to be put up at someone's house. We got to stay with my parents, so we were quite comfortable and Avery was in somewhat familiar surroundings. We flew down Saturday morning and back late last night. Avery was a champ again and did great on both flights. It was so great seeing everyone again. There are 5 great grandkids now, so this is about the only time we get to see and meet the kids. I have to admit, they are 5 of the cutest kids you will ever meet!! Tommy has a nice camera, so we were able to get some really great pictures of everyone. It felt like a professional photo shoot at times! Here are a few pictures from the weekend.










I also have some very cute pictures of Avery eating carrots for the first time, and I will post those sometime soon. I have just been lazy and haven't uploaded them off the camera. We have hit a little snag in our eating of solids, so I only have a few pictures of her covered in carrots. She got her first tooth just as we were starting to eat and she hasn't had much interest since. We are pushing through, and she will hopefully be eating before we know it!!