Ah, ah, choo!

Our poor little girl has her first cold that has really hit her as of yesterday.  We have it all, the congestion, the coughing, the sneezing and now the runny nose.  She seems absolutely miserable and Dave and I feel helpless since there isn't much we can do.  She doesn't want to play, sleep, be cuddled too long...she just wants to fuss!  Poor, poor little girl!

Prior to her catching this little cold, Avery has been wonderful!  She is much more comfortable with tummy time, enjoys sitting up (can't by herself yet) and playing.  She has also discovered that splashing in the bathtub is much more fun than just sitting there.  Yeah for mom!

Last weekend we were in Chicago for the long weekend to visit Grandma and Grandpa and of course her aunties who miss her!

Happy baby during tummy time!

Silly girls!

Very happy girl playing with Auntie Robyn 

Relaxin'~

And then there is this kid!  Someone needs to teach him what is worth smiling about!!

And now we are just confusing him!  Poor guy!

Robyn and I like to play the game of the creeping baby.  However, we get so much enjoyment out of it that it is hard for us to control our laughter.  See if you can find Avery creepin' up on Grandpa!!

Then we tried to get it on video...this took a couple takes and by the end of this one, I was laughing so hard I had to stop recording.  You get the idea though.  I am sorry if you don't find it funny, but this is for Robyn!

Finally, before Avery and I headed home so she could see her daddy, who was missing her an awful lot, we stopped by to see GiGi who we hadn't seen since the beginning of December.  She was surprised and happy to see us!  

I love that they are both just looking in the same
direction...I believe at my dad.

Playing on the floor with GiGi's necklace!

It amazes me the things that Avery finds amusing.  The simplest household item, a box, and now even the thing she hates the most is amusing in the bathtub...her nose sucker!

One of Avery's favorite games to play with daddy is race-highchair....

Happy 2011

Hope everyone's new year is off to a wonderful start!  Avery is doing fine now that she is back to only bottles and we will see her doctor on Monday afternoon.  We are hoping for some direction on what to do next.  Avery is officially 5 months old now...I cannot believe it.  I was just looking through her pictures the other day of the day when she was born and it feels like yesterday.  It is amazing how quickly it has all gone!  We don't have much of an update other than a few pictures, but I wanted to keep my new year's resolution, at least before January was over!  Enjoy!

Dave and Dorota were in for New Year's Eve!

5 Month Picture with her Buckeye Bear

Every month she ends up snuggling (or falling into)
her little bear!

The night of the Sugar Bowl we were ready to cheer on the Buckeyes!

Avery has recently begun showing us her "I'm frustrated" part of her personality.  She continually tries to shove her toys into her mouth and becomes quite vocal when she can't!  See what I mean...

Love from Bloomington!