Cousins!

Ava got to meet her cousins for the first time this week. Sarah, Jay, and Caroline came from Atlanta on Wednesday. (Jason is in Florida on a golf trip...he was actually playing at Disney World!!) Jay and Caroline had so much fun "playing" with baby Ava.

Last night, we all went out to dinner at Paul's for my parent's birthdays. My dad's birthday is actually today, he's a leap year baby! (Happy Birthday, Grandman!) After dinner we came back to our house for cake and presents. The Bolin's headed back to Georgia this morning...their visits are never long enough! We loved having them here and Ava loved meeting her cousins! We can't wait to see them all again very soon!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Pitts

Saturday night we went to David's parents house to celebrate his grandmother's 92nd birthday! This was also the first time his grandparents had met Ava. We ate a yummy dinner and lots of birthday cake...will my jeans ever fit again??

Daddy's Racing Buddy

David reminded me that I forgot to post the picture of him and Ava watching the Daytona 500. Racing is just one sport I cannot watch! Maybe Ava will share in David's love of racing...but from the looks of it, she wasn't too impressed with it either! Sorry Daddy, guess you are outnumbered!

Jon and Kate Plus 8

I have to admit that during my maternity leave I have become a little obsessed with the show "Jon and Kate Plus 8". I love watching this family! It amazes me that anyone can handle 8 kids when my one child can overwhelm me at times! It also amazes me that a Christian family who stay true to their Christian values have their own reality show! Obviously, I am not alone in my obsession with this show... Jon and Kate are going to be on Oprah today!!!

This was the episode that got me hooked...bet you can't guess why!?!

Baby Wise

This book has truly been a lifesaver for me!! My sister told me about how helpful "Baby Wise" was for her when her kids were babies. Thankfully, a friend of mine gave me a copy at my baby shower. Being the slacker that I am, I didn't read the book while I was on bed rest for 5 weeks BEFORE Ava was born... I waited until about 10:00 one night when Ava was about 4 days old! Since that night I have read and reread it several times!! It teaches you how to get your baby on a schedule and how to get them to sleep through the night. I am all about schedules and sleep! I have so many pregnant friends right now so I wanted to share the little advice I have so far! Read this book, preferably BEFORE your little one arrives!

Babies Everywhere

Last night, Jonathan and Joy came over to visit and to meet Ava for the first time. They are expecting their first baby this summer. We are so excited for them and for ALL of our pregnant friends! We can't wait to meet all of Ava's new playmates!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yesterday was Ava's first Valentine's. She had to model all of her Valentine's outfits. Luckily, I took pictures before she spit up all over them. My dad, Ava's Grandman, took Ava and I out to lunch. She does so good on our little outings! I think a Disney trip may be in her near future!! :)

David and I are not as romantic as we used to be when it comes to Valentine's Day. For my present, I got to get my haircut...again...and David gets to go to some race in May. Ava got a pink piggy bank, a book, and a Disney CD (don't know who likes it more, me or Ava). We had a great day!

Ava's 1st Shopping Trip

This past Saturday we took Ava for her first shopping trip. Being a nurse and all, I never thought I would take my brand new baby out in public for at least 2 months. Ava and I were both, however, in desperate need of an outing!! I was put on bed rest the week before Christmas because of my high blood pressure. So all together I have been couped up in this house for about 8 weeks, getting out only to give birth! So we loaded up the car with everything we could possibly need and headed to Raleigh. Ava did great!! Even though she looks just like her daddy, she is definately going to share in her mommy's love of shopping!! She only cried once when she needed to eat. Other than that, she slept soundly in her new stroller and let her mommy and daddy shop until they dropped! She was even kind enough to let us go out to eat lunch! I can't remember the last time we actually ate at a resturant! We had such a great day spending time as a family!!

So we are gonna blog...

We have several friends that have been blogging for a while now. I look forward to reading their blogs daily, but I never thought of doing one of my own. I guess I never thought our life was very interesting and that we wouldn't have a lot to blog about.... And then we had our daughter, Ava! Even though Ava is only 3 weeks and 3 days old, she is the most fascinating person I have ever met! I gave into blogging because I figured it would be a way for us to keep track of all of our little adventures. So I am going to give it a try! Please forgive me if we do not update this very often...as I said we are not all that interesting. We do, however, love our little life and can't wait to share it with you! Here we go...