Friday, September 23, 2011

One Year Ago Today...

...I was very pregnant.

The video below was taken a mere 22 hours before the arrival of Avery Elizabeth.  We had just gotten a video camera from our good friends, Erin and Jake, and were playing around with it the evening before our daughter's debut. 

Two funny things to look out for...1) me asking Jeff at one point in the video, "Can you see my belly?"  Well, duh.  He's five feet away pointing the camera at me and I am three days away from my due date, so yes, he, along with everyone else, can probably see my belly.  2) Belle was acting a little odd, distant if you will, the few days prior to Avery's arrival.  I wonder if she sensed that her world was about to change...for. ev. er.


I still can't believe that my itty bitty baby is going to be one tomorrow, but I'll get into that another time, in another post as I can't even begin to wrap my head around that today.

For now, I'll leave you with FPT and a quick update on the ever-expanding vocabulary of Avery.  Her new word is "up."  For the past few days most times when you pick her up, she will say "upppppp."  She really pronounces her "p's," that little one.  And, it's unbelievably cute.

Just a little something to get you in the mood for fall...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

What Does the Doggie Say?

As I mentioned in my last post, Avery knows what sound a dog makes and does her own version of a woof.  After weeks of barking like a dog day in and day out myself, I am very excited it finally caught on...I was starting to get hoarse...or should I say horse?!  Ha!  Yes, she can do that sound too.  Look for that video in a future post titled "What Does the Horse Say?"

Anyways, our neighbor's dog was barking during dinner last night (you can hear it in the background if you listen closely) and Avery started barking.  Ahhhhhh!!  So cute!


FPT!
Yup.  She's that cute and she loves walks this much.