Ava Is a Daddy's Girl!

 

 

Dancing away

Ava makes the saying Daddy's little girl very true.  She likes to run to the door to greet Bert when he comes home from work, and she likes for Bert to put her to bed now. When Bert holds her and  then tries to let her down she cries and wants him to hold her again.  When he does pick her back up she burries her little head in his shoulders.  It drives me crazy sometimes when she wants Bert over me, but I guess it's for the good.  When the baby comes I will need some alone time with him especially when I nurse.  It's actually really great that she wants Bert to put her to bed, then I can put little Alex to bed when he arives.  By the way Mr. Alex's birthday will be June 22nd at 7:30 a.m. Not very far from his due date June27th.  I wanted the 17th but it didn't work out and thats okay.  I also had my awful three hour glucose test today.  They said I should have the results by Friday, and I am praying I passed.  It sounds like an absolute nightmare if I don't. Just a tid bit of information, we purchased Ava her first bathing suit for summer!

 

 

Lets play ball

The photos I have posted have a funny story behind them, again proving that Ava is Daddy's little girl.  Bert went to get Ava out of her crib this morning while I was in the shower.  I came back to a dim lit room and see little Ava curled up next to her Daddy.  She would never lay with me in bed she is so squirmy, but she does with Bert.  Ava also never looks at the camera, so I thought it was extremely funny that she wouldn't take her eyes off me with evil looks that I'm pretty sure meant get out I was trying to snuggle with my Daddy.

 

I had to grab the camera look at this face

Ava motioning me to move on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think I am annoying her

So sweet she cuddles with Dad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After we played outside we went on a 30 min walk!

It was so beautiful today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come on Mommy!

   

Happy St. Patricks Day and...........

the name of our baby!!!  We have finally agreed on a name Ladies and Gentelmen.  I can't believe it.  I'll keep you in suspense a little longer and tell you what we did for St. Patty's day.  Well actually we just played outside alot and wore green.  I left work early thanks to a certain baby causing me stomach problems.  I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow and we are so excited to schedule his birthday.  I had to go into the doctor's office this monday for some blood work and once again I managed to fail my glucose test, which requires me to do the lengthy 3 hour test.  The same thing happened with Ava, and I passed the second one so I am not too worried about it.  They also told me I needed to take some iron because my blood work showed that mine was rather low, which is no big deal again same thing with Ava.  Enough chit chat lets get to the name of our baby!  Baby number 2 will be named........................

ERIC ALEXANDER HUGHES  ( Alex or Lex Hughes)

 We have chosen to call him either Alex or Lex!  Bert and I think it's a great name.  Eric is after Bert's dad, and, Alexander means protector.  We know he will watch over his big sister and any other siblings that come along.  Lex and Alex are obviously nicknames for Alexander.  We think Alex and Lex are cute, trendy, and handsome!!  Lex or Alex Hughes will be here before you know it!!!  I think we need to see if the baby looks like an Alex or Lex. 

 

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

Running and having so much fun!

 

My little tomboy playing with sticks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bush can be very interesting

 

Not paying any attention to the camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

checking out all her shoes

 

a big smile for Mommy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This will hang over Ava's bed, thanks Aunt Hilary

 

Ava's bedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ava's paint color lagoon mist

 

The beautiful Mommy to be!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ava enjoyed eating some raisins at the baby shower

 

So many toys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She loves playing with babies

It's starting to come together

 

 

What a handy man!

Everything is starting to come together at least in my mind.  We started painting Ava's room today and I feel better already.  I just know June will sneak up on us before we know it.  With work and family I feel like March is flying by.  Bert and I almost purchased a double stroller at Once Upon A Child, but it was taken out from under our nose.  We had looked at the stroller the night before, but the store was closed (they leave the strollers locked up outside,) and we really liked it!  It was in great condition, it fit our carrier, and it was very reasonably priced for the brand that it was.  The next day we went to pick it up and someone had purchased it 30 mins before we got there (thats what the clerk said.)  I was a little disappointed, but I know something else will come along.  I found a brand new double stroller I like at Target but it's a little pricey.  You can put the carrier in the back or the front of the stroller which I thought was pretty cool.  Another item that Bert and I were looking for this past week was a minivan!  We want one with low miles, cheap, and has fold away seats.  As I said before we are just looking we are not ready to buy we just wanted to see what was out there.  I actually found that I like shopping at carmaxx, they dont' bug you to death there and that is so awesome compared to everywhere else.  I really want  a mininvan because I need some SPACE!  I love being close to my family but geese.  I tried putting the carseat in next to Ava's carseat and it is a tight squeeze in my car.  Heaven help us if we want to go on a weekend trip! We made a stop at Sam's this morning for some diapers and wipes.  It's never a good thing when we start to change Ava and realize we are out of diapers.  This happens alot and you think we would keep better track but we don't.  Thank goodness there was one left in her diaper bag.  We stopped by one of my favorite stores on the way home from Sam's and picked up an outfit for Ava and baby #2 (I swear we will agree on a name soon.)

 

Lagoon Mist

 

Tonight we are going to watch the Uof L game at my parents house even though they are out of town, and since the game is at 9:00 we are going to put Ava down before the game and spend the night at my parent's house.  I am going to pretend it's a vacation. 

Tomorrow is a very exciting day for Ava and I!  We are going to a baby shower together.  Ava's dress is all ready to go.  I will be posting some pictures of the shower tomorrow, I am so excited.  I love baby showers, I don't find them boring at all, probably because I love babies!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Helping Mommy make cupcakes

 

She is taking in all the steps to make cupcakes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am a UofL fan but everything we own is UofK, Bert loves this!

 

Penny is our weekend visitor while my parents visit Tommy in NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What A Weekend!

 

 

Ava and Daddy admiring the rhinos

This weekend flew by, they seem to be doing that alot these days.  The weather was incredibly awesome this Saturday so we took Ava to the Zoo.  We had so much fun seeing all the animals and riding the train!  Bert and I have been shopping for Ava's new room but we can't seem to find anything we like.  We need a small dresser or chest of drawers, and nothing is really apealing to us.  I think I might just empty mine out and let her use it since Bert finally cleaned out his closet!!!!!!!  I am so proud of him, I have been asking him to do this since we were first married.  He seems to hang on to stuff for way too long.  In other words he is a pack rat for sure.  He had so many hideous T shirts, velvet pants, and shirts.  I am not kidding they were velvet where he got them I have no clue.  He filled three large trash bags full of stuff yeah!  Hopefully I can put my clothes in the closet now.  It's usually the other way around the girl takes up all the closet space, but not in our house.  He even went through his sock and underwear drawer!!!  This is scary how much this excites me. 

 

Someone please get me a tan!!!!!!

 

In other news Bert and I have been doing a pretty good job saving our money.  Until, something happened..........  our camera broke.  That's right it just stopped working, it would not turn on and the lens would not come out.  Bert and I just told ourselves before this happened we were going to hang on to it as long as we could, and we didn't need a new one.  Well, yesterday we had to purchase a new one, but we didn't go crazy we basically just got the same old camera and this is fine by me.  We really want to save for when the baby comes, and I do not return to work.  We are also checking out homes in St. Matthews and we want to be ready when we find our dream home!

 

 

 

 

Ava checks out the Gorillas

On Saturday Ava turned 16 months old!  I can't believe my little girl is not a baby but a very active toddler.  Hopefully, she will be  a good big sister and not get too jealous.  I think she will be fine, it will probably just take some getting use to at first.  Speaking of the baby we still do not have a name just yet, we are getting close and have narrowed it down to three or four possibilities.  I am getting very anxious to meet my son.  I can't wait to see what he looks like, and what his disposition will be.  Sometimes I think he will look just like Ava, and then I think maybe he will have green eyes and lighter hair like me.  I have washed all his clothes and got out all of Ava's neutral newborn items.  I am so ready for his arrival.  I am getting the nesting feeling where I want everything to be perfect and ready even though I have about 13 weeks left.  We schedule the birthday the 19th!

 

Ava is ready for the train ride

 

Ava got a little nervous in the tunnel part of the train ride

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pointing to the Lemurs

 

It was a little windy, but beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yummy Moes!

 

Delicious Lemonade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enough pictures Mommy I'm eating my chicken Taco!

 

Daddy enjoying his chicken nachos