A Big Milestone and a Little Scare

So I think we can make it official--->lil'bub is saying "ma-ma"! Last week we thought that we might have heard something like it. Then this past weekend we could have sworn we heard a little "ma" mixed in with the "na-na" and "ba-ba". But these past couple of days she is MOST definitely saying it. And we have it documented! Here is a little video from earlier when the munchkin was letting me cuddle with her, and we just kept practicing.

OK well those first sounds are definitely ma-ma's but the ones at the end might be more like n's! We are just so proud that she's already gotten these consonants down after everything her little brain has been through! And you can see what a great little snugglebunny she can be :) I love how she is studying and grabbing my mouth--you can just see her little wheels turning.

SOOOO, on a completely different topic, Bub the hub had a little scare today at work. Here's how it went down....

I am in the middle of trying to convince Avery how fun it is to watch mommy do laundry when the phone rings. I pick her up and run across the house to get the phone. Bub the hub is on the other line and he sounds a little rattled. He asks me if I am near my computer. I say no, and he says, "I need you to look at this photo, it's freakin me out." I immediately assume he's talking about something in the news, so I am not really that concerned. I grab the laptop and try to access the internet while my munchkin is pounding on the keys. (sidebar: she always manages to access some random program/file that I have never seen before and could not find myself on the computer in a million years. it's uncanny. anyhoo) But Bub is like, "it's that photo of Avery in the pool." What? What is he talking about? He sounds so nervous, it's making me nervous. I am all the sudden expecting there to be like this boogeyman peeking out of the bushes behind the pool. So he tells me what photo to look at and I open it up AND SEE THIS. Let me help you see by zooming:

Wow. ok. That looks kind of real...but wouldn't I have noticed it? I mean it's a pretty good size. While I'm debating in my head, my husband is on the other line and I can hear him hyperventilating a bit. I almost started to giggle, but caught myself. Bub the hub laughs at cockroaches, stomps on spiders, and thinks I shouldn't squeal at rats, but SNAKES are like his superphobia. We can't exactly pinpoint any traumatic childhood experiences (for me, it was just seeing that snakepit in Indiana Jones) but he really REALLY HATES SNAKES. He is a good 20 miles and almost a week away from the one in this photo, and his skin is still crawling.

But no worries, I checked with my friend Laurie, and this is in fact a styrofoam snake, placed there I believe by one of her younger brothers to freak people out. Well done I must say. Made for a fun Monday.

I'll have Fourth of July photos tomorrow if my brother remembers to send them HINT HINT.

Indepedence Day

Hey y'all!

Lil'bub started celebrating early...
happy red, white and blue!!

Swim Day!

Last week lil'bub and I had a swim day with my lovely friend Laurie and her sweet daughter Leila, who shares a birthday with me and is about to be one year old! We can't quite believe how fast these girls grow. It does not seem so long ago that I was thinking how sweet Laurie was for having a baby for my birthday--she's just a good friend like that.

I think Avery really enjoys having little baby friends to watch and play with in the pool. She does not really enjoy, however, having the sunscreen slathered on-- but it's a must, especially in this terrible heat. We use this Banana Boat spray stuff that has organic ingredients and smells so good...here is Avery all sunscreened up and ready to go. We decided to try out a different swim suit! This is an adorable cherry one from Target that her daddy picked out.

Avery was happy and giggling from the minute we got in! We did some splashing. We did some bouncing. We did some spinning too, but that made us kind of dizzy, so we decided to stick with kicking on our tummy:

At first she was a little unsure about this kicking thing..
notice her momma wore a new pink swim skirt
that matched lil'bub, of course.

Then she was kicking like a pro! Some squealing involved too.

They also had this fun flower floatie. At first she did NOT
want to be separated from my hands, but as soon as she
got used to it, it was all smiles :) This is when she first
noticed Laurie pointing the camera her way....

and so she made her best swimbaby pose.
I was crackin' up!

Next time we will get some photos with Leila and Laurie too. Here's a good photo of Leila from awhile ago. She is Avery's bestest girlfriend!

isn't she a doll!?

We hope to have many more swim dates in the future! I have even started working on Bub the hub about buying a house with a pool. So far I've gotten a glazed look and then an eye roll. I'll keep working....Happy Fourth everyone!

Hold Your Horses!

Avery is very hard at work on the next blog....
check back soon! :)