Looks who's talking now

Ava has been saying a few words for awhile now (Mama, Dada, Ball, Papa, Nana etc..). Lately though, She has really started picking up on several more. In the past few days, she has added to her vocabulary: bracelet, Hunter, Maya, Reese, and a few others I'm probably leaving out. I've been working with her on names alot. Some she will say easily, but other she just looks at me and won't even try (She won't attempt your family yet, Alisa.. I'm trying though!)

I also think we are cutting another tooth. She came home from daycare with a temp of 101 Monday. She didn't really have any other symptoms though. We gave her some tylenol and as soon as the fever started coming down she was running around without a care in the world. She has been chewing and drooling a lot more the past few days, and she won't let me get near her mouth. She keeps sticking her finger toward the back of her mouth, so I'm wondering if we are cutting one of those dreaded back teeth? ... I've heard they are rough!

Balls and Big News

First of all, BIG NEWS! We said goodbye to the pacifier this past weekend. Ava has been such a big girl about it. She has gone straight to sleep every night since I took it. No whining, no crying, nothing!!! I was so surprised and relieved. I had been so worried about taking it, because everyone knows how hooked she was. I feel like my baby is officially not a baby anymore!

That was the big news, now for the balls... When we went to Katana's birthday party a couple of weeks ago, there was a small inflatable ball pit there. Ava loved it. So Todd and I decided this past weekend to get her one. It is a Dora castle, with a spiral in the middle that the balls roll down. Ava has been having a blast with it. I have a couple of videos, but blogger hasn't let me upload them so far, so here are a few pictures instead. I will try the video again later.