Ahhhh.....

I'm just laying here relaxing while my Mom is away at yoga. Someone wake me when she's home and ready to feed me. Zzzzzzz.......

Too bad she didn't sleep this soundly the entire time I was gone. Apparently just before see feel asleep in this cute little pose, she was a screaming mess for no apparent reason. At least that is what her Daddy said. I'm not sure this sweet little thing could get that upset...do you?!?!?

Dr Appt and Shots

Today Ava had her 2 month checkup....which is actually her 3 month checkup since there wasn't an appointment available for her until now. Everything checked out well. She is a just over 14lbs which puts her in the 94% for weight and she was 25 1/2 inches long, which is 97%. So she is definitely a big girl. I was really surprised this weekend when I put her in a size 12 month pajama. It was a little big but not as big as it should have been for a 3 month old baby. I'm thinking she will grow up to be a very tall girl.

Ava also had her first round of immunizations. I forgot how hard that is to watch. Ava was very sad after her shots....she had such a sad cry. I felt so sorry for her. But the rest of the day went fairly well. She slept for quite a while, but was really smiley when she woke up. Other than a small fever....she took the shots fairly well.

1st Communion and Baptism

Today was a very special day. Allicia celebrated her First Holy Communion and Ava was Baptised. It was a beautiful service followed by a celebration at our house. We had a house full of all our family and friends. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate so we all had to pack into our house...but it was a great day anyway.

Ava with Father Mahon and her God Parents....Carolyn (and Lionel in heart...we wish you could have been there), Gene and Steph Grover with their son Griffin, and my sister Kathy with her son Owen.

Going to the Circus!

On Friday Allicia had her school concert. The theme of the concert was "Going to the Circus". It was such a cute concert. Allicia's class had to dress like clowns and the other class dresses like animals. Her music teacher always does an amazing job with their performances...they are so fun to watch. Great job Allicia!

Happy Birhday Dave

Yesterday was Dave's birthday, so last night we celebrated by going to a nice supper with our dear friends Carolyn and Lionel. Granted it wasn't a spectacular get-a-way weekend like he surprised me with for my birthday, but that is ok….right??? Oh wait, I almost forgot…last year I did take him to Chicago for his birthday to see Wicked. So I guess that is ok…because every birthday can't be spectacular….can it?!?!? And not to mention this year we have a new baby! Anyway, we went to a new restaurant in Rochester named Pescara located in the Radisson Hotel. It was a great night with amazing food, great conversation, and great friends. Happy Birthday David!

Back to work!

Well yesterday was my first day back at work and Ava's first day with out her mommy (most importantly without her mommy's boobs...sorry I had to write it)! Anyway, it was a big (long) day for both of us, but even harder for Dave's Dad John. Ava spent most of the morning quite upset and inconsolable. When I checked on him mid morning the sounds on the other end of the phone were not good. I felt so bad and gave him a few suggestions....I told him I would call again in a few minutes to see if any of them had worked. When I called him back, things had improved because she had finally cried herself to sleep. Apparently she slept for quite awhile after that and at one point he packed her in car seat to take her to their house to let out the dogs. Once they arrived back at our house, she was still sleeping so well that instead of trying to take her in the house and risk waking this unhappy baby up, he would rather sit in the car with her until she woke up on her own. So the rest of the afternoon, John and Ava sat in the van in our garage...her sleeping and him reading a book. Things you do in desperation! I thought this was too funny! Anyhow...so far I think today is going much better.

BTW....Below are some pictures I posted on the My Charming Kids blog (the one of Ava on Stellan's name gallery and the one of me with a co-worker on the wear orange for Stellan)....today is a big day for Baby Stellan. My heart and prayers go out to him, his family, and the doctors that will be working on him today! God Bless! (sorry Ava's is sideways...it's not like that on my computer and I can't get it to cooperate with me. GRRR)

Ava at 3 Months

Back to work for mommy!

I can't believe how fast the last 12 weeks have gone. On Monday Ava will be 12 weeks old and I have to go back to work. For now Ava will be spending her days at home with Grandparents because we couldn't find a daycare available until September. So for the next couple months Grandpa Freese will watch Ava on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. She will be with my Mom on Wednesdays and Thursdays until June, because Grandpa has to work at the golf course. Then Dave's Mom will take over for my Mom on Wednesdays and Thursdays until September. Thank goodness for great Grandparents, huh?!?

I have mixed feelings about going back. It will be hard to leave my baby, but I miss having adult interaction as well. I do know it will definitely be a challenge trying to balance, work, baby, breastfeeding, and spring sports for Kyle and Allicia. The next couple weeks will be an adjustment trying to figure out our new schedule, that's for sure! It sure would be nice if Ava started to sleep through the night...I'm really hoping that starts to happen soon, but I guess we will see.

Other than that, Ava is really growing fast and starting to get really fun. She is always full of smiles and has even started to giggle...it is so cute. We have tried to get it on video, but every time we get the camera out she stops. I'm hoping to catch it on film soon and will be sure to post it when we do.

BTW...we sure did enjoy the weather this past week. I am so glad we could enjoy it, at least a little bit, before I had to go back to work. Below is Ava in her stroller...we've been going on a lot of walks.

Way to go Kyle!

This week Kyle has been busy in the evenings practicing for Baseball tryouts. Tonight was the big night....and he did it! Kyle made the Majors team! Way to go Kyle! It will be a lot of fun watching him play...his first game will be on May 11.

Happy Easter!

Boy was it a great day! The weather was beautiful, we had great food, and lots of fun hanging out with family and friends at Dave's parents house. The only down fall is that we were missing my sister Joni!

And here is a little contest for you. Below are three pictures of my kids wearing the same bunny outfit. Can you guess who is who??

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Painting Easter Eggs

Lots of Fun

Here I am enjoying my favorite Monday night TV show, Dancing With The Stars, with my girls.

Before Ava was born Kyle went shopping and bought his little sister a Minnesota Vikings outfit (of course) and this bib. Now that Ava is constantly drooling...we've been putting a bib on her during the day. Today she wore the bib Kyle bought here. He's definitely a very proud big brother.

And Finally, here we are tonight making our Easter Egg cakeballs. 80 down 160 left to dip and decorate, but boy are they good!

Worst Haircut Ever!

I took Allicia in to get her haircut the other morning while I was walking the mall. After her haircut I noticed that the haircut didn't look that great, but I really didn't look at it too close. So, we left the mall and headed home. Later in the day after she had moved around and played for awhile, I really noticed how bad the haircut truly was. As you can see from the picture....it is really bad.

There were pieces all of the place that were at least 3 inches longer than the rest of her hair. You might ask how someone could miss these....but she did. Thankfully my sister cuts hair, so she came up and fixed it for us and I called the salon to complain. They were really good about it and refunded my money without even hesitating.

Monkeys in my trees!

So today I'm sitting in the living room and all of a sudden I notice something in the tree outside my window. Ava and I get up to see and this is what we found!














Kyle and his friend Johnny! Boys, boys, boys!! That's all I have to say.

Ava Smiles and My Biggest Sports Fan!

Little Ava is full of smiles these days. Here are a few pictures of our happy little girl.

If you don't already know, Kyle is a sports FREAK! He eats, sleeps, and dreams everything from the Vikings, Twins, ESPN, etc. Anyway, the other day he was searching on AMAZON for football cards when he ran across some shoes he wanted SO bad! He begged and begged and since he really did need new shoes and promised me he would wear them, I let him order them. Well, they arrived yesterday and he was SO excited. As you can see from the picture below, they will coordinate well with handful of Vikings jerseys in his closet.