Vincent Family Journal: October 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Vaccines: Really that necessary?

So Ava's 4 month birthday was yesterday which means another round of vaccinations. It was oh so much fun the first time that I'm not sure why I wasn't thrilled to do it again. I know I know I have many more times of this so I better get used to it. They did all the measuring and weighing mumbo jumbo before the shots. Good little girl didn't even pee on the scale this time. I was so proud. :) Ava now weighs 16 lbs. and she is 26 1/4" long. The weight is the 93rd percentile and height is the 97th I think. I don't have the paper with me. But anyway, they were all in the nineties.......thats A's right? LOL.

The time of her doctors appointment was her naptime so she was already a little crabby. The doctors office wasn't helping things as we had to wait twice as long as normal to be put in a room, for the nurse to show up and for the doctor to see her. So by the time they started stabbing her she was already crying. Needless to say having four needles poked into her chubby little legs didn't help much and it was all I could do to get her calmed down. She was cranky the rest of the day and had to either be in my arms or right next to me. Poor thing. Luckily its another 2 months before we have to do it again.

We have a trunk or treat party w/ our ward tonight. I wasn't sure we'd be able to go w/ Rob having to work so many hours lately and today being the last day of the fiscal year but it looks like he'll finish up in time. So Ava and I are on a hunt for a costume for her today. I'll be sure to post some pictures. She may end up being an OU cheerleader as we already have that one. Happy Halloween all. Steer clear of any ghouls and goblins you see today!

Monday, October 29, 2007

Time Flies

For those of you who are already moms this will come as no surprise. I continue to be amazed at the things Ava learns and how much she changes in just weeks and even days. She has this pink bouncy chair I put her in when I'm showering or making dinner, etc. It has a play bar w/ a hanging flower and there is a plastic ring hanging from the flower. If you pull on the ring it plays a song. Initially when I put her in the chair I would pull the ring and watch her face light up. She apparently is a fan of the music. A few weeks ago she was in the chair on the floor in the kitchen and I had my back to her making dinner. All of the sudden I hear the music from the flower start playing. I gasped and turned around to see her w/ a shocked expression on her face, her fingers still curled around the plastic ring. Unfortunately my clapping and praising for this new accomplishment was met w/ a pouty lip followed by tears and a flailing arm. She had mastered the art of moving her arms around enough that her hand could accidentally make contact w/ the ring and grab hold but she did not yet possess the ability to let go of the ring. So after the initial surprise of grabbing it wore off she began to scream because she couldn't get her hand to release it. Needless to say, I detached the death grip and placed her hand back in the safety of her lap. This morning I was in the bathroom putting on my makeup and I kept hearing the music coming from the chair behind me where Ava sat entertaining herself. I kept waiting to hear her whine for my help but the whining didn't come so I turned around to watch. I watched as she would awkwardly reach up and get her fingers around the ring, pull it until the music started and then let go so she could kick and bounce in excitement w/ the tunes. The music would stop, her bouncing would stop and once more w/ a look of extreme concentration furrowing her brows she would extend her arm to the ring to make the music start again. This cycle was repeated over and over. I was just thrilled that in the space of a few short weeks shes made such progress. Babies are amazing and oh so much fun! So congratulations to the new master of ring pulling!

Here is a picture of the chair. You can barely see the purple ring in the right hand corner. I had it flipped around the bar so I didn't hit her head putting her in. This picture is from the time when she was merely a spectator of the flower ring pulling!