Thursday, December 11, 2008

A Christmas Miracle...


Okay... so the first random blog post to update everyone: Avery has hit the magical 7lb. mark! It's absolutely ridiculous to think that babies come out that size and bigger every day! She seems so huge to us... but, that's probably because she's more than tripled her pint-sized birthweight! She's 20 inches long...and her head is about....umm....baby-head size (we don't remember ;) ) ... She's still off the charts when it comes to percentile... but she's catching up. Her length and head size are right on track... but her weight isn't catching up as fast as the doc would like....so we're back to the 24/cal milk to see if we can bulk the little lady up. She doesn't quite get that the holiday season is all about packing on the pounds and over-indulging...

She's more and more aware and awake each day. She'll lay in our arms or on the floor and move her arms and legs and fingers and toes and basically every muscle she can control. It's kinda like a symphony during warm-ups... she'll get everything doing the right part soon :) She'll randomly smile every so often, and she'll get on a little spurt of talking... so it's a lot of fun for us. She loves the lights... and will stare up at them as if waiting for the mother-ship to come beam her back up ... kinda weird ;) ...but it's really cute when she stares up at the Christmas lights.


So, that's a start for now... I'll update more as things come to mind... I might actually add something about me and Steph here and there... you're welcome to skim those paragraphs, and skip right to the baby stuff... or like Steph does, skip the writing stuff, and head right for the pics... lol... 

6 comments:

Linds Forrest said...

She is so beautiful!! I love the top picture of you two, very attractive! I am glad all is going better and that you are able to enjoy this season! Much Love and Best Wishes - Lindsey

Katie said...

7 lbs! Go Avery! I am so glad that you have your healthy, beautiful daughter with you this Christmas! She is a doll.

Erin said...

She is so beautiful! And still so tiny. Kenley is over 9 lbs now, I think... She is quite the chunk. No neck to speak of!

Mary Anne said...

okay that first picture is so crazy. i'm still trying to figure it out. wow. i mean that's amazing. glad she is doing well and growing strong! she's so cute!

Jordan & Heather Wong said...

she is growing so fast!! we.re so excited shes 7lbs!! thats soo good!! shes soo adorable

Waggoner Family said...

She is beautiful and I am so glad she is doing so well. She is a Christmas Miracle. Can't wait to see more pics!