11 Weeks

We look kind of 3D in these pictures. Ava really enjoys talking about the new baby, and she likes to tell people that she has a baby in her belly. She asks people if they want to see it.

I took her to see her first movie a couple of weeks ago - Kung Fu Panda. I knew it was rated PG but figured it wouldn't be a big deal. I had heard it was a great movie. Well, we made it through about 20 minutes total. Ava did not enjoy the experience very much. If you ask her how she liked it, she will say "I was a little scared." She did not like the dark, she did not like the seats that kept folding up on her, and she did not like the loudness of the movie. She did not like some of the "scary" characters either. All Disney movies have that dark element to them, that scary character. Even "The Little Mermaid" is too intense for young kids. So, hopefully I didn't traumatize her too much with this first experience and she will be open to trying again. This time I will wait until a "G" movie comes out.

We will be going to her first live show this month - The Backyardigans! I think it will be so much fun.

10 Weeks

I am feeling pretty good, although I feel kinda crappy about 50% of the day. As long as I eat constantly and keep my stomach full, I am okay. Ava knows she is having a little baby brother or baby sister, and she knows it is in Mommy's belly. Sometimes she wants to kiss it. We will find out the gender soon enough. I could probably go without finding out, but for Ava's sake we will find out so that we can prepare her for what is to come. I go to my first midwife appointment tommorrow afternoon, and it should be pretty uneventful. She might possibly be able to pick up the heartbeat, which would be really cool. I think with Ava we didn't hear the heartbeat until 13 weeks. Coincidentally, this baby has the same due date as Ava - January 18th. I swear we didn't plan that.

Ava Update

Age: 2 years, 5 months

Favorite Shows: Big World, Sesame Street, Dora & Diego

Favorite Movie: Cars

Favorite Books: Anything having to do with the "Cars" movie, Three Little Pigs, Dora books

Favorite Songs: Wiggles "Friendly Pirate Ship," "Waltzing Matilda," "Hold on Tight" by the Backyardigans, Hannah Montana songs

Favorite Foods: pickles, lollipops, pizza, Kraft mac n cheese, corn, peanut butter and jelly.

Favorite activities: riding her trike, playing in the sand box, swimming

Favorite Place: Busch Gardens or Grandma's house

Recent achievements: potty trained, learned to peddle her trike by herself, finished first round of swim lessons at the Y.

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