Keim Party of Three

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Avery's Infectious Laughter

All because Daddy is slapping the sides of her Bumbo seat!

A Saturday drive up to Fort Dobbs Historic Site...a huge disappointment...took a total of 10 minutes to see. As you can see...Avery seemed to think it was the greatest thing ever, though...all that Daddy needed to see to think she will be as into history as he is.

Sleeping like a princess in Mommy and Daddy's bed.

Loving bathtub toys...this was one of her last few baths in the whale over the kitchen sink...Mommy and the floor were getting way too wet from someone who likes to splash vigorously.

Friday Jan. 29th...this is what my daughter thinks of snow and I tend to agree!...just kidding, I was actually a little excited for our snowfall and as soon as she woke up from a nap I took her outside.

Later Friday evening after we had gone to Pizza Hut and to the mall...we literally had the mall to ourselves!

Mesmerized by the fire Saturday morning...her own personal entertainment system.

You can't sit back in the swing because you just might fall asleep!

Yes, that would be a cookie in Avery's hands. She liked licking it but never actually took a bite.

Avery is very into her toys right now. She loves the ring stacker, her socks, a musical giraffe, and the shape sorter...mostly just to shake. It's hard to believe that I took her 4 month pictures in this outfit as a dress and that her first pair of jeans are rapidly becoming high waters. Notice the cute green shoes that Grandma Sue bought way back in September...yes, those size 2's finally fit!

Adoption Status: FINAL!

On the airplane ride from Charlotte to St. Louis.

We had an empty seat in our aisle so Avery got her own seat to sleep on. She fell asleep right before take-off and woke up as we descending into St. Louis...a great first flight!

Hanging out in the hotel room...waiting for Daddy to bring back pizza!

We had accumulated so many points during our July stay in St. Louis that we had enough to cash in for a free night. Then when we got there we found out that we had been upgraded to a two-bedroom suite...the biggest room in the hotel! So not only did Avery have her own bed, she had her own bedroom!

Yay! As of January 20, 2010, Avery's adoption is final! It was adoption day at the Family Court so we got to see 3 other babies around Avery's age who were also having their adoptions finalized. One little boy looked like he could be Avery's brother...same color hair and huge cheeks!

Our St. Louis "team"....social worker and lawyer

Last view of the Arch...maybe forever. :-)

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Six Months Old!

Sitting all by herself...for a few seconds anyway.

Cutest behind ever!

Avery is making a lot of funny faces as she has discovered her tongue and is teething.

Attacking her doll.

Relaxing at the table.

We say this at every "monthly milestone, " but it's hard to believe that Avery is six months already...half a year! Here are some things Avery is doing at six months:

*Smiling and giggling, as usual

*Rolling over once in a while...first time was Dec. 4th, but since then she has rolled exactly 6 times...that big belly...

*Holds her own bottle

*Resisting naptime...afraid she'll miss something

*Eating some solids...cereal, carrots, sweet potatoes, and peas. She's not as much of a fan of solids as we thought she'd be...we've tried bananas and applesauce but they actually made her gag! I have found that she opens her mouth a lot bigger when she has one hand on the spoon.

*Sitting up on her own for a few seconds but still prefers the support of the Boppy.

*Beginning to hold her arms out when she wants to be picked up

*Dancing with Daddy to "Dancing Queen"

*and GROWING, GROWING, GROWING!

We fly to St. Louis this week to finalize her adoption! We love our baby girl so much and can't imagine life without her!

HAPPY HALF-BIRTHDAY, AVERY!

Jan. 15th- Enjoying a Spring-Like Day

Avery and I set out for a walk when I got home from school so we could enjoy the 60 degree day. She was asleep by the time we got to the park but being the mean mommy that I am, I woke her up.

This is how you RELAX in a swing!

Early January

Jan. 3rd.

Playing on the quilt Grandma Sue made.

Mid-squeal

Hatcher's 5th birthday party...awesome dragon cake made by Shelly.

Yes, I'm talented! I can eat and potty at the same time!

Happy New Year

Shawn's dad, brother, and two kids drove down on New Year's eve. Sadly, we didn't make it to midnight. On New Year's day we went to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. It was a little cool and rainy but we pretty much had the zoo to ourselves.