Houdini

Avery does not hesitate to let us know when she does not agree with our ideas. She doesn't always agree with us that the house, crib, stroller, or carseat is where she needs to be. However, she typically doesn't protest with cries and screams (unless there is a bright yellow duck involved), she just works quietly at trying to figure out a way out.

Duck...nest?

I guess the Duck bath wasn't a complete waste of money after all.

Mischief

The Little Miss was very naughty this evening, trying to climb up the oven!
She is always finding something new to get into...

Electronics:

Furniture:

More electronics (the camera):

Light switches (she could play with these for hours if I could hold her up long enough):

And of course when she has given up trying to reach for outlets, cell phones, earrings, and computers, she will play with her toys as a last resort.

The only time we really get to relax:

Photo Shoot Sneak Peek Part 2

http://www.richelledantephotography.com/2010/09/02/little-avery-and-the-family-that-adores-her/

Yay!

Duck Bath, Take 2

Tonight Grandma Mel came over and we tried to reintroduce the duck bath.  It has been sitting out for a couple weeks, so we thought maybe Avery would be over her fears by now. We filled it with water, and she saw it, and seemed okay, so then we put her in it.....

There was an initial moment of concern...

Followed by some tears....

Followed by sheer panic...

And topped off with an escape attempt.

So on to plan B... Death to Ducky...(i.e. Duck bath is getting returned to Target).  

Not wanting to deal with any further shenanigans, I decided that

Avery has graduated from the infant bathtub into the "big girl" tub.

I loaded these photos onto the computer and thought,

Hmmm... this happy face looks familiar...

Oh yeah!  Things haven't changed much in the last 30 years...

Avery loves the water just as much as her mom did!

After the traumatizing duck encounter,

Avery was rocked peacefully to sleep by Grandma.

Nighty-night!

Ok....How about now?

I consulted with a friend of mine who also has a blog and basically found out that I have to be the one to configure the settings in order for everyone to receive notifications. OOPS! So I added some emails to the list... Please shoot me an email if I have missed you and you would like to be added to receive notifications of new postings.  Happy day!

Dancing & Chewing

Here are a couple videos I posted from this past weekend.
Dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxdifDVYYLE
Chewing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACd56taKSI 

Enjoy!