6 Weeks Old

My little 6 lb 8 oz baby is getting so big! It seems like Avery has packed on the pounds all of the sudden- mainly in her face and stomach! She is 6 weeks old and has started doing so many new things over the past week or two...

-She has started smiling (not just when she is sleeping or passing gas!). She started smiling at Billy a lot and now shares her smiles with everyone. It is so sweet to watch them, and I can't wait until she is giggling and smiling all of the time!
-She is more interested in her play mat. I used to be lucky if I could get her to lay for a minute or two but now she will stay for about 15 minutes at a time.
-She is reaching for toys above her.

-She will follow people with her eyes and loves looking in mirrors at people or herself.

-She has started to put herself to sleep. I used to have to put her into her swing or bassinet completely asleep but lately I have been able to put her in awake and she will eventually fall asleep.

-She has started grunting A LOT at around 5 am lasting until around 7 or 9am. I think that she is trying to get out some gas or #2's but she stays sleeping as she is grunting. It has made sleeping a little more interesting for Bill and me but hopefully she will grow out of this soon!

I have been so thankful for her sleeping habits lately. Most nights I get a nice 4-5 hour stretch from about 10:30-3:30ish and then another 3 hour stretch until around 6:30. Then she will sleep for about 2 or 3 more hours. I do not feel completely dead to the world like I did the first couple weeks we brought her home.

Here's what we've been up to the past two weeks...

Looking so sweet after bath time

Ready for her first manicure

Her little head is getting so strong!

Her first pair of Nike shoes

Playing on the mat with her friend

Hanging with Gram Z

Avery and Aunt Kelly during her first trip to College Station. She had on her A &M onesie before this was taken but dominated it with poo! This is the second time that she has done that. Could she be telling us something?

Billy's dad, David, has planted a tree for all of the kids at the park by their house. This is Avery's tree being planted!

A particularly bad morning- I was unloading the dishwasher while Avery took a nap and this happened. 5 of our plates were destroyed! I had already started cleaning it up before I took this picture. They didn't fall quite so nicely! Avery woke up right after it happened so the pieces of plates remained on the floor for a few hours.

When Avery is fussy at night, I have found that she likes to have her legs and feet massaged. It calms her down.

Out like a light in her carrier

We have her ultrasound next Tuesday to determine whether or not she has hip dysplasia. Please pray that the ultrasound shows that her hips are fine and that she doesn't have to wear the special harness.