Just Hangin' Out

Just Hangin' Out, originally uploaded by Ava's Antics.

In a little over a week Ava went from rolling half-way over to a full-fledged 360 degree triple lutz with a quarter turn (ok, so maybe she's working up to that). One night this past week Doni was home with Ava while I was on call, so Ava was on the living room floor and Doni was making something for dinner. After just a few moments, Doni realized that she could hear Ava, but that she was no longer where she had left her. Ava had barrel-rolled up against our coffee table and was not content with the fact that it wouldn't move out of her way. Sparky got nervous because he knew she wasn't happy, but since he has no opposable thumbs there was little he could do to help.

Ava has been employing new tactics in her attempts to use me to get what she wants. She is especially adept at this in the mornings. First thing in the morning, as soon as she wakes up, she gets her biggest smile of the day and is so tickled pink that she can hardly stand it to see you. Or so it seems..... The moment you pick her up she completely ignores you due to her accomplishing her goal - getting out of bed. She seems to have a phobia of looking directly at anyone closer than 24 inches from her face. Regardless, she can feel free to use me whenever she wants.

She is now up to 2... COUNT 'EM.... TWO teeth! For our multicultural readers, that's one more than UNO. She's on course to have a complete set of adult teeth by 24 months and her first set of dentures by age seven.