alabama game weekend reunion

this past weekend we held a reunion of sorts at our house for the alabama/a&m game.  olivers friends/roomies from college and their wives came to spend the weekend with us. and it was SO much fun!!

chloe and potts arrived friday night, and oliver and i had already gone to have mexican food and margaritas.  the 4 of us sat outside and listened to music and had drinks while we watched ava on the baby monitor.  the next day, we started prepping for the rest of the group to arrive with BBQ brisket, bacon wrapped jalapeño quail, queso, and lots of chips.  chloe also made us all some mimosas!  :)

later that day sarah and neil, travis, and carly and grant arrived.  the boys watched the game while the girls chatted, played with the babies, and pumped (well, sarah and i did.)   that night we played cards against humanity and hung out outside.  even though the ags lost terribly, it was such a fun day!

oliver showed off the next morning by making a big breakfast and homemade biscuits and we sent our friends on their way.  such a fun weekend reunion and i cannot wait to do it again!

lots of feeding babies 

reunion! 

sweet baby ben and baby ava! 

playing cards against humanity 

the mommas! 

ava mae: nursery reveal

i had a great time doing miss mae's nursery. (i would say WE had a great time...but lets be honest. oliver let me design it all.  thanks boo!) we painted it light gray and then did the inside of the closet the same mint color that we painted the hall bathroom.  it was a labor of love, as oliver, my sister, melissa, rachael, and others all lended a hand to get the previously DARK BLUE room painted light gray.

oliver added shelving to the nursery closet, and painted those to match the trim in there.  i got the nursery rug from urban outfitters, the dresser/changing table was bought for us by my mom from pier one, and the 8 box basket holder/book shelf was from ikea.  her crib is a jenny lind from target and the rocker is a duttalier purchased by oliver's mom.

i love how everything turned out and it makes me happy to go in there!!  enough talking..enjoy some pics of baby ava's nursery!

ava mae: two months

my little squish is two months old!!  i cannot believe its already been two months with this sweet girl.  as much as it seems like just yesterday she was born, it also seems like she's been in our lives forever.

at two months, miss mae is 11lbs 7 oz (60th percentile) and 22 3/4 inches long (50th percentile).  she just had her two month shots yesterday which SUCKED.  she is not a big crier, and she screamed so loud when they gave her the shots.  it was heartbreaking. :(

she is an amazing sleeper, and we have a bedtime routine of bath, nighttime lotion, jammies, and a "daddy bottle" (oliver giving her pumped milk), then swaddle. with all this she usually goes to bed around 9-10 and sleeps til about 4-5.  great sleeper!

she is still getting only breastmilk, both straight from the tap and also from pumped bottles.  she has no issue switching back and forth, but she does seem to prefer straight from momma.  i am going to try to go as long as we can, so we will see how it goes pumping at work.

she is starting to really show her personality.  she doesn't cry much, but she does make her preferences known by grunting or fussing a little when she's not happy about something.  she is definitely happiest when someone is talking to her and smiling at her, and you will get smiles and coos when you pay her attention.  she likes her swing and chair that have little animals hanging down--she can stare at them for a long time, happy and content.

she's definitely a baby who likes to go go go.  i like to get out of the house every day and she is perfectly happy to run around town with me.  she likes the car and likes to just take it all in.  in fact, she does better at restaurants and just being out and about than she does at home.  i think she gets bored with the same scenery all the time.  same for going in the backyard--when she's out there, she's perfectly happy.

she's still not a great day napper. her naps are inconsistent and sporadic, and don't last very long.  since she sleeps so well at night though, i really don't mind.  and typically she can sit and kind of have 'quiet time' happily, so i still can get things done.

she's already had one overnight stay without momma and daddy, and she did great!!  my parents kept her while oliver and i went to a wedding in ft. worth and she was an angel for them.  slept and ate great, and they really enjoyed having her.  my mom, of course, texted me the whole time.  :)  she is about to go to her first aggie football game this weekend too!

i go back to work soon so i am really trying to just soak up these last days with my sweet girl. i know once work starts this little bubble of just me and her all day won't ever be the same.  i love our little routines during the day and love getting to hang out with her all the time.  its going to be very sad when i go back.

we love our sweet girl and are so happy we have her!