September!

September has been a month of firsts. The school year started and I had my first day at work.

Here is Avery at the staff retreat hanging out with little Luke Shoch. Believe it or not he's only 2 months older than Avery. Love the arm rolls. Avery is clearly in awe of his size. Apparently she was a little jealous too because she has since gained a couple rolls.

Here we are on my first day of work. I was really sad to be leaving Avery. She has coped with it a lot better than I have. She loves her babysitter Ellen and often doesn't even notice I've come to pick her up because she's having so much fun. Plus she has a new friend, Ellen's son Malachi. Malachi is 3 months older than Avery and has been teaching her plenty of new tricks. The latest is screaming when she's happy. Glorious.

Another first! Avery started solids this month! It was hilarious watching her try to figure out what to do with this new stuff in her mouth. At first she just let the rice cereal drip out of her mouth. She's figured it out now though and has moved on from just rice cereal to carrots and sweet potatoes. Next on the menu is peas!Avery also found her toes for the first time this month. Apparently that's a big developmental milestone. She'll lay on her back forever just sucking on her toes. Adorable!And here's nothing new... just another adorable picture of our baby girl and her daddy. A perfect pair. :)