Monkey Toes

Well, I'm not going to mention any names, but one of us has some little monkey toes! Ava has learned that she can use her toes to grip things, move things, and remove things. She's such a strong little bugger--so when she has her toes gripped around something (in conjunction with her hands), her feet can literally pull things off her playmat and off her pram. It is so funny to watch her play using her toes and even more amazing to watch how strong she is. Matt and I aren't sure if her baby strength is normal or not because she can do some pretty spectacular things with her little body. Matt and I are guessing that maybe she'll be a gymnast, a trapeze artist, a champion tug-of-war player, or something that incorporates using both hands and feet at the same time.

When we go anywhere in her pram, this is what her new fun thing to do is...

...that's right, folks--she likes to put her feet up in the air and show Mommy and Daddy her bum. Most people only see 2 little feet popping out the top of the pram, so we're the only ones who get the derriere view. When her legs get tired (or all the blood has rushed down from her feet and toes), she brings them down to rest on the pram's handle bar--then she proceeds to try to kick the toys off the handle bar. She's in constant motion, so sorry if some of the pictures are blurry--it's her in motion!

Ava's still such a wonderful baby. She's still teething (the poor love), so our sleep has been a bit scarce, but we're hoping that she'll get through it soon. We can actually feel the sharp tips of her teeth poking through her gums, so the teeth should be breaking through completely sometime in the coming weeks. Her teething has been a bit strange though, as her gums have never gotten swollen or blistered (which is what we were expecting). Maybe it just hasn't happened yet and we're in for major blisters and swollen gums! I'm just ready for Ava to get back to her normal sleep schedule of her long stretch being between 7-10 hours and then her short stretch of another 3 hours. She's waking up about every 3 hours and I've quickly forgotten how tiring those first few months of her life were. I'm tired and should be napping right now, but there are so many things I need to catch up on around the house and online. I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I pray each night that the light gets closer! I don't know how people with multiple children do it!