Up north on Higgins lake and lake Michigan!

When Ava gets her hair wet it fro's out into a bunch of tight little curls! She doesn't even look like the same baby! She had just gotton out of the bath at the lake house!


I love her baby blues! That fro just makes me laugh!I wish they made baby hair products, I would put gel in her hair to make the curls stick! As soon as her hair is dry it straightens right out.

This is Wayne and I with Ava on lake Michigan!

This is the lake house on Higgins lake! The VanNorman's are so lucky we all have this house to share. The kids will have such great memories here!

I LOVE these 2 pictures. Ava is so beautiful I thank God every day that he gave me such a beautiful gift! She looks so cute, those are her new tennis shoes mommy bought her! I looked forever for them!

Beautiful poem

My precious little Ava, I have loved you from the start.You are a tiny miracle Laying closely to my heart. Each day I felt your presence, Each day you quickly grew, Each day your heart beat softly, As only I knew. So, I'll keep this in a special place And remember each year through, Of the special time in my life In the months I carried you.

Some more cute pics!

Ava was with her Grandma "V" and my good friend Joanie tonight, they were enjoying Ava. She was smiling and talking back it was very cute! Ava is 8 weeks old. She started to smile and talk back 2 weeks ago!

This video was taken the first of Septmeber, Ava loves rockin out with her daddy! Wayne is a drumer and has a band. Nedless to say, they share the same passion for music. She LOVES listening to music with her dad on the computer. They do it every day for at least an hour. she loves Phil Collins. Watch the end of the video when she leans back and looks up at her daddy! It's sooooo freakin cute! I hope you enjoy this one as well!

Back to work

Well, I finished my first week of work. Now I am on my second. It was a hard week for me. I hated leaving my daughter but she is in great hands. My mother is watching her. I couldn't have asked for anyone better and more qualified than her. I know that Ava will learn so much and have tons of fun with my mom. I was worried for a while because we didn't have anyone to watch Ava. Wayne's dad was supposed to but has had to work to keep up on the bills. We all know how the economy is now a days and I know how it is to live paycheck to paycheck barely getting by. My mother had started a new job and lucky for me she didn't like it! She quit so she could watch Ava! I thank God for my mother every day.

The First day back to work I had a meeting before I could even get setteled in! They gave me a 4% raise. I couldn't believe it! leaving Ava was hard but I know that I have to work to be able to provide for her. My mom said Ava had a rough week without me. Ava knew that I wasn't there and was very cranky. She'd call out and cry for no reason. My mom said at one point it sounded like she was crying out "MOM!" Awwwww! I don;t think I've ever felt so good and so bad at the same time before! I hope this week is better for her. I left earlier and got to spend a little bonding time with her before heading off to work. I did it on Friday and now today Monday. Brandon my brother is also there with her in the mornings. he said that Friday she was a perfect angel. I think it was because I spent time with her before I left.

I will post some more pics of Ava this week. She is getting so big!

Ava today.

I know I haven't gotten a chance until now to update this blog. Taking care of Ava is n all day job! I have to confess that I'm not too good the computer and have had trouble posting. I had to call my sister just now, she had to tell me how to add new posts. I had a big blonde moment!

Today Ava is a little grouchy! She received her 6 week shots the other day and she's been a little on edge ever since! She woke up needing a much needed bath so I had to take off her band aids. Ouch!!! She was not happy. So she's had a rough morning.

The past couple months, well 1 month and 19 days, have been so blessed. I can't believe how beautiful Ava is. She gets more and more beautiful as the days go by. Every day she changes. On Sunday my mom was talking to Ava and Ava wanted so badly to talk back! She was moving her lips but nothing would come out! My mother said "Brooke, it won't be long and she will be talking back!" Well I took Ava to see the VanNorman's and as her grandma talked to her Ava talked back! This was only a few days after my mom said she would! It was so cute. She talked back to my grandma Kilbreath the other night as well! It's so awesome to see your child grow and learn. I know that she will be walking and speaking words soon enough. Time seems to fly by when things are so perfect in your life. I never want these times to end. I do however want just as much want to see Ava in 10, 20 even 30 years from now. To see her all grown up and to think back at these times with such joy. I love her so much and never could of imagined mother hood could feel this way. I think I cry every day at the cute new things Ava does. The other day she gave me kisses and kept turning her little head around to give me more. It went on for about 20 minutes. I savored every moment of it!

Updated pics on Ava!

Ava's 1 month pictures! We love all of them. It was so hard to choose which ones we wanted! So we bought a 300.00 package and got the cd of them with it! Now we can all of them! I hope you all like the pictures! We had so much fun. Ava was good the whole time except when she got hungry. She's such a daddy's girl she wanted her dad the whole time! I'm glad that she's in love with her dad. I wouldn't want it any other way! I hope she can grow up to trust and confide in him like I do mine. My dad Kim is the best thing that could of ever happened to me. He taught me so much. I can only hope that Wayne walks in the footsteps of my father as well as his dad's in raising his daughter!