Her Little Face Shines

At nearly seven weeks old, Ava has become a character. Her facial expressions change almost constantly as she smiles and moves her little eyebrows in all sorts of different postions. Her little eyelashes get longer everyday, and her eyes get darker--we think they will probably be brown, but are still holding out for hazel. Who knows. She is weighing between 10-11 lbs. now but we won't know for sure for about another week and a half when we go the the pediatrician. All we know for certain is that she hasn't been wearing the newborn size of clothes for two weeks, and she is ready for the next size up in diapers.

We haven't totally figured Ava out yet--she is either gassy, which makes her fussy, or she needs to be entertained, and she fusses when she gets bored. My family thinks it is the latter of the two, which would make her like her daddy in that respect--an active little lady.

Ava smiling at her mommy.
Daddy likes to tell Ava that he found his little peanut in an oversized peanut-shell in a peanut-patch.
Ava is very content laying on her mommy--especially after her mommy just got done feeding her.

Halloween

On Halloween, we took Ava to downtown Huntington Beach (Main Street) for the annual halloween street celebration. We met up with Giselle's brother Adrian, sister-in-law, Autumn, and our nephew, Caden, as well as, Giselle's best-friends Donna and Ami, Ami's husband, Pete, and son, Logan. Main Street was loaded with families and kids dressed up for halloween and trick-or-treating at the shops, bars, and restaurants. There were also fireman, police officers, and lifeguards, with their vehicles, handing out candy to the kids. When Giselle had told me that we were going downtown for Halloween, I had figured we would be spending our night dodging the drunk bar patrons that frequent the 15+ bars that dot the 1/4-mile stretch. I was relieved to see a large crowd of families, inflatable slides and activities, and the presence of our local police and fire departments.

The Miss Lady asleep in her carrier as we head out for the evening.
Giselle stops for a picture with the sleeping little peanut.
Adrian, Autumn and Caden Leroux.

Caden was dressed up like a dragonfly for halloween.
Obviously Superman's only weakness isn't kryptonite--it is also "binky"!

Logan and his Superman costume on Halloween.

...and the smelly dog.

Mommy and Ava laying in bed.
The Mr. Bugs demands his affirmation.
Daddy and his peanut. Ava is getting bigger (naturally). She is approximately 10lbs right now and alot of her little "sleep sacks" aren't long enough to fit her anymore.
"Daddy having fun.