Sorry it has been awhile since our last post....life is so busy.
Ava keeps us on our toes, she is super busy all the time and has been sick off and on since surgery. Her little immune system just isn't up to par to keep her free of bugs. She is going to a mommy's day out program (kind of like a daycare/headstart) on Monday and Tuesday and seems to be loving the interaction with the other babies. There are only 4 kids in her class so it is very small and intimate and we think she is learning valuable social skills already. She is now running all over the house and is into everything. She loves to pull the DVD/VHS cases down off the shelves and taking every movie out of the case. We are to the point now that we just leave them laying all over the house because if we clean them up then she will have them back down in 2 seconds flat. Her vocabulary is expanding more and more everyday. Her favorite is still "Hi" with her sweet high pitched voice. She also says..."What's hat" (What's that), an occasional "love you", "No" (while pointing her little finger), "Yeah", "Dada", "Nana", "Naanaa" (trying to say grandma), rarely says mama, "Gigi" (this is another favorite, it is our Great Dane's name and she thinks that everything that walks on all fours is a Gigi), "cat", "huh"....I'm sure there are a few more but that is all I could think of at this point.
Brennan is growing so fast. He is finishing up his fall baseball season. They have lost every game but he has had a pretty good attitude about it which is somewhat surprising. He loves to pitch and gets to for a least one inning in every game. He is so good for his age (if I do say so myself :)) and I think his future will be bright in the sport category. He is doing excellent in school, just brought home his report card and there are all As. He will start basketball in a few weeks which will last until Februaryish and then spring baseball will start again. Jerome is coaching his baseball team this fall and he will also be coaching his basketball team this winter. Brennan really seems to enjoy that time with him. He is learning more and more everyday that his little sister isn't just a cute little baby anymore that just sits there. She is into all of his stuff and he becomes quite annoyed at her. We are now locking his door to keep her out of this room because she knows how to open the doors.
Jerome is working full-time managing the gym. He loves what he does...he is such a people person. Other than that he stays busy with Brennan's practices and games.
I am still teaching full-time. It is a whole other world from private practice. It is so rewarding but at the same time stressful and exhausting. By the time the weekend gets here Jerome and I are so tired we end up staying home and laying on the coach all day catching up on our shows we missed during the week. The weekends have been so nice here that we have been outside quite a bit on Saturday and Sunday. The boys love to play anything out back and Ava and I will go in the front so she can play in the driveway...she loves the little pebbles and getting the stuff out of the garage to sweep the driveway.
Well...I think that is a pretty much sums it up on our end...hope you all are well!
Ava & her Aunt Sam
