Dear Avery,
Last week, Wednesday, celebrated 16 weeks of life. We thank God for you everyday!
Speaking of being thankful, last week was a BIG week for you! A week of several firsts. Much to Uncle Rob’s delight, you helped momma make your first pie. Okay, so you didn’t help and you didn’t eat it… but you were there! It was also your first Thanksgiving! We celebrated by going to Aunt Julie & Uncle Scott’s house. All of momma’s family was there except for your cousins Riley, Michael, and Bethany. You wore your bright pink tutu for the first time. Momma and Aunt Julie schemed and Keagan was wearing her tutu also. You were so cute together! Aunt Julie and I can’t wait until you can play together more. It’s very special to have a cousin your age to grow up with. You are very fortunate! After going to Aunt Julie’s, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Dertien’s. You saw your cousin Landon and his mommy, Aunt Barb, and Uncle Rob there too. You were such a good girl all day!
The next day, you joined a very long standing tradition. We went to choose your first Christmas tree! Papa Cumings came with us too so we could pick a tree for their house too. Momma and Papa have been picking out and cutting down a Christmas tree for as long as I can remember. So now you have joined. Daddy found a big, tall tree to bring home. We think the tree is about eleven feet tall. You seem enamored by the lights and all the sparkle.
This was your role in picking out the tree
Daddy with our tree. Sometimes we call him "Hercules"
You were happy to get out of the car and see all the action
You continue to work on your hand to mouth coordination. You try to put everything in your mouth… you just can’t quite get everything there yet. You started a new type of talking. It’s like you are crying and talking all at once. It’s very fun to listen to. It’s like you have so much to say but can’t get it all out yet.
We love you!
Mommy and Daddy
