Updated Pics

Lots to report in the past couple weeks. Avery learned to clap at herself, others and especially at the end of songs. She also learned how to roll from her back to her side to her stomach and then scrunch herself up on her knees and sit up (this all happens in lightening speed). She sits herself up in the crib and then cries b/c she doesn't know what to do from there. So Scott and I have been spending an enormous amount of time putting her back down. She's also learning to say Dada. She says a lot of variations of Dada, Adad, Agad, Dad, Gad, Gada, Dadada, etc, but they are all very fun sounds to hear from her pretty voice.
Look at me clapping for myself!


Here's a pic Gramps took in Cincinnati - the Berge cousins and Avery together (amazing that baby Lila and Avery are less than 7 months apart and will be the same grade!).

Avery and I went into the city and bought her a bunch of new things for the fall and winter. Instead of going to sleep we had a little fashion show for Daddy when he got home. Here's Avery's new boots for the winter (she's of course clapping for them and for the picture).

This is a hat Grandma bought last year for Avery but we saved it for this upcoming winter when it would fit just right. Unfortunately for Avery the mittens are still attached to the hat as well as the price tag.

Daddy likes to give Avery odd knick knacks from his dresser drawers to play with... looks like she's ready for the NYC marathon.

A happy girl surrounded by two of her favorite toys - her farmhouse from Marmel and her fishbowl from Grandma and Grandpa!


So this weekend we went to the Art Under the Bridge Festival. It seems like yesterday that we blogged about the festival last year with my parents. I was pregnant at the time and it was a lot of work walking around all day. This year it was icky and rainy, so Scott carried Avery in the baby carrier so she could get an up close and personal view at all of the artwork. She loved the walk to DUMBO but got a little wet.

ahhh... finally we are here :)

but why are you making me look at sasquatch's brains???



This view last year was gorgeous... maybe some other time.


At a video installation in a dark bar, nice to sit down and take a break.