group therapy

we had another great weekend :)

mema came down to stay with us, and got some one on one time with nola while we took avery to see james and brian! we ate some fantastic "gumbolaya", spent time with fantastic friends, and let avery play with all the fantastic things in their place (including a tennis ball, ramp, toy giraffe and lots of cool musical instruments!) :) thanks again for the dinner and company!

(please note the chocolate candy james is holding...it was the bribery needed to get avery to take this picture :) it was almost bedtime, so she was fading fast...)

tonight we went out to eat with grammy and gramps to celebrate zane's certification! it's been a long and weird road trying to get nh credentials and paperwork transfered down here, but it's done and we're so proud :)

(i'm assuming avery had food in her mouth? not sure where the enlarged cheek came from ;))

i really need to get back into writing more frequently. maybe then the posts wouldn't be as random and jumbled. until then, i'll leave with one last list of updates.

*last night avery was reading a story with zane before bed. she had her stuffed doggy with her and said "i love you, doggy!" unprompted for the first time! later i said "i love you, avery" and waited for her response. it was "i love you, avery". hmph :)

*we now leave her bedroom door open and a light on in the bathroom/hall at night and she's doing really well with going to sleep and staying quiet through the night. yay! tonight when we were leaving her room i heard "na-na, mommy!" :)

*gave nola yogurt the other day and she loved it! i can't think of one food we've given her that she hasn't liked. (i will say that green beans are not in her diet right now though...the last few times she's eaten them, she's been super cranky and uncomfortable-acting after.) her favorite foods: squash, carrots, peas+carrots combined, and sweet potato. she really likes bananas, applesauce, pears and peach, but i don't think she likes them better than veggies.

*i hosted a playgroup here last week and even though not many people showed up it was really fun and worthwhile!

*can't remember if i mentioned nola is clapping! and she loves zane's glasses. and giving kisses. and pounding the table/ball/her thighs/etc with her hands.