And now on to the little one - Anderson, Avinn, Avinn-ator, the midget, monster...
Anderson Vinncent came to us at a time our family needed a miracle most! I like to think he saved us. :-) Boy, I just don't know where we would be without him. It's hard enough to want a child as much as we wanted him (and his sister), but to be unsuccessful at it over and over and over again, well, it takes its toll. But, here he is!! Bringing more joy and love into our lives than we ever thought imaginable. We always tease that his sister has a "peanut gallery" face when she cries. Avinn is just the opposite, he has the biggest, happiest smile we have ever seen. This child can light up any mood with one of his smiles. Everyone comments on what a good baby he is and they are right! He is such a great baby!! He is happy all the time! And his baby blues will melt you to the core!
Avinn has had some minor health problems in his young life. Mostly respiratory related. We have been on nebulizer treatments, steroids and various other meds trying to get the little guy healthy. I'm thankful to say, we have finally achieved that! We went to the doc this week and he got a clean bill of health! Praise the Lord!
One of Avinn's favorite things to do is his new found talent of CRAWLING! He just learned to crawl this week and he shows off this new skill whenever he can. Oh the joys of child-proofing are among us again! This boy can boogie! He is also getting pretty good at pulling himself up on things. I'm sure he is going to be standing and walking before we know it.
As my friend Jill would say, Avinn is a "super-taster". haha! He is so particular about his food. Every meal is a struggle with him. He will make the funniest faces when you try to feed him anything he thinks he won't like. He will clam up and refuse to open that little mouth! What a stinker! I think we are going to have to move on to bigger and better things than that crappy jar stuff - table food is the next big step!! :-)
Aside from his normal favorite activity of stringing all of his toys out all over the living room, this guy loves to sing and read. He gets so excited when you get a book out. His favorites are, This is My Dance (boom pa-pa), Animal Friends (touch and feel book), and anything his sister will read him. Along with his love of reading, he adores singing and any kind of "music" he can make. I swear he is going to be a drummer. You start singing and he will grab the closest thing and start banging it on anything that will make a sound. He also LOVES to hear his daddy whistle.
One of Avinn's favorite toys is the Jumperoo. He can jump with the best of them. I was just noticing today that he was jumping so lively that he jumped right out of his socks. haha! He gets so excited and gets that thing going so fast and high. Then he'll stop and look at you with this huge grin - "aren't you proud of me?"!! :-) I wonder if one of these times he's going to jump so hard and so high he's gonna fly out of that thing!
Avinn is a wonderful baby with a lively, happy spirit! He brings joy to his entire family. Watching him grow is going to be one of the best times of our lives! I can't wait to see where this little guy's zest for life is going to take him! It'll be an adventure I can't wait to be a part of!
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