The Outlaws

The evening of my last post, Avery's umbilical cord finally came off. We were so excited to give him his first bath. However, Avery did not share our enthusiasm. As you can see from the picture, he pretty much hated it. Hopefully this is something he will learn to enjoy. We also started our "tummy time." Avery's father and I are so impressed with how he can lift his head and turn from side to side.

On Friday, my outlaws... um, I mean inlaws, came to town. Grandma KK, Grandpa Ray and Aunt Leighlo were so excited to see our little man. Leighlo brought about a truckload full of goodies for Avery - including the most adorable pair of chocolate brown Uggs.


I feel a little bad because it seems as though Avery is going through a growth spurt and is spending about 80% of the day attached to my chest. That has left limited time for the family to cuddle with him.

Saturday, Joel and Laura came to visit. They brought us the most adorable Arsenal outfit. Pat was beside himself (it's his favourite soccer team). We can not wait to see Avery kicking around the ball wearing his new uniform. Aunt Michele, Uncle Jerry and cousin Truman came over for a visit as well. We went down to High Park and had fun in the playground where Truman fixed us hamburgers made out of sand.

Yesterday we took a road trip to Ajax for a family BBQ. What chaos at my parents house! Truman was, of course, showing off for the O'Brien's, specifically Leigh (I think he's got a bit of a crush on her actually). It was a fabulous meal and before we knew it, it was 9pm which is normally the time we put Avery down for the night. It didn't matter not getting him to bed on time, since he ended up waking every two hours to eat.

We are so anxious to see how much he weighs when we take him to the doctor on Wednesday. We wouldn't be surprised if he tips the scales at 8lbs based on his feeding over the last week.