Avery is growing up!

Our babe is growing! She's trying all sorts of exciting things, like rolling over and eating solid foods (see below)! She started rolling just a few weeks ago, and is getting pretty good at it. She can now roll from tummy to back and from back to tummy, but not always when she wants to. It's a little unpredictable, but when Bryndon lured her with his shiny watch (which she's obsessed with), she made an extra effort and rolled toward it! It's fun to see her learning so many new things!

 My mom made this beautiful hat for her, which doesn't fit quite yet, but that noggin is growing!

 

Avery wanted to get in the picture of the totally cool and cute and fun cupcake platter (which is currently being used as a fruit platter for lack of cupcakes) that Aunt Kari and Uncle Jake made for our family for Christmas!

 Happy girl! She's wearing the cute "Just Chillin'" onesie her Aunt Elisabeth gave her. She likes wearing blue, even though this is one of the only articles of clothing she has in that color!

FIRST SOLID FOOD!!! (If you can call watery rice cereal a solid...) This was so fun! We started her on it just a few days ago. She's 5 months old now, so we figure it's a good time to begin. If you see a kind of concerned look on her face, that's the face she makes (and even more dramatic) with the first bite every time we feed her. She has to remember that it tastes different than mommy's milk. :)

She is really starting to like it! The first few times she'd hold her jaw tightly together, just allowing a piece of her tongue to stick out when we'd try to put a spoon in her mouth. But now she's getting to be a pro! Look at the happiness on her face! :)

I love this face. Check out those huge round eyes. I wonder who she gets that from...

Naked baby in the bath! (Still being as modest as possible.) What a little lady.

She loves spending time with her daddy.