First Day of Daycare

That dreaded day has arrived. I returned to work today and Avery went to daycare. But actually everything went pretty well. I took Avery to Jennifer's this morning and 30 minutes later tore myself away to go to work. After receiving a standing ovation I sat at my desk and realized...that I left my computer at home! Whoops. Meanwhile, Avery did pretty well at daycare and even took an hour nap by herself which I can rarely get her to do. We are starting out just with half days so the time went by pretty fast. Avery and I actually went back to the office this afternoon as I continued reading the many, many emails that have piled up. Even though she was only at Jennifer's a half day she was really tired afterward and slept through much of the afternoon and evening.

Some pictures of the first two days of daycare:

In other Avery news (that is probably not that interesting for many of you), I had to buy her new socks because her feet were too big for all those little newborn socks. Actually her feet were always too big for most of them. Too bad because they were so cute. Great-Grandpa Harley thinks those big feet and fat big toe will make her a good athlete. I did the first sweep of clothes that were too small and now have a bag in her closet for that. It's a little depressing when they don't fit her anymore.

In her continued efforts to be like her father, Avery has a new hobby - watching television. Of course, I don't encourage this, but anytime she is facing the tv she just stares at it. Once she seemed to get upset when I turned it off. She is also still enjoying mirrors and has several toys that she loves. She even touches them now but cannot grasp quite yet.

We had a nice 4th of July with our families. Avery spent a lot of time with both grandmas and her cousin Evan. We even watched a few fireworks from the front yard at Grandma JoAnn's. Avery modeled her new bib and her adorable bikini. Isn't that about the cutest thing you've ever seen? I also added one picture to the Baptism post of her alone in her dress.