Motivation

Sometimes it's amazing what a person can do given the right motivation. Even babies. Although Avery does not hate tummy time like some babies, it is certainly not her favorite activity. When put on her tummy she'll hold her head up for only a few seconds at a time grunting like it is really hard work. That is, until last week when she was in front of the tv. She held her head up looking at the tv for several minutes straight! Apparently it's not so hard after all.

Actually Avery has grown and developed tremendously over that last 2-3 weeks. It's amazing how much bigger she is. Even more exciting is all the skills she's learning. She is playing with toys a lot now, holding them, swatting them, and of course, putting them in her mouth. Everything goes to the mouth these days. She is making a lot more sounds and noises and is starting to imitate us. She's really enjoying her activity mat that has animals hanging on it. She also found her feet, particularly the left one which she constantly holds. Some people say that means she's left-handed, but others say it means right-handed. Who knows!

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Avery made it to her second Royals game which they lost to Boston. We had fantastic seats in the 10th row so we were on constant alert for foul balls. We had a play date with Max although that was more for the moms. We went to Lawrence for dinner for Grandma JoAnn's birthday. Last Saturday we went to Wichita to celebrate Great-Grandma June's 75th birthday. Avery did so well in the car which was quite a relief. And as always she was the life of the party. Last Sunday we helped Aunt Sarah move back to college. Here's Avery and Sarah in Sarah's apartment.