Ava has spent the last few weeks trying to figure out how to get her thumb in her mouth. So far the only thing she's succeeded in doing is gnawing on her fist. We're probably the only parents on earth that are encouraging thumb-sucking (we've even tried to help), and are aware that we might as well write a blank check to her future orthodontist. But we don't care. It's cute. I did learn a valuable lesson today though: when you have a child that chews on her fist, make sure that you rinse that fist immediately after washing it when you give her a bath. Otherwise you look up from washing a foot and see her staring back at you with a mouth full of bubbles. Poor kid. She didn't even get to say a naughty word, and still wound up with a mouth full of soap. Oops.And speaking of cute, we're also trying to teach Ava to give kisses. We pull her towards our faces, say "kiss", and make kissing noises. In response, she promptly opens her mouth. We usually wind up with a very wet nose, but that's a small price to pay.
I'm attaching a second picture so everyone can see how big she's getting. She wouldn't stop moving her hand (hence the blur), but I love the face she's making so I'm using it anyway. By the way, Aunt Marianne drew the adorable Ava cartoon you now see at the top of the page. Thanks, Marianne! Love it!!
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