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Doctor’s visit

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So today Avery had an appointment with the doctor for a check-up and some shots. She’s doing great – 17lb., 5oz., and 26.5 inches long. That puts her in the 75th and 73rd percentile for weight and height, respectively. Her head circumference is in the 43rd percentile – also a good sign. We were told […]

Silly game

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I don’t really know what started this game between Avery and I, but it had her belly-laughing for some reason and mom scrambling for the Flip camera. Silly game from Jeff Rivers on Vimeo.

Sweet potatoes

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This is Avery’s first week eating something other than formula and rice cereal. Our first attempt – pureed peas – didn’t go over very well. We think it was a texture issue due to the tiny bits of skin that remained no matter how much we ran it through the food processor. Sweet potatoes are […]

Yelling and yelling and yelling

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Every day, Avery breaks into long bouts of shouting and carrying on. She loves the sound of her own voice (and we’re baffled as to where that came from). She’s also paying a lot more attention to the pets – especially Eli. Eli’s always been a close companion, nuzzling her during her bottle time on […]

First Mother’s Day

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Formula: 1 Arizona sunset + 2 beautiful ladies = 1 of my favorite photos.

First ever birthday party

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Avery attended her first birthday party today – Garret’s 7th birthday. Here she is with our friend Megan after partying a little too much.

Play time

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Tuesday afternoon with Dad

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Just a quick video of fun time after I wrapped up with work on Tuesday. Monday afternoon with Dad from Jeff Rivers on Vimeo.

Aunt Brook’s visit

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Aunt Brook is in town to visit Avery this week. Today we went out to a late lunch and did some shopping.

Happy Easter

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