Center of Attention!
Being spoiled with homemade dinners by Greg's mom
Ava's "Whadda ya looking at" face
Squishy cheeks!
Her "I just went to the bathroom face". Ava had a monumental first on her 13th day of life- she rolled over! She showed off this amazing skill in front of her Mommy and Daddy. Her Grandmas had a hard time believing this until Ava performed the same act for them two days later! She rolled over both times from her tummy to her back. Look out world Ava is on the move!
Ava's umbilical cord fell off so she has graduated from the sponge bath to the infant bath tub. Here are pictures of her first bath. It was a three person job that could only be accomplished with the help of loving grandmothers. Baths are not her favorite pasttime at the moment.
Ava didn't get the memo that we are paparazzi style picture takers
Daddy's Girl
Ava on the beautiful blanket handmade by her Aunt Betsy
Sweet Dreams baby Ava
Beach Baby
Grandma's 12th Great Grandchild
(a true child rearing expert!)
Lita's first Grandbaby 
Grandma Dukes is sad to say Goodbye to Ava till December.
Grandma & Lita make the trip to Florida!
(You can see how jealous Penny is of Ms. Ava from her look in this photo)
Grandmas are willing to throw punches over who gets to hold Ava!We are now in Week 2 of welcoming Ms. Ava to the world. Her personality is already starting to shine through. She is a big cuddler and has just adored all the attention she has gotten from her Grandmas. Greg's baby leave has expired but Becca still has lots of help with Grandma & Lita in town. Ava is starting to sleep more hours during the night (4 hours at a time) which has given Becca much more energy. We have our 2 week apointment this week where we will see the lactation specialist again. Ava's jaundice has cleared up quite nicely as well as all her baby acne. Daddy has already been "christened" by Ava when he was changing her diaper and Mommy is just waiting for it to happen to her.
Ava keeps late hours. Thank goodness for Grandma Dukes
Penny Checking Ava Out
Ava 1 week old getting a sponge bath
Very inquisitive little girl (1 week old)
already being spoiled by Grandma DukesAva has adjusted very well at home. Penny Lane the pug has gotten jealous but constantly wants to give her kisses. We visited a lactation specialist and now Ava is a very eager eater. She keeps late hours but with Grandma Dukes visiting we have been able to do shifts with Mommy, Daddy, and Dukes so we have been able to get about 4 hours of sleep each night.
Momma's Ava
Team Magoo!
7.93 Ounces 20.5 inches long
Proud Pappa
Clean Bill of Health!Ava Marie Valdez was born at 10:54 PM on October 31, 2007. She was born at NAS Pensacola Naval Hospital. Becca was induced at 5:30 PM and was only in labor for 5 1/2 hours! Ava was a vacuum assist delivery because her heart rate dropped in the birth canal. Ava was born with a bit of jaundice but that has cleared up by her first week. Ava has her daddy's face, her mommy's hair, her maternal Grandmother's birthmark on the back of her neck, and the sass of a redhead.
