Ava's Seventeenth Month

Tragedy stuck our world this month as one of Ava's friends tested out their new teeth on her face. Two bite marks and one course of antibiotics later, she's good as new. Out of respect, we've tried to lay off on the "You're so cute, I'm gonna eat you up" jokes.

Earlier this month, we started putting together a dictionary of Ava's words for all of you to ooohh and aaaahh over, but it's growing too quickly for us to keep up. Rest assured, Ava is quite a verbal young lady and she knows, like, a million words. What she can't say through words or signing, she easily finds a way to communicate through sharp staccato yelps.

Highlights of this month included losts of playground time (we've made it to the big structure), continued harassment of poor Brody, some long-awaited weight gain, and a new Ava-sized table for monkey tea parties and the like (thanks Rodders!).