Sunday, May 6, 2012

One is silver and the other's gold.

It's Avery's world but Leila has to live in it.  People say, "Just wait, Leila will be long forgot about." or "You're life is going to change...big time!"  Well, I have to say I'm glad I didn't throw my dog away and Avery is far from the center of everything we do.



Sure, Avery has her routines and her sleep and feeding times are of great importance to us but she is a "part" of our family and will function within the family unit...not run the family unit.   And Leila is doing great.  She was not jealous of Avery (like many said she would be).  She gets at least an hour on or off leash walking/ running a day.  She is excited to see Avery (but more me) however knows the time has yet to arrive when Avery can interact with her so she gives her a welcoming sniff and goes on her way.
May has brought out the flowers, sunsets, smells, and wildlife.


Today the tide was out...way out!  That meant an adventure with Leila and Emma for crab, starfish, and shells.  I took my camera.

Where I am standing is usually eight ft. under water.

 I caught a bald eagle  hunting on a sand bar.  Seriously, how often do you see a bald eagle hunting while on the ground?!



 Leila leaves the eagles alone for the most part.  Seagulls, ducks, and blue herons will have to leave the ground when she's around unless they want to meet Leila- Eagles are the exception.  I've yet to see her chase one, be interested in one, or want to be even remotely close to one.  That's probably a good thing!

She's not sitting...she's peeing.




I'm mean and might bite.






Social hour at the beach.

A juvenile eagle on the move.











I wish I could save these beautiful days for when my family visits next week and the week after.  I want them to experience Birch Bay and coastal Washington to it's fullest.  I guess to experience it to the fullest a little rain would be in the mix.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Miss Popular

You trackin' with me?  Yes daddy I am.  Avery is focusing more and more each day.  With the exception of a couple delays here or there she can look directly at you and acknowledge your existence.  This is a wonderful and fulfilling thing! And as those facial muscles begin to tone up her expressions will include smiles,  laughs, and grins!  Here we are on our second Saturday morning date.  It was similar to last week.  More pooing, peeing, burping but this time she was awake.
Today, Avery had an arrival shower.  I've never heard of one of these but it was an excuse for people to get together and see our sweet girl.  Some 50-60 people showed up to catch up, eat, and meet little Aves.


Our lovely cooks and hostesses.  Rachelle, Teresa, Viv, and Kathy.  Thank you ladies!

The proud momma with her great aunts and two grandmas.
Lots of hand sanitizer!
As always at an Unruh event...plenty of great good!

Isaac was our official parking attendant. 

Avery will rival the cuteness of these girls.  Love these three!


What a blessing!  Thanks to all who continue to pray for us.  And thanks for the gifts as well!

Kevin and Linda brought home some tasty cakes from Pure Bliss in Bellingham.  Yum!


Great Grandma Jody

Opening gifts

After the party some of us headed to the beach...
Leila doing what she's told: Digging for oysters.

I wasn't going to let the girls leave without holding a starfish.  Leila and I traveled the lengths of the beach to bring one to them.

I bit of a goofy picture.  This is a panoramic taken from our cousin Aaron's phone.  It will put into perspective how many people (some not shown) attended Avery's arrival shower.

There you have it.  We are looking forward to the arrival of my family next month.  I can't wait for them to see and hold our little June bug!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Everything Avery!

She's smiling folks.  Whether she means to or not, she is smiling!  Here are a couple of the many smiles of Avery.
"Full diaper" smile.
Not sure if this is "Give me boob!" or "Gonna sneeze" smile.
"Thanks for caring Mommy" smile. 
Her one week old photos.  It only took her two days to get back to birth weight and weighed in today at 7.5 lbs.  





"You are silly Mommy!" smile.