Today Ava Was Sooo Big

We had a fun moment today as your mom was feeding you dinner. First off, I must paint a picture of the mess that was you. 

When Mickey comes on, the world stops. McGee can breathe
a sigh of relief.

Just before I put the burgers on the grill for us, your mom stripped you down to your diaper and put a bib on you. What the bib was for, I'm not sure. It certainly didn't do it's job. Maybe it was force of habit?

It's bath night and we knew what we were about to do was going to get messy. 

As you sat in your high chair, mom cut up pieces of banana and smashed them into the feeder contraption. It's a mesh device that acts as a strainer so when you chew on it, the banana smashes through and you can eat it without us worrying about you choking. Neat device, but nearly impossible to clean. 

You had strained banana everywhere, all over you, in your hair, smeared all over the high chair. 

So now that my you have a mental idea of what you looked like, let's get to my memory from today. 

When your mom feeds you, she has fun with and will do various things to try and coax you to eat. One of her favorites is a little game where she asks "How big is Ava?" then she'll take your arms, put them over your head and say "Sooooo big!" 

You enjoy it as you'll laugh and giggle as she takes your arms and you reach for the sky.

I can't tell you how long she's been doing this with you, but tonight as you were mashing some banana between your gums and couple teeth, she looked at you and said "How big is Ava?" you smiled and threw your arms up in the air. No assistance necessary. 

It wasn't a one-time deal either. You continued your routine on command throughout the evening.

It clicked inside your little mind and a new wrinkle has been added to your brain.