Oh Mr. Bentley

I will have to admit, that when you first came home, Bentley was a bit jealous. Our Australian Shepherd mix was Mommy and Daddy's number one until you arrived. He showed us that he was upset with us by sleeping out in the living room for the first couple of weeks when he use to sleep ontop of your daddys pillow in our bed. However, he came to terms with the fact that you weren't leaving, he quickly realized that it was his job to protect you. God forbid, someone comes close to your room or stroller that he is not familiar with, he will surely tell them to back off.

As you can see, he is always by your side.

First Dinner Party

Today, Tha invited several people over to our house to have dinner with us. Unfortunately, Mommy was not expecting anyone, so the house was not quite unpacked or decorated yet seeing that we had just moved into it a about a month prior. But that's OK. It was family and close friends. Those that attended dinner, were Mommy, Daddy, Tha, Yai, Ronde, Claudia, Derek, Marisa, Yamile and Justyce. Oh your very first dinner party.

Ava's First Holiday - Easter

Easter 2006 was spent over at Aunt Alyson's and Uncle Jeff's.

Announcement Photos

Here are some of the originals of Ava's announcements that we had done. We took the photographs and emailed them to MetroBabyCards.com and she does all of the editing and creates beautiful annoucements using anyones raw photos. Thank you Carolina for recommending them to me.

That's my hand that she fits into. Ava was so tiny. I guess thats to be expected for being a month early.

Your first Sponge Bath

You are still in your first home (that we moved out of 2 weeks later), receiving your very first sponge bath. Not a happy camper I tell ya.

First Trip Out

Your very first trip out in public was for your 1 week visit to Dr. Yee's office.


And on our way home, we had to make a pit stop at Target for more medicine for Mommy's pain from her C-section.

The Best Anniversary Present Ever

My Dearest Ava,

Your original due date was April 6, 2006 and at 5:17am on March 14, 2006 (1 week after Mommy and Daddy's 2nd Anniversary) my water broke while I was sleeping. I woke your Daddy up and said "Allan I think that my water broke!" He quickly replies "Well get out of the bed then." Leave it to your dad to always add some humor to the situation. So I called the doctor and they told me that I needed to come into the hospital but I knew that I had some time before I needed to go. That day we had some renters planning on coming to look at our house that we were trying to lease out before making our move into our new home. So I was trying to vacuum and get the house ready to "show" before leaving for the hospital. Your daddy and I left the house at around 7am and headed towards the hospital and I was admitted and put on Pitocyn to induce labor. After 11 hours of being in labor, Dr. Butler decided that it was time to head to the operating room for an emergency C-section because I was not dilating a bit and the Pitocyn was affecting your heartbeats and causing strain to you. Then at 4:56pm on March 14, 2006 you were born weighing 6lbs 2oz and 19.5 inches long. With the help of Khun Tha and Khun Yai (Mommy's parents), we gave you a Thai first name, Piyamard (means Lovely Lady). Your middle name, Ava, is a name in which your daddy and I loved. There we were, now a family of 3. The happiest couple in the world.

All Our Love,

Mommy and Daddy