Miss Averi ~ 5 Months Old

On December 27th this little cutie turned 5 months old! She is getting so big! I can't believe my little baby is already 5 months old. She has such a big personality and has her daddy wrapped around her finger. I love watching Steve and Averi play together. He is such a good daddy and Averi loves him!

5 Months Old

• Averi smiles all the time • She giggles a lot • Everything goes into her mouth • She loves chewing on her feet, toes, hands, fingers • The military jets that fly over our house always wake her up from her naps • Averi got her ears pierced • She loves sitting up like a big girl • We think she is teething but there are still no teeth • 

4 Months Old

• Averi was blessed this month • She got her first cold • She is really starting to play with her toes • Averi loves loves loves bath time • She really started laughing and giggling • Averi is starting to reach for everything • She is putting everything in her mouth • We still think she is teething but there are still no teeth • She is still rolling over only on her left side • Averi sleeps through the night most of the time...except when she is gassy • She scoots forward on her belly • 4 months was my favorite month •

3 Months Old

• Averi rolled from her back to her belly on her left side • She found her toes and holds them • She loves tummy time • She loves sitting up like a big girl and looking around • Averi went on her first vacation to grandma and grandpas house • She loves talking all the time • She loves playing during eating time • Her hair is getting longer • Averi is sleeping through the night • We think she is teething but there are still no teeth • Averi had her first Thanksgiving •

2 Months Old

• Averi started smiling this month • She is making all kinds of sounds • Her favorite sound is a "clicking" sound • She loves blowing bubbles • She loves bath time • Averi loves being outside • She has rubbed a bald spot on the back of her head • She won't take the bottle anymore • She is also fighting with daddy and won't let him hold her • Miss Averi has been sleeping through the night for the most part • She loves talking to mom and dad •

1 Month Old

• Averi holds her head up really well • she is following people and objects with her eyes • Averi wakes up 2-3 times a night to eat • she always has her hands up by her face • her belly button got a bacterial infection • she loves being held all the time •

The Flints ~ XOXO

Averi Jayne's Blessing Day

Our beautiful baby girl
Averi Jayne Flint
was blessed on
Sunday, November 29, 2015
in 
Colorado
in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
by her daddy. 

I am so grateful for a husband who has the priesthood and was willing and able to give our daughter a name and a blessing. 

"Our Dear Heavenly Father, by the authority of the Melchizedek priesthood, we take this infant in our arms and give her a name and a blessing, and the name that she should be known on the records of the church is Averi Jayne Flint. Averi, at this time we bless you to continue to be a joy to all those who you are around. We bless you to be a light to the world and to those who you encounter in your life, and we bless you that you will look to your Savior Jesus Christ in all things to remember that He is always there for you. We bless you that you will be a joy to your mother, and you will have a special bond with her. We bless you that as you grow, that you will develop a testimony of a loving Heavenly Father, of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Gospel. We bless you that as you grow you will learn how to choose right from wrong, you will learn to be guided by the Spirit in all things, and then when the time comes, that you will marry in the temple to a worthy young man. Averi, at this time we bless you that you will honor the name by which you have been named, that you will be noble and diligent and strong, just like Jayne was. We bless you that you will be guided in all things by the Spirt, that you will know that God is always there for you. We leave this blessing upon you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." 

It was truly a beautiful day! Steve gave her a wonderful blessing! Miss Averi behaved very well the whole time despite not sleeping very well that night and waking up that morning with her first cold. She wasn't feeling too good and was really tired. But she is a little champ!

Averi was blessed in the same dress that I was baptized in as a baby. Averi had just turned four months when we blessed her. She looked so beautiful in her all white blessing dress.
There were a total of three baby blessings on that day and a mission farewell. The church was really full. Averi was surrounded by people who loved her the most.

She was surround by great grandparents (Bill and Susan), grandparents (Butch and Cindy), neighbors (Little Johnny and Elizabeth), aunts (Pat, Cassie, Tiffany, and Kate), uncles (Greg, Scott, and Bryan), cousins (Greyson, Jayden, and Jordan), and our ward family. 

Here are some side by side pictures of me on my baptism day and Averi's blessing day. I was one month old and Averi was four months old.

We sure do love this little bundle of joy! She is such a happy baby!

The Flints ~ XOXO