Hi girls!! It's been ages since I posted.....

We're going great here! Ava is sitting up on her own now (YAY!!!) for a few minutes at a time and is enjoying her solids. She has 2 meals a day. Mainly fruits for breakfast and veges for dinner. We just introduced yoghurt also for bfast and she loves it
Soon we'll introduce a 3rd meal of the day too (lunch).
Breastfeeding is going really great and she loves her boobie juice!! We're definitely keen to continue until she is 12mths and then hopefully beyond that....!!
Ava wants to stand all the time!! I pull her to a sitting position but she stretches out her legs and goes to stand up and can hold her own weight and stand leaning against the couch or the coffee table!!! I can let go and she can stand there for a few mins... so strong!! She's not that interested in rolling every day but thats just her

Runner - your trip sounds exciting!! I love NZ, i have skied there too!
Sorry to hear about Amara.... it's a good thing to get her checked out.... I must say though by what you said... alot of that stuff Ava isn't doing yet either! So it could just be the way she is developing...you know? It's quite common for babies to like the tags on their toys i've read and heard heaps of that happening. Also Ava doesnt wave. She holds on when I hold her. Ava doesnt always hold eye contact either because there is soooo much exciting stuff around her to look at!!!! She can look at Mum any old time!!!! hehe Try not to worry let us know how you go.
Im on facebook. I'll PM you. Happy 40th by the way!!!!!!