Happy 2 Months Ava!!!

Today, our sweet little girl is officially 2 months old. I can't believe how quickly time has passed and how much she has grown both physically and in personality! She came into this world and turned our world upside down in so many great ways that we could have never imagined.

In the last month she has started smiling daily and babbling constantly. She has been sleeping through the night for two weeks now (thanks to Baby Wise--every new Mom should read this book). She is on a predictable routine that makes our days so easy (most of the time). She is a great little passenger in the car. However, she doesn't like to stop. If she is awake and we stop at a red light or stop sign, she starts crying once she realizes that car isn't moving but as soon as we get going again, she is immediately content :) She is very like her Daddy in that way! He will turn right and go make a U-turn in order to go left before stopping and waiting for a chance to turn left-haha! On Thursday night of this week she rolled over on her own! From her back to her tummy!!! She is so strong and she had been trying for a week. She was very upset that she had worked so hard and we just flipped her back over. Each day is new and wonderful! Looking forward to the changes the next month will bring.
Chase is on a mission! That is usually a scary statement but this time it is a good one. He has decided that we are going to journey through Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" and pay everything off. At first I was very resistant because that meant he accounted for every penny that I spend and we would not get to eat out like we had been which is one of my favorite things. I am not a big spender but there are things that I do splurge on and I wasn't sure I was ready to give it up. However, once he developed a plan and started charting all of our expenditures and I realized where it was all going I am much more on board. It really is unbelievable that in a short time we could be debt free with only the exception of our house. All we have is Chase's car and my student loans but it adds up. We had our first date night this Friday night that we considered "Dave Ramsey approved." We cooked dinner together at home, then went to the Dollar Movie, and then to Yogurt Mountain! It was a great night out and all for $12. We are learning and with a lot of motivation, self-discipline, and prayer we hope within the next year or two to be able to call in and yell we are "debt free." We know that being financially "fit" will be a huge plus in raising our little girl which is our greatest want!