One & a Half!

Avery was 18-months-old on March 15th, and we had her 18-mo check up with Dr. Yau this week. Here are her stats and recent milestones:

25 1/2 lbs. (75th percentile)

34 1/2 inches (95%)

18 in head circ (75%)

Avery & Daddy at our visit to the park after doc appt.

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What she's been up to.....

Eating - Avery has consistently been a good eater. She eats most everything and a favorite word at the table is "more". She's not mastered a utensil yet; still much prefers using her hands. Favorite foods include: yogurt, cheese, cheerios/crackers, sandwich meat, most all fruit, green peas. Oh, and no more bottle - she dropped this shortly after 1-year. Next goal is dropping the pacifier - that one might be more tricky.

This picture is proof of eating (look at that belly) as well as the "pappy", a.k.a. pacifier.


Kissing - She will give hugs & kisses upon request now (depending on her mood of course), and she will usually blow kisses when she's telling someone goodbye.

Playing/Reading - Kurt recently finished Avery's bookshelves and we turned our study into her playroom. She loves it! Of all her toys and activities though, reading is probably still her favorite entertainment. Awesome:)

Perusing the books on a recent visit to Grandma's Glen Loch library.

Dancing/Music - A close 2nd to reading is Avery's love for dancing and music. After a favorite song (or book), she'll say "again, again!"

Talking - Kurt & I counted this week....over 100 words. Not all of these are recognizable to more than Kurt & me yet, but she's doing better & better each day. It's just amazing how much their little brains soak in, and in such a short span of time. Most of Avery's vocabulary are single words, but she does use some phrases. For memory's sake, some recent word additions include: cow (she has said "moo" for a long time, but is just now starting to know the difference between animal names and sound they make), turkey, cracker, outside, plane (Kurt loves this!), lotion, bless you, I don't know, belly button.

Outside - Loves being anywhere outside, playing at the park (swing & slide), in the backyard, and she still does really well riding in the stroller during my Stroller Fit classes a few times per week.

Sleeping - She's still a great sleeper. She's dropped her morning nap, takes a 2-4 hr. afternoon nap, and 12-13 hours at night. Night-time routine is usually dinner around 5:30p, bath @ 6:30p, play/book, then bed between 7:30-8p.m. Avery's favorite is still when her daddy rocks her to sleep, then down she goes with her animals (George, Sprinkles & Lulu), a blanket & her pacifier.

Taking a nap on the couch at the Ranch house - Jan '09.

Avery went full-force into tantrums at around 15 months, but she's really doing SO MUCH better now that she can communicate more easily. She can still throw a good fit every now & then, but she is overall such a happy and content little girl. My consistent prayer for her is that she find the JOY of the Lord early in life, and that Kurt & I be good models to lead her to that. We have been immensely blessed by her, and look forward to lots of excitement ahead!

We love you angel girl!!