Avery is just over 20 months old. She discovered her independence a couple months ago and has made it clear that she has a place in this family. She is still the most easy going kid and plays happily for hours without needing assistance for anything. She is daring, brave, mischievious, stubborn, and yet loving, snuggly, kind, and a total joy to b e with. We still find her with a book most of the time. She also loves to eat and raids the pantry as often as she can. This is her first spring being able to walk so she has loved playing in the yard, digging in the dirt, and climbing at the park. She is absolutely and completely delightful.
She's talking up a storm:
- want more
- all done
- all gone
- let's go
- I love you
- woof-woof
- doggie
- meow
- cat
- qack-qack
- duck
- hear you go
- pants
- shirt
- socks
- coat
- shoes
- water
- milk
- yeah
- no
- more
- please
- thank you
- bye bye
- hello
- hi
- night night
- me!
- amen
- Jesus
- mama
- dada
- Keara
- Taryn
- Avery
- okay
- color
- blue/green/yellow/purple
- a book!
- up
- help
- blankie
- bunny
- sippy
- clean up
- mine
- bed
- uh-oh
- nose
- eyes
- ears
- hair
- mouth
- teeth
- diaper
- stinky
- all clean
- I'm pretty!
- I did it!
- yum
- happy
- owie
- shower
- balloon
- Jo-Jo (cousin Joseph)
- Na-Na (cousin Nathan)
- Jontan (cousin Jonathan)
- church
- where'd it go?
- here it is!
- here you go!
- I don't know
- gentle
- woo-woo
- Opa!
- stuck
- it's locked
- open
- circle
- ball
- cracker
- cookie
- more
Her hair has suddenly started growing and her curls have grown in. She is so beautiful! And it is fun to do her hair. She loves to get dressed all by herself (though it is unsuccessful still). The other day, she insisted on putting on three pairs of pants on top of each other. She loves to put her shoes on or anyone's shoes on her feet for that matter. Books and shoes...her favorite things.
She loves water. We recently went to Wisconsin Dells and she could not have been happier in the wading pools. She loves taking baths, kicking her legs, floating, and putting her face in the water. She also loves tilting her head under the faucet and taking showers.
I can't say enough about this kid! Braden and I were just saying this morning how nice it is that we're not having a baby next week (which would be the normal pattern for us) because we're getting to fully experience one of our children at 20 1/2 months old. Our others, we've been too busy with the new baby to really pay attention to all these fun things that are happening. And let me tell you...it's fun!
Here are some pics of Avery.
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| One day, Keara and Taryn put tape all over Avery...and she let them! On her hands, feet, fingers, arms, legs, cheeks, forehead...and then her eyes! She thought it was so fun. |
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| Showing off her new spring dress. |
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| Look at her curls! Darling! |
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| Avery discovered how much she loves corn on the cob. |
3 comments:
What a doll!
She's beautiful! What fun! :)
I totally know the feeling. It was weird spacing the kids out to 2 years because we did enjoy that phase a little more than previous years. They are exploding with personality!
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