Avery at 18 months

Last Christmas, we took a super cute picture of Avery with white Christmas lights and a Santa hat.  Then, she could barely sit up long enough without falling to one side.  This year, we could not keep her seated for any length of time. It is neat to look back and see how much she has developed and grown.

                            December 2012                                     December 2013

Our little girl has turned into a rambunctious toddler.  She awakens every morning with a "momma, mommy" that can be heard through her baby monitor, which absolutely melts this momma's heart.  She has to say "hi" to BayBay, a.k.a. Bailey.  And her daddy sings her the song "Good Morning to You" each morning!  Avery smiles from ear to ear when she hears John's voice.

She is talking like crazy now.  At her 18 month check-up, our pediatrician asked if she was consistently saying more than 12 words.  I almost busted out laughing.  She repeats things constantly. She knows the names of all the important people-the dogs in her life.  She loves talking about BayBay, Marley, RyRy (a.k.a. as Riley), and MagMag (a.k.a. Maggie). She also LOVES cats, which she calls "meows."  She has been working on her letters and numbers. Avery currently knows about ten different animal sounds.  She is so observant and inquisitive.  I think she is going to be very receptive to learning new things at preschool in the Fall of 2014.  She also loves music.  She has a recorder, a piano, and a mixture of other small instruments that she likes to beat around on.

Avery is also creative.  She enjoys painting and drawing. John and I even completed a pinterest project to display her beautiful artwork.  Although she loves painting, she hates to get her hands dirty, which can be a problem.

At her most recent check-up, she weighed 23 pounds 7 ounces (30% percentile), measured 30 inches tall (37% percentile), and had a head measurement of 19 3/4 inches (99% percentile).

I found this cute list online and thought I would use it and update it each December.

1.  What is your favorite color? Red
2.  What is favorite toy?  Toss up between ELMO and baby doll, Callie.
3.  What is your favorite fruit?  Orange
4.  What is your favorite TV show?  I do not watch much TV
5.  What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?   Ham and Cheese
6.  What is your favorite outfit?  Anything
7.  What is your favorite game?  Hide and seek (but I only hide)
8.  What is  your favorite snack?  Welches Fruit Snacks
9.  What is your favorite animal?  Cats and Dogs
10. What is your favorite song?  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
11. What is your favorite book?  Any Maisy book, Humpty Dumpty, and the Napping House
12.  Who is your best friend?  Bailey
13.  What is your favorite drink?  Milk
14.  What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas
15.  What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Pink Panther stuffed animal and Caterpillar stuffed animal
16.  What do you want to be when you grow up? Not sure