My Dearest Avery,
Time to play catch-up on all that's happened since last summer! We've had lots of playing time together, which has been so much fun. And it's amazing how you've grown in such a few short months. At your 18 month appointment in November you were 25 pounds, 8 ounces and 32.25 inches long. The doctor called you stout!! and said that we could switch you from whole milk to 2% :)
Here's what you're doing now: you're wearing mom and dad's shoes around the house a lot, you like to carry your baby in your buggy and you love having a purse or bucket filled with toys on your arm. You sing "row, row, row..." and expect us to finish the song :), You copy just about everything we do (so we're being very careful), You say "'scuse you" when you or someone else sneezes or coughs (sorry, you picked that up from me), You like washing your hands at the sink, You help with chores like putting laundry in the washer or putting dishes from the dish washer away, You go on lots of walks with me (LOVING the stroller), You sleep with lots of blankets and a water bottle, You like to say "ready set GO", and You LOVE playing outside!
First things first, in September Grandma and Pop Wadsworth came to visit you. I didn't get very many good pictures but here are a few:
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| At the Phoenix zoo, right before you bumped your head! |
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| Feeding the giraffes! |
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| How many apples can you get? |
More fall fun from October:
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| You liked the dump trucks so you got one for Christmas! |
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| So helpful...you carried your brother's pumpkin! |
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| No carving this time around! |
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| You were a bat....because you were a biter (hehe)! |
You also had your second visit to the dentist, and your first time in a dentist chair! Believe it or not, they said they wished every kid was like you:
And we did Thanksgiving in Kansas City, but you and dad were sick so it wasn't as fun as we'd hoped :(
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| We stayed at Grandma and Pop's house - you loved looking out all their windows! |
And we had lots of fun playing around Tucson:
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| While we clean the garage.... |
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| Who doesn't ride a sea horse in her swimsuit?! |
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| You OWN that splash park all by yourself! |
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| You can't get enough of wearing our shoes! Right now you like mom's shoes that make loud noises on the laminate floors! |
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| You make dad wear this bucket as a hat every chance you get - hehe! |
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| Still loving trains! We took you to a train expo! |
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| Watching Ash's son play baseball...and resting after soccer. |
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| You've begun to feed yourself :) |
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| Daddy trying to wear you out on the soccer field! |
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| Feeding Olaf, of course! (feeding him the lentils you're supposed to be eating) |
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| Waiting patiently with dad (for mom to finish at the store) |
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| This is a pretty accurate depiction of who runs the household these days... |
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| Cruisin' in style |
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| Hi mom, just pushing around my favorite buggy with baby in it (while wearing dad's shoes)! |
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| Because stomping in water puddles is fun... |
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| Stickers stickers everywhere....thanks, Aunt Jess for sending them! |
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| At Frozen on Ice! |
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| Picking out your clubs! |
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| Running the train! You're a pro! |
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| Helping dad build your stuffed animal zoo! |
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| You LOVE animals - this is Chief, the dog at daycare! |
You've also started to say "cheese" for the camera...
