{two::: fifty two}

Sweet and Sassy.



really sweet...
really sassy...

and her most recent word of choice is "no"... i'm in some kind of trouble... its a good thing she is cute!

{our little rockstar}

My girls love music... they love to dance and they love to sing. They are always yelling 'turn it up'...



This little love of ours brings so much laughter into our home. I'm told by my mother-in-law that she gets her personality from her daddy, that he was a clown. So you can guess her most recent nickname!

She just loves to put on a show and she loves to make people laugh. We love her laughs, too. Delaney asks all the for me to tickle Avery so she can hear her laugh, which in turn makes D laugh. I love it! She says Avery is the silliest girl she knows.

I mean just look. She's giving us a concert....




in her pajama's...because that's how she rocks!



Can you hear her?

{wordless wednesday: er style}

I am somewhat proud to admit that in my almost five years of parenting that last night was our first trip to the emergency room. It was no surprise to me that it was for Avery. She heads up the excitement department around here. We actually laughed that we haven't landed ourselves there with her before and for something like a piece of styrofoam up her nose to be the reason of the visit.

We tried everything to remove it on our own without making our way downtown, but we were unsuccessful. We even tried the local fire department, but they didn't have a tool small enough. Trust me I was a little freaked out as we waited 3 hours in a waiting room full of people wearing yellow masks. At 11:00 we finally were given a room, at 11:20 I finally got Avery to close her eyes and of course at 11:40 the doctor comes in. Once we finally saw a doctor the process went fast. The process was no fun! She cried and I cried! After it was removed I was a little shocked at how large a piece, she never complained once in the hours it was stuck up there! He warned us that if this was the first time she may try some trick like this again... lets hope not!

{wordless wednesday: morning walk}

{I promise.. I'm coming back to update!}

{nose. eye. ear. pretty curly hair.}

I'm going to jump right back in and try to update and record things from July as it seemed like a great big blur.

So I'll start here with baby sissy and her cute little game. Somewhere back between months 18 and 19 she caught on to our game of teaching her to find and point to her cute little features. What's best about this is her cute little voice saying "nose." So I love that its her favorite and she repeats it over and over. The tricky part is now when I tell her "no no" she looks up at me with her sweetest look and points to her nose and says "nose." She's already charming her way out of trouble.

Enjoy her photo demonstration. :)

{eighteen months}

I can't really believe I just typed the words ... eighteen months. It doesn't seem possible, but it is!

Last week, on the 22nd, our sweet baby girl hit that milestone. I'm not sure if I want to cry because she's growing so very quickly or if I just want to laugh because this age is so fun! I have to say the freshness of a newborn is my all time favorite, but if I had to choose my next favorite age it would month 18!

Avery's never fond of the dr's office for some reason. Even the most gentle touch makes her cry but she handles shots like it was just a pinch. She weighed in a tiny 21 lbs 3oz and 31.5 inches. She's still at the very bottom 10th percentile for weight and she's average for height.

She's so smart. She amazes me everyday.
Here are a few fun things she does right now:

*she talks... more and more everyday!
*some of the words she uses on an everyday basis: mama (yes, I'm still first!), daddy, sissy, ball, baby, cup, mine, pappy (paci), banana, shoe, bye bye, doggy, hey, uh oh, jump jump, bath, night night
*she climbs, oh boy does she climb. Sometimes she falls, too.
*she loves riding in her little red car
*she loves music
*she loves to dance
*she loves to laugh at her sister
*she still gives open mouth kisses.. and if you hear her say "ahhhh" you better be ready for one
*she loves a bath
*she sleeps wonderfully!
*she has curls, oh I love her curls
*she associates things to people that aren't around.. if D is at school she'll run to D's room and yell for sissy, if daddy is at work she finds a pair of his shoes or his hat and calls for daddy
*banana's are still her favorite fruit
*sometimes she communicates to me when she needs a diaper change
*she loves pushing around her toy stroller
*she loves wearing her sissy's dress up shoes
*she loves to jump on the bed
*she thinks she's the same age as her sissy
*she can hold a crayon and try to color
*she wears 12 to 18 month clothes and a size 5 shoe
*she still wears a number 3 diaper
*she loves a big bouncy ball
*she likes to brush her teeth.. all by herself
*she is independent
*she loves to laugh
*her smile is contagious
*last week she said "i love you" ... plain. as. day.
*she's a mama's girl until daddy comes home!
*she loves playing outside
*and peek a boo
*she's quiet and mischievous when she wants to be
*she can throw a tantrum when she's mad
*she loves the rocking horse
*she knows bath comes right after dinner and will wait at the bathroom door
*she enjoys feeding herself and uses a spoon and fork
*she entertains strangers in the grocery store

I could probably go on for days...

When I thought about what photos I wanted to share for this post... it wasn't hard to decide. Last week she wanted to feed herself some chocolate pudding because her sissy was having vanilla pudding. So in my typical-- if it won't hurt you, only make a little mess-- attitude I threw that baby in the bathtub with a spoon and chocolate pudding. This describes the age 18 months to me! messy and fun!

ENJOY!