Avery at 14 Months

Well it took some time but it finally happened...Avery is officially walking!  Our stubborn little girl would only take a couple of steps at a time before giving up and reverting to crawling.  Her confidence level was only  high enough to take small steps for about a month, but then all of a sudden she decided to take more than a few steps and before we knew it she was walking from the living room to the kitchen all by herself.  Once she got the hang of balancing herself she started walking all over the house.  I think she feels so much better now that she can follow Emily around without crawling or bruising her knees.  We are so proud of her and mama can actually go about doing things around the house without Avery crying out.  Now don't get me wrong, she still has her moments where she wants to constantly be carried, but as she gets older there aren't as many of those moments.  Now that she is walking Avery is more likely to play on the slide with her sister although swinging is still her favorite past time.

Bath time sing-a-longs are still between mama and Emily, but Avery joins along with hand motions especially with the "Wheels on the Bus" song.  Although she can't sing or say the alphabet she will sway along to Emily's singing and then clap at the end of the song.  She doesn't dance too often but once she does it is the funniest thing to watch.  Avery's dancing consists of swaying and bobbing her head up and down, she hasn't discovered moving her hips or bouncing yet.  Emily does like to grab little sisters hands and dance with her which Avery loves now that she can stand and balance herself.

Avery's vocabulary has extended to include juice, cookie, snacks, milk, Emily, and please.  We are helping her as much as we can with learning more vocabulary as we point to objects and then pronounce its name.  She is getting into the habit of pointing to an object she wants and saying, "Dis, dis, dis!"  It is very frustrating for all including Avery to try and decipher what it is she is pointing and wanting.  Soon she will have more words to say because she is sa very quick learner.

As small and petite as Avery is at the moment,  she can sure can eat and she loves doing it.  As I start to get her plate together at dinner time, I like to place it in the refrigerator for a few minutes so she doesn't burn herself.  As she watches me put her plate in the fridge she starts to yell out thinking I'm not going to hand it to her.  Once I place that plate on her high chair tray f her she goes to town and eats everything in front of her.  It always amazes me at what a great appetite she has and how picky she isn't.  I'm hoping that doesn't change anytime soon.  Right now her favorite food is frosted oatmeal cookies.