Avery, you are 15 months tomorrow! Excuse me, TIME, where did you go?
Here are some things you are up to right now.
First of all, you are walking
everywhere, which is quickly turning into
running everywhere! Walking has really helped you reveal so much of your personality. You are eager to explore. All day long, I chase you around, making sure the things you want to touch, turn upside-down, empty, and lick are safe things for you to do so.
You still love to play with Mommy's mixing bowls. You pull them out of the cabinet by yourself and bang them on the floor, slide them around, put them inside each other, and
lick them.
When we say "smile", this is what we get! You bring so much joy into our lives every day, it's almost too much to bear sometimes.
You are getting more comfortable with your Bompa (above) and your PawPaw. You are always a little more weary of men, but you're learning that they are good men to love!
I love being able to see you interact with your grandparents on a regular basis. I hope they are always special people in your life.
Gramma is the next best substitute for Mommy! I suppose that's because Gramma "feels" a lot like Mommy.
When you wake up from your nap and I ask you if you want to play, you
always respond with, "Ball!" And it's the first thing you go for.
You love to feed your baby doll her food and give her medicine. You give your babies lots of love throughout the day, too.
You are in love with books, and always have been. It's so fun to watch you read to yourself. Your favorite place to read your books is in your glider chair in your bedroom. At least twice a day, you make me follow you in there and you pat the seat and sign "help" to get you up there and give you some books. Anytime I ask you if you want to read some books, you respond with an emphatic, "
Ohhh!" It's your way of saying, "Yes!"
If you and I are playing in the living room, you constantly pick out a book, bring it over to me and back yourself up onto my lap. It melts me.
There's that "smile" again!
Today, I was watching you read
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and you were "reading" each page to yourself, complete with finger-pointing when the doctor says, "
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" and touching your head when a monkey bumps his head. You are so smart.
Some other words you say are: Buh-bye, hello, Ra-Ra (Riley), more, no, oh me! (oh my), oh bye! (oh boy), Dada, Mama, nite-nite
You have started grabbing your diaper and whining when you have a dirty diaper and need changing. Potty training might be around the corner for us!
When I ask you if you're hungry, you sign "eat" and run to your high chair. When I ask you if you're thirsty, you find your sippy cup of water and go to town on it. I'm pretty sure you understand 90% of what I say to you. You are able to follow pretty much every command we give you.
You still fall a lot throughout the day, but you always pick yourself back up again. You have determination that can't be beat. You love to walk around with your hands clasped behind your back and you look so proud while you're doing it, like, "I am so grown up, I can walk with my hands behind my back!"
Avery, you are such a gift to Daddy and me. We have plans to give you a little brother or sister someday, but if for some reason we couldn't, we would be so grateful that we have you! Your happiness and love for life are such a testament to me of how I should live each day. I love you, baby girl.
