Avery: 16 Months Old...

Sweet Aves is now 16 months old and I can't believe how quickly she is changing.  She is such a little spitfire and full of drama!

 

She is babbling like crazy and tries to say so much.  It's funny as she'll carry on conversations with us in her own little language as we ask her questions.  She seems to know exactly what she is saying and what she wants.  She also answers everything with "uh-huh".  We having a feeling that she'll be putting together lots of words before too long.  Among others, she has added dink (drink), eee (eat) and cheese (when ever we take her picture) to her vocabulary.

Avery has definitely reached the tantrum stage and she's not afraid to let us know how she feels.  She easily melts down whenever she doesn't get what she wants.  She seems to get frustrated some as well as we can't always understand what she wants or is trying to say.  Whenever she doesn't want to do something, she shakes her head back and forth really hard while whining.

We see this "face" multiple times throughout the day...drama queen!

Aves is getting really good on her feet and even starting to run now.  She also does the funniest little gallop and jumps when she's being silly.  She still tries to do everything like big sister and often doesn't want our help.  She likes to go down the stairs by herself as well.

She is constantly running away from us.  She loves to be chased!

The girls really seem to be playing much better together these days (and with that of course comes many fights).  Avery gets so excited to see her big sis in the mornings and after naps.  She usually runs right to her and gives her a big hug.

 

 

Size wise Avery is wearing 12 - 18 month pj's, 12 month and 12 - 18 month clothes (some of her 6-12 month things still fit, but are a little short).  She wears size 3 and 4 shoes and size 3 diapers.

She also can apparently wear sissy's "big girl panties".  She insisted on putting these on and got so mad when we tried to take them off.  She ended up sleeping in them that night!

We've had no luck with the milk this month and she isn't thrilled with orange juice either (for extra calcium).  She is still a pretty good eater though and one of her favorite things is yogurt.  Most of the time she refuses to let us feed her, in fact she usually throws a fit if we try (shocker,huh?).  She has been using utensils for several months now and is getting pretty good with them.  She also LOVES soda and is always begging for drinks from us.  She is a huge fan of condiments as well (ketchup, syrup, etc.) and is always dipping her food.

Avery is SO funny these days.  She loves to be silly and knows exactly when she's doing something funny.  She has a fake laugh as well and will do this funny little laugh whenever we ask her to.  She also has an ornery side and loves to "pick" on her sister...taking her blankey, snack, chair, drink, etc. and usually RUNNING away with it.

 

We just can't believe how fast this little girl is growing up!  Happy 16 month birthday (a little late), sweet Avery Leigh!