Day with Daddy

Daddy took me to the park to play today... Looks like a fun time and of course took a few trips down the slide!

Quite the Climber

In the morning while I get dressed, Ava's toy choice is very limited. She has a horse, a doll, and the toys on the exersaucer. She loves to push the music on the exersaucer and dance, but she hasn't been IN it in about 6 months at least! This morning when I heard her saying "out"...she had climbed inside the seat and was playing. I got her out but it quickly became a game. She climbed in at least 5 times!!

Mommy's little helper

Ava has started doing a lot of "monkey see, monkey do". She was watching me dust and wipe down the baseboards in preparation for painting {notice the new khaki walls around the fireplace}. She picked up the swiffer and started dusting the fireplace... WOW!! I can just imagine her little brain working overtime with all the new things she learns.

Balancing Act

We went on a playdate last week and spent the afternoon at a park. Ava found herself in very new territory... She tried her hand {and feet} on the balance beam. I was amazed at how fast she learned to walk putting one foot directly in front of the other. Her and her friend took turns and laughed. What a fabulous day to spend time outside!

4 Questions

Ok...no picture tonight but I have to brag. Ava can answer four questions...any guesses???

- What does a dog say?
- What does a cat say?
- What does a cow say?
- What does a duck say?

I am very proud of this new accomplishment. She has been saying the sounds for a while but hasn't answered the questions yet - big steps forward.

I also forgot to update her 18 month stats... She weighs 24 pounds 14 ounces and is 33 and 3/4 inches long. That puts her in the 50% and 95% respectively. Grow baby girl grow!!

Good Night for now but will get some pictures up soon for everyone...

Reading my Book

Funny straw

A big girl now...?

Climbing into Momma's chair...she is like a little monkey. She knows what things are "big girl" things and what are "baby" things...she opts for the "big girl" way every time. She fights us to get into her high chair now - we win but she puts her feet all the way to her ears in protest. Whew! There are some mighty INDEPENDENT genes in this little girl!

Ava has mastered about 50 words. She tried to imitate anything you ask her to. In the land of speech and language development {and coming straight from the speech pathologist's mouth} she should very shortly start combining words...look out world - I think she's gonna have a lot to say :-)

I continue to be amazed by her accomplishments. I can watch her analyze things and learn things...wow... We go in for her 18 month check up on August 10 so I will let ya'll know how well she's growing then!

Goodnight!

Miss Prissy

Drama does run in the family...and Ava carries on the tradition VERY well. She loves to pretend play {yes, even at 18 months}...

Outside play time!

Ava had a blast outside today, she really enjoyed her slide!!