14 months old

• It amazes me; everyday Avery shows me in a new way that she isn't a baby anymore! :(
• She doesn't like holding my hand when she walks, she wants to do it on her own!
• She had her last swimming lesson and when she went underwater she stayed under for 5 seconds!! and kicked her feet to get to me!
• She loves to talk, she tries to "woof" like a dog, "baa" like a sheep "meow" like a cat and always says "duck" for the duck!
• She loves to wave at everyone! especially in a check out line! she will wave and get this big smile on her face! she also loves to watch other children, she giggles and tries to talk to them
• We had our first big fiasco, Avery got into Target's little box! She was only out of sight for a few seconds but boy did she play. not a fun mess to clean up.
• She can take off walking almost in a run, she is getting fast!
• We celebrated her 2nd Christmas, we spent Christmas eve with the Rhodes family and traveled to Oklahoma on Christmas day to spend time with the Thompson/Bushongs.
• Avery loved unwrapping the presents and got a ton of fun new toys! I think her favorite is her dog, Violet, violet talks to avery about her favorite things and even says Avery's name!
• Although we haven't made it fully public we did announce to family at Christmas that we are expecting Avery's little sister or brother, due late July/early August!
• Avery's new favorite thing to do is when I tell her no she gets this mischievous smile on her face and keeps doing it! She laughs when I tell her no again, she thinks its a game!
• This past week she has mastered getting up from sitting down without grabbing onto something to pull up with. She just puts her hands out and up she goes!
• Avery learned how to say bye bye and yes (or yesh) this month. I'm sure she is probably saying more but I haven't been able to translate it yet! :) she enjoys trying to copy you!
• She will say momma, dada, papa(for both grandpas), gigi(my mom), gaga(cindy), a(for aaron), shi-shi for ci ci, jay for jaden, E for emily, lala for layla and lela for ella!

*I haven't had a chance to upload the pics from Dec but I will try to get them up soon!