Avery is about 16.5 months now and I am loving this age so, so much!! Although she is throwing more and more nonsensical temper tantrums, it is so fun to watch her learn and grow so many things at once. I literally think she learns 2+ words a day. She responds well enough to yes and no questions to have simple conversations, and her vocabulary is insane! She basically asks for everything she wants and if I'm guessing the wrong thing she will say "no" and correct me! It's great because unless she's really tired or is throwing a fit because she can't have candy for dinner, or because we are out of bananas, she really doesn't cry much at all anymore.
On my last post I bragged about how well the potty introduction had gone.. Well from that very moment up until some time last week, she basically refused to even try again. I decided not to push it if she wasn't ready, but to just keep offering her the choice when I changed her diaper or when I needed to go. After about a month of that she started using it again! She will try to go every time I ask her and can usually squeeze out a little bit and say "I teetee" so that she can flush and wash hands and of course get a little piece of candy. Haha! She has also started telling me "poyee" (potty) right before she needs to go or when she needs a new diaper. She is loving her "ups" (pull-ups) because some of them have a "mouse" (Minnie Mouse) design on them.
Teaching George how to potty and entertaining him with books while he goes. Haha
Mouse is my little couch potato's latest obsession. She got a stuffed Minnie for Christmas but has just recently discovered it. Don't tell George, but I think Mouse is her new lovie, along with her baby doll! She still loves George, but she carries Mouse and Baby everywhere these days. She is so sweet to her baby. She gives her bottles, puts diapers on her and rocks her. She hugs, pats and sings and reads to her, kisses her and always shares her snacks and drinks with her. Thinking of how she will be such a great big sis one day totally melts my heart!
Another sweet thing she has started again is wanting to be rocked before bed. Before I lay her down she begs for "rocks" and we sing and read and play and it's my favorite (and pretty much only) time of day with her! She gives me lots of pats on the back as she requests song after song. Her favorites are The Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and You Are My Sunshine. I'm such a sucker and she knows it...yes I will rock you for hours, sweet girl!!
Needless to say, we needed this week off together. I am just soaking up every minute. Saturday we had 2 birthday parties, lunch and shopping with Aunt Connie Sunday, we went to Going Bonkers and played with friends on Monday, Tuesday afternoon we drove out to the lakehouse with Lacy and Desiree and played at the water and my girl couldn't get enough golf cart rides! Then Wednesday we drove through Fossil Rim and had a blast feeding all sorts of animals and she loved the giraffes!! Tonight she gets time with Mimi while Daddy and I enjoy date night at the Elton John concert!! Then he is going out of town for Rednecks with paychecks and Ave and I get more girl time!!
