This is such a fun age. Avery is growing so fast and learning so many new things! My favorite is that she has learned how to wave. It is very "royal" like she is in a pageant or a parade. She does it all the time! She waves at me and Adam, she waves at everyone in daycare, she waved at Cici on Skype...just about the only time she won't do it is when I try to capture it on video - ha! This video shows a small little wave, but hopefully I can capture a better one.
She loves to read books too. There is a book about monsters at daycare that is one of her favorites. It is a "touch and feel" book and she loved feeling all the different textures so we bought her several to keep at home. It cracks me up that she actually picks up the books and turns the pages. A couple of her new books have mirrors so it looks like she is in the book - she loves that!
Things have been a little rough health-wise since she started daycare. She has already had a cold and 2 ear infections. Everyone keeps telling us this is normal, but it is so hard to see our super happy baby upset because she is sick. And this child hates...HATES...to have her nose wiped. She will sneeze a super nasty sneeze and before I can get a tissue she wipes it all over her face. Then when you try to wipe it off, she screams bloody murder. If I wasn't absolutely opposed to having a snotty nosed little girl, I might be tempted just to leave it on her face.
Aside from getting sick, she seems to be adjusting really well to daycare. I'm able to go see her everyday at lunch because it is so close to the office. I get to nurse her and play with her for about 30-40 minutes before heading back to work. It has really been great to spend that extra time with her. Here's some pics of us hanging out at lunch...
And this is Avery with her teacher, Mrs. Ashley. It was a gorgeous day so they were enjoying some time outside.
Avery is still nursing about 7 times/day but we are working on adding some solids to her diet. She has had: Bananas, Pears, Avocado, Squash, Zuchinni, Peas, and Greek Yogurt. I really haven't been doing a good job of introducing new foods and encouraging her to eat. She does have breakfast every morning, but the evenings are usually so crazy that it's easier just to nurse her and she doesn't eat solids well at daycare. I also completely took her off solids while she was sick because she wasn't eating much and I wanted everything she had to be milk so she would be getting the most nutrition and fluids possible. I'm really going to focus on solids this month, I promise :)
Here's a pic of her enjoying some greek yogurt. The doc had us add this since she was taking antibiotics so it would help her tummy. She wasn't too sure about it at first, but once I started cheering everytime she took a bite, she starting eating much better. (What can I say? My child likes praise :)) She really likes to be able to guide the spoon into her mouth herself. A little messy, but it does the trick. Shelby likes greek yogurt too - she was helping clean it off Avery's hands.
She's a great helper in the craft room.. Here she is playing with her tea set that Cici got her for Christmas while I was doing a little sewing.
And this is just a cute pic of her playing on her pallet. I love the look on her face!
She brings so much joy to our lives. I feel like we are the luckiest parents in the world!
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